Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-12

VOWED in a private war on Our own
account?
Roosevelt's bellicose disposition and
his love of military display show on
every occasion. He even went TO the
national convention that nominated
him for vice president partly in mill
tary uniform, wearing a military hat.
His enemies might argue that this
was due solely to vanity and TO Il dc
sire to advertise the short military
service that he had experienced. 1t
seems, however, more charitable ana
more appropriate from respect for the
high office which he now holds 10 say
this was nothing more than a badge
Of his love for the strenuous life.
The people of the United States have
loved and hOnored many soldiers with
experience in battles, but not one who
failed TO display personal modesty or
who believed that war was Il good
thing. The most famous and most a7-
pIauded saying of Grant was, Let uS
have peace" General Sherman's de-
scription of war as hell will be quot
ed after his march through Georgia is
forgotten.
er shown a preference for a policy OF
brag and buster advocated by Il hero
of a single fight, nor Will they elect
president a bIusterer, u swaggerer, 4
Bombastes Furioso or a Tartarin of
Oyster Bay.
Although the gospel Of war is a new
doctrine in the United States, Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not been original
in this He has been the enthusiastic
imItator and disciple of another. Il
foreign master whom he has surpaSS-
ed In the others own field. His Ian
guage was the copy until it grew more
violent than that of his great and
good friend. the war lord. the Emperor
William. Hoch der Kaiser.
Do you not believe that when the
dignified. courteous and conservative
gentleman who presided for so many
years in our highest court Of justice
in this state is in the White House he
will he able to assert the rights o.
Americans with more temperance and
equal firmnesSE
During the last eight years. while IL"
Republican party has been in power,
we have seen Il constant increase in
discomfort between the different classes
of the community-moT and more
strikes and lockopts. Larger national
expenses. the burden of which we pay
in taxation raise the price of every
thing that We buy.
Many Of these evils can be cured by
the repeal of statutes that directly teEd
to produce them. some by resolution
and fearless enforcement of the pres
ent laws In this emergency the ship
OF state should be steercd by man
whose frmneSs, consistency. delibera-
ton, respect for law and that moral
courage which is rarcr than the audac-
ity of a boxer or the bold words Of i
braggart who always has a cannon i'll
his mouth.
In which of the two candidates are
you more likely to find these qualities
Both have been tried by experience i'll
great public positions.
Examine the career and the insight
it affords of the character of the Re
publican candidate, and you will find
that next 10 IoudnesS in words he is
most conspicuous for fickleness and in
consistency.
DO you not think that we should
elect as president of the United States
man who will pay his railroad fare
out OF his own pocket? Should not a
public officer who receives Il salary of
500. 900 a year be able to afford to do
this?
do not accuse President Roosevelt
OF taking these free passes, worth more
than $4,000 in cash. as a bride not to
do his duty. l presume that he would
not have accepted that amount OF mon
ey or any amount of money i'll green
backs or gold from any corporation. 1t
displays. however, a singular obtuse-
ness in intellect or in the moral per
ceptlon To see any distinction between
one case and the other.