The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-07
NOMINATION. EASY.
But It VIII be More Difficult to Elect
Roosevelt.
New York Eveninr Past1

Roosevelt.
(New Yerk Evening Post)
It has been very easy to nominate Theo-
uofe Roosevelt; II viii be more difficult
20 eject MIN. lie was the inevitable can
didate OF his party, though many OF the
leaders dislike him and many of it's rank
dhc ME distrust him; but he Is not the in
etilable candidate OF American voters
With the alternative of a trustworthy
democrat. From now on begins the proc
IS or persuasion, and what have the Re
Ruohcans 10 offer but the magic name of
roosevelt The party cries ring hollow I;
pros perlty-compeliing protection meets
the TACT OF business depression. anti-com-
IN. saihe oIstefy would leave vacuum in
The campaign chest. shipping subsidies
cannot be advocated IL the face Of a de-
pieted treasury sound currency is a non
contentious issue; even on the subject Of
IMPERIALISM no one longer seriously urges
Mr.. Koosevelt's theta g-wilI-Stay- put
4 argument We doubt IL any Republican
campaign committee has faced a contest
with 50 little partisan ammunition IN re-
serve Charges OF panic and disloyalty
upon the Democrats are worn out What
remains Is simply the siamoT that sur
rounds the personality and the deeds Of
the candidate.
Whoever doubts that Mr.. Roosevelt is
the sole Republican issue has only to re-
mark the last two DAYS of the convention.
What changed the apathy that greeted
Ar. Root weiEhty chronicle of Repub-
ilcan SUCCESSES into the tremendous en-
thCsiasm that followed the braggadocio
concerning Raisuli Governor Blacks
fiemboysnt portrait Of stern. unterrified
war chief and Mr.. Meningitis florid
visions of the commercial conquest of the
world? Why. simply the Introduction Of
DIR. Roosevelt in his heFoic-We may say,
his Legendary aspect II. was this that
moved E0gEed and bound delegates to en-
thusiasm; il is in this sign that the Re-
publican party viii conquer next NoVem-
hcF. If conquer ii can But It IS terrible
thing 10 be legendary before YOU are
dead Few statesmen have had Dis
raeii's luck 70 keep even pace with the
popular belief in them. and no statesman
who ever SO little disapBOints q people
habituated TO sean him in heroic dimen-
sions is forgiven. Witness the most n
stFuetive instance Of Admiral Dewey.
The triumph of Mr. Roosevelt. then, de-
ponds largely upon his ability TO seem for
the next four months as lovahle, pictur-
esque. incalcuiable, sensational, heroic. as
he has appeared for the past seven wears.
II IS task to appall any one but Thee,
dore Roosevelt II may We'll TRANSCEND
even his Eistrionic powers, hsmpeTed as
he is by the presidential office. For your
professional hero Is terribly in danger OF
repeating himself. and even more in peril
Of taking the fatal step from the sublime
TO the ridiculous. And Mr.. Roosevelt is
driven toward an awkward dilemma
Could he carry on his continuous heroic
performance at pressure which would
but Just content the strenuous west ne
would take the risk Of soaring the effete
east into the arms of any reasonably rest
full Democrat. To Brighten the east
means O sap the golden stream of cam
naign contributions at its Wau street
fountain-head, and drouth at this point
is serious. for even the west viii not in
definitely shout itself thirsty at its own
expense. Yet We believe that Nh Roose-
welt must confidently cast himself upon
his legend. The hypocrisy Of posing az
safe candidate merely would be as in
tolerable to him as II would be transpar-
ent to all his doubtful supporters For
this campaign he j. the party, and the
Republicans will find in his volatile per
CfFPnEfn
wea kness.
Herein lies obviously the opportunity Of
the Democrats They may present not
only man but programme. Their man
cannot possibly rival Mr.. Roosevelt in So
called popular qualities; he may. however.
nave the advantage OF presenting hlInset
He need not divert the energy fairly due
to advocacy of his party's principles INTO
incessant self-explOitatiOn or heroic at
ternpts to bolster ND a waning legend. AS
he reveals his personality to his fellow
countrymen. he need not be haunted by
the narrowing fear that he Is being found
out. This is a dread that can never be
very far away from Mr. Roosevelt. who
must know better than any of US how
vulnerable his legend really is. There is
also great advantage Tor new eah9i-
date Of = regenerated Democracy In the
fact that everything possible has been
said in extolling Mr. Rooseveits virtues,
and the country is possibly Just a httle
bit weary of its strenuous ArlStideS- II
is certain that Mr.. Roosevelt viii win
very few votes between now and NoveHl-
Der; he may lose many. Yesterday after
noon he touched his maximum strength
Il sufficient and overwhelming strength u
may be: but his qualities and the position
of his party are 50 well known that II
there is any weakness today that weak
ness is irTeparable. Either Mr. Blacks
Boosting yesterday WAS ruth or mere
buster: let the Democrats prove which
Their nope of beating Roosevelt lies IN
striking him where he is YuineFaole-in
his enormous cgotism and capacity LOT
swift error and in attacking his party
where it is most open in its stolid al
hesion to the selfish interests II has VIII
lingly confused with the American people
The combination of a man of solid parts
standing not on glamour but on prinei-
pie would to many be far more attractive
than the spectacle Of a man Of glamour
laundering upon the slippery planks OF
the present Republican platform. To-
wards Mr. Roosevelt's future the attitude
of thoughtful men Is that OF the pubiicist
Neither toward Bismarck, then am
bassadOr at Paris. whom DTouyT de
Lhuys. the French foreign minister, nad
declared to be a negligible quantity
Alas" said Neither, we shall see that
man at work; he is more than dangerous;
he is attractive" With all willingness TO
admit Mr.. Roosevelt's attYaetiyeneSs $,
there is considerable dread OF seeing the
man at work