The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-04-10
POLITICAL POT BOILS.

The most singular thing about the
Presidential campaign which has al
ready opened. is that no one seems to
be taking any interest in the doings
of democracy. There is no doubt but
that here will be two candidates in
the field and that one of them will be
democratic. but who that candidate
Will be and on what platform he will run
will be determined solely by what the
republicans may do. If man of the
Roosevelt stripe is named by the re-
publicans. the democrats will put up
conservative on mild platform.
If the conservatives win in the re-
publican convention. democracy will
name radical on radical platform.
In other words. as a National party.
democracy has lost all standing.
There will be an opposition party and
its name will be democrat. Beyond
this fact of opposition. there is no
National democratic parry in the
| United States today.
Interest centers then in the action
of the republican party. 1t has come
to the parting of the ways. Things
which were tolerated as matter of
course few years ago are now dis
credited by the public conscience.
and politics. at least for the present
must run in different mould. The
question before the republicans is
whether or not they will continue the
many reforms the President has in
augurated or whether they will grow
timid IN we'll doing. We have strong
faith in the public conscience when it
is aroused but it is usually afflicted
with somnolence of the most acute
type. Roosevelt has been acting on
the public like one of these intermit-
tent alarm clocks. Nothing is more
effective. and nothing more disagree
able at times. than the intermittent
alarm clock. 1t calls one from sweet
slumbers to the work of the day. 1t
reminds one of duties and obligations.
it brings up memories not all together
pleasant. A fellow knows that he
ought to get UP and that he must get
up, but my stars. how he does have
that alarm. clock.
In much this way Theodore Roose-
welt has made himself obnoxious te
many. There is the element whose
interests are affected. who are tori
from rich dreams of plumber. there
are the thieves who have been pick
ing the public pocket undisturbed
and then there is the Grea
American Public. that gives its pill
low another jab and wishes that som,
one would leave it alone and let i
get its sleep out.
This is a homely illustration bu
, 1T shows Just the state of affairs TO
day. The next two years will SHOW
: whether the public will simply ge
out of bed. turn off the alarm an,
tumble back to bed again. or whethe
j it will rouse itself and make read,
for the duties of the day.
: There are so many phases to tn
Z President. so many sides to this man.
I sided man. that it is not strange tina
every once in a while people see hin
) in an unpleasant light. Nevertheless
the people know him to be thorough
n ly honest. thoroughly reliable an
4 absolutely fearless. We would rathe
e vote for him for President. than TO
any other man living and we believ
h it is his duty to accept denomination
S At the same time we have not los
% faith in the Almighty and we bellev
}, that some one will be raised up t
}. carry on the good work. should Roose
It welt lay it down. 1t is time to COZ
. suit about other candidates. when tt
fact is thoroughly established tn;
Roosevelt will not run. Should he
nominated he would get sevent,
five percent of the votes of the nortl
ern states in spite of any $4,000. 00
corruption fund which Rockerfell
and Hartman and Hearst might rails