Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-12-26
MEXICO. THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 26.

and which embraces over 100000
correspondents in every part of the
country, and these 100000 the very
cream of Americas intelligence, at
fords me an opportunity to get at
the real thoughts Of the people) 1
unqualifiedly say:
FIRST That but for the third
term tradition and Theodore. Roose-
velt's promise to bow to it, he would
be today the choice of nine7tenths
of the American people for another
presidential term.
"Roosevelt Would Be Willing.
Second. President Roosevelt
would be only too willing and anx-
ious to accept another term that he
gun and thereby go into history as
a builder up, not puller down.
Third. That President Roose-
welt is so surrounded by circum-
stances and by the systems trick
cry, that he cannot in justice to the
people and to his own manhood
move head or hand, directly or in
other term.
Fourth That IL Theodore
Roosevelt is not given another term
there will come to the people soon
after the Inauguration of his sue
cessor such dissatisfaction with his
! successors work compared with
that OF President Roosevelt, which
will be fresh in the peoples minds,
such anger at the realization THAI
they are harnessed by the system
for another four years such wrath
at the knowledge of the dastardly
way which President Roosevelt has
been surrounded, that there will
sweep over this country tornado
which will leave in its wake appall-
! ing disaster.
This means that President
Roosevelt must be compelled, in
spite of himself. 10 be his own sue
| cessor. There is but one way that
this can be brought about without
wronging President Roosevelt and
/ to this end / herewith pledge my
undivided Efforts and my fortune
| President Roosevelts successor by
tine elettcra college.
LET the republicans nominate
whom they may, the democrats too,
but from the publication of this do
cument let every well-wisher of his
country do all in his power to bring
the American people TO the polls on
the third of November, 1908, TO
vote for Theodore Roosevelt, not
the republican, and Gov. John A.
Johnson, not the democrat, but
American citizens. both, for the Of
fices of president and vice presi-
cent.
'I.ong before the republican and
democratic conventions have been
held, / will have in every state, and
in every city and large town, an
earnest representative of the great
est organization ever created in
America. The campaign will be as
simple as effective-the education
of the American people up to elec-
m hA ifxy ha l.
pelling necessity. for the reelection
of Theodore Roosevelt, and the
election of John a. Johnson, upon
la platform which will read The
doctrines which Theodore Reosevefi
preached, the principles for which
he has battled all his life We all
know what they are.
"The campaign will be for the
equal opportunity for each to share
in the infinite prosperity of his
country; equal security to each fol
the fruit of his labors; punishment
of those who have seized unto
themselves the product of the peo-
Plies industry and the restitution OF
this vast aggregate of wealth tc
those who created 1t and to whom
by every written and unwritten law
1t rightfully belongs to the people
The party which will brand these
fundamentals into American polic5
may be radical or national, or pa
triot. but its platform is the square
deal for all. and its candidate Will
be Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Rooseyelt's Attitude.
TN closing this appeal to all God
fearing. country-loving Americans
would say:
''It should matter nothing to th'
American people what attitud,
President Roosevelt takes toward
our work. His personal likes and
dislikes, wishes or intentions, should
not weigh finch feather with us
When he started his great work FOL
the people he enlisted as the peo'
ple's general to carry II out. He
has now no more right TO bring in
TO play his personal desires thar
has Admiral Evans a right to desert
his fleet in a gale of Cape Horn
that he might visit his family.
when Theodore Roosevelt asked
the American people to follow hin
over the mountains. and they fol
lowed him he has no moral righi
and should be given no right e
leave them half way between th'
sun-capped peaks to which the!
cannot mount without his guidanc'
and the yawning gulf below wher'
|. lurk the ambushed savages 1t hal
, protected them from, and whil'
they can never cross to get TO th'
former abiding place but with hi
! protection and assistance. No
should the people heed his wishes
II he objects they should point hin
, to the tables ofthe ancients: Self
! protection Is the first law of nature
and sternly by him lead on, and If
mistake not the American people
! this will be their attitude.
'fNo honest student OF America
affairs shall say that the one thin
! now most desired by the America
: people is settled conditions, an
l that the surest way to settle the fu
ture now Is to make evident to al
now that President Roosevelt is {
a succeed himself During the mex
sixty days it will be made so clea
= ! that all will see that Presiden
: Roosevelt is TO succeed himself.
''As soon as this fact is recogniz
: ed, not only by Americans but b
a Europeans, the people will adjus
: themselves to policies about whic