Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
UNSAFE! UNSAFE!.
Democratic Charge Against Pres.
ident Roosevelt That Is
Without Foundation.
THREE YEARS IN WHITE HOUSE
And at NoTimo Has Anything Been
Done That Did,Not Tend Toward
Peace with All the World.

When the bitter personal attacks on
Theodore Roosevelt are analysed, and
when Democratic agitat6r is asked
TO define his opposition TO the presi-
dent the inevitable reply is that
'HooseVeltis an unsafe man"
Now, l. he?
What makes an unsafe uan2 When
Is n man safe and when is he uai.5scr-
Gus? How are we to judge a man
by what he has done or by what some
one says he may do? Are we justified
in calling a man unsafe who has all
his life been eminently safe? Is not a
man entitled to the reputation he
makes for himself?
For three years Theodore Roosevelt
has had absolute power, as president
of the United States, and yet during
that three years, although called to the
great,office suddenly, IS the result of a
horrible murder, he has never lost his
head. He has never done d dangerous
thing, he has at no time involved the
country in difficulties, either at home
or abroad.
False Predictions.
Immediately following the murder
of William Mckinley predictions were
freely made in the Democratic press
that President Rooseveitwould involve
the country IN war. Has he done sof
II was also freely predicted that he
would break with the Republican ma
jority in the house and the senate, and
that he wouldinsiSt onShaving his own
way, Designating the advice of the
ttme-honoreCSieade of the party. Has
he done SO?
Does not every one know, on the
contrary, that the Conditions of peace
between the IAnites1 States and the rest
of the world were never more secure
ly anchored than today? This has not
been because the president has not had
an opportunity to so to war. There
have been half dozen such OppOrtuni-
ties at the very beast since he became
president, when, if he had been the I'M
safe man he was alleged to be, he
might easily have. involved Us in war
with one or more of the great powers
of Europe. He has net every diplo-
matte emergencytwith rough and ready
diplomacy and extraordinary tact,
which have wonsfOr the United States
the respect of theacIvilized world.
Record in,DipIomaey.
Look over the record of the state de
partnieiit under Frheodore Roosevelt fer
the last three years, and see how
much has beentaccomplished to uphold
the dignity and the honor of the Unit
ed States, without at any time caus-
ing the slightest appreben sion of for
eign war. 1t WIS during the present
administration that a special commits
sion was appointed to adjust the dis
puted boundary between Alaska and
the Dominion of Canada. Some of
the Canadian people and papers talked
rather savagely. There was every op-
portunity for q mis-step on the part
of the United StIn+es 4 little too much
buster, a little too pronounced Mag,
failure in tact at the proper mdh@nt,
substitution of timidity for bra cry.
or of rashness for conservatism by
Theodore Roosevelt would have famed
the feeling in Canada into a dangerous
flame. The Alaska boundary was an
inheritance from the Mckinley admin
istration, but it was safely settled I'M
der Roosevelt. settled to the credit of
the United States- settled without the
loss Of an inch OF American territory,
and settled, too, without the destruc-
ton of the friendly feeling between
Great Britain and the United States.
When Germany and England were
at the threats of the little republic of
Venezuela. an unsafe president might
easily have involved us in war with
those two countries. and timid presi-
deut might easily have brought upon
the flag the shame of the rest of the
world. Russia and Japan have been
at war The sentiment of the people
In this country has been largely in
favor of Japan. Yet John Hay, the
wise and discreet secretary of state,
appointed by Mckinley and unhesitat-
ingly retained by Roosevelt, has so
successfully directed the course of
American diplomacy that the United
States today is as much the friend of
Russ a as it is OF the little fighting
cock. Japan. The United States in
fact, has dictated the diplomatic CON
duct of hostiIkies between Russia and
Japan. This country has dominated
the situation, and yet ut no time has
there been the slightest danger that
we might become embroiIed with any
foreign nation.
Safe Every Day in the Year.
These are the actual results of three
years of the foreign policy of Theo-
dorc Roosevelt the man who, when he
the White House as the result
of. murderous bullet. was by his po-
lt7csll adversaries pictured to the 9th
or nations of the world as Il braggart
and swashbuciler. He has been safe,
always safe every day and every hour,
since he has been president of the
United States lie has never lowered
the American flag to anybody, he has
never been forced to apologize and
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