Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-07
AGAINST ROOSEVELT
CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL TRI-
BUNE ISSUES A WARNING.
Says President Cannot Garry New York
Talk About the Utterance
at the Capitol.

Some comment was caused among poll
ticians at the Capitol today over recent
editorial in the Cincinnati Commercial
| Tribune, prominent republican paper OF
southern Ohio, IN which E. o. Eshelby. the
editor. warns the party against the srenomi-
nation of Mr. Roosevelt The editorial ex-
presses the fear that Mr.. Roosevelt Will
| lose New York, and takes the ground that
the republican party demands leader who
can carry New York state. The editorial
suggests the name of several equal to car
rying New York including Senators Hanna,
| Foraker Hale. Frye. Hoar, spooner. Aii-,
son and Speaker Cannon.
The question which was most frequently
asked at the Capitol today was. whether
Mr.. Eshelbys declaration was part of the
| campaign against Colonel Wood. 1t is
| known that MIR. Eshelby is close to Senator
| Hanna, and also is friend of Major Rath-
i bone. who is AN. important factor. it is al
| legged. in the fight against Wood. Friends
| of Major Rathbone, when questioned upon
this subject, protested that his case has
| nothing to do with the publication, and
| chat Mr.. Eshelby had written his editorial
| because it expressed his sincere conviction
upon a political problem
| Senator Foraker. whose home is in Gin
| cinnat was asked by a Star reporter what
| would be the probable effect in that section
| of the state of the editorial. Senator For
| aker rerlied:
/ Undoubtedly there are some men who
| agree with Mr. Eshelby My own opinion
| is that there are not very many of them
| Senator Foraker said he could not discuss
| any question relating to Mr.. Eshelbys mo-
| tive nor the question of the possible rela-
| ton of the Tight against Wood to tie. edi-
| torial.
| The Editorial.
| The editorial says. in part:
IN the words of the immortal Lincoln.
| With malice toward none, with charity for
| all, with firmness in the right simply and
| solely to advance the interests of the party
| and to keep it upon the broad road Of sue
cess; for the sake of the millions of vo.ers
! who seek reward but the establishment
| of their principles in the republic and who
| have Loyalty supported the nom. neeS 81 the
party, we call upon our leaders throughout
! the union to awake to arouse themselves
| and to prepare for the closely contested
conflict that will be waged next year. They
| owe it to the republican party to do TINS.
| They own it to themselves to see that no
mistake Is made no chances taken That VIII
| invite defeat.
| Political tides are not measured in
| Washington until waves of public senti-
| ment have submerged other parts of the
| country. The desire and wishes of the
| people have little effect upon the atmos-
| phere of Senate or House until cold wave
| or a hot blast has destroyed legisla-
| ture or a cyclone has torn up IA score OF
| congressional districts. The soothing. So
| porific treatment of continued re-electioh
| and the pleasurable occupation of voting
| appropriations and distributing federal
patronage are apt to prove fatal anes-
thetic and result too frequently IN sleep
ing DEATH even to eminent men. The he
roes of the republican party knew no sucii
flowery beds of ease.
The editorial recites briefly the indie
pendent sentiments which Charles sum
ner Thaddeus Stevens, Ben Wade, OHFer
P Morton, and others rendered to the
party by their outspoken loyalty to the
people, continuing IN this vein
Surely, there are men in the republican
party today as faithful and sincere as
those who have gone before.
"Why are they silent in this time of dam
ger?''
discomfort in New York, in Rhode Island.
in Massachusetts, in Indiana, in Kentucky,
in the south and in the west?
DO they not know of the steadily grow
ing republican anxiety as to the result OF
the presidential election and the fear Tor
New York and other states?
Can they not perceive the massing OF
the democratic forces for the battle and
the approa ching union of their discordant
factions? Why this sluggish supineness'
this lethargic slumber? Why this faiteT-
ing speech these hesitating tongues. these
ominous whispers of faint hopes OF sue
cess when New York state is mentioned?
why this paralysis of independence "heh
some plain. blunt man wishes TO DISCUSS
a presidential nominee?
.'If the leaders forget, the voters Will re-
member, the relief in the New York dele
CATION when Mr. Roosevelt was transferred
from the theater CT state politics to the
broader and stronger structure OF the ma
| tiOnal stage.
Republican Strength in New York.
| "rhe anxiety then displayed to relieve
| their state by bestowing MIR Roosevelt on
| the nation is not forgotten by hundreds of
| the delegates and thousands of republicans
| who attended the Philadelphia convention
| Is the republican party in New York in bet
| ter condition today than it was Ia 1888? NO!
| a thousand times, no! and every thinking
| man is aware of 1t.
1.-The republican party cannot count upon
! the New York democrats in 1904 who sup
1 ported Mckinley In 1900.
Have the New York antagonis1ns 10 MIR.
| Roosevelt which were so openly discussed
| at the last national convention ceased to
| Exist? Is Mr.. Roosevelt stronger before the
| people of New York than he was when
| voted out of the governorship of that great
| state by New York's at the national