Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-09-16
Democratic Charge Against
President Roosevelt that Is
Without Foundation.
SAFEST MAN II COUNTRY
Three Years 10 the xhits Ho4se sal q
Ne Time Mas Anything Bees Doa- thai
Did Net Tezd Tsxad Peace
with Az TIE World.

wasu the bitter per-osai attacks -
The>dore Roosevelt are aaAlyzed, asl
vsen De1scerz ne azztatsr IS asked -
ds61e bis opposition 70 ne President.
the Inevitable reply = sAzt -Rsossvs1
= IA unsAfe man"
Vow. j. hes
What makes an anssfs man? Whsa
K a Easa safe and when Il he danger
cost How are We to judge a man
BY what be has done OF By rhzf sons
enc says be may dol Are Ne jusdasl
in calling a man unsafe Who has an
bis life been erniDeutiy sefe7 L. ~ .
nan entitled 70 the reputation - n1kss
for himself?
Foe three years Thsodore Roosevsta
has had absolute power, a. President a.
the United States. ard yet daring that
three yexrs, although called to the grsas
once suddenly. as the resuk Of . kor-
Eble murder, be has never lost his had
He has neyer done a dangerous thing.
be has ar DO time involved the country
n difficulties, either at boms o. abeoaA-
False Predicfin-&
Immediately following ne n4rdw -
william Mckinley predictions v9s
freely made in the Democratic pref
that Proldenr Roos<Telx would involve
the country in war HISS ne dose ~
1t IVES also freely predicted that -
vo1ll break with lie Republican -
jority In the House and H. SeAafa, -
that he vsaA insist On having ID sva
way, dsreFsrding he advice Il IL
-
he done 30?
xary. that he conditions ~ psaes b.
tween the Uazted States and ths rsse
Of the world were never mere securely
anchored thaa to-day7 This has -
been becz1se tAe Pressdsat has ~ -
an opportunity 70 30 70 VIZ ThDo
have bsea hall q dszsa sz1h GVpsr<Rub
hes At ths very least iDes ~ bscA Z
Pre3d<nf. vraen, If - had 49, De =
safs nan he vas alleged - -. ~ -
easily have involved u n va with -
o. mere Of the great powsrs Il Bars1
He has met sveJ diplomatic sDsrgs0ry
with rosgh and ready diplomacy Al -
trasrdinary tact which have wsa fer d
United Seatss he respect It IL dve
I'D world
Record in DIpleaasy.
Lsok ever the record Ok the 6ksfs D.
partmsot under Theodore RSsssssit ~
the last aree years, and - bow nseA
has besa accomplished TO aphoId The Gs-
mtg and she honor Of the United Seatas
without 1t any time casing ths sdxhs-
~ apprehension OF foruiyn var II vns
during the present adninixrss3sa dat .
~ II - IL
jsst the disputed boundary bs<ussa A4as-
In a1d the Dominion o. Caa1AA- 6ono
u ths Canadian people and papsrs talked
rseher savagely- There vas svsr7 -
pertunity for 4 nisstep "a The Dart -
ths United States A Ettls - nscA
bl1stW, q little 100 Drvnosncsd bea6
failure in tact nj tie prepsr nso0t .
Substitution Of 6mddIty Scr bravsfJ. -
u r1sanea for eonservatin ~ Thee-
bore Roosevelt would have famed d.
feeling Ia CanHda into 4 aA1EsrsD
fame The Alaska bcsAdsry vas -
iron the Mckinley admin
Istrsticn, bat il was safely sesftsd -
der Roosevelt. settied 70 he credit -
the United States. settled vitboB< IL
;oss Of an inch OF American tsrriesryt
md settled. too. without the de~sr1ct;oA
II rhe friendly feeling between Grsae
Bntaia and the United St.tA
When Germany and Easlsnd wsrs -
he throats 81 the little rrp1ktic -
Tenezuels. an unsafe President might
'asiiy have involved Is in war With
hose two countries. and a amid Prest
Ien< might easily have brought zPoa the
lag the shame Of the re% IT the World
asAia and Japan have been At war
me sentiment OF we people IN tAis
ourfry has beeR largely ID f1voc %
xpen- Yet John Hay, the wise and Dis
rect Secretary or Stste. appointed b.
&c hinley and 1nheztstiRyiy retained
$ Roosevelt h.s 50 successfully direct
4 the COURSE OF American diplomacy
ist the United States to-day IS Is much
he friend OF Russia as i IS OF the little
Shting-cock. Japan The United States,
fact. has dictated the diplomatic coz
ucr OF a0seiities between Russia and
apzn- This country las dominated raa
tsstiOn. and yet st % time has tasrs
cen the slightest danger that We mixb1
econe embodied with any foreign ~
GA
Safe Every Day In the Year.
These are the actual resrts OF ehrss
earS 81 the foreign policy OF Theodore
oosevefr. the man zka. when he en-
red the White House rs the result OF
zrieroas bullet Was by his political ad-
.rssries pictured to tae other nsrious -
le world As 4 bragysrr and a swasA-
ackler. He has been safe. always sxfA
-ery day and every hour. since De has
,eo President OF the United States Hs
IS never lowered the American Sag 70
iybodT, be has never been forced -
solo<ize and he has conducted every
'iSode OF orr foreign policy. with the
vice Of John Hay. il sG->h q way ~
preserve The ho1or Of the Americas
-pabiie. s1i 20 gain the respect OF the
vereigns OF the world. There Is not
ng. nor an eTnpercr. nor = president.
4 pcrearsste from PeSin 70 T1mbuccos
10 dos not know to-day that Theo-
re lsooSevelt IS Of the best American
pc. honest. frank. eoura Seous. sensi-
;. and always safe for those who treat
n fairly.
Men OF the Roosevelt typs are unsafe
" to the dishonest. 70 the disture--s
the peace Of nations. 70 the <rrsters
home and the srsbbscs abroad. 70 the
Of markets ard the wreek-
OF nations To the honest nae1 70
. people Of the home sad the hreSssi~
the good king snd - the god subject