The bee., 1904-06-30
Stirring Appeal.

your patriot dead, and each year
commemorate their deeds and dec
crate their graves with flowers. In
their names and by their memories
the disfranchlsed South appeals to
you for justice. Shall it be said that
your sons fought and died IN vain?
Shall it be said that a nation can
exist part slave and part free? Are
people free who are forced to bear
the burden and yet denied the high
est privilege of citizenship? If it be
true that warrant may not be found
in the constitution to prevent dis
REIMBURSEMENT, then we beg that you
no longer permit the DISTINGUISHED
and oppressed to be estimated for
the purpose of increasing the cleo
toral strength of their oppressors.
Though the grape is crushed and
the grain is ground, they produce
neither wine nor bread for the per-
secuted men of the South.
Surrounded by difficulties, strIv
ing in vain to be free they instinc
lively turn to the brave, true man,
who has said that he would not
close the door of hope on a strug-
Cling race. The Southern Republic
cans are devoted 10 him and will
follow HIM with all the affection
and enthusiasm with which the
"Old Guard" followed Napoleon.
They have mistaken faith in his
superb courage, evenhanded justice
and unsullied honor.
We have not forgotten how, when
the war clouds hung dark in the ma
tons horizon he sacrificed Office and
lett happy home and a beloved
wife and children, to bare his bosom
in the storm of battle. The same
patriotism and courage that inspir-
ed him then has animated him
throughout his administration. When
others stood appalled, in the presence
Of the great strike he cheerfully,
and with alacrity, assumed re-
sponsibilIty not officially incumbent
upon him, and bravely springing in
TO the breach, succeeded in procur-
ing a settlement that brought tran
guilty to the representatives of
capital, and smiles and sunshine
into the faces and homes of the
humble laborers.
Battle With Trusts.
He nnhesitatinglv m e asur d
swords with the giant corporation
which threatened the people with
wrong and oppression, and brought
it into subsection.
He knows how and when TO plan,
and, better still how, and when to
execute. Alert of mind, he has
quickly seized every opportunity.
In the procurement of of conces-
sions for the Panama canal he ac-
complished more in a few hours
than his predecessors accomplished
in more than hundred years. He
did not attempt to unloose; he cut
the Gordon knot.
His enemies say that he cannot
be trusted; but the people know
that one who always does the right
thing at the right time and in the
way, is entitled to their implicit
confidence.
His enemies say that he is unsafe.
His record proves that he is unsafe
only to the lawless, the trickster,
the CRATER and those who deny
equal protection of the law to any
class of American citizens. But in
the discharge of the great trusts de-
volved upon him, he has proven q
harbor of safety.
His enemies predicted that he
would involve the nation in war;
but all his victories have been those
of Diplomacy and peace, and today
he enjoys the respect and friend
ship of every foreign power.
Is a Creator.
no has llOb OOOil WIG BAAoOAO Ah0SA
ment of any man or set of men. He
is the creator not the creature Of
public sentiment. He is not con-
trolled by popular clamor, but hews
to the line, let. the chips fall where
they may. He is not laggard, q
time-server or an Idle-dreamer. He
loses no opportunity on account of
timid doubt or annoying hesitation.
He is not q follower, but every inch
leader. he is not an imitator, but
thoroughly original, guided alone
by q clear conception of right and
the genius Of common sense.
He boldly and fearlessly adj
vances; he never sounds the retreat.
Imbued with never failing courage,
combined with sound and conserva-
tive Judgment; brilliant as meteor
yet steady and certain as the sun in
it's course; gifted with broad an in