Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-10

| the ADDRESS WAS eHutui anu lHSh upIN"'NN
10 the Kansans TO take his words at their
face value, and vote for some one Of the
candidates. But his appeal was useless,
for Senator Burton, grasping his hand,
congratulated him ''in advance upon his
nomination and election" and the dele
cation enthusiastically approved the SEN
tlments SO certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would be the choice Of the con-
| Ventlon, that II had printed a hugo plac-
ard, bearing the words In large, black
type:
KANSAS DELEGATION
FIRST TO DECLARE FOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT"
And, when the nomination was declared
to have occurred, trlumphantly carried 1t
about Convention Hall,
After his nomination, Roosevelt
said.
held out as long as could had to
| give In when saw the popular sentiment
OF the convention, believe It Is my duty.
Now that II Is all over, want to say that
l appreciate fully the sentiment which
accompanied my nomination. The unan-
I unity and enthusiasm Of the convention
for my nomination never will be forgot
ten by me-
During the political campaign which
followed, he travelled 16,10O miles,
flashed through 23 states, delivered 459
speeches, containing 100000 words,
and made his appeal directly to L.
100000 persons
His Capacity for Work.
Mr., Rils says that the thing that be-
clouds the judgment of his critics Is
Rooseyelts amazing capacity for work
He says:
He can weigh the pros and cons of a
case and get at the meat Of II In less
time than 1t takes most OF us to state
the mere proposition, And he Is surprls-
ingly thorough. Nothing escapes him.
His Judgment comes sometimes as a
shock to the man of slower ways. He
does not stop at conventionalties. II O
thing Is right, It is to be done-and right
away, 1t was notably so with the round.
robin in Cuba, asking the government II
recall the perlshlng army when It had
won the fight. People shook their heads.
and talked Of precedents. Precedents! II
has been Roosevelts business to make
them most Of his time, But is there any.
one today who thinks he set that one
|
saw the army come home II did not
come a day too soon. Roosevelt is no
more infalllble than the rest of us Ovei
and over again have seen him pause
when he had decided upon his line Of ac'
tion, and review 1t to see where there
was a chance for mistake. Finding none
he would Issue his order with the sober
comment: "There, we have done the best
we could, II there Is any mistake we will
make It right. The fear of It shall not de.
ter us from doing our duty. The only
man who never makes mistake is tho
man who never does anything"
EnforcinS The LdtO
Referring to Roosevelt's strict en-,
forcement Of the Sunday excise law
the San Francisco Argonaut's New
York correspondent, "Flaneur," wrote
under date Of September 2, 1896:
The law is not Republican law. II
was passed by Tammany, as a means OF
blackmaillng saloonkeepers who refused
to yield UP tribute. It is a Democratic
law, was introduced at the instigation Of
Tammany, was passed by a Democratic
legislature, and was signed by Demo-
cratic governor, David B. Hill. Senator
Hill Is now trying to make political cap.
ital by abusing Roosevelt for enforcing
the law, but he places himself In very
questionable position. When man Is
the leader Of party In a state, when his
party passes an excise law, and when no
himself signs 1t as governor he certainly
stultifes himself when, to embarrass o
political opponent, he fights against the
enforcement of the very law which he
himself passed. The opponents Of enforc
ing the law are having a rather hard
time. Nobody denies that the law exists;
all that they say Is that 1t is "a hardship
to enforce It." But who Is to decide on
the relative severity or mlldness of the
laws? Commissioner Roosevelt himselS
frankly says that he does not believe In
such severe Sunday law, but as 1t is the
law, he is going to enforce It. And he
Is certainly doing 80. There Is O good
deal Of humor In the American people,
and in this great city there are many
thousands who are smiling sardonlcally
over the plight of Tammany caused by
enforcing Tammany law. For Tam
manys revenues come largely from the
blackmailing Of LIQUOR saloons.
President Roosevelt mas been a stu
dent Of political economy since boy
hood. He has been an omniveroul
reader, and has pursued his studies
with the same zeal and energy thai
have characterized all his acts in civil
. and military life.-San Francisco Ar
| gonaut.