The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-10-22
RnoSEVELTS COURAGE,
It's Quality Is such that 1t Commands Re
spect and ADMIRATION.

spcct anu n an lraNiOu.
This presidential campaign has re-
solved Itself Ito stuuy vi Pres lent
Ro0se,eit and the three years of his
administration. Be- sinnMs with much
confidence and good Will, the puhlic
has learned, from an eNtauu>u exam
inatiOu OF the pIesj5 'nts pubic acts
and uteranCes, flesu respect Tor the
man on the bridge ol he ship OF state.
And the study Oi events ana how
they We're Met has revealed how much
Is needed in ,he MuAr-up of t4e Amer
lean chief "X cuti,e the quality OF
courage, Not physical courage, mere
ly, but that en,.u. ., Straulast holI-
ing to duty without fear of present
or future pe. soIIl consequences which
nerves men Of str0 = moral auC Meu-
tai Lbre
1t takes the strore est Kind Of moral
courage o. uctt tn que "ou5 'hCh
confront the American pe.pc OF ON
day. The PrestJen as ropres ming
the who ie Of the country, must
meet these Qucstc 5 as best he can.
He must be eyes, eaIs, hands &ld feet
for The tremendous Interests coutdol
to his care. In shCrt, he is the cXecu-
tive head of the nation.
To tbs great office President Roose-
welt brought higl ~ organized brain,
an educated understanding, Il cult-
waited personality. OF urdeut temper
ameut, he easily secured public aftec-
tion and admiration. But, along with
his charming good fellowship ANA
broad humanity he had the supreme
quality Of courage Very soon this
possession was called out in a manner
both unexpected and Unprecedented,
and the people began fully to know
their President.
The first record breaker was the TAX
iny up by Presid mt Roosevelt Of the
coai strike. and its happy settlement.
Let no one uuder-ratc the frmncsS of
purpose, the sense of duty, and the
high appreciatiOL Of public accounta-
bility with which this step was taken.
No one of President ROOSevelt'S friends
advised him to attempt what every
one believed would be u failure But
the commission was appointed, its
work was carefully laid out for it, and,
backed rs II was by President Roose
velt's personality and position, it won
peace from the gripled hand OF greed
ard millions Of men, women and chill
drcn were, In consequence. warmed
and fed and sheltered from the storms
of winter.
In this life of ours the first gft to
all the sons of men is courage And
then courage, and again cu.ragc!
Again hen the people BEGAN to de-
spair under the heavy tread Of the
o.erpoweIing trust monopolios PrcSi
dent Roosevelt took the initiati"c 10.
ward rcgua ion by law 81 the illegal
combinations which threaten the
smaller corporations MS wel rs t01i
yiduals. Now. AGAIN thara wore dis
couraaprs OF action. Again there were
many who, seeing the dn@n. stiu
could see no way of escape. Nu
again, tn on@h the constituted ch u
mes Of le4a, action, President RooSc.
welt took e initiative IN the 3pieuSo
against treSnasScrS upon the rat Oull
laws Of com ncrcp and labor In tie
Northern Securities clse the court sls.
tuned the position If the executive.
aid gave the people a lesson "a. to one
lawful way by which Illegal monopo
lies can be COZ uoIrtl.
There hive not b>cn wanting other
examples of courage and sense of re
slnnsiblity in Roosevelt'S presidential