Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
VICTORY is
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
New York and Indiana.

INV 'ANNh ~ ~ l
have these two states been looked to
for candidates for president and vic
president. any student Of United
States history can tell. but it occurs
TO the casual observer that both OF
the great parties have been prone 10
select their standard bearers from
these so-called doubtful states. or re-
cent years. Arthur, Hancock, Clevc-
land, Harrison and Roosevelt have
been named for n Of the highest
Offices in the gift OF the people, And
this year it is not unlikely that both
presidential candidates will come
from New York, for Parker now GER
tainly leads in the Democratic poll,
and 1t would not be a surprise We're
the Democrats Ia go 10 Indiana for
their candidate for second place.
The Chicago convention, which last
Thursday placed Roosevelt and Fair
banks in nomination, did we'll; well
in the naming of the standard bear
ers Of the Republican party, and
equally well in the choice Of issues
and wording OF the platform.
The chief plant Of the Democratic
editors Is that the delegates had
nothing to do-that all was 'cut and
dried" beforehand. This is most Ger
tainly true in a great measure. for the
Republican electors from Maine to
California and from Canada to the
Gulf had themselves selected Theo-
dore Roosevelt as their candidate for
president. and for months Fairbanks
had led as the favorite for vice presi-
dent. The Republicans all over this
great country are united, they shout
as one man. Roosevelt and Fair
banks.
And is il not true that the Demo
Gratis would be nightly pleased II
their hoats wers equally united?
Would not these Democratic editors
be more satisfied ii Bryan would stoT
pulling out Parker's hair and kick.
ing his chair from under him; II
Hearst would let up on Cleveland for
just a few minutes; if Dave Hill and
August Belmont would quit abusing
Bryan; if for a day OF TWO all would
raise their voices in praise Of one
man as the Democratic nominee
Harmony prevails among the Repub
licans. but nothing but chickering's ant
abuse among the Democrats. Whel
the St. Louis convention meets thu
program will not be cut and dried,
oh no. II will be cut right and lefr
and run red with gore. Whoever is
named. he will be knitted to a fnisl
and ANONYMOUSLY rejected by one fac
ton as the candidate Of the trusts o
by the other as a hair.brained popu
list,
Theodore Roosevelt is not an I'm
tried man, and while his opponent
are crying that he is unsaic-ror thd
is their chief stock in trade-let som
one Of them point out in what va.
he Is unsafe. Was he unsafe as
member Of the New York legislator
when he introduced and pushe
through a bill 10 rest from the rotteI
Tweed ring their last remaining gras
on New York city Doodle? Was h
unsafe when as a cowboy un tn
western plains he endeared himscl
10 every man with whom be came II
contact? When upon the occasion q
one of his men placing the Roosevelt
brand on a maverick, he discharge.
the man and effaced the brand. say
ing that a man who would steal TO
him would steal from him. was n
then unsafe?
Was Roosevelt unsafe, when as Nc
lice commissioners of New York City
he stopped the grating by the pc
licemen in the slums? Was he III
safe as civil service commissions.
the appointec Of President Harriso
and Kept in Office by President Cley,
land? Did he do a rash act whe
assistant secretary Of the navy, h
placed Dewey in command OF IA
Asiatic squadron. supplied him wit
ammunition and made possible Nh
great victory of Manila hay?
Resisuing his position at The on
break Of the war, was Roosevelt N
safe in the organization III tho Ruue
Riders ana in his subsequent char.
up San Juan hill? What act ,
R~ooscyclt's when he Was governor
New York can be pointed 10 as M
safe? And when called, by the q
s~assination of the beloved McKinle
to the presidential chair was not h
COURSE careful and cautious?
Perhaps It was R~oosevclt's move
the Panama matter that is consider,
unsafe. lie saw the Oet Of the tr
lers nnd bOodlers OF the mis.nam.
republic of Colombia and called the