Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27


and petty nothings-petty nothings as compared
with his great qualities and his great record of
achievements.
OF course, Mr. Roosevelt has faults, of course he
makes mistakes, but the honest seeker after accur-
ate measurements does not condemn man on his
faults and his mistakes alone He condemns him
only when these faults and mistakes are greater
than his virtues and his merits. If the latter are
conspcuously greater than the former, the margin
OF difference in his favor must be taken as the value
of the man.
submit to you if this is not the fair way to meas
ure man; submit to you if this is not the way
you would like to be measured YOURSELF ask YOU
what kind of showing you would make if measured
by any other method, if measured alone by your
faults, your mistakes, your shortcomings and you
have them, Mr.. Business Man. as well as Mr..
Roosevelt and the rest of u.s.
When the policies OF nation are involved in
your attitude, policies that mean so much to hum
dred million human souls, you cannot afford as a
good citizen to curse man out and condemn him
and the organization back of him bubbles and
petty nothings. You have got to be fair with him,
or you are not fair with yourself and you are not
fair with the people OF the nation.
Above and beyond everything ese above and
beyond every other consideration, some of you are
out to smite Roosevelt, no matter what the conse-
quences. But if, in shifting Roosevelt YOU smash
your own face, is it worthy OF you, Mr.. Business
Man? Would you respect compliment man
who did this sort of thing, if it didn't happen to be
the very sort of thing you were doing yourself1
The problems before US are big in their outreach-
ing so big that you cannot afford to let your preu-
dces stand in the way of doing in this election what
and the greatest good to the greatest number, as
matter OF fact means the greatest good to you Mr..
Business Man, and to you, Mr.. Professional Man.
You can have no permanent and worthwhile pros
perity except the people as whole are prosperous
and content.
have h;of1x,
meant good business and general prosperity. But
what makes for good business is so broad question
that it cannot be determined from any one angle.
That sound economic policies vitality important,
it is certain, but it is equally certain that other fac
tors at this present uncture very largely into
the problem-such factors as industrial evolution,
social justice and wise laws that are in step with
the progress OF the age, that in step with the
best constructive governmental theories of any ma
ton in the world
With your mind bent on business, with your
craving for good business, many of you look for it
only along the direct But it comes as well in
other ways, comes from these other contributory
causes To forget these causes to be Indifferent to
them is to be asleep at the switch at this particular
time of social unrest.
Never before in the history of this country, never
before in the history of the world has this unrest
manifested itself in anything like the measure in
which it is manfesting itself today. It is more than
unrest it is evolution bordering on revolution and
in very great measure is absolute socialism.
In some of the test ballots we have had thus far
in this campaign the vote for Debs, the Socialist
candidate, is we'll in of the vote for Mr.. Taft
and this will be so recorded at the polls in No
vember. The growth of the Socialist vote will
make you sit up and think, Mr.. Business Man, but
your think will come too late. You will have put
yourself on record, and the record cannot be
changed, neither can the party you have put in
power be changed.
The best friend you have In this situation, Mr..
Business Man, is Theodore Roosevelt. He more
than any other man, stands between you and social
ism. Roosevelt stands between you and socialism
through the Progressive party, which recognizes
the necessity of social reforms, recognizes the
ccssty OF industrial evolution, recognizes the cry Of
the masses for the square deal, and he stands be-
tween you and socialism with moral and mental
courage that marks him giant.
A weak man, or a man dead to the temper of the
people, standing unyieldingly on anti
quated policies, prating about the constitution and
all that, cannot cope with the situation that con-
fronts today.
The iron hand is powerless against awakened
and insstent nation; the great, strong, human hand
alone can control and bring order out of disorder,
bring harmony and good feeling out Of bitterness
and danger.
To think Of good business without thinking of
these contributory causes to good business on the
one hand, these dangers to good business on the
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