Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-09-29
Effort to Show that President
Roosevelt Is a Lover
of War.
INSTEAD, HE IS FOR PEACE
Would Not Encourage or Bring Aboaf
War and Its Destructive Forces.
Except TO Maintain the
Country's Honor.

The attempt to make a DOGGY nsszu
out of President Roosevelt. by misrxEs-
resepting him as lover of war. AND
therefore dangerous to the peace 81
the country, is doomed TO ignominSsssgs
failure. The American people are ae-
customed to "Size mp" tier public RISEN
with an accuracy unknown in the Esa-
tional life of other countries. They have
had President Roosevelt under Sfxssr
gaze for years, and they know him well.
More than that, knowing him well rs
they do, they admire, respect and hove
him.
When public opinion had forced the
war with Spain upon the American
| nation Theodore Roosevelt, then assist
ant secretary of the navy, was one or
| the officials of the United States who
was prepared for the inevitable. = Like
every other keen observer, Mr.. Roosevelt
| had seen from the incipiency of thu
| agitation for American interference in
| Cuba that the nation must prepare for
war. In his own office he did all that
| was within his power to get the navy
| ready for the part it must play. What
| the navy did is a part of the mperists-
able history of our country. No our
claims more than is due to Mr.. Ross<Fs
welt in this connection, but to ignore sis
| services in the Office of the secretary al
| the navy in the early days Of 1893 would
be an act OF ingratitude. These serS-
ices have been recognized from the be-
| ginning and will never be forgotten
| His War Career.
The war opened. The one high pub
| lie official who resigned his Office ut th~
| National Capital to take up arms Sox
| his country was Theodore Roosevelt
He raised his volunteer regiment auss
went with II to Santiago de Cuba. Tbse
rest is history.
Colonel Roosevelt entered upon ihs
duties and hardships of war with aW
the enthusiasm of brave and generous
| nature. He took good care OF his MEN
and fought at their head when the time
OF battle came. After the war was
over he came home the idol of the Aurr-
lean people. We had known him MS m
sterling citizen, as city official work
ing for the upholding Of the laws, as %
national official urging and enforcing shse
merit system in the United States CyK
Service, as assistav asecretary OF abs.
navy preparing ships, ammunition and
men for the chances OF war, and now hr-
had volunteered for the army had Leta
his men in solderly fashion. had w5sfs.-
his right to be called a hero OF war IN
defense OF his country's word and hooor-
That is all there il to the war story
Colonel Roosevelt was elected Gov
ernor of New York, and in that position
he again demonstrated to his com try
men his common sense, his true deuaog.-
racy Of feeling, his justice. honor and hsS
genius for affairs. When he was urged
for the Vice Presidency Inc demurredy
naturally enough, but. when the vo6cw-
OF the people became loud and insistept.
he obeyed.
Trusted rs President.
When he came to the Presidency tlse
people withheld. but only for "A momcnt
of time. their full allegiance. From the
first President Roosevelt was trusted
! Never once. by word or act since he saz
in the presidential chair has Presidents
Roosevelt encouraged or fostered the
most remote idea Of war. He has been
interested in improving and strengthen
ing our army aud navy. and In all ways.
has shown himself to he n loyal Ameri-
can to his country, but by no chance has
he shown any love of or desire for war,
because he has no leaning that way. He
| loves his country--he loves mankind
BY what twisting of statements and
distortion Of facts. by what distinctions
of truth and letting go OF all decelicy--
the opposition to President Roosevelt
has raised the charge against him that
he is likely to foster war no one who.
Is acquainted with the man and his life
can imagine. The scriptural mystery Of
the way of the serpent on the rock is
nothing to this puzzle of the passing mo-
ment.
Every word and act OF Theodore
Roosevelt's life makes against the false
views now set afioat as to the possihili-
ties OF his character. The President is
man who loves his country AZ only
that man can love il who has endure,a
the storm Of war for it's sake. For no.
possible or imaginable cause, save alone
the honor Of the country itself aud them
but at the stern bidding OF Congress,
could or would President Roosevelt i'm
yoke the ruin and misery OF war. II is
SANDER upon man of humane nature.
strong and cultivated intellect aud
proved patriotism to foster and circulate
the idle vapOrings of political enemies
to the effect that he is likely to bring
about or encourage var There is Iso
foundation for the SANDER. II IL sbams
full that il should exist. or. once exist
ing, should be continued by repetition
Let us have an end 10 the silly clameyr-
ings Of the mendacious tricksters uron
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