The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-22
WHITFIELD r.

In the Courier journal says.
The time has come for the people
OF the United States to consider
Theodore Roosevelt rs they have
never considered him before; to take
him more seriously than they have
yer taken him; to realize that he
is altogether the most startling fig
ure who has appeared in the world
since Napoleon Bonaparte, "A cireum-
stance not without significance and
portent.
heart does not glow with pride at
the unwonted honors bestowed upon
this representative of his country
and swell with exultant admiration
of the splendid way he is carrying
himself 1t is too late. If it were
not personally offensive. to talk
about self exploitation. The incident
In Cairo was wholly characteristic.
The incident in Rome was thrust
upon him. In both he showed the
Theodore Roosevelt whose brilliant
man~y-sidedness has captiyated the
universe.
He is pre-eminently a mar who
fits the word TO the act, the act to
the word, and does the thing, which
however provocative of controversy
rebounds TO his advantage.
All that has happened in Rome.
and more. will be repeated in Berlin,
In Paris and In London. No conquer
ing hero was ever made the subject
of such demonstrations each of the.
foreign capitals, each of the foreign
potentates yieing with each other to
pay him homage. Yet he is the win
ner of no victory ON land or sea.
What is the meaning of IL?
I'VE look again to see him the
head of the great republic said the
mayor of Rome. That Is the kyenote,
and 1t will continue to be the keynote
wherever he goes. Thus he will
come back to us the European nomi-
nee for president of the United
States.
Let no one fancy this is an un.
meaning or an idle compliment, TAX
en- in connection with what appears
TO be the hopeless breakdown of the
Taft administration. 1t constitutes an
event of the first consequence. If
we are to return Theodore Roose-
welt to power let there be no mistake
about the terms of the new commits
sion which is to be issued to him,
History has agreed that the best
kind of government is a wise and
benevolent despotism. 1t the gov
eminent of our United States under
the written constitution of checks
and balances be a failure-as many
think it-and if there be needed of
its executive head a strong man
having the courage to take all the
bulls of corruption by the horns, and
regardless of obsolete legal restraint,
TO shake the life out of them. then,
indeed. Theodore Roosevelt would
seem one fitted by temperament. edu-
cation and training for the work.
lie is a patriotic American with
humanitarian proclivities. II e is an
i~ncorruptible man; he has shown
himself fearless of consequences. If
The people are sick and tired of the
slow processes of constitutional pro-
ceedure, if they want in the White
House a president, who ~disregarding
the letter of the law, will substitute
his own Interpretation of its spirit
and intention; if they think that the
reign of hypocrisy and cant and
graft which marks Il professional
politics may be ended by the absolu-
tion of a ruler who, as Roosevelt him
self puts it, translates his words in
deeds and who, charged with the
cleaning of the Augean stables by an
election putting the seal of popular
appeal upon conceded -eeXeesses in
the use of power and bidding him go
forward and apply the same rene
dies to a disease otherwise incur
able, her Theodore Roosevelt fills
the bill to perfection.
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LONGEVITY.
While there are a few exceptions,
the great mass of people are eagerly