Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-24

do it unselfishly, yet he has allowed
the minions of his socalled indepen-
dent party to injure the democrat
ic party that could have accom-
plished things, and he refused TO call
off his dogs OF war, and allowed defeat
to come 70 men who would have been
loyal to the people. who would have
been with the majority in the next
house of representatives, and would
have told the truth from the stand
point of investigation about the miser-
able. rotten republican administration
now in office.
There is nothing Mr.. Roosevelt fears
more than investigation.
He is seemingly courageous man.
but really he is not He is a four
flusher and a fakir He fights like the
Chinese He makes a hell of a MORE.
and when the enemy does not run. he
runs. A democratic house would have
made more trouble for him and his.
more trouble for the republicans. than
anything else in the wide world. He
knew it; that is why he went TO Pana-
ma with such glee and gladness in his
heart. that d democratic congress
would have no chance to investigate
Panama
| am a democrat; | believe in the
rule of the people, but | do not believe
in tearing down traditions of the party
which always has conserved the peo-
pies interests. by throwing bouquets
at president who makes bluff at re-
form, stolen from democratic plat
forms, or an alleged democrat like
Hearst. who promises all sorts of
things. at the same time knitting the in
terests of his own people and his own
kind. l do not understand that kind of
politics. | believe in a straight fighf.
a straight vote. and an honest election.
When the people believe we are not
right. and they defeat us. l take my
hat off and bow to the will of the ma
jority. When We are defeated in the
manner in which we have been this
time | object TO it. and | say that /
combination made up of crooks. scoun-
drels. and political has-beens. who
claim TO possess all of the virtues of
the earth, it will not stand and the
democracy must repudiate it and fight
it TO finish. | do not set myself up
as prophet, do not attempt TO die
tate to the people of this country what
they shall believe. but from my limit
ed experience as a politician. fighting
for what | believe to be the peoples
interests. noting all the changes of the
political kaleidoscope in the national
capital. | do say that if the people of
this country, regardless of politics. re-
CARELESS of section. want absolute hOa-
esty in governmental affairs. an exc
cutive who Will be absolutely honest
with every section, who will tell the
truth. who will scOurge the scoundreIs
they must go TO the south for sucn
a man. and the sooner the democrats
Of the country come TO that conclusion
The sooner will they have solved the
problem of success and honest govern
nent There are many men in that
section who are types of the Anglo
Saxon, honest as Paul, and so straight
hey lean backwards. They believe in
honest government. they believe in
he people, they believe that if the
people ever rule again it must be
through man who loves the prime |
pies he would die for, and you cannot |
ind that kind of a man outside the |
south or the southwest. because the |
north is money mad, and the almighty |
lollar is the ruler.