The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-21

capcS from senator Rlatt. What he owes
TO MI quay is not direct help. but the
Utility of his name and influence to the
PENNSYLVANIA manager.
Mr. Hanna did not assist in nominating
Roosevelt and President Mckinley, to all
appearances. was indecisive to the last
as to whether he would rather have a
substitute for Roosevelt, or might lose the
race unless he allowed the philosophy OF
Things to prevail and the vice president
become new force in the campaign. The
vice presidential nominee has not been in
nuental on the campaign since Frank
1868.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roose-
welt was descended from the Holland men
who fought Spain for their independence,
not seven. but seventy years.
Roosevelt is a man of literary incentive.
with a warm brain, more like Walter RAJ
leigh than any Dutchman.
He had imbibed admiration for the wild
cowboys on the plains, where he had a
Wood, who possessed superior experience
to his own in utilizing those COWBOYS
With the true executive discrimination
he made this unknown Wood not himself
the colonel of the Rough Riders, taking
himself the lieutenant colonelcy.
The organization highly distinguished
itself and Colonel Wood is the very man
who has shown up the postal frauds in
Cuba, committed by rougher riders of the
Ohio and Indiana school
And now that lieutenant colonel under
General Wood is to be nominated for vice
president, with less assistance from the
administration than he had when he ran
for governor of New York.
Nobody came over from Washington
city on behalf of the president to help
The night we waited for the returns
everybody IN the room where L sat
two of Secretary Longs clerks, who were
disappointed that Roosevelt was not
beaten.
When he went into the Cuban war I
think it probable that Roosevelt did not
like the roundabout way things were done
in the administration with everything con-
trolled by the second term ISSUE And now
we see how bold men outwit discree men
He mas been PARTICULARLY strong in Chi
cago, where Mckinley and Hanna made
their stronghold and kept their national
Headquarters four years ago
Thus, the region which nominated Line
DIN in 1860 stands behind Roosevelt in
There is something in Roosevelt's ap-
pearance in Philadelphia at this time
which suggests to me Captain Ellsworth
and his Zouaves Immediately before Line
/ DIN passed through Philadelphia to Wash
Roosevelt obtained the nomination to be
: governor of New Y rk under the same
/ difficulties as he now receives the vice
/ presidential nomination.
He was not more than half wanted.
But the prospects of the Republican
party had a good deal run down
The Democrats unexpectedly nominated
an arabic man, who had been in the judi
/ ciary and whose brother had not long be-
fore beaten Mr.. Platts partner for mayor
4 of New York.
Roosevelt had earned the name Of
/ Teddy" in the city and was strong witt
the b9irke 4so who are a potent 9t, race Of
| welcome is at an inn.
Roosevelt had made the saloons ODE.
| pluck about him which left a long re
| spect- The young fellows with white ap
remark: TEDDY did not make the law
That was made by the Albany machine
But Teddy has the law obeyed, and O.
that we can not complain
Strong. the mayor, who came from Ohio
had made Roosevelt a police commission
er, which is generally enough to destroy
/ Roosevelt. however
shook up the police as well as the of
tenders against the law, and he left
| wholesome, if brief example which few
have since followed. 1 retract the latter
part of my sentence: the liquor law az
eraI Observance even in Cookers New
York. Roosevelt had nothing to do witt
imposing taxes and making money out OF
the liquor laws as they were.
New York had prepared itself to 90
Democratic. when Roosevelt was nomin
ated for governor He was saved by thu
votes of Democratic young men, who saiC
that he had sand in him
1t is a bad hour glass which will no
hold sand.
There would have been no Roosevelt TO
governor of New York if he had not beel
war were an assistance to the Democratic
party. in New York. Nothing but an &C
doubt about the election.
When Roosevelt had been elected t
ton. Dewitt, Marcy. Seward. Wright
| TOmpkins, Tilden and Dix. he showed tn
| inclinations of his mind to be towards hi
fathers example, modified by his own ex
perience.
He would not sign dishonest bills, blu
would not refuse to sign bills which othe
governors, elected by party, would as
sent to-
He showed every disposition to ge
along with Plat without becoming Plat
; or ceasing to be individual mind an
! man.
Had he yielded any more than he die
he would not be a necessity to Mr.. Plat
now. and this shows that every politica
machine will some time stand in need O
a man with conscience and who love
fame more than power.
4 The man of fame, the old-fashioneo
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