The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-11-14
ROoSEYELTISM.

struck with two phases descriptive OF
Roosevelt and R~OOseveltism - that
Roosevelt never does anything
but stir up trouble and then go of
and leave it, and that Roosevelt and
Rooseveltism may be concretely rep
resented by "a irecracker and a brass
band"
For a little while the spectacularism
Of this hero OF the buckskin leggins
seemed to please; but nations have
nerves, like individuals, and days Of
Christmas and nights Of Halloween
for all the year round become intol-
cradle. In the East a growing fear
of Roosevelt for what be may do next
is clearly noticeable. The Beirut in-
cident happily was productive Of no
more serious consequences than to
make the president ridiculous. But
there seems no longer to be any doubt
that Roosevelt is egoist enough to
rejoice at an opportunity to signalize
bis administration by a war on land
or sea 1t Is precisely this character
istic OF the man that makes the
business interests of the East afraid
Of him. They do not care for his
moral cowardice, for his notorious
and ungraceful backdown in the
matters Of trust restraint, Of and tariff
reform, for his brave promises and his
pusillanimous performance 10 the
departmental Investigations, for his
social equality demagogy, his anti
lynch law and civic righteous bum
combe. They we're prepared for all
this. They had seen him march down
the aisle Of the republican national
convention at Philadelphia arm in
arm with the Kentucky republican
assassin, "Governor" Taylor. But
the Atlantic states don't want war.
) They want no international compiled
tions which might interfere with
I trade and business, which might
effect securities aud exchange.
Aud herein consists democratic,
opportunity. A staid, sane, whole
, some man could beat Roosevelt,
indeed Hanna does not beat him 70
the nomination. But no "boy orator
! can do it, nor any man of peculiar
untried or cratic political notion
like Tom johnson, Of Ohio
: Unfortunately incidents OF the cam
paigns Of 1896 aud 1900 make 1t e'
ceedlngly difficult for the democrat
=, to unite on any OF the men Of th
class Of German, Oluey and Cleveland
! even if they realized it as a couditio
of success-half success at least, i
acquiring a position of advantage fc
/ future campaigns.
,e A few months ago it looked q
though the efforts OF the democrats
es leaders would have to be directe
Of toward bridging the chasm whiC
r appeared IN democratic ranks In e
N aud to pave the way for harmony
er future Campaigns upon financial al
H. economic policies. The indication
to of recent events are such as to NAL
I'd it quite probable that fiscal polici,
will be so infinitely subordinated
the public mind to questions
D. foreign policy, colonialism, buccAI
Ia eering and national ~freebootery, th
nd our unhappy family jars of a fe
on years ago may be forgotten and ne
an lected. The high handed inSolen
ay Of Roosevelt in recognizing the rev
as ~lutionary government of Panar
OF within the first twenty-four hours
its existence must shock the pub
conscience. And the plain dishon,
ableness of his intent 10 using t
So words de factO 10 his note to Pdnal
and the omission Of these words a
lN
" of all equivalent or similar expr
siOns in his note to Colombia mi
- outrage the moral sense OF a matt
accustomed to be just. Unless
people by a show Of their indignat
arouse his moral cowardice, VIII
ever shows itself behind his bra
valnglorlous words, the army q
Roc navy of the United States will
., used to dismember a weak repub
,,ol which our Wanted Monroe doctr
for is supposed to protect against fore
iro aggression-all under pretense
hed treaty obligation ia the matter
and Isthmian transit II this is
policyo of "the party that does thing
If this is Rooseveltism, II ''tak
t OF our place among the nations of
az earta" means joining in the
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