The state herald., 1904-09-16
Democratic Charge Against
President Roosevelt that Is
Without Foundation.
SAFEST MAN IN COUNTRY
Three Years in the White House and at
No Time Has Anything Been Done thct
Did Not Tend Toward Peace
with All the World.

define his opposition to the President,
the inevitable reply is that Roosevelt
b an unsafe man."
Now, is he?
What makes an unsafe man? When
Is man safe and when is he danger
GUS? How are we TO judge man
by what he has done or by what some
one says he may do? Are we justified
In calling man unsafe who has all
his life been eminently safe? Is not
man entitled to the reputation he makes
for himself?
For three years Theodore Roosevelt
has had absolute power, as President of
tho United States, and yet during that
three years, although called to the great
office suddenly, as the result of hOr-
rible murder, he has never lost his head.
He has never done dangerous thing,
he has at no time involved the country
In difficulties, either at home or abroad.
False Predictions.
Immediately following the murder Of
William Mckinley predictions were
freely made in the Democratic press
that President Roosevelt would involve
the country In war Has he done SO?
It was also freely predicted that he
would break with the Republican ma
jority in the House and the Senate, and
that he would insist on having his own
way, disregarding the advice Of the
Gme-honored leaders OF the party. Has
he done so?
Does not every one know, on the con-
trary, that the conditions of peace be-
tween the United States and the rest
of the world were never more securely
han has
been because the President has not had
an opportunity to go TO war. There
have been half dozen such opportuni-
ties at the very least since he became
President. when, II he had been the un-
safe man he was alleged to be, he might
easily have involved us in war with one
or more OF the great powers OF Europe.
He has met every diplomatic emergency
with rough and ready diplomacy and er-
traoriinary tact, which have won for the
United States the respect OF the civil
ized world.
Record In Diplomacy.
Look over the record OF the State De.
partment under Theodore Roosevelt for
the last three years. and see how much
has been accomplished TO uphold the dig
nifty and the honor OF the United States.
without at any time causing the slight
est apprehension Of foreign war. 1t was
during the present administration that a
special commission was appointed to ad-
Just the disputed boundary between aias-
ka and the Dominion OF Canada. Some
of the Canadian people and papers talked
rather savagely. There was every op-
portunity for a misstep on the part Of
the United States. A little too much
HAL
failure In tact at the proper moment, a
substitution OF umidlty for bravery. or
of rashness for conservatism by Theo-
dore Roosevelt would have famed the
feeling In Canada into dangerous
fame. The Alaska boundary was an
inheritance from the Mckinley admin
istration. but II was safely settled un-
der Roosevelt, settled to the credit OF
the United States. settled without the
ioss OF an inch Of American territory,
and settled. too, without the destruction
Of the friendly feeling between Great
Britain and the United States.
When Germany and England were at
the throats OF the little republic OF
Venezuela, an unsafe President might
easily have involved us In war with
those two countries. and ,imid Presi-
flag the shame OF the rest Of the world.
Russia and Japan have been at war.
The sentiment OF the people In this
country has been largely In favor OF
Japan. Yet John Hay. the wise and dis
erect Secretary OF State appointed by
Mckinley aud unhesitatngly retained
by Roosevelt, has 30 successfully direct
cd the course OF American diplomacy
A.y a.. "A a. L..
the friend OF Russia as II Il OF the little
fighting g-oock, Japan. The United States,
In fact. has dictated the diplomatic con.
duct OF hostilities between Russia and
Japan. This country has dominated the
situatlon, and yet at no time has there
been the slightest danger that we might
become smbroilcd with any foreign ma
tion.
safe Every Dsy In the Yssr.
These are the actual results Of three
years OF the foreign policy OF Theodore
Roosevelt. the man who. when he en-
tered the White House as the result OF a
muricrous bullet, was by his political ad.
ser-arics pictured TO the other nations Of
che world ns brargart and a swash.
buekler. lie has been safe always safe.
every day and every hour. since he has
been President Of the United States. lie
has never lowered III. American aag to
anybody. he has never been forced 10
apologize and he has conducted every
episode Of our foreign policy. with the
advice of John Hay. ln such a way as
10 preserve tho honor Of the American
Republic. and 10 gain the respect Of the
SOW signs of the world, There il not a
King. nor an emperor, nor y president,
nor a potential, from rekin 10 Timbuctoo
who does not know to-day that Theo.
dore Roosevelt Ia of the hes, American
type. honest, frank, courageous, senri.
BILE. and always safe for those who treat
him fairly.
Men Of the l,oossrsl, type ar. unsafe
only 10 the dishonest. 10 the dls'nrbcra
of the peace Of nations. 10 the graf,ers
Ut home and the rrabber- rbrosi. 10 the
inanipulntots Of markets and tho wreck.
srs of nations. 10 the honest men. "a
the people of the home and the hrc-ide
u the good king aud 10 the good subject
The Roosevelt, type II the safest thing In
oil this world