The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-16
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bloodshed and loss of life Not able to find
an artist to portray him as a man OF
peace elected by the people, he sent for
Eerestchagin. the. war artist to depict
him as hero charging up San Juan Hill.
that his picture might pass down to pos
ter1ty with that of Washington. that Of
Grant. that Of Lee. real soldiers. who
fought real battles. and not mimic war
riors " the yellow magazine.
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Roosevelt says 1t will take a large
standing army to protect the Monroe Doc
trine. The Monroe Doctrine was thirty
five years old when Roosevelt was born.
IT thrived well before his time, when ma
tons were given more to war than they
are now, and it is safe 10 say that 1t would
not have been interfered with If the hand
OF an assassin had not afflicted the Amer
icAp people. with our accident.
Must we interfere In all the revolu-
tons which take place in South America !?
Must we demand that order be preserved
In Mexico. and cross the lakes and in
struot the Canadians how to govern them
selves? Must We, like some yprying old
person. have our nose in the business OF
all our neighbors and gossip cCrtinu-
oubly about affairs that do not concern
uez Must we be medoissome In order to
be resourceful? Does our President find
the term 'resourceful' TO mean large
army and large navy?
mo foreign nation wants 10 NEEDLE with
America or American interests. They have
troubles enough of their own. But IL the
American people select a war maniac as
their head. they may gradually view us
with suspicion, and suspicion will breed
unfriendliness, and unfredliness might
lead to war. At this time there is not
nation in the world that will seek trouble
with u.s. but which. on the contrary. will
not do all in its power to avoid collision
with the United States.
THE REAL DANGER.
why this talk of war when war is the
last thing that foreign nations are con-
siderIng in relation to this country? But
talk Of war may bring war. A large
standing army and a large navy directed
by an excitable executive is far more
dangerous to our country than a peaceful
executive, confident in the inherent
strength OF the people. of their inventive
genius, of. their vaior. whom he could
quickly summon and place in warlike at
titude. Far more danger will come with
Roosevelt as President than will come
from the armies and nayies of any war
Power in the world.
PARKER AND ROOSEVELT.
Mr. Hawes contrasted Roosevelt and
Parker as follows:
There is no Republican party The
Republican party is Roosevelt. He made
its platform. selected its managers. con-
trolled its conventions. His private secre-
tary is selected to fry the fat out of the
corporations and trusts. Public documents
are not those of the President of the
United States. They are flied with the
pronouns 1. me and riine. We. ours and
US are obsolete. Everything leads 10
Roosevelt, and Roosevelt leads to war He
does not live up to the standard of his.
motto-,Speak softly, but carry a big
stick. He carries the big stick 1t is ev-
erywhere in evidence-but he does not
speak softly. The American people have
to Nall Sc
speaking is likely to get us into more
trouble tn his big stick can straiShten
out for H.. he approaches as nearly the