The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
THE MASK TORN OFF.
Governor Roosevelt Removes
the Cover From the Hag-
gard and Deceitful Face
Of Fusion.
A Fierce and Forccful Fire on the
Tallacy of Organism by Amer
ica's SOIdicr-StateSman.
Quote. General Lnwton In saying That
the Blood Of American soldiers Is On
the Hands Of American Sympa.
thizcrs Of Aguinnldo.

Republican clubs in session at ~. raul,
Governor Roosevelt gave utteraDce to
some things which in u large degree
show the true character OF the man.
He said: "A politician who isn't hon
est, nc matter how able or smart he IL,
Is a curse 10 the community. Don't let
any man delude You by trying to con.
vince you that he car help you by
being a little dishonest on your side.
He will desert you when the crisis
comes.
II have met here today a few men
from my old stamping grounds in the
Dakotas and Montana, where | used to
be a delegate TO the cattle conventions.
There are u few of my fellow delegates
here tonight. l was then in the cow
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 II 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
1t was found.
"And one day I was riding owe the
ranch with q COW puncher and we came
across q maverick. It was on the
Thistle brand ranch. The COW puncher
roped and tied the maverick and we
got of to put q brand OF it. ! remem.
Der that I took off the cinch iron to help
put on the brand. And l said to the
COW puncher: Remember, il 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 4 always put on my boss
brand he replied. ] said to him: You
can 20 to the ranch and get your time.
II you will steal for me, you will steal
from me-
Sand that applies in politics al well
rs 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 q 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 he
cause | believe hat associations like
this club, associations like this league,
make for the elementary decencies OF
political life that ! take such pleasure
in addressing you tonight.
IL do not address you as IA 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 hav,
come here to begin the work of "a cam
paign more vital to American interests
than any that has taken place since tn,
close of the civil war. We appeal no
only TO Republicans, but TO all gooC
citizens that are Americans in fact a
well as i'll name, to help us in r~e-elect
ing President Mckinley. 1t was indee,
of infinite Importance to elect hin
four years ago. Yet the need is ever
greater now. Every reason which thel
obtained i'll his favor obtains now. AM
many more have been added. Fou
years ago the success Of the Populistic
: Democracy would have meant fearful
misery, fearful disaster at home;
would have meant the shame that
worse even than misery and disaster
Today il would mean all this, and i
addition the unreasonable disgrace c
abandoning the proud position we hav
taken, of finching from the great wor
we have begun.
1--WE ask support for President Ne
Kinley because of what he has actual
done, of what he now stands for an
typities, and because of the marvelor
work that has been accomplished und,
his administration. We ask the SUI
port of all upright citizens becau'
against him are arrayed
. The Forces of Chaotic EviIj
because of tho brooding menace to o,
moral and industrial welfare which
implied III the present attitude and pu
pose of the Populistic. Democracy.
I'VE know definitely what we b
lieve and we say it outright.
"Our opponents, who represent {
the forces of discomfort, malice al
envy, formed and formless, vague al
concrete, can hardly be said to kno
what they really do believe, becau
the principles they profess, if put for
! markedly, are SO revolving, even to tn,
own followers, that they like at least
try to wrap the mantle of hypocri
around them, They rant about trusl
but they have nothing practical to a
i vance in the way Of remedy.
- Nor is this to be wondered AZ, VIII