Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-09-05
SECRETARY HAYS TRIBUTE
Courageous, Res0urceful, Frank, PafrE~
Otic, Honest ard rtelEigent-PaiGS~
taking in All Things, with a Mar
veIous Capacity for Work
His Maniness Admired by
All the People. a
From the New York World.

Il TONI Cu6 ANeW IpTh w OIIu.
The paramount issue of this campaigns
is not as you would have it, free trade
or free silver, but you yourself Tlsee~
dore Roosevelt
This issue is forced upon the country
by your unusual temperament and tax.
ents-your own strong, able ambit:cNgaya
resourceful, militant, passionate person
atty, your versatile and surprising
genius.
From Secretary Hays address at Jack
son, Mich:
Secretary Hays Questions
even on this narrow issue they Win
dodge most Of the details. Ask them,
has the President been a good Citizen
good soldier, a good man in all per-
sonal relations? Is he a man of inteE-
| ligence of education? Does Ire know
this country well? Does he know TAG
| world outside? Has he studied law, his
| tory and politics? Has he had great
| chances to learn, and has he improyeS
| them? Is he sound and strong in miRdp
| body and soul? Is he accessible GnE
| friendly to all sorts and conditions OF
| men? Has he the courage and candor
| and the God-given ability to speak tS
| the people and tell them what he thinksT
To all these questions they will answer
| Yes. Then what is your objection to-
| him? They will either stand speechlesD
or they will answer with the parrot cry
| which we have heard so often: He zs
| unsafe.
I'm a certain sense we shall have bD
admit this to be true. To every grade
of law breaker, high or low; to a maHs
who would rob a till or a ballot boxs
| to the sneak or the bully; to the hyp0-
critic and the humbug, Theodore Roese-
welt is more than unsafe; he is posi-
lively dangerous.
"But let us be serious with these peg
| pie. What are the coefficients of safety
| in a chief of state? He should have
courage; the wisest coward that evcw
| lived is not fit to rule. And i3teEES-
gence; we want no blunder-headed fserD
| in the White House. And honesty 90
clever thief would do infinite mischIeE.
These three are the indispensabes. WGf8s
| them a man is ali the more safe il b@
has a sense of proportion, a sense @g
| humor, a wide knowledge of n2eG wS
| affairs; if he seeks good counsel; acs8y
finally, if he is a patriot, if he loves Ess
country, believes in it and seeks in A&
things it's interest and its glory AD
men may make mistakes; but such sz
man as this will make few and no grayas
! ones
Such a man is our President ana orrw
| candidate
| The Independent Press.
Naturally, very emphatic Endorsements
| of President Roosevelt's personality an5
candidacy comes from acknowledges
| party organs, but note the tributes fron2
! influential Democratic and Independents
| papers in which the pertinent interrOED~
| tives of Mr.. Hay are answered.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch Qnd)s
AS a party choice, none more Saga
| cious none instinct with elements n&
popularity and exultant strength, nonp
possessing more courage, the franknes1
and honesty that magnetic, could hay&
been made He has deviated not hairs
breadth from the impulses of a nohl@
| character or from promptings Of q pro-
foundry informed craftsmanship.
From the Chicago Evening POas
! Qnd):
Such is the man chosen to lead fkm
Republican party in this presidential
year. A man of courage, a man OF gin-
cerity, strong man who frankly takam
! the people into his confidence, tells thgExS
| what he believes to be right, and THAI h@
| intends to follow the right at any cogk.
From the Review Of Reviews Qnd,9R
The President is a man OF such v&xia&
| talents and activities and his aGrn3rSn~,
ttation has already been SO full OF aR-
| ceptional and diverting Incidents THAT aE
| is quite too seldom remarked in the neGD~,
papers that the chief claim to 6fs1fnR~
ton in the present regime at WasAfxD-I
| ton is the high grade OF regular, mEdSs~5
nary administrative work that nek&rxs-s
terizes the various departments RfnneE&
| without exception. So indomftab1e eM~s
pacity for work has probably DaVs@
| been known In any executive post in tap
| United States as Mr.. Roosevelt sEtOwD
from morning until night every day, agS&
without apparent fatigue or impairme2$
| Of energy.
From the Outlook Qnd):
His utterances on all political ISSUES
have been more explicit than those az
any other public man since AbrahaR&
Lincoln, and his political experience ansR
| personal courage have enabled hira I'D
| impart his convictions to his party.
From the Philadelphia Public L@6ggs
| Qnd):
He has been honest, patriotic and tEaS
country knows it.
|
From the San Francisco Chronfela
| Qnd9:
The people love Roosevelt for &a@
strength and spontaneity Of his impaGsaB
in favor Of all that is good. and SAw
depth and persistence Of his detestatGo@
of all that is hateful and mean, IEsR
people love man and the President 30
every inch a man.
! From the New York Times Dern,Ds
You can't 'elp hkin' him." his AEasEA.
icanism appeals to Americans, wltAagss
repelling those of foreign birth. Fer
some millions Of the people Of this eoSsXs~
try he stands for the best type OF efkl-i
| zenshiD and this estimate Of him does R0&