Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-11-09
,,rGpGS THEODORE Bllss
i5f'l1Sam R0oSEvElTS ef !

ton by a vote OF 753 TO 2lS Tor cover
nor Black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt took
the stump and delivered many |
speeches. His plurality was 1908.
AS the campaign of 1900 drew near,
the popular demand that Rooseyelt's
name should be on the National Re-
publican ticket grew too imperative
| to be ignored by the leaders. Tie
honor of the nomination for Vice-Pres-
idept was refused time and time again
by Roosevelt, who felt that he had a
great duty to perform as governor OF
| New York state.
Says Cal oLaughlin, apropos OF the
Republican National Convention,
which was held in Philadelphia on
June 10. 20 and 81. 1900:
Nomination at PHILADELPHIA.
/ ON the evening OF the first day Of the
convention, Roosevelt saw Platt nay
/ name must not be presented TO the CON
/ vention" he told him. Platt was mas,
and mad clean through; but he acquiesced
| and Roosevelt returned to his apartment
| To run into the arms OF the Kansas dele
| CATION I'VE do not request you 10 ac-
| cept the nomination., said state senator
| Burton; 1--WE do not urge you TO accept
| the nomination, but we propose 10 ISSUE
| o,ders 10 YOU. and We expect you to obey
4 them Throughout the delivery OF M.
| Rurton's remarks, Roosevelt stood, with
| shoulders square and feet at right angles,
his chin occasionally shooting forWafu,
| as IL he were on the point OF op)ecuns "
the argument that he alone could rescue
.bIeeding Kansas" from demagogism and
nopulism But he waited patiently untll
the address was ended, and then appeared
10 the Kansans TO take his words at tner
face value. and vote for some one OF tne
candidates. But his appeal was useless
for Senator Burton, grasping his hano,
congratulated him ''in advance upon his
nomination and election" and the deie4
CATION enthusiastically approved the sem
timents. So certain was Kansas tnat
Roosevelt would be the choice OF the con-
vention. that II had printed a huge plae-
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. triumphantly 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 DeleNt IL uulys
, Now that Ii Is all over, / want to say that
appreciate fully the sentiment which
accompanied my nomination. The unan-
unity and enthusiasm OF the convention
} for my nomination never will be forgot
ten by me-
During the political campaign which
: followed. he Travelled 1000 miles,
, flashed through 90 states, delivered ass
, speeches, containing 100000 words.
, and made his appeal directly to l.
! 100000 persons.
e His Capacity for Work.
: Mr.. Riis says that the thing that be.
$ clouds the judgment Of his critics ii
n Roosevelt's amazing capacity for work
: He says:
!. He can weigh the pros and cons of a
q case and get at the meat of II in less
v time than it takes most of us to state
n the mere proposition. And he is surpris.
ingly thorough. Nothing escapes him
His judgment comes sometimes as q
i shock to the man of slower ways. Hs
q does not stop at conventionalities II
thing is right, II is to be done-and righ
away. 1t was notably so with the round
e robin in Cuba, asking the government t,
"a recall the perishing army when It hat
won the fight. People shook their heads
u and talked of presidents. Presidents, 1
Is has been Roosevelts business to maxi
d them most. of his time. But is there any
"a one today who thinks he set that on
7 wrong? Certainly no one who with m
II saw the army come home. 1t did no
lie come a day too soon. Roosevelt is NJ
" more infallible than the rest of us. Owe
:, and over again / have seen him paus
~ when he had decided upon his line of &C
d. ton, and review 1t to see where Their
ID was a chance for mistake. Finding none
he would issue his order with the sobe
:, comment: There. we have done the hes
u we could. II there is any mistake We Wi
rs make It right The fear of 1t shall not de
ter us from doing our duty. The onl
man who never makes a mistake is tn
man who never does anything"
r, EnforcinS fbe LasO
OF Referring to Roosevelt's strict en-
r forcement of the Sunday excise Law
or the San Francisco Argonaut's Ne
u York correspondent, "Flaneur," wrot
ne under date of September 2, 1895:
- The law is not a Republican law. ]
ne was passed by Tammany, as a means
he Matchmaking saloonkeepers who refuse
II TO yield up tribute II is Democrat
"a law, was introduced at the instigation
~ Tammany, was passed by a Democrat
ne legislature, and was signed by Dem,
ak cratic governor, David b. Hill. Senate
I'd Hill is now trying to make political cal
:. ital by abusing Roosevelt for enforcir
90 the law, but he places himself in vei
IT. questionable position. When q man
in the leader of a party in a state, when h
80 party passes an excise law, and when
!, himself signs II governor, he certain
u stultifies himself when to emharrass
as political opponent, he fights against Il
gi- enforcement of the very law which
~ himself passed, The opponents OF enfor
- ing the law are having a rather hai
cit time. Nobody denies that the law exist
ID all that they say is that 1t Is "a hardsh
on to enforce It" But who is to decide
- the relative severity or mildness OF &
ei' laws? Commissioner Roosevelt hims,
MS frankly says that he does not believe
wn such a severe Sunday law, but as 1t is
ID law, he is going to enforce 1t. And
Is certainly doing SO, There is a 60
ny deal of humor in the American Peep
in and in this great city there are ma
thousands who are smiling sardonical
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