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and that one h President Roossv~lt
What II wrong ~t4h ihe soantsy ta-
day IL the tact that u fears thai hs
will DOT be nominated. aud thai
some one else ~iti be. aud sbsn the
sountry mast wAit asAKaassd uiI
November 10 Kce the outcome. aud
10 that should fail ~ the gsoIls.
IL must wAlt. aud ~ill. toE
months and months beyond = yrzF.
and maybe more. to h~e ~hat couF~~
the new ste~rAmAn al the helm will
take. IL II we're known Ioday thAt
Theodore Roosevelt would es aom
mated Al Chicago. you would scs the
faitering footsteps of prosperity
quicken TO the rrm. regular. aud
elastic stride that II kept up for
eleven successive years.
Danger in Tan's Nomination.
There is danger Ia the H-publi
can party lurking In the nomination
of Taft or OF anybody else LabeT
unions are uafriendiy to Taft. and
the colored voters are against him.
This latter amounts to nothing ia
Southern States. but Il comes In for
very serious consideration when the
intelligent eolored voters 81 Indl-
| ana, Illinois. Ohio and other North
| ern States are considered. The men
here in my mills are not fort Taft.
There are 500 men in these noun
| tains out of a job now. They are
not favorable to Taft Go among
them and see. But they are for
| Roosevelt. They believe implicitly
| in the man and In his policies. As a
business man OF extensive interests.
l believe with them The great
business interests of this country
the honest. conservative. legitimate
| In Roosevelt, believe In his policies.
| and believe in continuing both In
prestige and authority. I found this
full grown In the minds OF blg inter
ests m the East with whom have
come in personal contact quite re
Gently They realize the danger
that threatens this country by a
change OF policies and admlhistra-
tion at this time. and they realize.
too. that the only way to make GER
tain of escaping IL is by nominating
Theodore Roosevelt
''The Roosevelt policies are un-
derstood and approved by the
American people. They want them
continued to be applied and those
which require furthering 10 be- com
pleted by their author. They don'i
want another. even though vouched
for by Roosevelt himself. They
don't like that idea. either. may
say. on the part of the President In
fuencing the choice OF his success
sor In their judgment 1t is MOI
within the spirit of American insti
tutions. Roosevelt can hold thu
American people for himself and fol
his policies. but can he hold then
for somebody else? | doubt IL seri
oasly, as many do. Therefore. 1
that be true. IL Is the safest plan
the only sure way against risk. Il
nominate Roosevelt himself
II Could Not Decline.
"You say he would not accept
! replied Gen. Curtin TO an interrup
tion. How could he help himself
What has he got 10 do with IL? III
Ia a patriot and a soldier. IL he I
! drafted, he must shoulder the gui
and make the fight. Roosevelt. III
teacher of good citizenship. mus
,. and will abide the call Of duty
to a call that comes not only fror
the man with the hoe, and the Ia
torer, but from the owner of tn
mine and mul as well. That Rooss
> yelt Is honest and sincere when b
says that he will not accept Tn
nomination, no one will question.
= care not for him as an individual
he Is but a servant of the people.
isn't a matter for him To decide
that belongs TO his fellow-country
!. men-to representatives OF I'll
great party which has 50 highly an
). deservedly honored him assemble
I'm convention. Third term7 Ther
. Is nothing to that. either. He's bee
elected but once; he has served bt
one elective term. The other thre
and a half years belonged TO Nj
Kfnley, and Roosevelt carried on
- MeKinley's policies. as be announce
= that he would when he took the oat
!, at Buffalo. IL Mckinley had serve
three and a half years and Roos
Welt six months, could the six month