The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-08-03
THE MASK TORN OFF.
Governor Roosevelt Removes
the Cover From the Hag-
gard and Deceitful Face
of Fusion.
A Fierce and FOrceful Fire on the
Fallacy of Organism by Amer
ica's Soldier Statesman.
Quotes General Lawton in Saying That
the Blood of American Soldiers is On
the Hands of American Sympa-
thiZers of Aguinaldo.


Republican clubs in session at St. Paul,
Governor Roosevelt gave utterance to
some things which in a large degree
show the true character of the man.
He said: "a politician who isn't hon.
est, no matter how able or smart he is,
is a curse to the community. Don't let
any man delude you by trying to con-
vince you that he can help you by
being a little dishonest ON your side.
He will desert you when the crisis
comes.
81 have met here today a few men
from my old stamping grounds in the
Dakotas and Montana, where I used to
be a delegate to the cattle conventions.
There are a few of my fellow delegates
here tonight. I was then in the GOV
business myself. Out there the cow
puncher and the branding iron took the
place of the fence. We used to brand
the calves every year, and if a calf was
passed over it became a maverick. 1t
was the rule in those days that a NAV
erick when found might be branded
with the brand of the ranch ON which
it was found.
"And one day I vas riding over the
ranch with a COW puncher and we came
across a maverick. 1t was on the
Thistle brand ranch. The cow puncher
roped and tied the maverick and we
got off to put a brand on it. I remem-
Der that I took off the cinch iron to help
put on the brand. And l said to the
cow puncher: Remember, it is the
Thistle brand He grinned and said
he knew his business. But I saw he
was putting on my brand. Hold ON
there I said, you are putting ON my
brand I always put on my boss
brand, he replied. I said to him: You
can go to the ranch and get your time,
If you will steal for me, you will steal
from me-
"And hat applies in politics as well
as in the COW business. You have got
to have honesty first, and you have
got to have courage with it. l have
mighty little use for the honest,
timid man. the man who takes
out his honesty in his own parlor.
but who can't trust himself with it out
in the world to do his work among his
fellows. He may be very nice and
pleasant, but he is no use.
"But no matter how honest and brave
a man may be, if he is a natural born
fool you can't do anything with him.
He must have the
Saving Grace of Common Sense.
Honesty, courage and common sense are
needed in public life just as they are
needed in private life. And it is be.
cause I believe that associations like
this club, associations like this league,
make for the elementary decencies of
political life that I take such pleasure
in addressing you tonight.
81 do not address you as a Repub-
lican addressing Republicans, but as an
American addressing his fellow Ameri-
cans, urging them to stand for honesty
and the honor of the flag. We have
come here to begin the work of a cam
paign more vital to American interests
than any that has taken place since the
close of the civil war. We appeal not
only to Republicans, but to all good
citizens that are Americans in fact as
well as in name, to help is in re-elect-
ing President Mckinley. 1t was indeed
of infinite Importance to elect him
four years ago. Yet the need is even
greater now. Every reason which her
obtained in his favor obtains now, an
many more have been added. FoL-
years ago the success of the Populistic-
Democracy would have meant fearful
misery, fearful disaster at home; it
would have meant the shame that is
worse even than misery and disaster.
Today it would mean all this, and in
addition the unreasonable disgrace of
abandoning the proud position we have
taken, of finching from the great work
we have begun.
eve ask support for President Nc
Kinley because of what he has actually
done, of what he now stands for and
typifies, and because of the marvellous
work that has been accomplished under
his ad ADMINISTRATION. We ask the sup
port of all upright citizens because
against him are arrayed
The Forces of Chaotic Evil;
because of TIE brooding menace to our
moral and industrial welfare which is
implied in the present attitude and pur-
pose of the Populistic-D Democracy.
"We know definitely what we be-
lieve and we say it outright.
"Our opponents, who represent all
the forces of discomfort, malice and
envy, formed and formless, vague and
concrete, can hardly be said to know
what they really do believe, because
the principles they profess, if put forth
markedly, are so revolving, ever to their
own followers, that they like at least to
try to wrap the mantle of hypocrisy
around them. They rant about trusts.
but they have nothing practical to adj
vance in the way of remedy.
'"Nor is this to be wondered at, when
one of the makers of their platform, the
representative from New York, and the
leader of that organization in New