The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-11
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gers and weaknesses of our republic
Then again [ admire President Roose-
welt for treating the black men of
the south as human beings. It is today
a question whether the results of the
civil war as embodied in the 18th,
18th and Is tn amendments are not
now being largely nullifed. Today it
may well be asked whether the sacri-
fees of the Union soldier in behalf
of human liberty were not in vain.
The blind prejudice of the south
against President Roosevelt which
flashed out in every southern speech
at the st. Louis convention may well
cause alarm to every friend of human
liberty. President Roosevelt rightly
regards himself as president of the
whole people and not of any class.
Among his many sentences worthy to
be written in letters of gold is this
II do not want to shut the door of
hope on any class of our people,
For that reason he wanted to en-
| courage the most deserving of the
colored race. President Roosevelt has
many other titles to, popular favor.
His insisteneeaon Cuban reciprocity
illustrates his regard for the sacred
ness of the Nations promises. His
settlement of the coal strike not only
shows his moral courage but of itself
places his administration among the
greatest since the organization of our
government. He may justly be re-
garded as the foremost champion of
civil service reform among all our
presidents. He thus has powerfully
contributed to the eradication Of the
spolls system engrafted on the coun-
try in the days of Andrew jackson.
The appointment of the Panama canal
commission strikingly illustrates the
President s character. He refused to
appoint politicians but selected the
most capable engineers, and engineers
too, willing to go to Panama. The
conduct of the Nations foreign af-
fairs under Secretary Hay has been
beyond praise. The same may be said
of every department of the govern
ment. Time is demonstrating the wis
dom of the Nations Philippine policy
to such a degree that even the Fill
pinos themselves prefer our rule to !
This I gather from re-
cent conversations with citizens of the |
Philippine islands.
GA favorite charge Of opponents of
Roosevelt is his 'love of war; Yet
truth compels one to say that not only
did he end the Philippine war which
he received as a legacy from the Nc
Kinley administration but he has
avoided other wars. There have been
only two or three previous admins
trations in American history that have
not had some war with which to deal.
Indian or Otherwise. Not only has
the Rough Rider President whom his
enemies charge with a love for the
smell of powder avoided making for
eign wars but he has used the moral
influence Of his great office to secure
domestic peace. His action in the
coal strike is an illustration of this.
1t must be remembered, too. that so
FAR he has refused to send Federal
troops to interfere with state affairs
in Pennsylvania and Colorado. TIL
vas his administration which secured
he reference of the Venezuelan from
Die with England and Germany to The
Hague tribunal. His administration
S thus pre-eminently one of peace. AS
Sonkling sal dof Grant: His great
less is not only that of things said J.
'ut of things done President Roose-
relt's administration is one of
Today much depends !.
N the personal character of the Pres
dent. In voting for Roosevelt. and
lpholding him in his honest and cour- y
geous course, the American voter ,
vii honor himself and his country
nd insure the present unparalleled
rosperlty which we now enjoy
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