Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-10-11

Mr.. Speaker Cannon and other Repub-
lcan leaders OF almost equal renown
nave spoken TO the same effect. Cannon
even goes 50 far as to say that he lis
wiling 10 smother his " boom In
oruer to have Roosevelt Tor another
term. And Senator Foraker, than whom
There is not a more dashing, and lew
more commanding, figures in the whole
republican galaxy, spoke in this fashion
TO the Ohio State Republican conven-
ton less than a month ago:
III the people OF Ohio stand for what
ever Theodore Roosevelt stands Tor, they
VIII not stand Tor tariff revision this
Year, Tor he himself has determined 1t,
mas spoken 1t, has proclaimed it. His
lIea is h a our platform in this contest
shoulu De not promises as to the future,
but the performances OF the past. Let
us take an account OF stock, says he,
let US hold up the past, what We have
uone, and stop
There it is-Roosevelt, nothing but
Roosevelt. Taft, Cannon, Foraker and
all the others, great and small, sing the
one seiL-sanle song in chorus with an
Roosevelt, the last stanza is Roosevelt.
ana the doxology is Roosevelt. His name
y frst in the invocation, and last in
tae Dehedlction. They outline no public
ciple, they make no promise of future
purpose or performance; they take Roose-
YET nm only ana his performances, Tor
their platform. They canonize him,
make OF him "A fetch, an aulocrat, an
oracle a sort Of party god to be wor-
sillpped' and a mighty boss to be
obeyed. He DEGREES, and they accept.
de orders, and they obey. He promul-
gates his edicts, and they answer with
tumultous approval. There shall be no
Iisa6s they say but Roosevelt ana his
ueeas, why Because, in the tawning
Herhacular of the fiery Foraker, HE
illmself has determined it, has spoken il,
has proclaimed it." Not only has He
use a capital II, please-determineu it.
spoken Il, but proclaimed it. They look
ilot TO the future, but turn their adoring
eyes to the past. There Roosevelt towers
us Ile colossal, omnipotent Ego OF Re
tLe party represents, its hope and its
Inspiration, both now and ever more,
There is no Republican party any
longer. That old domineering, militant
danna, which stood for ideas not men,
mas been engulfed, swallowed up BY
ms MAG, on-rushing craze for Roose-
y,elt. The old leaders have abdicated;
servlent. The banner they follow now
Is not the banner of Republicanism, but
Rooseveltism They are Roosevelt's lieu
speak by his leave ave. He He is sVt ths iss mecy
the Republican "paramount"-and thev
go forth to trumpet his praises. Roose-
y t mas become the Republican party
Great is Diana of Ephesus," was 4
cry that once rang through the streets
ot an ancient capital. Great is Roose-
yet OIL Sycamore" is the worshipful re-
IRAN we hear today.
My countrymen, What an inspiring
sPectacle! How majestic, glorious, up
lifting it is! A great party debasing
itselt with man-worship A great party
ssIu i its Independence and iden-
uty, confessing it has no future policy
OF purpose and that it exists only to
< the name, follow the behest, and
OBEY the will of an individual What a
Climax to a great and e~ventful party
career! F'
Much has been said in the past, and
much, in the present day, about bosses
and bossism. Bosses of all kinds. bis
a noro httle' real and imaginary, nave been
with epithets; they nave been whipped
from post to pillar and excoriated with
out mercy. But here we have the Boss
with a capital B-the Boss par excel
lehce. Thrice on the Lupercal did
Caesar refuse the crown. Not so with
Roosevelt. He did not refuse it. but
seized it, and all the great leaders of
ms party accept his sovereignty and
directs dheet n dnnoip Iealty' he rsigns, rules,
man ms followers awai his mandates;
ne outlines their task and circumscribes
the limits of their labors. He supervises,
anq' with lofty assumption, reproves,
commences, rewards. Never before has
a Boss like this risen against the hori-
zoh OF this Republic. His mastery-his
arrogant, dominating, supreme mastery
Oh ms party is the most ineXplicable
the fact remains that he stands forth as
me National Boss; and his bossism is
the issue Republicans tender to the
fI odnrryy What would they have us do?
f fruurse t9e BOSS or indorse his per-
endorse both the boss and his ners
formances? POI