The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-18
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Oregon. ohered prize of Sf,000 for the best written article on the theme. Why Roosevelt should be reelected" The prize was won by Justice Nelson, of the Supreme Court of Nevada. and the multitudinous arguments he piles | up in defense of his contention would load down an ordinary thinker. He points out the perilous future of the country under any other than Roose- welt and-though he doesn't say so In so many words--the perils which threaten the Republican party if pres ent dissensions continue. and concludes his prize boost in this way:
 There Is but one logical and reason l able thing to do under the circum- National Convention at Chicago to | nominate Mir. Roosevelt as the choice | of the Republican party for President; be the sensible thing for the Demo | cratic convention to take similar course. If Mir. Roosevelt feels that he consistently ,ss negn. aSdeP' %P not nsst | that he do so. They will, however. ln- | sist that he be on hand when the time | comes for his Inauguration.
 There's the program for you, and the only logical one Mir. Nelson thinks. Don't waste any words arguing with this bull ll-headed President. but get to- gether and nominate him, and then go on and elect him. It matters not what | he has to say about it. His party will | say to him in effect: That's all right, l but see that you are ready on March (, 1909. to bow your regal head while your loyal sub bjects place on 1t the dia- dem of royalty" Of course he would protest--in words-but the head would bow just the same.
 But the amusing thing about this paid boost of Roosevelt is the state ment that the Democrats at Denver should throw up their hats and shout. Hes our'n, tool" and endorse Roose- welt and all that he stands for. Du- ring a somewhat lengthy term of po- litical existence, we have seen the Democrats do some absurd things. and may live to witness others. but to en- dorse the nomination of Roosevelt would be a depth of assininity and per fdy to principle that is not even con- ceivable. The Denver Convention may ' not be an altogether harmonious and peaceful one, but we do not believe that even the rarifed air of that city can so aerate the brains of the dele gates that they will Dow the knee to Baal" and endorse one who is the very antithesis of what Democracy has in the past stood for.
 By the way, we notice u at The sac- ramento Bee. which is due to have cargo of conniption fits if Roosevelt Is not nominated. is highly pleased with the Nelson performances, though 1t has some fears. 1.-TWO things only" it says, ''lie in the way of the renomina- tion of Roosevelt by the Republican National Convention. One Is the un- , willingness of the President to be , treated as inconsistent or untrue to } his declarations regarding another term, and the other is the hostility, whether open or secret, of powerful in- terests to his continuance in ofiice It is the organs of these interests which insist that the President Is bound by his promise not to accept another nom nation. a promise which the Republi- can party and the people have the right to disregard"
 Let not The Bee lose sleep over any "unwillingness" of Roosevelt to accept ' smother nominations; and especially let 1t not place such alleged unwiningness on any fear on his part that he would thereby be inconsistent or untrue to his promise. Consistency Is a Jewel tha. he has never learned how to wear, and if he should try to wear it he , would get 1t upside down. He can change attitudes, declarations and per- formances with a celerity that would make his fortune as circus perform CT. and can forget a promise or a pledge so quickly that 1t makes ones head swim. The Bee needn't lose any hairs from It's scalp worrying over the thought that Its demigod would refuse a nomination, for he wouldn't.
 Then The Bees contention that the trusts and the indicators of wealth and all the other bad ones are fighting Roosevelt is not even good nonsense, hut 1t serves in the place of argument, and that helps some to those who have nothing better. Just why these ene- mics to the people should fear Roose- welt is not plain to the ordinary ob- server. But what's the use of dis cussing it? Judge Nelson got his thou sand plunks and his paper helps to brace up The Bee and others whose heads need to be operated on for polit- teal inaninity.
 HOW DOES HE KNOWF