The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-14
THE LIyEST or THE ISSUES.

clans are endeavoring 10 induce tn
country to make light of the issue TO
which Candidate Roosevelt stand
more clearly than he does for an,
other. That is an issue based upol
himself, an issue of his own creation
an issue which is largely matter 0
personality.
1t was officially made an issue b.
Ex-Governor Black of New York. IL
his speech presenting the name o.
Mr.. Roosevelt to the Chicago conven
ton. An apotheosis of war and the
dedication of the candidate as the
war lord--this was the keynote OF
Governor Blacks speech. The coun
try. he argued, should elect Mr.. Roose-
Welt, not because he stands for peace
or any of its accomplishments, but
solely because he is quick on the trig-
ger He gave eloquent voice 10 the
cry that since the little scrap with
Spain the United States has become
world power and must in conse-
quence enter upon a policy of initial
ing the monarchies of the old world
by crowding on steam in building up
a great navy and greater standing
army at the expense of the people;
we must be ever ready for the wars
alarm, and must have in the White
House a man who Is eager and anx-
ious to sound it,
1t was an admirable speech-of its
kind. Had it not been carefully edit.
ed at the White House. 1t would have
given rise to the suspicion that the
brilliant ex-governor of New York
was engaged in the, TO him, pleasing
occupation of sticking a large. keen
knife between the ribs of Mr. Roose-
welt, but II met the heartiest approval
of the Republican candidate because
1t was the expression OF his own
ideas, the picture of himself which he
most loves. When he was assistant
secretary Of the navy, Mr.. Roosevelt,
in addressing the naval war college,
declared
No triumph of peace is quite so
great as the supreme triumph Of
war"
And this is still his creed
In no portion OF his admirable
speech is the Democratic nominee
happier than in his calm dissection
of this rampant militarism. Judge
Parker's words cannot but make the
strongest possible impression upon
the American people. He stands for
all that is wise and conservative AMI
truly American when he says:
Ours is a world power and as such
it must be maintained, but | deny
that il is al all recently that the
United States has attained that emf
nence. Our country became a world
power over a century ago, when, hay
ing thrown off foreign domination,
the people established free govern
ment, the source OF whose authority
sprung, and was continuously to pro
coed. from the will Of the people
themselves. II grew as world pow
er as its sturdy citizens, to whose
natural increase were added immi-
grants from the old world seeking 10
obtain here the liberty and prosperity
denied them in their own countries,
spread over the face of the land re-
duced the prairies and forests To cul-
tiyation, built cities, constructed
highways and railroads, till now a ma
tion which al the formation Of the
numbered only three
in population has become
eighty millions, ana from ocean to
ocean and the lakes TO the gulf the
country Is the abode of a free and
prosperous people advanced in the
highest degree in the learning and
arts Of civilization. II is the liberty,
the advancement and the prosperity
of the citizens, not any career of con
quest. that make the country a world
power. This condition we owe to the
bounty Of providence. unfolded in the
great natural resources OF the coun-
try, to the wisdom of our fathers
manifested in the form of govern
ment established by them. to the en-
ergy, industry. moral character and
spirit of the people them
selves.
I'VE are not a military people, bent
on conquest, or engaged in extend /
ing our domains in foreign lands. or
DESTROYS OF securing natural advant-
ages, however great, by force; but a
people loving peace. not only for our
selves. but for all the nations Of the
earth"
There are strong indications that
the wiser Republicans are doing ev-
erything in their power to get away
from that issue The Republican or
gans have been given the tip and /
they are carefully ignoring all refer
ence to the Black speech. They are
talking peace. peace: but the issue {
has been fairly and squarely made /
and upon this issue Of the real Roose-
vslJism. more than upon any other, |
this years campaign Is to be waged I.
Atlanta Constitution.