Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-05
ROOSEVELT THE ISSUE IN NEW
NQRK

The country may as We'll prepare
to accept Roosevelt as the issue in
the presidential campaign two years
hence. He cannot keep out of politics
He ID the issue in the present cam
paign in New York and the New York
World pays it's respects to him in
recent issue as follows:
In the West Theodore Roosevelt,
as a candidate for president in 1912,
is tremendous insurgent.
& In New York, where the campaign
funds come from, Mr. Roosevelt is
willing to be as safe and sane as
Senator Aldrich or Speaker Cannon.
!, After all the foaming and frothing
CT his western tour Mr.. Roosevelt
did not dare incorporate single dis
tinctive policy Of his New National
ism into the Saratoga platform, al
though he was incomplete control of
the convention.
In the West Mr.. Roosevelt damned
the Taft administration with faint
praise. In New York 1--WE enthusiast
tically indorse the progressive and
statesmanlike leadership of William
Howard Taft"
In the West the tariff ought to be
materil issue and not moral is
sue; but II instead of square deal
we get a crooked deal then it be-
comes very emphatically moral is.
sme." In New York ''the Payne tariff
law reduced the average rate of all
duties IL per cent" and the average
rate of duty is less than under the
Wilson law" Moreover, advances
in the Cost Of living are only the Ice
al reflection of tendency that is
world wide, and cannot truthfully be
said to be due to the present tariff.
What the Roosevelt platform says
aboy1. the Payne-Aldrich tariff is just
what Aldrich and Cannon say about
1t.
In the West 1--WE must be ready to
face temporary disaster, whether OF
no. brought on by those who will
war against us to the knife" In New
York eve believe that capital hon
estly employed should be permitted to
feel the sense of security essential to
stimulate rs legitimate investment"
In the West Justices OF the United
States Supreme court who are fossil
lied Of mind" hand down decisions
that are "uominally against national
rights brt really against popular
rights or decisions that are "nomin.
ally against State rights. but are
really against popular rights, againsd
the democratic principle of govern
ment by the people under the forms
Of law" In New York 1.-THE test of
civilization is an orderly and efficient
government, one of the essentials of
which is judiciary of upright, able,
industrious courageous men,"
In the West natural resources
"cnght to be retained in the posses
Sion and under the control OF the
Federal government" In New York
We favor the conservation, develop.
ment and utilization of all cur natur.
al resources under conditions, howev.
err, which will E.rotect and safeguard
the rights OF the states"
Even the, direct-primaries plank
YVES trimmed to an Endorsement of
the principles" which Gov. Hughes
successfully the Hinman-Green bill,
the Cobb bill and the Cotb-Griscom
bill, this may mean anything or moth
ing. In spite Of all his ranting
about direct primaries, Mr.. Roosevelt
refused to come out for Statewide di-
rect nominations.
In short. Mr.. Roosevelts platform
is reactionary 1t was framed to
appeal to the financial and conserva
tive elements in the republican party
While he himself with his New Social
ism appeals to the passion of the
radicals. And most significant Of
all, it contains not word. not a syll
able, p!edging the republican party
to deal with the issue of illegitimate
Wal! street gambling, although Wal
street acted as a fence" in the "of
fetal nd Legislative wrcng-doing'
which the platform denounces anG
which the Merritt committee is ex
posing. Here was chance to "cincl
the crooks" Was there amy reason
for not "cinching' them except that
Wall street always furnishes the re
publican campaign fund?
Mr.. Rooseyelt's platform is char
acteristic piece of political insincerity
FE.t it is not big enough or broad
enough to conceal Mr.. Roosevelt ant
his New Socialism. 1t is not big
enough or broad enough to hide Mr.
Roosevelt's candidacy for presiden
in 1912.
Whatever the platform says, Thee
dore Roosevelt is the issue.