The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-02
SECRETARY HAYS TRIBUTE.
Courageous, kesourceful, Frank, Patrjs
otto, Honest and lntelligent-Pains.
taking In All Things, with a Mar.
veIous Capacity for Work
His Manliness Admired by
All the People.
From the New York World.

CT free silver, but you yourself, Thee.
dore. Roosevelt.
This issue is forced upon the country
by your unusual temperament and tai
ents-your own strong, able, ambitious
resourceful, militant, passionate person.
atty, you versatile and surprising
genius.
From Secretary Hays address at Jack.
son, Mich:
Secretary Hays Questions.
Even on this narrow issue they win
dodge most Of the details. Ask them.
has the President been a good citizen,
a good soldier, a good man in all per.
sonal relations? Is he a man of intel
~ligence. of education? Does he know
this country Well? Does he know the
world outside? Has he studied law, his.
tory and politics? Has he had great
chances to learn, and has he improved
them? Is he sound and strong In mind,
body and soul? Is he accessible and
friendly to all sorts and conditions Of
men? Has he the courage and candoR
and the God-given ability to speak to
the people and tell them what he thinks1
To all these questions they will answer,
Yes. Then what is your objection 70
I'LL 4uey Will clLucT SIduO 6QSSCulCB0
or they will answe with the parrot cry
which we have heard so often: He u
unsafe.
In a certain sense we shall have e
admit this to be true. To every grade
Of law breaker, high or low; to a man
who would rob 3 till or a ballot box,
to the sneak or the bully; to the hypo'
critic and the humbug, Theodore Roose.
welt is more than unsafe; he Is posi-
lively dangerous.
But let us be serious with these pee
pie. What are the coeflcients of safety
III a chief of state2 He should haye
courage: the wisest coward that eve,
lived is not fit to rule. And intelli-
gence; we want no blunder-headed here
in the White House. And honesty: q
clever thief would do infinite mischief.
These three are the indispensables. With
them a man is all the more safe il he
has a sense Of proportion, a sense Of
humor, a wide knowledge of men 81
affairs; il he seeks good counsel: and.
finally, If he is a patriot, II he loves his
country, believes In it and seeks in all
things its interest and its glory. All
men may make mistakes: but such q
man as this will make few and no grave
ones
Such a man is our President and eur
candidate"
The Independent Press.
Naturally, very emphatic indorsements
OF President Roosevelt's personality and
candidacy comes from Acknowledged
party organs, but note the tributes from
influential Democratic and Independen1
papers in which the pertinent interrogo
tives Of Mr.. Hay are answered.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch Qnd.),
AS q party choice, none more saga,
cious, none instinct with elements Of
popularity and exultant strength, nons
possessing more courage, the franknesa
and honesty that magnetic, could have
been made. He has deviated not a hairs
breadth from the impulses OF a noble
character or from promptings Of 4 pre-.
foundly informed statesmanship.
From the Chicago Evening Poa
Und.):
Such is the man chosen to lead the
Republican party in this presidential
year. A man OF courage, a man Of ain
cerity, a strong man who frankly takee
the people into his confidence, tells then
what he believes to be right, and that ha
intends to follow the right at any cos.
From the Review Of Reviews 1nd.h
The President is a man OF such varied
talents and activities, and his adminia.
tfation has already been so full Of 0
ceptional and diverting incidents that Il
Is quite too seldom remarked in the news
papers that the chief claim to distino
ton in the present regime at Washinn
ton is the high grade OF regular, ordi
nary administrative work that charac
terizes the various departments almost
without exception, So indomitable Z car
pacity for work has probably peyes
been known in any executive post in the
United States as MI. Roosevelt show,
from morning until night every day. ana
without apparent fatigue or impairmanA
OF energy.
From the Outlook Qnd-):
His utterances on all political issna
have been more explicit than thoeo a
any other public man since Ahrnham
Lincoln, and his political experience -
personal courage have enabled hin q
impart his convictions to his party.
From the Philadelphia Public KAdsn
Qnd.):
He has beer honest, patriotic and ~
country knows it.
From the San Francisco 0roniela
Qnd.):
The people love Roosevelt tor -
strength and s~pontaneity Of his fnnrulaes
in favor OF all that Is good. GA tSS
depth and persistence Of his detesfafi~
Of all that is hateful and mean. MS
people love q nan and tho President
every inch a man.
From the New York Times Dem.M
You cant 'elp likin' him." his Ane.
icanisn appeals to Americana wifhn.'
repeliing those OF foreixn birth. TS
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