The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-23
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
1 he People Trust Him Both a. Man
and President.

and President.
More and more, as the presidential
campaign develops, it becomes appar-
eht mat npon one man the American
people hav. fixed their affections and
'liell admiration. and that in him they
repose i, serene and perfect trust. That
man is Theodore Roosevelt.
-FOUR years ago the Republicans OF
the rank and file demanded the nomina-
tlon and secured the election of l'heo-
dore Roosevelt Tor Vice President.
Against his own wishes. against the adj
Wee OF MS nearest friends, Roosevelt
accepted the duties forced upon him
by his enthusiastic admirers.
lin The dark days which followed tho
assassination of Mckinley the beloved.
the old aphorism thar tho voice of the
people is the voice of God" WAS called
IL nhnd as the American nation noted
'he gravity. sincerity and thorough COM
potency with which the man they had
chosen for Vice President took upon
hliaself the duties of the Presidency.
As the Years have passed admiration
ana respect for Roosevelt nave grown.
nl'1ii now he is without doubt the most
popular man IN the round world. That
his popularity is we'll founded no one
VINO knows the shrewd Judgment OF
Americans will question. No man can
occupy the Presidential chair for one
wear without being justly measured and
estimated by the people whose chief ex-
ccutive he is.
From a popular idol, one in whose
personal! gifts, manly qualities and
practical work all men delighted. Roosc-
Ncit has grown. in these three years. to
ne the ideal President OF the most pow
eflAl Republic the world has ever
hlip"h. the head of one of the greatest
nations of the earth nj the present day.
leodore Roosevelt the man-Theo-
dore Roosevelt the presidemt-is a tic-
ure to be proud OF. In every word. in
every act of his life. there speaks a
clean-minded. courageous-hearted Wig
orpas aud i~acorruptib!e individuality.
lie IS the champion of civic probity. OF
national patriotism, of religions free
doin, a worker for ana believer in the
pest opportunities for all men, without
regard to class, occupation, theological
opinions politics or race or color.
ihe young men of the country nav.
IL the President one to whom they can
loyalty look as an example of vigorous
manhood. rejoicing as a strong man pre-
pairing to run Il race. The staid citizen.
toilng in the heat of the monday of
HE, turns to Roosevelt as his choice ont
OF all men to hold the cares and re-
spohsibilitics of the public business in
ms clean. competent hands. The old
Republican. he who has borne the hrnnt
OF the last strenuous generation, the vet
efaa OF the great war for human free
dom and the preservation of the Union.
beholds in Roosevelt n man worthy to
Wear the mantle of Lincoln.
The man of the day. the man of tha
hour. is Theodore Roosevelt. He is II
great President because he is a great
mmn. 1T has come home to every Re-
publican within the first weeks of the
campaign that She main strength Of the
Republican cause this year is it's candt-
date for President. Firmly is he set
tied in the affections and the respect of
the American people. All Republicans
Will vote for him. and thousands upon
thousands of men from other parties will
vote for him. because he is a man of
strong fibre, the sort of man that every
other man naturally loves and trusts.
There is no weak spot in the char
acter of Theodore Roosevelt the man.
There is no yellow streak" Outspoken,
fearless. definitely fnrceful, his ideas
and opinions are well known to his
couniry1lien. and his works are as clean.
as straightforward and clear cut as are
his ideas.
He will be our next President. and he
will carry with him into the office whom
he is elected the entire confidence of tho
American people.