Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-09-30
ROOSEVELT SHOULD SUCCEED
HIMSELF.

Should Theodore ocssvelt succeed
himself as president of the United
States? This is one of the questions
that will not down. 1t is now being
given serious attention all over the
country, and is destined to be the alb
soEbiug political theme until the meet
ing of the national republican conven-
ton next GUNNER. So far as this pa
per is concerned we say without hest
tation or mental reservation that Mr..
Roosevelt should succeed himself, and
we will give a few of the reas ons why.
In the first place Mr.. Roosevelt
should be given an opportunity to
accept or decline the nomination by
the next national republican conven-
ton because of his splendid work
during the past seven years as the
executive head of this nation. He is
the greatest president this nation has
ever had, not excepting those popu-
lar heroes, Washington and Lincoln.
de is to-day not only the greatest
American, but the greatest world
citizen, a fact more fully appreciated
outside than inside of the United
States. The republican party in ma
tional convention assembled should
recognize those magnificent qualities
which have made him the acknow-
lodged leader of the human race.
10 the second place party success
demands the nomination of Mr..
Roosevelt. No man who is antago-
nistic or even Indifferent to the so
called Roosevelt policies can be elect
ed the next president CT the United
States. The people win not stand for
a policy Of reactionary. Who can
carry to a success III issue the Roose-
welt policies better than Roosevelt
himself? No one Who better than
he can compel congress through the
force Of public sentiment to p8se laws
that curb predatory wealth and regu-
late with Justice TO all the swollen
millions o. the trusts? No one.
Through NJ. BOosevelt's insistence
more measures are afoot that are des-
tined to be of lasting benefit to the
nation and the individual, than were
ever inaugurated in any two previous
administrations in the history of the
country. The plain people who do
the voting are going to see that these
measures ere carried through to q
successful issue. Roosevelt is the
man to put them through. There are
a good many thousand voters in this
country who are very mach in earnest
about this matter. They are we'll
meaning citizens, but they wear no
party collar, or il they 90 it fi,s rather
loosely. II they are not given an op-
portuuity to vote for Mr.. Roosevelt
they are going to vote for the man
who most resem5ls7 him, and that
man is William Jennings Bryan.
They are not going to vote for an
echo; they viii iusis: oa the real thing
1t may be too early 20 ssythat TO man
in the republican party except Roose-
welt can defeat Bryan, but it is not too
early to say that putting up any other
candidate would seriously eadanger
party success.
What should Vermont republicans
do when the party meets in the state
convention next GUNNER to choose
delegates to the national convention?
It should first adopt a ringing resolu-
ton endorsing the administration of
Theodore Roosevelt and the Rooss-
velt policies and then choose
delegates to the national convention
who are Roosevelt men and enthus:-
astic believers In the policies for which
he stands. Ii the rank aud file get
recognition in the convention, this,
in our opinion, Is just what will hap
pen. No man who travels about the
state aud talks with the voters on the
farms and in the shops can fail to be
convinced that Vermont is a Roose-
Welt state through and through
Teddy is good enough for US is the
general assent. If Vermont declares
for any other candidates it will be be-
cause the politicians and wirepullers
get in their work aud the clear pre-
ference of the people is disregarded.
Bellows Falls Times.