The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-01
The South and Roosevelt.

One and reads about this time vast lot OF
etur concerning Rooseves immense popularity In the
South and how 1t might be politically capitalized in a
up the solid South" eorga is everywhere represent
ed being his chief admirer below the line and
mayor OF Atlanta: III thought would one
Southern StateI believe would run again for Presl-
on his southern popularity are wide Of the mark Be
the people with dsrespect discotrtesy--hap
pen have accorded Roosevelt the most cordial and
enthusiastic sort of greeting on several occasions IN
is sign that they in sympathy with
Office whatever within the popular gift He might
another journey through that section week.
that please the Southerners shaking hands with
children and kissing the babes-but still. were n
parture not a single state in the Southern group
would be found to have chosen Roosevelt electors.
his characteriscs-but there they draw the mo
Teddy for theirs as President or as political leader
only. The Richmond Nirginian put the very
squarey and clearly and logically the other day when
it said:
The South has State of nde
pendence II cheer whom it pleases, for
whatever quality appeals to it. II Is free to
think and to speak and to act Its liberty of
expression is boundless. But just because the
South could break its solid" tradition
without danger of racial or institutional dis
integration just there is longer
for the application OF caste or the charge
Of treachery against the membership of
party is why the southern people
should depart from the principles on which
they have been raised and in which they he
lieve The South stands the law and the
Constitutions 1t holds tenaeously to the older
ideal is broad and elastic enough for
growth @ power consistent with democratic
fundamentals 1t may cheer Theodore Roose-
Welt any other with new gospel LOT
the worth that his manhood holds But II VIII
not ndorse the things for which he STANDS,
in far those things tend to destroy or
inperil the old thought and the Old falth
1t is the superficial the emotional the hystefiea
of the North West that have lost theif
beads and been off their feet through the pFehe
nents of this pertpatetic proelamer of new potea
gospel. He had most of them kissing the mem oi
his garment before they quite knew what they were
about. any myrtads of them from PASSPORT to Los
Angeles already heartily ashamed OF themselves Tor
their imprudence and rashness There are rumors ,aa
cut in Chicago those Republicans who few weeks
weak dazed hoodooed 10y the rtoose
welt cult permit him openly insult ueaper OF
their club and guest OF honor at their oanque-
when they ucht right then there TO have told MN
10 ego on dnneress. II didn't approve OF their
membership and their tlist-are even now seeking
to shirk responsibility for their cowardly act Ana
here In New York State It whispered That the reai
party leaders just beginning the tact ta
they have been merciiessly big ticked The south
may have HOnized Roosevet-but Ii never deihed him.
But all this sort of thing will of The measles
the nlumps and the chickenpoN rarely fatal-and
the gears'itch" Will Yield heroic treat
ment-New York Commercial.