The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-10-16

Burton's remarks Roosevelt stood. with
shoulders square and feet df right angles,
I his chin occasionally shooting forward.
as II he we're on the point 81 oblectins 90
the argument that be alone could rescue
I bleeding Kansas" from demagogism and
popuhsm But he waited patiently unth
the address was ended. and then appealed
10 Inc kansaus 70 take bis words az their
! face value. and vote Tor SOME one of the
candidates. But his appeal was useless.
for Senator Burton. grasping his hand
congratulated him Tin advance upon his
nomination and election and the dele
CATION enthusiastically approved the sem
uments. So certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would De- the choice Of the con-
vention. that il had printed huge plae-
ard bearing the words in large black
type
KANSAS DELEGATION
FIRST no DECLARE FOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT"
And when che nomination was declared
90 have occurred, triumnhanily carried it
about Convention Hall
After his nomination Roosevelt
said
held out as long as could had 10
give in when I saw the popular sentiment
OF the convention. ! believe il is ms dufy
Now that Il Is an over / want TO say that
: appreciate fully the sentiment which
accompanied my nomination. The uuan-
unity and enthusiasm or the convention
for my nomination never VIII he forgot
ten by me-
During the political campaign which
followed be travelled l6.lOO miles
flashed through % states. delivered f5s
speeches, containing 100000 words.
and made his appeal directly to ~
100000 persons
His Capacity for work.
Mr. Rils says that the thing that be-
clouds the judgment OF his critics is
Roosevelt's amazing capacity for work
He says
He can weigh the pros and cons Of
case and get at the meat or GO in less
time than it takes most of us 10 state
me mere proposition. And he IS surpris-
inEly thorough. Nothing escapes him
His judgment comes sometimes AS
shock to the man OF slower ways He
does not stop at conventionalities n a.
thing is right, it Is 20 BE- done-and right
away. Il was notably so with the round
robin In cuba, asking the government 10
recall the psrishing army when ii had
MNN NAF AIANNa IENNAH SHOOK fMNII uHaIHa
and talked of precedents precedeutst it
has been Roosevelts business 10 make
them most OF his time. But is there any
one today who thinks De- SET that one
wrong? Certainly no one who with me
saw the army come home % did not
come day too soon Roosevelt b. no
more infalhhle than the rest of uS over
and over again ! have seen him pause
when be had decided upon his line OF ae-
tion. and review O. TO see where there
was a chance for mistake Finding none.
be would issue his order with the sober
comment There. we have done the best
We could N there Is any mistake We win
make it right The fear of it shall not de-
ter MS from doing our duty. The only
man who never makes mistake g. the
man who never does anything
Enforcing fbe LatO
Referring to Roosevelt's strict en-
forcement Of the Sunday excise Law.
the San Francisco Argonauts New
York correspondent "Flaneur." wrote
under date Of September ?. 1896.
The law is not a Republican law u
was passed by Tammany as a means OF
blackmaiiing saloonkeepcrs who refused
10 yield up tribute. u Is a Democratic
law. was introduced al the instigatiou OF |
Danmany. was passed by "a Democratic |
legislature. and was signed by Demo |
cratic governor David b. Hiu. Senator /
liill Is now trying 90 make political cap /
itai by abusing Roosevelt for enforcing /
the law, but he places himself Do a very |
questlons bic position When man IS /
the leader of party ln a state. when his /
party passes an excise law. and when De /
himself signs Il as governor. he certainly 1
afuftiapa himself whom "a arnfarr..s.. q. = Il
political opponent. be- fights against the /
enforcement Of ihe very Law which he
himself passed. Tho opponents of enforc- I
ing the law are having rather hard /
time. Nobody denies that the law exists 1
an that they say i that it g "a hardship /
TO enforce It," But who is to decide on /
the relative severity OF miidness Of the i
laws7 Commissioner Roosevelt himself i
frankly says that he does not believe fn i
such a severe Sunday law, but AS It IS the
Jaw. be ls going % enforce g. And he
is certainly doing 50. There is good /
deal of humor IN the American people. /
and n this great city there are many /
thousands who are smiling aard0nicailv l
over tha plight - Tammanv caused IS /
enforcing a Tammany law. For Tam /
maay's revenues come largely from the
hiackmaiiing of liquor s-loous
President koosayet mas been stu
dent Of political economy since boy
hood He has been an omnlverous
reader. and has pursued bis studies
with the same zeal and energy that
have characterized an hts acts in civil |
and military lie.--sau Francisco Ar
gonaut