Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-10-21
RoosEvELr's COURAGE.
Its Quality IL Such that 1t Com M auds
Respect md Admiration.

Respect and Admiration.
This Presidential campaign has re-
solved itself into n study Of President
Roosevelt and the three years Of his ad-
ministration. Beginning with much con-
fldence and good will. the public has
learned. from an extended examination OF
the Presidents public acts and utter
ances. fresh respect for the man on tho
bridge Of the ship Of state.
And the study Of events and how they
were met has revealed how much IL aeed.
ed In the makeup Of the American Chief
Executive the quality Of courage. Not
physical courage. merely. but that endur-
Ing. steadfnst holding to duty without
fear Of present or future personal con-
sequences which nerves men Of strong
moral and mental. fibre.
II takes the strongest kind Of moral
courage 10 meet the questions which
confront the American people Of our day.
The President. as representing tho whole
people Of the country. must meet these
questions a. best he eau. He must BE-
eyes. ears, hands and feet for the trs-
msndous Interests conhded to his care.
In short. he II tho executive head Of the
nation.
To this great ONCE President Roose-
relt brought q highly organized brain.
an educated understanding. a cultivated
personality. OF ardent temperament. he
easily secured public affection and ad-
miration. But. along with his charming
good fellowship aud broad human no
had the supreme quality Of courage.
Very soon this possession was called
out in manner both unexpected and un-
precrsiented. and tho people began fully
to know their Presidcnt.
The 6rxt record breaker Vas the TAX
Ing up by President Roosevelt Of the
coal strike. aud its happy settlement.
Let no ono underrato tho armness Of
purpose. the sense Of duty. and the high
appreciation Of public accountability
with which this step was taken. No one
Of President Roosevcit's friends advised
him to attempt what everyone believed
would bs . failure. Hut the commission
was sppolnied. is work vas carefully
laid out Tor it. and. backed - Il vas
by President i;oo~~veit's personality and
po.iiiou. II won peace from the xrippei
hand Of greed. snd millions of men. 80.
men aud children were. In Consequence.
warmed and fed and sheltered from tho
storms of winter.
In this life Of ours the hrst gift to all
the sous Of m-n is courage. And then
courage. aud again courage!
Again. when the people began TO do
spair under the heavy tread Of the over
powcrinr trust monopoiI~s. President
Roosevelt took tho Initiative toward r-xu.
iation by Law Of tho Illegal eoinbInsiions
which thrraien tho smaller corposs lions
as well as individuals Nov. again.
there were discourakvrs Of action. Asain
there were many who. seeing the danger.
still couid sev no way of escape. And.
again. through the constituted ehannsis
Of legal action. fresId-at Roosevelt took
tho inltistIv. In the defense AGAINST tres
pass~rs upon the national laws Of CON.
n-rro aud labor. In the Northern S~-
curities case tho Court susiain-i the
position Of tho executive. nni gave the
people . lesson aa To one lawful way
by which Illegal monopaiI-s can bs COO.
troiiesi.
There have NO, BEEN wanting other
examples Of courage and srnse ohys-
stpnsihiiiiy In ito"~rveit's rr-.iieaNn
career. The two Instances rvf-rrvJ
here ere .neush 9. s:lsGlSs s:lsGs51 ne
manssr-a~FvAt II tho head es the ussidy
We srs not going to part with Il at i.
stage OF our growth aud psoervss-