The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-09-07
ROOSEVELT IN MINNESOTA.

1Aeouoie hOOSeVeLt, The exponent OF
American jingoism and the strenuous
life, opened the Minnesota state fair
last Monday in speech Astounding in
characteristic utterances. He said
several things that any patriotic Amer
lean can find no fault with, as for in
stance: mo prosperity. and no glory
can save n nation that is rotten at
heart. We must ever keep the core
of our national being sound, and see
to 1T that not only our citizens in pri-
vate life, but, above all. our statesmen
in public life. practice the old common
place virtues which from time i'm
memorial have lain at the root of all
true national weli-being."
The Irish Standard has no disposi-
ton to be captious when commenting
OH Theodore Roosevelt's speech. 1t
admires him in some respects, and in
all respects 1t has higher opinion of
him than of the man who now occu-
pies the presidential chair. Roosevelt
is no hypocritc. but Mckinley is.
Roosevelt has the courage Of his con-
victions; Mckinley has not. Roosevelt
is straightforward and outspoken; Nc,
Kinley is shifting and evaslve. Roose,
welt has Il backbone; Mckinley is a
ielly-fish AS thoroughbred Ameri-
can Roosevelt is the superior of the
creature Of Mark Hanna, and all Re.
publicans out of office so regard him.
Another thing about Roosevelt is
that he is no Anglomaniac. In his
public utterances he does not kowtow
to England and say as did Mckinley,
"rhis is great year for the Anglo
Saxon race" when the Beers and Fill
pinos were being slaughtered in the
name of civilization. The trough
rider" Of San Juan Is not an Anglo
Saxon braggart or degenerate Celt
like the little Napoleon of Canton.
1t is his strenuous imperialism, and
not his stalwart Amerlcanism, that
the Irish Standard dislikes. 1t con-
siders him a dangerous man in a re-
public, and one to be feared If ever he
guides the ship of state. Did he only
advocate strenuous democracy or re-
publicanism instead of strenuous i'm
perialism the country could trust him
to keep in the paths of peace. But he
believes in warfare and conquest and
would therefore be m unsafe head of
the republic.
There is no doubt but that Roose-
welt will be II candidate for the presl-
dency. 1t Is to be presumed that be-
fore he accepted the nomination for the
vice presidency ut Philadelphia he had
received some assurance of being made
the nominee for the presidency ut some
future time, The whole matter rests
with Hanna. If THAT sagacious WIRE
puller and arch-corruptionist wants the
nomination next time, Teddy has not
the ghost Of a show. Hanna can man
ipulate the next convention as he did
the last by packing it with his follow
ers and then the Republicans will sup
port him at the polls. In the event
of his election he would he safer
man than Roosevelt in keeping the
country out Of foreign complications
and international wars.
In the course Of his address Roose-
welt referred to the Philippine ques-
ton and said: 1--WE are not trying to
subjugate people; we are trying to
develop them, and make them a law
abiding. Industrious and educated peo.
pie. and we hope, ultimately, a self
governing people. In short, in the
work we have done, we are but carry.
ing out the true principles of our de.
mocracy."
The strenuous Teddy has not q
proper conception Of 'tthe true prin-
ciples Of our democracy" when he
talks I'm that strain. They can be
found in the Declaration of Indepen.
dence, document which imperialists
never mention in these days. Accord.
Ing to that obsolescent parchment all
men have certain inalienable rights,