The colored American., 1901-10-12

sitlOn, dasDing chivslry and stellgLg
manhood of Theodore Roosevelt have
appealsd 10 the American ma sas from
ats en- rg into the politics of the State of
New York when but 8 short time re-
moved from bOyhO0d he gave battle to
the forces Of fraud and corruption and
led 10 purfioatiOn and lejuvepatioD
OF the public s. iTit Of the Empire State
he was the first of the present corps of
young le Aders to take up the cudgel,
anu b>aE the bTaIrE out of the rem
nants OF Tweedism, and strsngl much
OF the rOttenness out of the CID Tam
many org aniz ton, hat fatteDed uuOn
the spoil OF Cff1cial jo6erIy In the City
Hall He was the first civil seIvi e COM
missioner TO truly interpret tt e law
on common sense basis, and tke
most conspicuous Of those who had the
courage to enforce the law TO the letter
Ii was Roosevelt who saw to 1t that
men were appointed to the government
service through abstract merit, una
lOyed by partisan or racial cOnsid8Ia-
tiOns. L was Roosevelt who opened
the door Of opportunity to the hun ireds
OF bright ana intelligent young cOICred
men who came IN from the South, and
North under his 1batal policy CT sd
l.
ing exalted places, drawing good sal
allies and contributing to the upbulld-
Ing OF the race in education, morals and
hL m8 life"
After telling of the now Presidents
splendid career as police commissioner
in New York, of his eminent services
as assistant secretary of the Navy ard
OF his intrepity at San Juan hill, We
said of his dashlng campaign on the
ticket with Mr.. Mckinley;
ut is well known that he bore the
brunt of that terTiflo campaign Of 1900
speaking everywhere and IN all kinds
OF weather, night and DAY. HIS feat is
all the more glorious when it Is re-
membered that he was pitted against
such q trained and res Jurceful ora O.
as w liam Jennings Bryan, who Ia
wiz ming and plausible accents, was ap-
p aIiDg to the most kOrdid passions of
an excited pOpUlaCe, fighting like
Tr' An for his political life. r 5Osevelt
carried al before lin by his strong
peTs OnsIIy. convincing argument and
yJuthful aIdOr, which engendtrrd the
vi lest enthusiasm in ali sections Ii Is
victory was aim t a personal one, for
the hight Was DIR c ied against him with
far more viIul50ce han against the
ID Of the ticket"
Further. the The Colored Americans
comment was:
'ROosevelE won in q canter III 1900,
against feAlful odds. He eau win as
etandasd nearer in-chief IN 1904 He is
the logical nominee, and should be
G. eerfully accorded what he has legit-
imately earned. 4 dIgnifi d, polished
genIl l=1nan, he gTac-s the chair Of Vice
PRESIDENT. He would in the broader
sphere OF President, find a most congo
oil atmOs phere."
And mark this prediction-perhaps
we are prophet, and "builded more
wis ely than We kneww
He would be Presid mt that would
| find way to enforce all the laws OF the
land -One VINO would not be prepared
| to admit that the federal authorities
could not cope with the forces OF snar
chy, which daily set at naught our
pIetensi0n to beng a world power"
and hristian nation. Not by mics,
peIEaps, but by the N 0ral II Fl Ience
that resides in the executive Cffice, he
would bring order out Of the rampage
that has been tolerated in certain states
that assume to I've under q republican
form of government. RoOst velE Wou d
| BRING public sentiment back to the
m lOrings OF humanity ID Justice, and
renew the pristine policies o. the reput-
lican party that Lincoln died for and
| fer which Grant fought the good fight.