The Seattle Republican., 1901-09-20
PASSING
EVENTS
Of Men and Things in the
Public Mind.
THE WEEKLY REVIEW

49, SNAS
cessfully won in the Spanish war,
returned to his home in New York
city after the war had closed, a pub
lie idol. He was soon nominated
for governor Of the state by Re
publican convention and was over
whelmingly elected at the polls. So
successful was he as governor Of the
state that he became a much talked
Of candidate for the presidential
nomination at the hands Of the Re
publican convention Of 1900. He,
however, was loyal to Mckinley and
would not permit his name to be
used in that connection lest it would
injure the chances Of President Nc
kinley being nominated, and that he
had no desire to do At the con-
yention, though different arrange
ments had been made for the nomin-
alton Of vice president, he was by
a spontaneous uprising among the
delegates, named him in spite Of all
opposition as president McKinley's
running mate. So remarkable a
man is President Roosevelt that dur
ing that campaign he made almost
as many speeches as did William J.
Bryan, the Democratic nominee for
president ,and during the entire
time he did not say one word or
make one statement that the opposi-
ton could pick up and make much
OF. His ticket was elected in flame
Of glory, and Roosevelt's work was
responsible for a great deal Of it.
This being the last term that Nc
Klnley was expected to run for pres
ident, it was a foregone conclusion
that Roosevelt would be unanimous
ly nominated for president BY the
Republican convention Of 1904.
Roosevelt is president Of the Unit
ed States sooner than he expected to
be and sooner than the citizens Of
this country ever contemplated, but
both he and they felt absolutely GER
tain that he would be, if he only liv-
eel through McKinley's administra-
ton. He, however, has reached the
goal Of his ambition, but it is sur
missed he would have preferred to
reach it by coming before the peo-
pie as their standard bearer rather
than from the results Of an assas-
sins bullet. It is already predicted
that Theodore Rooevelt will endear
himself to the people equally as
much as did Lincoln or Mckinley,
and it is further predicted that a
longer term Of public service is
ahead Of him.
If Roosevelt is not president Of
the United States for the next elev-
en- years and a half, The Republican
misses its guess. He will serve out
MciKnley's term and be twice re-
nominated and elected if he proves
as successful a president as he did
governor Of the state Of New York.
When President Roosevelt refused
what might be commonly called ga
body guard, which the military au-
thOrities offered him as a matter Of
precaution, it demonstrated the fact
that he felt that he was Just the
same as any other American citizen;
no more nor no less. While there is
danger at all times Of our chief ex-
ecutive being assassinated by these
deadly anarchists who have ingrati-
ated themselves into our citizenship.
it would be calamity in the ex-
treme of our presidents had to be
guarded from point to point as they
mingle among their fellow citizens.
There is a remedy for this evil and
the remedy lies in eradicating, root
and branch, anarchist and anar-
chism from this country. Persons
who advocate such damnable doe
trines as anarchism are entitled to
no more respect Of the law, than
common dogs. Anarchism has no
rights that American citizens should
respect, and while mob law and vio-
elnce is is not advocated in these col
umns, yet those who advocate anar-
chy the law should feel no delicacy
IN expelling every mothers son Of
them from American soil.
If it be true that anarchists in
various parts Of this country are con-
tributing means to the head institu-
ton in New York and New Jersey
for the purpose Of disseminating
their nefarious doctrines these state
societies, whether in the state Of
Washington or any other state,
should be broken up and every one
Of them arrested, tried and banished
from the United States. An emer-
gency exists in this case and it is the
duty Of the American citizen to en-
act an emergency cuause.
Notwithstanding the fact that
this country is infested with anar-
chist societies which are inimical to
the fundamental principles Of this
government, and Notwithstanding
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