The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-10-11

nor black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt TOOK
tbe stump and delivered many
speeches His plurality was lS'O79.
AS the campaign of 1900 drew near
the popular demand that roosevelt
name should be on the National he
nublican ticket grew too imperative
m he ignored by the leaders. lie
honor of the nomination for Vice-Pres-
ident was refused time and time again
Inv Roosevelt. who felt that he mad a
great duty to perform as governor OF
New York state.
Says Cal O'Laughlin, apropos OF tue
Republican National Convention
which was held in Philadelphia on
June 10, 20 and Fl, 1900:
Nomination ar Pbiiodefobfo.
on the evening of the first day of the
convention, Roosevelt saw Platt MY
name must not be presented TO the con-
vention." he told him. Platt was mad.
and mad clean through; but he acqulesceu
and Roosevelt returned to his apartment
no run into the arms of the kansas dele-
cation. 1--WE do not request you TO ac-
cent the nomination." said State senator
Burton: 1--WE do not urge you to accept
the nomination, but we propose 10 issuo
orders to you, and we expect you 10 opey
them" Throughout the delivery Oh MI
Burton's remarks, Roosevelt Stood Win
shoulders square and feet at right angles
his chin occasionally shooting ioIwaiu,
&c If he were on the point of obJecting 10
tho argument that he alone could rescue
"hIeedinp Kansas" from demagogism ana
nopulism But he waited patiently untiI
the address was ended, ana then appeaieo
70 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 hanu'
congratulated him sin advance upon MS
nomination and election" and the dele
CATION enthusiastically approved the SEN
timents So certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would be the choice of the ron-
vention, that 1t had printed huge 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, triumphantly carried 1t
about Convention Hall.
After his nomination, Roosevelt
said:
held out as long as / could. I had to
give in when | saw the popular sentiment
of the convention. / believe 1t is my duty.
Now that it 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 5000 miles,
flashed through 20 states, delivered 459
speeches, containing 100000 words,
and made his appeal directly to l.
6O0,O 900 persons.
His Capacity for Work.
Mr.. Riis says that the thing that be-
Roosevelt's amazing capacity for work
He says:
He can weigh the pros and cons of a
case and get at the meat of 1t in less
time than it takes most of us to state
the mere proposition. And he is surpris
ingy thorough Nothing escapes him.
His Judgment comes sometimes as
shock to the man of slower ways He
does not stop at conventionalites. II a
thing is right. 1t is to be done-and right
away 1t was notably so with the round
robin In Cuba, asking the government II
recall the perishing army when 1t had
won the fight. People shook their heads.
and talked of presidents. Precedents, 1t
has been Rooseveits business to make
them most of his time. But is there any
one today who thinks he set that one
wrong? Certainly no one who with ms
saw the army come home. 1t did not
come a day too soon. Roosevelt is nc
more infallible than the rest of us Over
and over again / have seen him pause
when he had decided upon his line of ac.
ton, and review it to see where there
was chance for mistake Finding none
he would issue his order with the sober
comment: There, we have done the best
we could. If 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 a mistake Is the
man who never does anything"
Enforcing The LatO
Referring to Roosevelt's strict en-,
forcement of the Sunday excise law
the San Francisco Argonaut's New
York correspondent, "Flaneur," wrots
under date of September 2, 1895:
The law is not Republican law. II
was passed by Tammany, as means OF
Matchmaking saloenkeepers who refused
to yield up tribute. 1t is a Democratic
law, was introduced at the instigation OF
Tammany, was passed by Democratic
legislature, and was signed by a 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 a very
questionable position. When a man Is
the leader of party in a state. when his
party passes an excise law, and when he
himself signs 1t as governor, he certainly
stultifes himself when. to embarrass q
political opponent, he fights against the
enforcement of the very law which he
himself passed. The opponents OF enforc.
ing the law are having rather hard
time. Nobody denies that the law exists:
all that they say is that IL is "a hardship
to enforce it." But who is to decide on
the relative severity or mildness OF the
laws? Commissioner Roosevelt himself
frankly says that he does not believe in
such severe Sunday law, but as 1t is the
law, he is going to enforce IL. And he
Is certainly doing so. There is a good
deal of humor i'm the American people.
and I'm this great city there are many
thousands who are smiling sardonically
over the plight of Tammany caused by
enforcing a Tammany law. For Tam
many's revenues come largely from the
Matchmaking of liquor saloons
President Roosevelt mas been a STU
dent of political economy since boy.