The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-12

an overwhelming victory on that issue.
From the standpoint of his personality,
every state taat has yet held their con.
yentions indorse him warmly as an in
dividuai and citizen Of the true American
type-a man Of brains, common sense,
industrious, honest guileless and truly
American in thong aud deed.
The administratil ,as been indorsed
in all the states vkere state conyen.
tions have been held in the most forcible
can people, and all other states viii fol-
low suit. There Is, indeed. general
satisfaction with the policy OF tae I'D,
ministration and its achievements that
allays all shadow Of doubt as to the
widespread approval Of him and the ad.
ministration existing from ocean to
ocean and from the lakes to the gulf.
There has been an outline OF the plat.
form that will be adopted by the nat.
ional convention at Chicago and there is
no thought Of it doing Otherwise than
assuming full responsibility of the pres
ent administration, and proud is the
party to 90 before the people with it.
President Roosevelt's work has been one
Of the greatest within the history OF
the nation and ne has accomplished some
remarkably beneficial things for the ma.
ton. The administration has made
record that appeals to every patriotic
man and especially to all members of
the Republican party. That they will,
in fact have already concluded taat the
present national policies should continue
no one ventures TO doubt and that
means that he viii be given an over
whelming vote. There is really no I'M
certainty in the minds of the people
about the results of the vote next fall.
and, Democracy itself is, almost willing
to admit as much. Secretly they do ad.
nit it, but with tae hope that some.
thing unforeseen and unlocked for will
happen they cling to the last straw.
Nothing done by the party under the
Roosevelt administration has been con.
ccaled. There is nothing to be ashamed
Of, nothing TO apologize for nothing
that need not be risked TO the scrutiny
Of the people without regard to politics.
nothing that the American people wonld
care to change. Among its acts was the
prosecution of corrupt officials Of the
Post Office department, instituted BY
President Roosevelt himself and prose.
cuted with force. The administration
was not responsible for this corruption
in official circles, but the credit Of clean.
ing house in the Post Office department
Is entirely due TO the administration.
There is nothing to be ashamed Of on
this point. II shows that Roosevelt
wants honest government and proposes
to have it and is having it. Certainly
there are none SO preiudieed and stupid
and dishonest as to condemn him for
this? Then. why should there be any
apologyg Why should political party
undertake. to fight him on account of
this important correction in government
life at Washington? What effect would
such opposition have on the people gen.
orally? The only result would be to
bring them into still closer tonch with
him and his principles and give aim
their best support
The antitrust law has also been sus,
tanned by his administration. 1t was
he and those around him who pushed the
matter Of the Northern Securities to
termination and decision in the Su
preme Court Of the United States, and
by the way, it is a fact that all The Re.
publican members Of that tribunal vot.