The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-06-17
Theodore Roosevelt

aga that the reaconares will take to the woods and
M M ogress will be enthoned the Republican organization It
their leaders Washington share their TO Mr.
~ future agree with them that his Identification
M Insurgency essential to that movements but there
N on as to the hope and confidence Of the file
close study of Mr.. Roosevelts will fail to disclose
m thing in upon which base the hope that he will become
lnugent - 1 hn chef ro IL, ,oo. Il -
and insurgency essentially irregular Mr. Roosevelt
S never done said anything to show that he sympatz with In
c, aims or purposes. In fact many people who acclaim
g dv their belief the Roosevelt policies have
n of what policies of the character Of the for
onpn % b are named They judged Roosevelt by his
words and by his deeds and the result is an amazing popular
miSronception of the real Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelts strength fact has largely through his
ba 70 convince people of his devotion the public welfare
While an emergency he has failed to enlist in behalf Of him
M or his cause the support of e maactors OF great wealth
Certainly policies have never included any extension OF democratic
government which, after ALL the inspiring princpe OF this ns
# Mr. Roosevets future be judged by his past he will
10 found allied with sandpat element of his party, although he
vii probably avoid committing himself publicly to the standpat fac
@ He is the most adro politician of his time and he wants to
% nt AGAIN He has hope that he attain that place
oan the combined opposition of the wealth of the country
wealth which, despite his pretense to the contrary ne has always
cultivated and courted At the time he will avoid possible
doing augt that will ALLEVIATE to any serious degree the support u
Mr. Rooseves failure to identity himself with insurgency will
t e that movement nearly much OF its devotees
imagine may the movement some immediate victories ana
involve the desertion of who dent1hed themselves with IL
in the belief the band wagon but IN the long run VIII
result in strengthening OF this great movement WHICH, DREAMING
m in te Republican party extended into all parties and awaits
merely the psychological crystalline into an irresistible p
Gtcal force ~.
that be not launched naupciousy dscreded advance O
leadership; and the spectacle OF Theodore kooeVlt edqi
great battle democracy would to those who udge MN y S
deeds and not by his words be nconguous one indeed
Mr. Roosevelt disqualified for leadership OF the new IDEA IN
o bv reason of his lack of sympathy with or Deef IN DEM
principles Early in life he was mlocuaed Win te
Of Alexander Hamlton philosophy and all through his pubic ce
chung enacousy the belief that the hs duty ol govern
ment protect the people from themselves -. .
succeeded OF the time III coHcedlll
true but breatled in every line of his public speeches and
may there be by those who willing to go Deea m
surface # NAV be granted that he the punderng OF many
by the privileged few; but when called upon 10 Suggest I'm,
has in his life proposed extension OF the power he
people to control and their affairs VddOy
demanded an extension of the powers OF the cera
and further of that government from popular
eradicate privilege through the agency OF poWeIIu
cratic system, responsible not to the people, Du 10 l
authority ,,, J.. +ho
Point out any evil to Mr.. Roosevelt, from child aoo 70 f
wooy aphis pest and he will suggest as remedy te
commission of experts be appointed by the FIeSu are
Instances of Mr. Roosevet's adherence OF real
many that it is difficult to from the wealth OF te
hand His present round of calls upon the crowned heads OF
and his refusal visit the only democratic goVee ~ ten
Word-Switzerlandis excellent example o. ~ nd tyranny
demonstrated in his almost brutal defense OF eNpoao | -
Philippines in his championship of British msrue III &
and Egypt and by his attitude toward denocrauc sS e
country He sent Taft into Oklahoma to oppose the ;r
initiative and referendum, and Crnin and LaFoette IN ue
desperate struggles to redeem their States from reacuoaly
mad to combat constantly the influence OF tederal pau
Roosevelt corporation machines OF those ~ IN =
The Insurgents Democrats in real sense tI neo-
party They believe in bringing government c n and
pe They the initiative and referendum 1o ~ not nre
lot the direct election of Senators. MI KooseI 49, - ner-
lend to believe in single of these things l cenraiza-
m government are almost identical with the IDEAS u @ than
ton and autocacy which Alexander Hamilton preace
century ago - h counted
idle to hope that man holding these notions can DC
Pn to render efficient service to insurgency d in his
Mr. Roosevelt's lack of democratic teeilS - be ex-
ardent military spirit and in almost fanatical devou y on
Nded doctrine that nation should spend vast SUM Inst for
av ornaments huge military forces It oGs customs and
mood and his passion for slaughern the sers OF
The White House while he was the of that edce cH not
=, Even in delivering peace oration at Christian At times
VIVA @p from e'uogizing bloody war as ii necessiiy