New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
PROUD OF ROOSEVELT.
ENGLISH VIEW OF HIM.
His Election for the Best Interests
of america and Britain.
From The London Spectator.

" AHLCItCU OtCC DTtLUIU.
From The London Spectator
If Englishmen We're TO think only OF the interests
t5a success of me S W-u pCGGan5y Qeslre
presidential electOn- Neither party in the United
whether the President is Republican or Demo- aitc
Grat ne Is certain to maintain the tradition Of good
as fully as IL does that Westminster. But
not Hke1y 10 be rsizeS bicbayr a are are
election goes, selfish and narrow view of our in
terests would no doubt indicate a Democratic VIC
veto viii almost certainly be placed on american
e6r q On ee aeye3penT of an Rc69 American
mean a small, contrasted with a great navy.
American sea power. and declare that they have no
use use Ior a navy 2-geC than that required TO defend
that the American navy. even If it becomes the
active SECTION Of fBs Re6ubcan m % paTtT eT I '99 19
make It. win ever be used against Britain it
derosate from the supremacy Of our feet and make
claim the right TO be heard m 5tstsn uatsrs 1biSS
portions - '@1 P-0
5! But though. az We have said. selfish and mar
people 10 favor the victory Of the Democrats tr-
| sure that the majority of EngIishnen will be in
stead desire the victory Of the candidate '-7 who
/ rightly or wrongly. they believe will serve his
able to play part IN the world Ahich Is wr worthS ~
81 o. her ard nd Of the raoe 10 which her people belong
the fact, the British people are Intensely proud
/ OF their American kinsfoll and are genuinely
f6ufhG9 I6 az American successes and especially at
% IaSL "1ch ne Is the greatest Of all national suc-
eesses Ihe production Of statesman Of high char
acter, great purpose and conspicuous ability. When
Lincoln really was-and by the British people We
Cb CI 9I mean L9noon society the quidnunGs OF the
the War Tor Independence had died down they felt
| whole race could justly be proud
STANDS FOR HONEST GOVERNMENT.
Though not Of course in ANYTHING Ike the same
4eEIs 3 o5 SllaE ieeng has arisen here in regard
/ IS an English speaking of whom they have a
great poLticai tTadti6h-a tradition wficb thoueS 3
80 ItLeR oosstred both here and on the other side
! there are many things in which they may disagree
them dislike they are agreed that he is esscr4aIIv
/ man who stands for honest government; that he
truth may be the most unpaIatable thing Which he
/ Ire. Lhe words which he addressed to America on the
he'd the straight words Of a straight man
p,- lt - may l oe urged by the opponents of Mr..
! though they I'm a minority. Though the Brit
does sa6 NOT 'l 66 ta 5 faP 9RPGn are Of rs NJ
,-yE Ne-lCt Is not necessarily the verdict of his
rrely mistaken IN their man" That is Of course
possible but We do not think that it viii prove 70
rer5 , 50 Ho9 me place m ne has gained in ths
5sTs Ss Ss-e with TIE high estimate formed
ter and noble asPirations, e quality OF which he
moderate mana man who realizes the value of
ne Just mean a man who. in our political phrase
/ The essential moderation ot Mr. Rooseveit's view
h6sies with Which l;'' he EroWs himself into all
/ questions which he believes 20 BE- Of Importance
~ Lhe N.sor or his language snd by The tenacity
/ ~ .l1ls 1ls nature IHat ne speaks In loud and firm
bulldog IS Doubtless true but he does not hold on
10 ne extreme t1lrEs. but 70 the sensible and
a2t necessarily the weak or undecided view. The
tl-a m as - "a a |'lsI Li, as eltneF @ enc 10 ana
/ WIN grip o; iron II is true that those who
/ because they believe in them per 50 as because
tETl +Lst ,ra --s5ii. ~ - - 80 80 a. -
| shift from such men, no doubt take hold weakly
the man who chooses the moderate view deIib-
era;ely and because he believes in It. holding It
II lie has chosen j. because he believes IN it. as the
II would. then be the height Of Inisconceptiou
70 imagine AIr- Roosevelt a man OF violence or
tanatclsm because ne expresses himself vigorously
| and uncoTprornlsingiy Look below his strong
| %oras ana emphatic decisions and you VIII ind
| ton Though Il has been so fierceIy denounced as
@ ase oG'G2ne ne 9L Iaat,5sn ana IrSPlaced 2 en{hus
| titude He has never expressed any desire 20 force
| the whites 70 acknowledge the social or political
handling of the problem Indicates, indeed, that he
knows this 10 De neither desirable nor possible, and
that he has none ot that fanatical spirit born OF
/ bad logic which holds that because the Caucasian
/ and the negro both human beings. therefore
! they must be- placed absolute equality.
The Presidents attitude Is far different from this
He finds the negro population in the States and he
is determined that justice shall he done theu-that
| neither shall they he oppressed themselves, nor
shall their oppression demoralze the white man
and deprive him y the essential virtues OF cviliza-
ticn. He tells them next that II the negro de-
| prved not only OF justice and OF security for life
and property under the law, but also of any share
In the administration Of the country. IL prove
Impossible raise his sef-respect and make him
better citizen Is this fanaJicism-the view OF the
/ enthusiast and The idealst2 Surely it is the very
aDotheosis of moderation and common sense as ap-
Piled To the negro problem. The President does
r-- Tnau-and-a brother theory shall
be carried TO IT'S logical conclusion but merely thar
what justice and good sense demand shall be given
10 the negro.
ROOSEVELT AND THE TRUSTS
The same spirit informs Mr. Roosevclrs policy
IN regard To the trusts He has never asked for or
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