La Junta tribune., 1904-10-22
sooseveLr's COURAGE.

yao Quality q 0aeh that II csooao1e
1espoee aoA Ad0spasaea.
This Presidential campaign has r.
solved ifsslf into . study Of President
Roosevelt and the three jean OF his ad-
ministratioa- Beginning with much con-
6dencs and good will. the public has
learned. from an extended examinations OF
the Prssidsnt's public acts and utter
aness. fresh respect for the man On the
bridge Of the ship Of state.
And the study OF events and how they
were met has revealed how much 10 need
I'd In the makeup Of the American Chisf
physical courage, merely, but that endur-
ing. stsadfast holding to duty without
fear Of present or future personal con-
sequences which nerves men Of strong
moral and mental dbrs.
II takes the strongest kind Of moral
courage to meet the questions which
confront the American people of our day.
The President. as representing the whole
people OF the country, must meet these
questions ~ best he can. He must b
eyes. ears, hands and feet for the trs-
msndous interests con6ded to his care.
In short, he il the executive head Of the
nation.
To this great once President Roose-
welt brought . highly organized brain.
an educated understa nding. 4 cultivated
personality. OF ardent temperament. he
easily secured public affection and ad-
miration. But. along with his charming
good fellowship and broad huma nifty. he
had the supreme quality Of courage.
Very soon this possession was called
out In . manner both unexpected and un-
precedented. and the people began fully
to know their President.
The 6rst record breaker was the TAX
ing up BY President Roosevelt Of the
coal strike. and its happy settlement.
Let NO one under-rate the armness Of
purpose. the sense Of duty, and the high
appreciation Of public accounta bility
with which this step was taken. No one
Of President Roosevelt's friends advised
him to attempt what everyone believed
would b failure. But the commission
was appointed. its work was carefully
laid out for IL, and. backed ~ It was
BY President Roosevelt's personality and
position, It won peace from the gripped
hand Of greed, and millions Of men. wo-
men and children were, In consequence,
warmed and fed and sheltered from the
storms Of winter.
In this life Of ours the nrst gift to all
the sons Of men h courage. And then
courage. and again courage!
Again, when the people began to de-
spair under the heavy tread Of the over
powering trust monopolies, President
Roosevelt took the initiative toward regu-
lation by law Of the illegal combinations
which threaten the smaller corporations
~ well a. individuals. Now, again.
there were discouragers Of action. Again
there were many who. seeing the danger.
still could see no way Of escape. And,
again. through the constituted channels
Of legal action. President Roosevelt took
the Initiative In the defense against tres
paasers upon the national laws Of COM
mercs and labor. In the Northern Be-
curities case the Court sustained the
position Of the executive. and gave the
people . lesson a. to one lawful way
BY which illegal monopolies can be con-
troiled.
There have not been wanting other
examples Of courage and sense Of re-
sponsibiiity In Roosevelt's Presidential
career. The two instances referred to
here are enough to remind people what
manner Of man sits now In the Presi-
dents chair at Washington. We need
courage there At the head Of the nation.
We are not going to part with II At this
stage Of our growth and progrees.