La Junta tribune., 1904-09-17
SAFEST MAN IN COUNTRY
Three Years In the White Hosse and q
No Time Has Anythisg Bees Dose that
Did Not Tend Toward Peace
with All the World.

define his opposition to the President.
the inevitable reply Is that Roosevelt
= an unsafe man."
Now, is he?
What makes an unsafe man? When
= . man safe and when is he danger
ous7 How are we to judge n man
By what he has done or by what some
one says he may dol Are We justified
in calling 4 man unsafe who has all
bis life been eminently safe! Is not .
man entitled to the reputation he makes
for himselff
For three years Theodore Roosevelt
has had absolute power. as President Of
the United States. and yet during that
three years. although called to the great
ONCE suddenly, as the result Of a hor-
rible murder. he has never lost his head.
He has never done q 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?
II was also freely predicted that hs
would break with the Republican ma
jority In the House and the Senate. and
that he wcald insist on having his own
way, disregarding the advice Of the
time-hOnored leaders Of the party. Has
he done so7
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
anchored than to-day? This has not
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, IL 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 ex.
traordinnry tact. which have won for the
United States the respect Of the civil.
lied world.
Record In Diplomacy.
Look over the record Of the State De-.
partment under Theodore Roosevelt fOs
the last three years, and see bow 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 .
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 4 misstep on the part Of
the Uuitsd States. A little too much
bluster, . little too pronounced brag.
failure In tact at the proper moment. .
substitution Of tmidity for bravery. or
OF rashness for conservatism BY Theo.
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feeling In Canada into 4 dangerous
fame The Alaska boundary was A.
inheritance from the Mckinley admin.
istration, but It was safely settled un-
der Roosevelt. settled to the credit Of
the United States. settled without the
loss Of an inch Of American territory.
and settled. too. without the destruction
Of the friendly feeling between Greet
Britain and the United States.
When Germany and England were as
the threats Of the little republic Of
venesueIa, an unsafe President might
easiiy have involved us in war with
those two countries. and . imid Presi-
dent might easily have brought upon the
nag the shame Of the rest Of the world.
Rusaia 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
Greet Secretary Of State. appointed b.
MckInley and unhesitatingly retained
By Roosevelt, has 30 successfully direct
ed the course Of American diplomacy
that the United States to-day is n much
the friend Of Russia as Il u Of the little
fighting cock. Japan. The United Statss.
IN fact, has dictated the diplomatic CON-
duct Of hostilities between Russia an1
japan. This country has dominated IL
situation, and yet at no time has thsro
bsen the slightest danger that ws might
become smbroilsd with any foreign aa-
tion.
oafs Every Dsy In ths Ysas.
Thsse are he actual results Of three
ysars ef The foreign policy Of Thsodoes
Roosevelt. the man who. when ~ 60
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