New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-04

-,..r.o,ar IN mastering the caucus and
comnellng party managers TO serve hiiii' "i.'
eexibility in adapting hinseh 10 ie"
lions and. above all, as Disraeh oesoi'DU "
..,oo,,rsb," the incompatible gift OF eN-
o.,ipg, enthusiasm The causes OF his hihuehe7
md prestige are analysed from dlIIefeH' p''''.9
~ view, but his representative charac'e'
never questioned The President - 49,
throughout England and Europe AS inc ".'','
who stands for Greater America Goes MOI 9iii
from setting new presidents ana has i'iaae -
influence Of the country felt IN 'Ne p0''''
the world
THE concentration OF the President. conss-
ouentlv ia the occasion OF dislnteresleo "iO~'e"
abroad TO bis unique character ana uiee' "a
influence He Is so markedly Amen" -. -',7
hon4lv virtues, his practical qualtes anu iliS
hcrsr,Iipess and resolute grit i'm taking up the
- % the e,tur. that no English writer hest
,stas 20 praise him without reserve There has
,,a.n time when English commentator dam
go American Presidential candidates, but that
bas nassed The leader writers, with the pro-
oeedinrs of the Chicago convention described In
detail are not deferred from using expressions
OF eulogy by dread lest President Roosevelt
ay be condemned by his political foes as the
English candidate" They know that he STANDS
90 consistently for what is American mat 10
prejudice against him can he excited al nome
by foreien appreciation OF his career ana pom
cies There is no hint in any Leading af'icie
here that the President has ever been useiul
or serviceable TO England in his administration
or that the empire has anything TO gain by his
reelection. He is applauded leader In dis
tinctively American causes and as an actor on
the modern historical stage. who is playing his
mart with conspicuous ability and spirit. AS the
F,nc Ia
end can be trusted by his subjects TO defend
their interests. or as William ii is tie greatest
among Germans, and can never be suspected ot
perlecting the welfare Of the Fatherland, 50 the
President stands as an American, without fear
and without reproach, and the policies OF no
country except his own are carried with him
into the canvass for reelection.
What Americans abroad cannot fail TO under
stand when they read the press comments on
the work of the convention at Chicago or hear
the expressions OF respect and admiration Tor
their President wherever they go i'm Europe Is
the increased prestige which has come from hav-
ing a representative American al the head OF
the administration American influence in world
politics has never been greater than al present,
when washington diplomacy is power in re-
serve for keeping the door open in China and
Tor determining the mastery Of the Pacific. and
but also the regulation OF all processes Of inter
national debt collection, is TO be brought within
the scope of the Monroe Doctrine, reinterpreted
II not enlarged. Mr.. Archibald X. Colquhoun,
Who has been making an English survey OF
Greater America, ana taking long look into
the future, considers that the country has en-
tered upon a critical period OF its history.
VERY much depends" he remarks. ION the
spirit infused into her national life. both at
home and abroad, during the next few years"
Certainly, American affairs have never been
watched more closely IN Europe than during
President Roosevelt's first term. and as his
own personality and force Of character have he
come better known the power and resources OF
the nation for doing great work I'm the future
for civilization and peace have been revealed.
The leader writers who comment upon his re-
nomination and the probability of his receiving
a new lease Of power look upon him one OF
the great citizens OF the world. and wonder
whether any merely local politician. with bosses
and spOismen behind him. Will be allowed to
defeat him. J. -. =.