The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-10
a a Spirit of the Press
Four Years More of Roosevelt.

Four Years More of Roosevelt.
New York World
The expected has happened as to
the result of the election-the un,
expected as to the magnitude of the
victory. The Republican partv. called
to power in the political and business
chaos of 1896, is still riding on the
tide of success.
The World has never expected nor
predicted different outcome of the
campaign 1t has never deceived itself
nor attempted to mislead it's readers
as to the extreme probability of Mr.
Roosevelts election. 1t has made its
fight on principle, regardless of re-
suits. There is no connection between
success and moral convictions
Whatever chance there may have
been for the Democrats was thrown
away at St. Louis. A party that has
been eight-tenths, wrong. for eight
years cannot regain public confidence
at once by being even eight-tenths
right-particularly when on the vital
question of honest monesr it was set
right only under comDulsion by it's
nominee.
The extreme and unnecessary state
ment in the MISUNDERSTANDING is
robbery as criminal a pol
icy as old as CIR government, hurt the
doubtful States, all of which are heav-
lily interested in manufactures.
Judge Parker was seriously handi-
capped, too, by the National Commit
tees choice of a Chairman.
Undoubtedly, too, the Democratic
candidate suffered from the character
and reputation Of some of his most
conspicuous supporters in this State.
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the start. Judge Parker made mis-
take in remaining on the bench SO
long leaving a clear field to his OPP
pOnents. instead of entering at once
upon that ''wide-awake campaign"
which The World called for on July q.
The World insisted that there must
be an aggressive and progressive
campaign of ideas and principles, Of
enthusiasm for a great moral
cause"
In the last two weeks the campaign
was raised to this level but it was
then too late. Had the work done
at the end of October been begun IL
Juiy-before nearly z hunNred days
had been wasted in mere uIIatOry in
actiOn-the showing made would have
been far more creditable, though the
of the Republican triumph
shows that Democratic defeat was m
AS to Mr.. Roosevelt:
The World does not and will not
abate one jot of it's opposition to all
that the President has stood for most
conspicuously in this campaign. But
it will continue to treat him fairly,
as it has always done in the past
as it did, for Instance, when it gave
such ample recognition to his North
arn Securities achievement when it
praised him for keeping the peace in
Venezuela, and when 1t defended him
against the criticisms of his hospi-
tality to Booker Washington. The
World will sustain him when he is
right and criticise him when he seems
to it to be wrong. and will hope for
the best Perhaps the thought of the
moral forces arrayed against him by
opinion in the contest
Just closed, even though it was inef-
fectual, must have a SOLDERING effect
On his reckless temperament 1t GER
-ainly should.
The result of the esfection follows
naturally from the apparent prosper
ty of the country which gave to the
party in power an advantage which IL
S never easy to overcome. Many Re-
Dublicans refused to take Mr.. Roose- |
Eelt seriously in MS own pose as the
lord of the Big Stick and Regulator
(I the w eSItGll hemisphere. 1IeN
gayly declined t. believe that, if cleo
ted he will continue 1.-The same eX-
-rava CANT use of the public money.
They looked upon him as honest and
Hell-meaning, however headstrong ana
cratic and the vote shows that the
of the PEOPLE admired him.
They put aside the Cortelyou scandal
With the cynical assertion that the
other party was just as bad" and
held all fair in politics as i'm war.
Their attitude and feeling may have
been lamentable, but there they are!
1t can truly be said of the peoples
choice of Mr.. Roosevelt. as Disraeli
said of the man who married sec
)nd time: ut is a triumph of hope
over experience" If President RoOse- |
yelt Will be satisfied with this sple0-
lid vote of confidence, the climax of
MS whole career the greatest person
Al triumph ever won by any President
if he will strive for four years for
he place i'm history to which his ear
Ter ideals would have bid him aspire
the popular mandate resisted and |
Ieplored by Democrats and indeDend- |
,nts may yet redounG 10 the welfare
and the true glory of the Republic |
His announcement that he will not |
be a candidate for reelection is a |
frst firm and most sagacious step In |
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