The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-19
Why
Should Any Republican Op-
pose Roosevelt.
Or Introduce Side issues That
Will Lessen the Presidents
Popularity.

Ayear ago. the Republican State !
Convention of Ohio unanimously err
dorsed Roosevelt for President in |
1901.
This was done because the Rspub-
lican leaders in the State, big and
little, knew that he deserved a NOM
ination, ought to have it. and would
get it.
| What has Roosevelt done since
then to justify any Republican in OPP
posing him now, questioning his pop
ularity, or raising factional issues,
that can only divide the party and
Iiujure the chances for his cleo
tion?
1t would be very d.fficultult for
any one to give to the people a satis
factory answer to this question.
1t is not strange therefore that the
lpeople are beginning to uncork their
wrath, and speak out about those
Republicans who are nnrsing foolish
ideas that somebody else will be the
Republican candidate.
The Democrats are the only ones
who will profit by such disloyalty in
the republican ranks.
We are not surprised at the grape
vine stories that are so assiduously
cultured and circulated by the DEM
: ocratic press, but We are surprised
that certain metropolitan Rspubli-
: can Ohio dailies give currency TO
!. these stories, while they have not a
n word of praise for Roosevelt.
II What has Roosevelt done to justify
d this change in the attitude of any
iOhio Republican?
4 His position on the Trust question
|. was as well known a year ago. as ii
4 lis now, and both Houses have en-
dorsed his position.
His position on the Philippines
u lquestion and the Cuban question
J. vas as well known then as il is now
j and on both these questions he La
O only carried out the policy of McKiL
4 ley. and on both of them he has beer
/; endorsed by both Houses of Congress
j He has stood for good government il
\ the Philippines, and for the indepen
4 depce and cordial relations will
: Cuba, and in these points the people
il are overwhelmingly With him.
a He has stood pat on the tariff ant
s sound money and there has been M
Ie change in his policy on these ques
.d tions, since he was endorsed a yea
Il ago.
He has demanded an open door fol
the trade of the world with China
,t and has secured it.
r He has made war upon coal barons
Dl railroad masnates, beef trusts, ant
ID others who have sought to rob tn,
III people by lawless methods, and Con
e gress has given him all the necessar,
o power and money to meet all thes
i Ierils. What candidate would dar,
I. go before the people and question
ST his position upon these great evils
n What man would dare to run as
r, Republican candidate, if he secure
Y his nomination by condemning Roose
6 velt's position upon these questions
O. His position on the Panama cana
o, Iquestion has been changed since
Ell year ago, by the exigency of events
nt but his position radical and fearles
pt as it was, has been endorsed by tn
a Democrats and Republicans OF tt
c. U. S. Senate-only I6 out of 90 Sena
Sc tors voting against the ratificatio
OF of the treaty with Panama,
in Here is a man who has carried Cor
NJ gress and the people with him o
D.. every measure he has put forward
rs he is man of remarkable pei
ht sonal popularity, he is born leader
re he has shown himself one of the wis
est Statesmen, he is a man of stel
ling honesty and integrity, he is no
afraid to do right, he knows a rascs
on sight, he has the genius of govern
ment and leadership, he is gran
TYPE OF an American citizen, and h
Is admired the world over.
Il But has done some things tina
- have made him enemies. lie has oil
dered the prosecution of men VIII
were found stealing from the Go,
ernment, and he has enforced tn
Law just as impartially against mi
lionaires as he has against miners
and he recognizes no mans right I
OrI trample under foot the laws of tn
country.
But for these things the peopl
love hir, and they will again max
him their President as surely as tn
N election day rolls around.
ar II behoves every one who doesn'
IN want to be run over 10 get out of tn
s. way of the Republican elephant an
to the Roosevelt wagon, 1904, for the
a are already on the road to victory
ASA BUSHNELL was a man worth