Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-03-29

''enemies" particularly about his enc
mies-of w.om lie places President
Roosevelt at the top of the list.
Hes the most monumental hypocrite
in history" L. declared. Introducing
Roosevelt as the topic of conversation.
rs Roosevelt q candidateE he asked.
repeating Il question put to him. Il
would say he is always 4 candidate and
has been since lie was old enough to
vote.
master hypocritc he can successfully
mslcad the public into the idea that he is
for someone else for the nomination. hut
when the time comes he will be the candi~
date lie has already succeeded i'm making
the party leaders declare that the Roosevelt
policy must be pursued. The next thing
we will hear is that if the Roosevelt policy
is TO continue, Roosevelt is the proper man
for the nomination.
Has KILLED Off La Toilette.
IL has killed off In Toilette by being
when Roosevelt took up the cause of Cum
Minis. Shaw saw the handwriting on the
wall and left the cabinet to accept posi-
ton In New York. Foraker has been at
tended TO by the Presidents apparent
fricndlineSs 10 Taft and who is left III the
race? No one but Roosevelt
lie is using Taft like flirting wife would
Impose on foolish husband--to cover up
her unfaithfulncss When the time comes
he will cast poor old Taft aside and accept
nomination for 4 third term, which he
hopes will be thrust upon him.
Taft Tool of President
Taft is not big enough for the presidency
He is simply tool of Roosevelt, who may
throw Root irto the race to make the WA
tiers muddy almost any time. Corteiyou
also may be shifted into the race, but none
of them can be taken seriously, save RooSe-
Welt, who, though not openly Il candidate. is
playing his cards TO bring about his own
nomination for third term and he will
get it.
Roosevelt is too shrewd to declare him
self a candidate. If he did he would be out
of the race The moment he announced his
candidacy. lie wants the nomination to be
forced, as it were. and he will accept It
with c.. arms.
To War Against Hypocrisy
We read in the scripture about the Savior
healing the leper, but nowhere in biblical
history do we read of Christ either forgiv
ing or curing Il hypocrtc.
There are two kinds of hypocrites. One Is
Il smooth, oily, SCheming, humble individ-
ual, of which Dickens character, Urah
Heep, is an immortal example. The other
IS the brusque, bulldoZing. bold type. of
which no better example can be found than
Theodore Roosevelt.
| will devote my time to publishing my
magazine ana speaking. ana will do what
can TO blot out hypocrisy wherever it may
exist
Persists He Is Innocent.
Burton was asked to make statement
as TO his own trouble. He declared he
tors told him they had done, and was
guilty of no crime.
just before leaving Jail Burton pinned
on his coat faded rose which his wife
had attached to the lapel Of his coat the
day he was imprisoned FIVE months ago
But fearing the flower would fall to
pieces he removed it and carefully placed
1t i'll his pucketbook.
To Lecture TO "Home Folks"
,zFrr,N-
Former Senator Joseph r. Burton en-
route from Irontou, Mo. TO his home at
Abilene Kan. passed through Kansas
City this morning, spending half an hour
here between trains. \ number of Kan
sas politicians and friends met Mr. Bur
ton here and acted as an escort to Abb
lene, his home Tonight he will deliver
n speech to his townspeople in which
he says he will explain why l was
Prosecuted