Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-06-03
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nor Black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt took
the stump and delivered many
speeches. His plurality was 1903.
As the campaign of 1900 drew near,
the popular demand that Roosevelts
name should be on the National Re-
pubIican ticket grew too imperative
to be ignored by the leaders. Tie
honor of the nomination for Vice-Pres-
ident 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 2l, 1900
Nomination ar PbfiadeIobfo.
on the evening OF the first day Of the
convention. Roosevelt saw Platt MY
name must not be presented to the con-
yention." he told him. Platt was mad,
and mad clean through; but he acqulesceu
and Roosevelt returned to his apartment
10 run into the arms Of the Kansas dele
CATION I'VE do not request you TO ac-
cont the nomination." said State Senator
Burton 1--WE do not urge you to accept
the nomination, but we propose 20 issue
orders to you, and we expect you 10 opey
them" Throughout the delivery OF MI
Burton's remarks, Roosevelt stood, with
shoulders square and feet at right angles
his chin occasionally shooting forward
as If he were on the point of objecting 10
the argument that he alone could rescue
"bleeding Kansas" from de1nagogism ana
populism. But he waited patiently unti
the address was ended, and then appcaled
H.. lt do ut
face value and vote for some one OF the
candidates But his appeal was useless
for Senator Burton. graspins his hand
congratulated him "in 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 con-
vention, that it 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. / had to
give in when | saw the popular sentiment
1
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 16,100 miles,
flashed through % states delivered 459
speeches. containing 100000 words,
and made his appeal di~ectly to l.
600 900 persons.
His Capacity for Work.
Mr.. Riis says that the thing that be-
clouds the judgment of his critics is
Roosevelts amazing capacity for work.
He says:
He can weigh the pros and cons of a
case and get at the meat of it in less
| time than 1T takes most of us to state
the mere proposition. And he is surpris-
| ingy thorough Nothing escapes him.
| His Judgment comes sometimes as a
| shock to the man of slower ways. lie
! does not stop at conventionalities II a
| thing is right. it is to be done-an right
away. 1t was notably so with the round
robin in Cuba. asking the government TO
| recall the perishing army when 1t had
won the fight. People shook their heads
and talked of precedents. Precedents 1t
has been Roosevelts 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 me
saw the army come home. 1t did moi
come a day too soon. Roosevelt is nc
more infallibe than tho rest of us Ovei
and over again | have seen him pause
| when he had decided upon his line of ac
tion and review it to see where ther,
| NaraG oh fnY mis- tuEa
he would issue his order with the sobel
comment: There, we have done the bes
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 onl!
man who never makes "A mistake is th
man who never does anything"
Enforcing The LatO
Referring to Roosevelts strict en-
forcement Of the Sunday excise law
the San Francisco Argonauts Ney
York correspondent, "Flaneur," wrot
under date of September 2, 1895:
The law is not Republican law. /
was passed by Tammany, as means o
Matchmaking saloonkeepers who refuse
to yield up tribute II ia a Democrati
law, was introduced at the lnstigetion o
Tammany, was passed by "A Democrat
Legislature, and was signed by Demo
| cratic governor, David Il. ltill. Senate
Hin is now trying to make political cap
ital by abusing Roosevelt for enforcin
the law, but he places himself in a yer
questionable position. When a man
the leader OF party In state. when hi
party passes an excise law, and when h
himself signs IL as governor he certainl
stultihes himself when, to embarrass
J political opponent he fights against tn
enforcement Of the very law which h
himself passed. The opponents of enfor'
ing the law are having rather har
[ time. Nobody denies that the law exists
= all that they say is that IL is "a hardshi
\ to enforce It," But who is to decide q
the relative severity or mildness of Il
> laws? Commissioner Roosevelt himse
S frankly says that he does not believe
q such a severe Sunday law, but IT is Il
law. he Is going to enforce it. And !
is certainly doing So There is goo
s deal of humor in the American peopl
u and in this great city there are mar
thousands who are smiling sardoncal
over the plight of Tammany caused |
enforcing Tammany law. For Tar
" many's revenues come largely from &
r. blackmailing OF liquor saloons.