The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-04
NOW YOUNG. REPUB.
TALKS ROOSEVELT
AS a Man of Action Who Does
Something for the Common People
AS Servant of the People He Serves Them
First
And when He Does Something for the Common Good He
Also Benefits Himself

n.ast of tho series OF articles by Young
Republican.
President Roosevelt has suddenly
made himself a conspicuous figure be.
fore the American people by his deter.
mined and fearless stand against the
trusts and great combines. and on be.
half of the masses OF the people To
say his conspicuity Is agreeable TO the
masses hardly expresses Il. In the
great merger case OF the Northern Sc
curitles Co. he irst broke the ice
which uncovered his position. II only
too plainly showed he was for the peo-
pie On several occasions since that
time he has just as emphatically called
other great concerns. whose METHODS
were questionable. 90 strict account.
His action could only antagonize the
trusts and the corD0rationB upon whose
head his edict fen President Roose-
yelt Is waiting for nomination. He has
chosen to BE- named and elected BY the
people. rather than by the campaign
sack put mp az every election by the
great combines. The combines have
sworn 20 defeat him. They assert the
campaign fund will not be put up for
him. but against him They will place
strong opposition In the field 20 defeat
him II was a fnomentOus question for
him 70 decide. whether he would stand
for or against the trusts. We common
people are thankful he has shown him
self wise enough 90 stand for u.s. We
can elect him. ! presume when tho
time comes he shall end evidence of
the campaign sack above referred To-
in our little villages ont here IN The
Willamette valley. But. II we don't
forget. we will look 10 see n there are
any ear.marks on the lucre. and may
thwart the impOsture In time 10 pre-
vent voting against our own Interests.
or course there stiil remains the ques-
tion as 10 why he stood for the people
against the monied men of the cOuu-
try Another queston. Why didn't
be- trust 90 tho campaign fund prom
ised by the combines? There can be
but one answer 10 all questions Our
President Is distinctly first and last an
American President for an American
people Were this not the answer and
were Il not the fact. we would not have
found our rough and ready Chief Mag
istrate at the head of the San Juan as
sault on the trusts. We would not have
found this true American spirit organ
izlng the Rough Riders. aud risklng his
life on the battle front The same
spirit that placed Roosevelt az the
head Of the famous fighters. has aenln
shown itself when he was called upon
10 ask nomination at the hands of the
mergers or tho common people In
choosing the common vote. he has
shown that even bis nomination was
secondary TO his patriotic spirit for.
with the common people. he was ready
60 win or lose Their victory Is his
victory; their loss. hls loss. lie has
watched the operation OF the great In,
stitutious. and compared them with
the statutes as laid down as the essen
tial element 10 a nations porpetuity
lie has called more than one 10 ac-
count We find the great railroad
magnatcs openly and publicly denounc.
Ing him for interfering with what they
term the legitimate transactions of
their affairs, They accuse him of
wanting congress to run their business
for them. There can be no question
but Roosevelt has touched the nam.
moth corporations on q very tender
spot And why has he done lt9 De.
cause he Is an American In looking
at his exceptional action. We find he
has simply done his duty after all
How many men dare to do their pub.
lic duty2 lie must have realized. along
with us. that he Is the only authority
that could successfully act In 40 great
n matter When the common people
rise to a point OF Information they of
ten forget to sit down after they get
iI Il ~ safer to let the proper author.
tiles attend 90 these matters Let the
people attend TO it when the election
time comes around by electng a man
who will not forget his duty The
President is = servant OF the people.
therefore. he should have stood for the