Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-08-31
THE SACRAMENTO BEE.
California Democratic Newspapers
Reasons for Supporting Roosevelt.

California Democratic Newspapers
Reasons for Supporting Roosevelt.
The Sacramento Daily Bee hereto
fore the Leading California Democratic
daily, has thrown up the Democratic
sponge and will support the Republican
ticket, giving the following reasons:
1.-The Bee can say for Theodore Roose-
welt that the trusts do not want him.
while they do want Parker.
And it can say Of the Republican
platform that whenever there was any
thing to be said any public issue, It
said it. 1t did not hesitate and STAN
mer aud stutter and finally put out a
long farrago Of words. saying much and
meaning nothing; nor did it smother the
question altogether. on the ground that
there were no v0tes to be got by lnjur1ng
anyb0dyss feelings on either side. -
The Republican platform stands out
IN the open and says: Here [ am. You
can either take me or leave me-
The Democratic platform darts out
sEeakingly like a Chatham street sec
tnd-hand clothing dealer. appealing to
each voter: My opinions are just the
same Rs yours. Not are yours? Come
In and I'll show you a coat that will
perfectly fit YOU / can fit any man OF
any size
in this world men cannot get all they
want, nor half they desire. They must
nuke choice between what is set be
fore them.
And the Bee chooses Theodore Roose-
xeh in preference to Alton Brooks
Parker.
'It chooses Roosevelt because with
all his faults. he stands self-reliant in
his American manhood. independent
courageous, plucky. conscientious. un-
trammeed and unpurchasable. shackled
to no syndicate of corporations: the
thrall of no criminal coterie waxing tat
upon Illegal profits: the automatic
meuthpiece Of no predatory monetary
combination evading just laws now ON
the statute books and numbering honest
measures in the womb of legislation
1T opposes Alton Brooks Parker be-
cause he is not a free agent: because
he is but as clay in the hands of the
potter, and that potter August Belmont
because he is merely the graphophon.;
of Wall street. and what little The Peo-
pie have heard through the machine has
Enthusiastically revealed the Voice of His
Master: because he is to-day but the
instrument which the Trusts hope TO use
In discipIining Theodore Roosevelt for
daring to place the slightest barrier III
their way.
1t chooses Theodore Roosevelt be-
cause it considers the President should
be man whe can be dealt with directly
1T opposes Alton Brooks Parker be-
eause it does not believe the people Of
this great nation should select as Pres
W.
Crusoe.
1T chooses Theodore Roosevelt be-
cause one great Issue this time is the
man, aad Roosevelt represents that in
AL it's courage and all its Americanism.
lit opposes Alton Brooks Parker be-
esuse he is merely the automatic repre-
sentative Of the machine.
1T chooses Theodore Roosevelt be-
cause he stands for the rights of the
eolored race. for justice to the down
trodden, the oppressed. fine DISTINGUISHED
1T opposes Alton Braaks Parker be-
cause he is put forth Gn platform
which. cowarff1y evading fhe vital issue
in the South. not only silently approves
the rankest injustice to the negro-an
injustice that has the additional ,iemerit
of unc0nstitutionality-b adds insult
do justice to the black mann as 'sn at
tempt 10 kindaa anew radical and fac
tionai strife
at chooses Theodore Roosevelt be-
canse the one great and oyershadowing
issue in this campaign will be whether
The trusts shall dominate this country.
snap their fingers at the laws Of the
present. and strange further needed leg
isation at it's birth or whether the peo-
pie shall hold these syndicated infamies
i'm check
1T was on that issne the trusts would
have defeated the nomination of Theo-
iore Roosevelt if they could.
1T is on that basis they will put
money in the fight for Alton Brooks
Parker. whom they nominated and whom
they control.
Finally. the Bee chooses Theodore
Roosevelt because ne is free man.
1T opposes Alton Brooks Parker be-
cause he is a bondman-tied hand and
foot to Wall street and the trusts