The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1904-08-27
NEW YORK AND ROOSEVELT.

Speculation continues active regard
ing President Roosevelt and his ability
to carry New York State. That Is his
home. He was elected Governor of the
State on his "war record" by meager
majority OF 1900, and unless he can
carry his own State again, his chances
are very elm. Holland" very
thoughtful Republican correspondent.
wrote recently about the situation in the
Empire State as follows;
New York City, however,. looks upon
| President RQaseyalt 3 se Aay. chat
element In the city which represents
well itsgreat constructive energies, high
finances, power for developing commerce
and material prosperity--with a feeling
OF reservation, and that is probably easy
to understand.
If President Roosevelt had, after his
graduation from Harvard, entered into
active business life In New York. or had
achieved success, If not the greatest. in
the practice of his profession, IL he had
been in any way identified with the ma
terial energies that are making New
York what 1t Is, then financial and COM
mercial New YORK would understand
him. But he has never been In the
ranks, so TO speak. His advent into
public life came Immediately after his
graduation from Harvard and years
excursion in Europe. Therefore, New
York business men have had no oppor-
tunitY TO apniy to him the test which
they always apply to men who are
placed in posts OF high executive re-
sponsibility. They look upon President
Roosevelt as wholly inexperienced in
finance, utterly ignorant OF business.
without understanding OF the technical
and practical relation OF statute, common
and constitutional law to business opera
tions; and that being SO, they do not
know how TO measure him, excepting
that the impression has prevailed
through the city that he had an anna
teur's fondness for literature, the appre-
citation Of a sturdy, morally pure, healthy
but wealthy young man for life In the
open air, anc especially life that re-
quired sacrifice Of comforts, and even
Of danger. For all these reasons busi-
ness New York, 10 speak generically,
has viewed Theodore Roosevelt as
citizen apart from, wholly untutored in
any Of those great activities and intel
lectual forces which have made New
| York pre-eminent among American cit
les and now one OF the worlds financial
0enters."
To the above the Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal addsl
New York knows Roosevelt. He has
been the most persistent office-seeker
that this country has ever seen. He ran
the Legislature, he ran for Mayor Of
New York, he ran for Governor, he ran
for Vice. President, and now he is can
didate for President.
| He held the position Of Civil Service
Commissioner. He served as Police
Commissioner Of New York City. He
was Governor Of New York, Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy, volunteer colo
mel in the army, President Of the
United States and finally President. In
none Of these Offices has he done any
marked service. He has been noisy, but
not convincing. He made the poorest
Governor New York has had for many
a day. As President he has arrayed
section against section and revived the
bloody shirt.
| New York seems to be heartily sick o.
him. The New York Sun, Republican
| paper, that has now come out for him
has been assailing him as humbug sol,
dier, a chronic mischief-maker, trans.
parent charlatan, and general disturbe
of Industrial conditions, Notwithstand
ing the fact that the Sun has swallowed
all that 1t has said, that paper evidentl,
despises him. There is indeed an under
current Of disgust with him in the Stat,
of New York.
4 Now, rs New York goes, the Union i
! apt to go in the coming eiection. II Mr.
Roosevelt can't carry his own State
what chance has he to carry Indiana
lNsw Jersey, Connecticut and othe
! doubtful Statsas