The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-17
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OFFICE uN FAM
EERED5 f, EnT:ANG CLING
AL.LiANcEs.
Theodore Roosevelt takes up
Of the Presid lent of. Tie Uni.
tatass on Iarch g 81 05 ,sne viii be
iIdepen lent Of politics, .politi-
and "a local. |. than any Pres
sInce onroes eighty years ago.
el ton Of Monroe there was
pEact heal oppo sftion. but one
9psc beng cast against f1inr, that one
Quincy Adams, who was at
ooking toward the Pres
SD aeney FoWard he candidacy Of
s5osts;al tss he canvass which is
here was one of the most
4 ganized oppositions any
sEanatd date or the Presidency ever en-
11ntsrsd The opposition was vim
llnscrupulo'is and was
hackes the proyerbial yellow
sssTszsassE and number ofstnflr' ntial
lseSoccasion Moreover. I had for
candidate&a man who in the clos
q ssof eht campaign stopped to
hssgnosts YirulentS and abusive attacks
lin a PreSiden tal cam
But, Notwithstanding all&this,
Itsweptst the country from the
tlantic to the; Pacific, with The ex.
ption OF the few States in the South
Ter which are now as unrecon=
ncted and irreconci1able as they
5sfgeres fortySyear ago. The President
VII sbeginShts new term of Office with
m oYerWhelming mass of his country
naensSbe hfnd him. thirty-three Of the
dYe5 States having declared in
favor The thirty-three States
Rlichs have declared for him, more
potential forces of the Nation.
SEs9resentt the country which the
of sthe e1vilized world has in
when 1T speaks of the United
3 As It was eighty years ago.
here is#ans almost universal era of
I'D feeling IN the Nation ard q rres-
isnt has been elected by a vote which
peaches unanimity, at least so
as concerned the two-thirds of !
country, which stands for the
National tradition OF progress and
poIihcaI sanity. Throughout the
reats North and West, which holds |
destiny Of the Nation in its hands, |
here today practically but one
and Theodore Roosevelt is its
q pledges or promises
comfng term. No bargains have
ssesE made, nor has the National com
Or others authorized to speak
Tor entered. into entanglinstali-
sJnces which might embarrass hin in
administering his great Office. Dur
his career as President he has
made but one promise--t he would
TO- the best#of his ability and in view
SpE changing conditions carry out
Che Here's of his predecessor. That
r,urnise was carried out. New condi-
titsIas and new problems arose and he
met item in manner whicn has evil
dent pleased the American people.
this record it can be Judged how
the problems of his com
adml nistration. He is under no
sSfet1pta 3fo1l8tos play ponies, mat DAN
many feared having 9ecn
Hlnasted VIII en- he #colrag ecusly de-
seIargd rat under no circun.s tances
you'd ne accept another nomination
FORK of the next four years,
III crownzElils career he VIII
history. On March 4, 1908,
step down forever from the
Fresidency no matter what i"1,1ce
men may be offered E1T his country
men retain him in Office. But from
March ~ 9o5, Roosevelt will be his
pNrl President, no difference what he
may haYe regarded himself during the
interval from September, 1871, and
MS careerwill be watched by the
World with an interest which has sell
$dom#b been commanded by an Ameri-
an Presiden tt arkerslourg News
navy sLEAGUE OF
UNITED STATES.