The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-09-28
TRIED IN EVERY POST
Strong, True, answering and
Conservative Is President
Roosevelt.
Has Been Before the Public More Than
twenty-five Years-PeOple
Love Him.

from J. Slout Fnssett's speech In the
New York state convention
but after the chief issue in the pres
ent canvass the chief figure looming
up foremost in the picture, the central
mark for the most persistent and az
Eressive assaults OF the opposition, Is
the commanding figure of our own can
didute for the presidency. For many
months, in many ways, by direct AS
sault and indirect lntlmation. it has
been the continuous and aggressive
purpose of the Democratic campaign
managers to convince the American
people that Theodore Roosevelt was an
unsafe man; that he was impetuous
and headstrong: that he was willful
and pcrverse; that he was strenuous
and iconoclastlc. From his vigorous
aud altogether wholesome writings
they have assembled garbled extracts
and separate paragraphs To enforce
their argument. Men who have them
selves openly and denantly shattered
two amendments to the constitution in-
innate that the constitution Is unsafe
In the hands of our president. Unable
to shake the faith of the people i'll the
results of Republican policies, the at
tempt Is making to shake the conf
dence of the people In the reliability of
the Republican leader We can accept
this disposition on the part of the be
moeracy to get away from principles
aud resort To personalities with per
feet equanlmlty and complete eonh-
dence Theodore Roosevelt is not
new man He Is not an unknown fac
tor. For more than twenty years
he has lived in the bright glare of the
llmelight of publicity We have known
him rs hoy and youth and man.
Tried In Every Post.
We have known him as legislator as
administrator, as governor, rs eXecu-
tive officer, NJ soldier, rs vice president
and as president. In all his many do
ings and all his mnny sayings lie has
been constantly II progressive and ng-
gressive American patriot, desiring the
best interests of his country. strug-
Cling for the best welfare of the soci-
ETY. In which he lived, sacrificing his
time and impcriling his life II So he
that by any means greater security
could come to our constitution and our
| institutions and greater glory attach to
! the fling Never Mt any time under his
hands or by his acts has any good law
| been Imperfect. has any established in
| stitution of excellence been in danger,
| a. To mr.
any measures except bad men and bad
| measures.
| lie is strong, true, answering and
conservative. The president il young,
| ho IL positive, he IN aggressive, he is
abrupt, but he Is honest, he Is loyal.
| he IL high minded.
His intense Amerlcanlsm, his devo-
ton to lofty ideals, his blamccss per
sonul life. his high notions of national
obligations and honor his passionate
belief In the future career of this coun-
try and his rough and ready seorn of
all that impcrls or seems tn threaten
TINT career have deeply endearcd him
10 the people, the plain people, the ev-
eryday you and | sort of people of the
United States. He may be impusiVc.
he may be abrupt but no president
ever was IN all essential things more
conservative. The people love him, for
his heart IL pure. They admire him,
for his courage IL high. They trust
him, for his open life corresponds to
his open crecds President Roosevelt
typitics vigorous, ideal American mall-
hood. lie IL no cringer. he is no time
server, he Is no coward, for such one
would never have dared to defy the
coal bar1ns on the one hand or the la
Dor unions on the other. nor would he
ever have voted for Bryan had he be-
lleycd in the gold standard.
Theodore Roosevelt fortunately does
not have to be Judged by what his enc
mics say Of him. He Will be judged.
as he has II right to demand To be
Judged, by what he has done through
all the years of his public life, by
what he has accomplished In the pub
lie service President Roosevelt Is re
nominated President Roosevelt will
be reelected 70 think anything else
will be to mpcach the intelligence of
the American people.