Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-10
R00SEvEITS QUALITIES.
They Insure Success Both as Soldier
and ctatesmaa-

'If we were seeking soldier" ssid
Senator Bailey, Of Texas in opening the
Democratic campaign in Brooklyn last
week, Il should prefer the President to
almost any other man in public life.
As We are seeking a statesman. bOE'
ever, | Ehoad prefer almost any other
man in public life to the President"
They tell us the President is brave.
Mr. Bailey continued. and 50 he Is. bu,
he IS as rash as be I. brave. lie would
be one Of the best men to lead a desper-
ate charge IN time Of war. bat he is one
Of the worst men to administer a great
government in time ef peace"
Coming from the junior senator from
Texas, where every boy baby is colonel
before he is wcaned and n statesman as
soon as be sheds his milk teeth. this is
as unexpected as IL is in part untrue.
Senator Bailey has sacrificed his ad-
miration Tor military genius and his rec
ogu!tion OF It's almost universal coin
cldence with statesmAnlike qualities 10
the sxigencies OF a political campaign.
All history teaches that the qualities
that 20 20 make successful soldier
are the effective equipment Of the sue
cessful statesman.
Caesar crossed the Rubicon before be
put aside the crown upon the Luper-
cal.
Bonaparte devastated all Europe BE-
fore be gave to France the Code Napo-
icon.
Cromwell triumphed At Naseby before
he held the rrins as Protector with a
hrmHess and justice thst deserved the
emulation Of king.-
Ia our land, from Washington down
10 Roosevelt, experience has proved that
the lie Of the camp is no unht train
ins for the presidency. The Hst includes
At Least one Democrat. now almost can
ouized who .lrsed his way 10 the White
House with his sword and retained the
presidency n second term through the
wisdom % doing things" which con
founded the drawing room statesman
OF his day and party.
We cannot say that Theodore Boose-
welt is an ahler or a braFer soldier
than Andrew jackson. But we doubt
II Senator Bailey wunid seriously main
tain that the hero Of New Orleans was
as anenabie 70 the counsels OF reason
and righteousness aui the letter o. the
constitution a. the soldier who for three
ysars has administered our government
soberly. seriously and successfully, se-
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pFedes tssoE.
Every Republican president elected
since the civil war-GranL Hayes. Gar
ield. Harrison. MeKiniey sal
der before he was President and none
of thcm was the worse for havln. seen
service tn tire deid Tor his country. Bat
they were aN something more than soi
diers-they were born administrators.
And 50 Is Theodore Roosevelt. In the
brief span % less than a quarter OF
century Of public life he has compressed
more kinds of public usefulness than
was ever dreamed Of Ia the dolce far
nieute philosophy Of the Texas Senator.
Being n soldier In Cuba was only
an incident IN bis career OF cesseless
activity. As assembiyman. ranchsr
puhlicis;. civil service commissioner
police commissioner, colonel. Governor
of New York. aud President Of the Uni
ted States. Theodore Roosevelt has al
ways horne himself as an honest. cap
able. efficient American citizen. which
j. more creditable than being merely n
soldier or merely carpet statesman.