Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-03
SECRETARY HAYS TRIBUTE.
Courageous, Resourceful, Frank, Patrl.
otic. Honest and Intelligent-Palns-
taking ia All Things, with a Mar.
veIous Capacity for Work
His Manliness Admired by
All the People.
From the New York World.


is not, as you would have it, free trade.
or free silver. but YOU yourself Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
This issue Is forced upon rhe country
by your unusual temperament and tai
ents-your own strong. able, ambitious.
resourceful, militant. passionate person.
ality. your versatile and surprising
genius.
From Secretary Hays address at Jack
son, Mich:
Secretary Hays Questions.
Even on this narrow issue they viii
dodge most OF the details. Ask them.
has the President been a good citizen.
a good soldier, good man in all per-
sonal relationsl Is he man of intel
! ligence of education? Does he know
this country well? Does he know the
world outside? Has he studied law. his
tory and politics? Has he had great
chances to learn. and has ne improved
themf Is he sound and strong in mind,
body and soul? Is he accessible and
friendly TO all sorts and conditions OF
men2 Has he the courage and candor
and the God-given ability TO speak to
the people and tell them what he thinks7
To all these questions they will answer.
Yes. Then what is your objection to
him7 They will either stand speechless
which we have heard SO often: He 10
unsafe.
"In a certain sense we shall have to
admit this 10 be true To every grade
OF law breaker. high or low; to n man
who would rob till or q ballot boKS
to the sneak or the bully: to the hypo-
critic and tho humbug. Theodore Rooss-
welt Is more than unsafe; he u posi-
lively dangerous.
But let US be serious with these peo-
pie. What are the coefficients OF safety
in a chief of state? He should have
courage; the wisest coward that ever
lived is not fit TO rule. And intelli-
gence: we want no blunder-headed hero
in the White House. And honesty, .
clever thief would do infinite mischief
These three are the indispensnbies. With
them q man Is all the more safe IL hs
has sense Of proportion, q sense Of
humor, a wide knowledge Of men OF
Affairs; II he seeks good counsel: and.
finally. II he In a patriot, II he loves his
country. believes in 1t and seeks In all
things its interest and its glory. AL
men may make mistakes: but such .
| man as this will make few and no grave
ones.
such a man is our President and our
candidate"
The Indc ndeuf Press.
Naturally, very emphatic Inducements
OF President Rooscvelt's personality and
candidacy Comes from acknowledged
party organs. but note the tributes from
influential Democratic and Independents
papers In which the pertinent interroEa-
tives Of Mr.. Hay are answered.
From tho Pittsburg Dispatch Ond1:
As party choice. none more saga
cious none instinct with elements OF
| popularity and exultant strength. none
possessing more courage, the trankness
and honesty that magnetic. could have
been made. He has deyiated not a hairs
breadth from the impulses OF n noble
| character or from promptings OF a pro-
foundly informed statesmanshp.
From the Chicago Evening Post
| UndD:
Such is the man chosen to lead the
Republican party in this presidential
year. A man Of courage. a man OF sin
cerity. a strong man who frankly takes
the people into his confidence. tells them
| what he believes to bo right and that he
intends to follow the right at any cost
| From the Review of Reviews Qnd)t
The President Is a man Of such varied
talents and activities. and his admins
t.ation has already been so full of ex-
| ceptional and diverting incidents that it
| Is quite too seldom remarked in the news
| papers that the chief claim to distinc-
| ton in the present regime Mt Washing
ton Is the high grade of regular, ordi-
| nary administrative work that charac-
terizes the various departments almost
| without exception. So indomitable q ca
| pacity for work has probably never
been known In any executive post In the
| United States as Mr.. Roosevelt shows
from morning until night every day, and
without apparent fatigue or impairment
OF energy.
| From the Outlook Gnd.):
| His utterances on all political issues
have been more explicit than those Of
| any other public man since Abraham
Lincoln. and his political experience and
personal courage have enabled him -
impart his convictions to his party.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledgss
| Qnd):
He has been honest, patriotic and the
country knows it.
From the San Francisco Chronicle
| Qnd.):
The people love Roosevelt for the
| strength and spontaneity OF his impulses
in favor of all that is good. and the
depth and persistence of his detestation
of all that Is hateful and mean. The
people love a man and the President -
every inch 4 man.
From the New York Times DENY:
You can't 'clp likin' him." his Amer
icanism appeals to Americans. without
repeling those Of foreign birth. Fer
some millions Of the people Of this coun-
try he stands for the best type Of citi-