The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-24
RoOsEvELT's SENTENCES.
Extracts From His Books, Essays,
Letters and Speeches.

His Accidentally, Roosevelt, has been a volum-
inous writer, essayist and speaker-cacoethes scri-
bendi and cacoethes loquendi. His books speeches,
letters and essays furnish evidence of his true char
acter, his egOtism, his vagares and his political
somersaults. Below will be found some extracts
from his Life of Benton" winning of the West
letters and speeches
GOOD" LYNCH LAW: "In many of the cases
of lynch law which have come to my know ledg
the effect has been healthy for the community
The Winning of the West vol. l, p l32.
ALL SELFISH: "A merchant OF manufacturer
works his business a rule, purely for his own
benefit. without any regard whatever for the com.
munity al large"
Essay on Machine Politics in American Ideals
p 100
OPPOSES PROTECTION Political economists
have pretty generally agreed that protection is vci-
Gus in theory and harmful in practice"
Thomas H. Benton. p g..
AMERICA NO INTERNATIONAL CONsTA
Bile Any country whose people conduct them.
selves well can upon our hearty friend Illness
Ifa nation shows that it knows how to act with
cency in industrial and political matters If it keeps
orier and pays its obligations then it need fear no
interference from the United States"
Letter to the Cuban Dinner May 70 lqO4
SOUND POLICY" FOR A NATION: In old
days, when arst came to Little Missouri there was
amotto on the range Never daw unless you mean
to shoot That lisa pretty sound policy for nation
in foreign affairs"
Speech at Tacoma, Wash. May - 1906
CARRY A BIG STICK - There is a hoIuely
Old adage which runs speak softly and carry a
big stick you will go far II the American nation
viii speak softly and yet build and keepata pitch
Of the highest training thoroughly efficient navy.
the Monroe doctrine will 20 far"
Speech at Chicago April . 1902
NO PERMANENT PEACE WANTED: III we
ever grow To regard peace as permanent coud Itiou
and feel that we afori 10 c; the keen fearless
vire qualities OF heart and mind and body sink in
to disuse will prepare the way for inevitable aud
shameful disaster in the future The peace
which breeds timidiiy and sIoth is curse and not
blessing
speech before Republican Club New York CITY.
February Is, lS99.
JEFFERSON "Timsd ami shluy docirina ire
tl.ife Of Benton. p 731 The most Incapable IL
ecuuye ~ ho ever lied the Presidcrt's chsir Naval
War Of 1872. p. $50.
MADISON "Iacsp Abge Naval War. = $50
result, Of his administration brought shame ami
disgrace 10 America" in The War Of lsI2 THE in.
ming Of the West, vol I. p. 1867.
MONROE. With 20 special ahiligy Benton
p ~ A. Secretary Of War under Madison TIL
umph Of irnberiity 20 the last Naval War r tEs
JACKSON ignorant Benton ,. 7s
VAN buren, Faithfully served the rnamiagu
% unTighIsousness. He 80 cces3ei because Of aud
not IN spite Of his mo fAl shori-com ibSs Benton
p. Is7l
HARRISON. TAYLOR. FILLMORE small Fres-
Hients'' tBcutou , ~
TYLER lie hss becn called mesiiocue Insn
bot this is unwsrzntei aAtgery. lie wasa Pn!ii.
eisp ct monumental bitterness Hsca!ef uss a. .ls
moral AiiFbatrs we're gceyi.hness feIfa otsginscy.
Inconsistency. etc iBeu;an. p .9i.
POLK Excepting Tyler. the very suAllcst n
the line 81 snail Presidents who came In hsiWera
Jackson sod Lincoln lBeHton. p. "a
PERCY snail politician, % lov capacity Auza
useAa sarrusndinx,~ fRentsr. 3. st5-
BUCHANAN one Of The snail Prvzaicugs''
Benton. > ~.
That The Persistent docs Nos excoyiaie hls prrsiL
ccssors to ,..flor aIauc Is sbown b. The 'yanienTi
FOR Many Others" a. follows
CoNGBEss just A. THIS usalncnt CoaEFvss. in
washiugson. srcuas 10 have made a5 IL mlnl that
having p-ovstc k5r The faci that fasss take
q The Philippines sna % CabA, tscsy Is not 70 &c
any zry Ejth saich Ia taks care Off ani hat ne
arraesl resistance Is 90 b. uasie BY g7sa aas;iaa
vsll Sc Uy,lc r5ssl-ht ing have - drzl
wIth cattle ho tAsr that view ~ the responsibility
81 the uztign
--sy-sech a. Governor u SsW Yosx sr;orv syus-
clsr ChsHaer Of Corazercr. lSza
NEw YORK -Ncw York Las slusys $50 ios
Ta3issaI standard ore o. the ogh~F % - rzs Pst-
ie. au iaessun&l o7sAuissI5aas. Aud afisa aosh o.
All % thcm being Al su t1rs noss uniarely bodies
IT excessively uashulcsa1ac usarzl s1sas
--Lfse q Eeniaa. 3. II
THE QrAKERs a cl4ss ~ professta-zs n1a
court~s4uis IS hsrsfa % thc RIA seNsssy gruwsh
q uais,n a. ia cisss o. are eaters fos wales
or foliy 10 aaalou&liy aat vicr worse. ani
Ia the long Fun a QnsscF u'Ay tc quite up,iessr
able r4t4nea 50 j. = lneslss. Heatasa . 81
LABoKiNG wES "TheJ tIhs ceuhoysf ar
much tg,ief ts,lawa snl pl~Assafr- raszFsaioss
ihzn snail far1srrs 90 sKFcsta-z, lahsrrs uoy
the mechanics 2ssi usrsusen q sTezg rssr D. q
usen5sssse,l IT, tsc same e-vsih
-eancs life Ausl HuniIag Trslf g. %