The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-18
Daily Progress. Of Char
lottesville, Urges.He be
MadeParty Candidate
HAS COURAGE
AND HONE STY.
Not Afraid Of Trusts, Railroads
or Of Wall Street and Has
Espoused Democratic
Principles, as Shown
in His Policies
Of Reform.

i Il :
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, February
1T.-Mr. James II. Lindsay, member OF
the suffrage committee OF. the recent Con-
stitutional Convention, and editor Of The
Daily Progress, the leading Democratic
paper OF this the Seventh Congressional
District will come out tomorrow with
the following editorial endorsement OF
President Roosevelt, whom he regards as
the most available man for the Dem ocrats
to nominate In 1905:
There Is large element In the Demo-
cratic party, especially Of the South and
west, which would be glad to see Theo-
dore Roosevelt reconsider his determine
ton not to be candidate for the presi-
5dency. These friends and admirers OF
Dir. Roosevelt do not belong to the. sane
and conservative Democracy, hut to that
wing OF the party which recognizes Will
lam Jennings Bryan as the great expu-s
nent and defender of the Democratic faith
and who see In Mr.. Roosevelt much OF
the same courage. honesty and radical
Ism which scndears the Nebraskan 10
them. They love Roosevelt, not alone for
the enemies that lie has made, but be-
kls
many OF the principles he is advocating
he commands their strong personal and
political approval.
Political Fraternity.
This nation may not yet have reached
that utopian period of political fraternity
when the two great parties would be will
Ing to lay aside partisan asperities and
unite In the choice of a Chief Executive
of the nation, but We can conceive of far
worse results to this country than could
be reasonably anticipated il the people,
regardless Of all party divisions. insisted
upon continuing Theodore Roosevelt
ms Precedent for another term. 1t
would give him ample opportunity to
Econpletc the reforms wh!cl, he has been
able only partially TO accomplish in the
face Of opposition within his own party
and, by an elimination of that antagonism
which Is purely political, would bring to
his support the elements in both parties
which are not absolutely under the con-
troll of the corpo rate interests. No Dem
ocrat that might be elected, holding the
same views In regard to a square deal
for the masses as we'll as for the cor
porations, could hope to be as successful
in the furtherance of those views be-
fore an tnfrlend1y Congress as would Mr.
Roosevelt. supported by non-parusan
public sentiment.
No Wall Street.
III Mr.. Roosevelt would consent to be
candidate upon an independent plat
form. embodying the Democratic princi-
pies he has shown a purpose to espouse,
we believe It would give to the country
the first satisfactory evidence in thirty
years that the people were able to select
a President not absolutely undcr the
control of Wall Street, the railroad cor
porations and the trusts. The Republic
can party has never had the courage to
put forth knowingly any other kind Of
candidate. and the Democratic party has
never succeeded except when 1t followed
Republican, example.
I'VE believe that Mr.. Roosevelt would
make the most available candidate the
Democrats could offer in opposition to
those WHO have combined to use the
government for private profit. Tariff. the
revenue and all other issues ares
In Importance to that of whether the
government at Washington exists for the
many or for the few. The reelection Of
President Roosevelt is the easiest answer
available