The Washington herald., 1907-12-02
ROOSEVELT MUST RUN
Country Is Demanding Him.
Says Senator Bourne.
UTAH MAN WRITES STRONGLY
Declares That the President VIII he
Properly Open to the Charge of
Forward the Work He Has Begun.
Helpless In Hands of the People.

Hon. Jonathan Bourne. jr.. the new
United States Senator from oregon, who
will take his seat to-day. has for months
been leading the movement for the re-
nomination of President Roosevelt. Con-
WINGED that the masses OF the people are
in full accord with his policies and wish
| him TO serve four years more, the Sen
ator holds that Mr. Roosevelt is in pa
triotic duty bound 70 bow 10 the peoples
will and subordinate his personal desires.
Recently. through the National Maga-
zine of Boston, Senator Bourne offered a
cash prize OF $1,000 for the best-written
argument I'm support Of certain PROPOSE
! tions which he laid down to the effect
! that Roosevelt must and will be selected
and elected for a second elective term.
/ As the result OF this OFFER he is hearing
! from all parts of the country and is
| strengthened I'm his opinion that the coun-
| try is Overwhelmingly demanding Roose-
/ velt's denomination. Manuscripts intend
| ed for competition for the prize are ac-
/ knowlcdged and sent on to Boston. but
apart from this. his personal mail bear
/
very large.
/ A prominent citizen Of salt Lake sent
to the Senator direct the following paper
/ giving him permission to publish the
/ same AT once. If he so desired:
What Roosevelt stands For.
/ The question as TO whether President
/ Roosevelt shall be renominated by the
Republican party 20 succeed himself. or
| be permitted TO name his successor, sug-
gests "a resume Of what his administra-
ton distinctly stands FOR. an estimate of
his character in the light of the situa-
tion and of the issues and principles in
volved.
His administration is distinctive in
having inaugurated and given vigorous
impetus TO a series of governmental un-
dertakings known as the Roosevelt poll
icies, 10 which he has committed the
country and forced upon the people the
necessity Of confirmation. These policies
are OF two kinds-revolutionary unfold
meut Of material progress FOR the ma
/ ton. having reference 10 the future as
well as to the present general welfare;
and the refOrmatory series. Enumerated.
the progressive Roosevelt policies are.
For a maximum of efficiency of our
! standing army as "a nucleus around
| which the National Guard may be speed
/ lily concentrated in emergency as a great
hghting machine. for the building Of "a
navy powerful enough 10 command the
Z worlds peace toward Us. and insure a
I square deal for every American inter-
est abroad; for adequate defenscs against
invasion of our coast. for the admins
l tration OF our public land laws In the
interest Of home builders; for the recla-
nation OF our vast areas Of desert lands;
the preservation and restoration Of our
forests, the conservation Of our water
powers. the retention Of our remaining
iron. oil. coal, and pasture lands in pub
lie ownership. for the Improvement and
development Of our inland waterways
and canals as permanent means Of relief
from abuses of monopoly in transporta-
tion by railways as common carriers, and
as highways of commerce from our iu-
land empires 10 the sea. and for the im-
mediate completion Of the Isthmian Canal
10 release our Pacific Coast commerce
from the remorseless grasp Of the over
land railroads as the method Of insuring
our industries and shipping interests OF
the Eastern seaboard cheap and ready
access 10 the markets Of the Orient. and
10 afford our navy that complete field OF
action necessary 70 the development of
the United States as a world power. Such
are the progressive policies 10 which hC
has committed this country Some OF
them are in opposition 60 powerful In
fiuences within his party. but all meet
the hearty approval of the people. who
believe he should serve another term Fl
the White House in order to establish
them as the fixed policy of the nation.
Correcting Specific Evils.
THE reformatory series Of the 'RooSe
welt policies clearly discern specific evils
and purpose 90 correct them, by adequate
legal. specific remedies This phase OF
the situation is perfectly patent to the
public mind. and the Presidents de
termination to deal with it effectively is
the secret Of his phenomenal popularity
with the masses, giving TO the second
elective term demanded a basis nation
wide, and arraying in opposition thereto
every open and secret enemy Of reform
and honest dealing. Il is the one poIicy
transcendent in Importance involving new
alignment of class distinction in poiitica
camps, with Roosevelt as leader OF tn,
people insisting that corporate wealtl
, and the Iawless rich, though disguised in
! / the legal fiction of soulless corporations
shall develop a moral conscience and eX
emplify II by obedience to the law. anC
that where needs be, the law Itself Shal
be so amended as TO force compliance
with the square deal
"Win the sovereign people be hood
] winked. or jOggled from their purpose b!
) the political rooters Of the interests
The answer is with Roosevelt
rs he still the man Of the hour? L
h, Te he
is a statesman, a patriot, a preacher. Hi
T lay sermons teach duty as the first ob
ligltiCn Of citizenship; his patriotism an,
. craftsmanship are attested by the numer
: Gus reforms and great works inaugurate,
in his administration; his simple life an,
: correct example find response in re
! awakening to civic deCency, and his wis
dom Is reflected in the love his Countr,
! bears him. But how brave is he? Is H.
! brave enough 20 answer to that call o
duty he defies2 If not, then will his fel
low-citizens brand his lay sermons a
tissues of hypocrisy? Will he shield nj
A., recreancy behind a plea for selfish cas-
D when party and country join to comman
- him in the noon hour OF his manhood {
bear four years longer the burdens O
leadership? VIII cowardice clOthe him Il
treason and put mettle in his heels now
when the storm Of warning interests ha
. gathered its hercest furies around him a
p hero Of the strife? VIII he be brav
e. enough, wise enough, true enough to sci
to ride out the storm he has raised 70
country and humanity? The character O
- Roosevelt is in the fire. VIII il be re
duced to dross2
, VIII History Call Him "a Gutter.
d Police force must remain the control
= ing power Of organized society to insur
;. political industrial, and religious free
: dom Whenever one of thesn tu.n -,,L