The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-13

ton OF William Mckinley, and ha
continued undiminished for the pas
4 eight years Of Republican rule. O
9 course, the Republican party was n
more responsible for II than the nj
, hIists of Russia. But a vast numbe
Of voters did not stop 10 think Of that
They see causes but never look TO
effect They knew that the countr,
went through four OF the worst year
under Cleycland's second administra
ton it ever experienced. and thai
property came with the Induction OF
his successor, never reverting To OF
seeing the incontrovertible fact
that the panic Of 90 was
falling upon the country
even before The ballots had
been counted that returned Mr..
Cleveland 10 the presidents chair
An these were causes which con.
| tributad their share, each more or less
great and small, 10 the remarkable
victory Of the Republicans. But tbs
geate I influence Of all was the can
didate who carried the Republican
banner. II was the striking. power
full, fascinating personality of Theo-
dore Roosevelt, nothing more. nothing
less, that swept the country from.
ocean TO ocean. The existing pros
perity would have elected him any
way: it was his dominating character
that brought the landslide The
love the aggressive. fearless man that
knocks down all obstacles, no matter
how large, to achieve a purpose, they |
love a man who does things. And |
whatever one may think of Theodore |
Roosevelt he is a man of achievement |
He has done things. The Democratic |
party made - personality the issue !
He was held up as a dangerous per |
on TO place al the head OF the nation;
he was painted as man OF blood.
As a wild. reckless, daring adventur,
or. Much of the criticism was just
and much of it was demogogy. Mr..
Roosevelt is in truth Of such a nature
hat many patriotic citizens were ana
still are fearful that if he should con
.inue.. as president he might involve
he country in afereign war, or Sc
-iods difficulty sf s6ps sortathat WOULD
mperil the welfare and peace of the
republic. But instead of antagonizing
1is dangerous temperament and point
ng to that as the menace, the Demo
rats acted the fool--to speak plainly
land condemned things he had &C
'omplished which merited nothing
nut praise. Notably the attacks OF
speakers and newspapers
III mo HtStiNiGHtN III anu NV hiAaA
cttiemcnt Of the great anthracite ,
,oal strike of 1902, an act which ellie I
ted applause from broadminded MGR
iSerywhere. ~ sent an rmye Of 2 II
Fnarter Of million mensto work and
nut coal in the bomes Of thousands in
he eastern cities when people we're |
ieezing to death 1t was great act, |
nut shortsighted partisanship fet i'm
,eIled 20 antagonize it in the recent
because the constitution :
Iidn't say for him TO do IT."
This is only one instance Of several '
rhe people could not be convinced.
however. that Theodore Roosevelt
would wreck the government. He had
Jeen in office three years and a hall r
md they had done pretty well, and
hey thought they could risk four !
ears more They could not be per
'uaded into believing that he was as !,
,ad as the Democrats painted him
md they let their ballots speak their /
,anfidence in his integrity and patr!-
)tism. II
President NJ T. ingalls, Of The Big !
four railroad thinks William Rry- /
IN could have been elected over Mr.. {
The Washington Post =
links Grover Cleveland woul1 have
zen elected As matter Of fact q
ieither Of them would have lone i
nretr better than Judge Parker Over d
defeat would have overtak
N any candidate the Democrats
night have named. The peop.e of The
forth. east and ives. were for RUosc q
lelt. They wanted him TO continue ,
Is president, and no man could have
the mighty tide that swept
Town upon the ballot boxes last Tues
lay in his favor
And now thai he is in, what of the a
lext four years? The Bulletin is in c
.iiued Ia hsIiavo that coreor..., in, / 4