Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-10-07
AS SEEN IN THE POLITICAL
HOROSCOPE

AS SEEN IN THE POLITICAL
HOROSCOPE
The ease with which Mr.. Roosevelt
routed all opposition at Saratoga, may
be taken for a sign. just as easy as
that will he route all opposition in
1912. They are surely blind who have
not seen that today he is the popular
idol. His bitterest enemy, his strong
est enemy, his most implacable enemy,
was slain at one blow at Saratoga on
Tuesday, and he has emerged from
that conflict without scratch. Napo-
leon at Jena never showed more deter
mination. Napoleon at Austerlitz
never gained a more overwhelming
victory. 1t may seem a preliminary
skirmish, but it has put both armies
in motion. Save in the sullen firing
of the "Abe" Gruber battery, there
was none who had the hardihood to
turn gun on him. He simply swept
the field, and today he is burying the
dead
And now that he has won what will
he do with the victory, and how will
he treat the vanquished? The world
is his, and the fullness thereof. He
needs none of 1.-THE sinews OF Wall
Street to carry him to triumph two
years hence. This will be done by the
people. He needs neither the aid nor
the counsel of the "business interests, F"
which have so often persuaded our
leaders that they are really the people,
and that they must dictate the policies
of government. He will be allowed by
the people to do as he pleases, because
right or wrong, truthfully or untru h.
fully, he is believed by the people to
be their champion, and their friend.
In the North the "business interests"
that is the Regulars in the Republican
party, will leave it. He will drive every
single one of them beyond the party
pale. In the South the ''business in
terests," that is those "nation savers"
of 1895 who bolted Bryan, will join the
"business interests" of the North
again as then, and once more make a
heroic effort to ''save the nation. I"
This time their herolsm will miss fire,
they will find themselves among the
tatters, of small but hopeless minor
ity, they will be part and parcel of
the "Frazzle"-whilstt the great masses
of the Democrats OF The country, South
as we'll as West and North, who loyal
ly supported M. Bryan through his
campaigns, will muster behind the
Roosevelt banner.
And why not ? If Mr.. Rooseoelt as
''stolen Mr.. Bryan's thunder" or
''adopted. Bryan's PLATFORM" why
not? Principles are what they seek.
Men are mere instruments, who may
depart this life at any moment. A
principle should be everlasting. They
cannot object to Mr.. Roosevelt because
he is a Northern man. Every candi-
date for whom they have voted in 40
years has been that. They cannot OBJ
iect to him because he does not measure
up to their standard toy presidentia!
timber. He has twice been president
They cannot object to him because h.
at one time trained with their political
enemies. That is too small and too
frequent an offense to ke considered.
They cannot object to linn Lecause he
rcy have criticised the Supreme
Court. This was done by Abraham
Lincoln over and over again.. it was
done by Chas. Summer time in and
time out. 1t will be done so long as
there is Supreme Court, and should
he done henever it has erred in the
opinion of wise and patriotic men.
That court nor any other branch of
Ibis government is above just and dig
nified criticism, and in doing so none
commits ''les majestic" They might
object to him because he would be a
third termer, but they will not.
1t is well therefore to look the stu
alton squarely in the face. In the next
campaign Mr.. Roosevelt will be the
Republican nominee for president
With him will be Southern man as
vice-president, behind him in the West
and North will be the Progressives and
Democrats of today, and the Demo-
cratic masses and band-wagon Repub-
licans of the South, and he will win as
he did at Saratoga on Tuesday.