The Morris County chronicle., 1903-04-03
ROOSEVELT
FOR PRESIDENT
MIR. G. B. Orcutt is Sure the
People Want Him
and Says So.
AFRAID OF THE POLITICIANS

tegiSts will not bring to bear any
enthusiasm upon his candidacy for the
presidency and have started in to a.
rouse s'Vox Populi" and 'Pro Bono
Publico' and other President makers
to action. The first sample with
which the Chronicle has been favored
comes enclosed with the compliments
gentleman who is evidently connected
with the editorial department of the
Cosmographic and is an interview. 1t
explains inself. Here it is
Mr.. G. B. Orcutt, President of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company, is regarded as leader
in the Republican organization of the
State of New Jersey. He is man very
familiar with national affairs and his
opinion in matters concerning nation
al politics is valuable and instructive.
He is warm advocate of the nomina-
tion of Theodore Roosevelt. Seen at
his office he said:
SAT this time the question is not SO
much Will the people at the next
general election cOntide the admins
tration of government to the Repub-
lican party? as it is: Will politicians
who oppose the nomination of Mr..
from what | learn that the masses
want Roosevelt. Admitting the power
of organization politics to be great, !
am still more impressed by the power
of the public voice. Popular demand
at Philadelphia to name Roosevelt for
the second place stilled the politicians
and popular demand will force the
next convention to name Roosevelt.
Opposition to Roosevelt will be a
strong factor in his favor. The stone
the politicians eject is apt to be set as
the cornerstone by the people.
President Roosevelt, referring to a
special act done by him, made use of
these words: 'On the strength of
what have done | have the right to
claim the support of all good citizens
who wish not only high standard of
federal service but fair and equitable
dealing with the South as well as the
North. These words can be applied
to his conduct of affairs since his sue
cession to office.
"Although born and educated in the
East, Mr.. Roosevelt has been stirred
by Western instincts. He is in per-
feet sympathy with the West: he COM
prehendS the life west of the Allie
gheny mountains as few Eastern men
do 1t is this that makes him the
leader of the American people. To set
him aside would be to invoke chaos.
No man who ever held the high
Office of President was ever animated
with more thorough national spirit.
No man has ever been more loyal to
the traditions of the people or to the
spirit of the Constitution. His insight
into the future is keen. No one has
examined the serious problem OF our
modern industrial life with clearer
intelligence or yentured upon their
solution with more noble spirit of
self-sacritice.
The achievements of Yesterday and
to-day are Republican achievements.
A continuance of prevailing CONNER
cial, industrial and political success
can best be attained by adherence to
the Republican policy guided by Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Treasury reports in
dicate satisfactory condition of gov
ernment finances. Last month the
public debt was decreased $4,000, 900
and at the present rate the increase
due to the Cleveland loan OF $260,000,-
600 in the time of peace and the eX-
penses of the war with Spain will be
overcome In spite of the increased
appropriations for public buildings,
postal service. the navy and other
/ things: in spite of reduction of $780,,
000 600 a year in war taxes, there re-
mains a surplus Of revenue over eXpen-
diture. MillionsO Of dollars are annual
ly paid American bondholders which
during the Democratic administration
went abroad, while hundreds of mil
/ lions of bonds and shares have been
brought back to the American people.
:" 1t is not reasonable to assume that
the people will on the tioodtide Of pros
perity desire to turn the government
over to the enemy Of the party
neither is it reasonable to believe that
party leaders will incite the people to
vote for that enemy by Withholding
through political strategy the nomina-
tion from man of their choice. 1t
will be demonstrated before long that
the confidence Roosevelt has inspired
the people with will provoke demand
for his nomination so intense that he
will be nominated by acclamation. He
| has done well. He is entitled to NOM
ination and nomination will be equiv
alent to election"