The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-11
RoosBvELT's oBFUscATIoNs.

ROOSEVELT'S OBFUSCATIONS.
1t seems curious indeed that Col
Roosevelt should be so blinded in his
moral standards that he cannot see
anything wrong in undertaking to steal
for his own use the Republican name.
prestige, and organization in num-
Der of States, while at the same time he
is so uproarious about the 'bri gan
dage' at Chicago 1t would seem as
though, when he is so keenly alive to
that it is directed against himself. that
he would be equally alive TO plain
political embezzlement when it is pro-
posed in his own favor. But nothing of
this kind appears to trouble Col. Roose-
velt, His code evidently is that any
thing that promises support to himself
is right. and that anything which with.
draws support from him is wrong
theft, brigandage, and naked stealing.
When mans mind is so constituted
that his own interests and inclinations
are made the rule and guide Of morals,
it is difficult to find any standards
that will fit his case: When it comes
to the point that a man will say that
everything is right that works to his
interest. and everything is wrong that
is against that interest, the self
tered standard is so perverse that it is
useless to argue or consider that per-
son at all as q moralist who has any
just idea of what is right or wrong.
Col. Roosevelt is very blatant in de-
nouncing the predatory interests, and
proclaiming his championship of the
rights of the people as against the en-
croachments of wealth; and yet he
ayalls himself Of enormous sums of
money in his campaign. obtained from
these predatory interests, to fight what
he claims to be as the champion OF the
people. But the absurdity Of these in
terests putting up money to fight for
the people and against themselves is too
manifest for any contravention, As Col.
Roosevelt eXpends the money Of these
interests in his campaign for himself,
it necessarily follows that he is the
tool Of these interests, and that he is
in no condition to serve the people at
any point where the peoples interests
conflict with the interests of what he
calls predatory wealth" This propo-
sition is so plain one that insistence
upon it would he wasted.
Another of Col, Roosevelt's self-cen-
tered and baseless ideas is that all he
has to do is to declare himself, and the
people will rally TO his standard. He
really appears to be possessed Of the
idea that he is the peoples agent and
protector, although he is in fact the
tool of ''the INTERESTS just as he was
pears to be determined to be, since
these interests came forward to his sup
port with muuificence never known
before in American politics, and he
openly declares that the antitrust
law was never meant to be enforced,
though he has twice sworn that he
would enforce it, and wants TO swear
the same again.
In consonance with his self-centcred,
optimistic ideas, Col. Roosevelt an
nounces that he expects to get the
electoral vote of many States. among
them that Of the State of Utah; but
he has no more chance TO get this vote
than has La Toilette or Cummins,
neither Of whom is running. If there
is any one thing that is absolutely inn
possible at the election this year, it is
that Roosevelt should get the elcc-
toral vote Of Utah; for the organiza-
tion here is against him. the Federal
bunch is against him. and there is alb.
solutely no call from Utah this year
for Roosevelt. The wholly absurd and
shadowy nature of his claims may be
fairly gagged by this clearly nonsens-
ical claim of his, that he will get the
electoral vote Of this State.