The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-16
COL KoosEvELT's GOOD LUcNs

lawful duties OF an American cit'zcn
- mcrrilcs-lv 10 follow Col Roosevelt
J from point 10 point with ;hc dctcrmi
q I he country has had is GUitcJu. II,
Czol2osz, aud now Il has u, John
: Schrank But fortunately SchranA did
not achieve his maniaca purpose by
killing his proposed victim. though his
icmentcd mind rcTnt no less.
The Roosevelt lGck and 'hc Brosc
Welt pluck stcod ,hc.Crlorc! IN cvr,'lr1.
stead iu Miwuiitcc when s-.r'ut
fired at him. Roosevelt felt that he
was not hurt, altTonGh the bullet hit
him: and when he got 10 the hall ho
stated to tho doctors: 50 Now, ! am not
hurt hit don't think rho bullet
hit nc. II YOU viii wait until have
finished my speech | w'l let YOU sec
for yourselves. This WAS plucky. aud
at the same time il shows that Col.
Roosevelt realized perfectly that he
had not been materially hurt lie felt
no pain, and there was nothing TO pre-
vent him from going on with his Spccch
He did 90 on with il. 20 an audience
that had been put in deep sympathy
with him through the nervous fear Of
| Mr. Henry Cochcms. who made most
sensational announcement TO the audi
cnce, stating that Roosevelt had been
shot and Was not fit 10 speak, but in
sisted on speaking. although he was in
great pain. Mr. Cochems no doubt be
licvcd this. but it was an erroneous
statements Roosevelt himself gave no
warrant for such a statement. and dur
| ing the speech when fhe audience was
evidently in fear for him. Roosevelt in
| tcrruptcd bv shouting, ''Now. don Z
YOU women worry. it is nothing at all.
This was both plucky in him and reas-
suriug to the audience, and it showed
that the Colonel S grit was in no wise
daunted. being in full working order.
as il always s
The country is certainly relieved, and
II rcjoices to find that Col. Roosevelt
was not seriously hurt in the despicabc
attempt TO assassinate him. Nothing
but sheer lunacy and perverted ideas
could have so wrought upon anybody 5
mind rs to cause the person TO wish
the death of Col. Roosevelt. This is,
and we hope il may ever continue to
be country Of freedom Of action. of free
speech, and Of free endcavor. We consid
or that Col Roosevelt S political action
this year is uniustifiable. but we con.
cede to the fullest degree that it is his
right to take the action he has taken.
and to urge his candidacy precisely as
he has done. or in any other lawful
way that he might see fit to urge it.
Free speech in this country is not to
be put down bv the bullet, and free
men are not to be intimidated bv the
infuriated homicidal tendencies of per
verted minds.
IL is appropriate TO saw, further, that
Col. Roosevelt's complaint that the
lunatic who tried to shoot him was
egged on by the sensational press and
by the fierce war made against him
was not courageous thing to say: for
Col. Roosevelt mas been absolutely nm.
sparing in his denuDciation of others,
and has not in the least mitigated in
the fiereeness of his language anv
newspaper or any person, no matter
how high the position OF that person
IS. lie has shown no consideration for
persons, for newspapers. or for his op-
ponents OF any kind. 1t would be iust
as proper for any of those opponents
who might be shot Al as he was, or for
any newspaper whose plant might be |
burnt or dvnnmited. 10 saw thai Roo,e
welt was to blame for the occurrence !
as II is for him TO put up the plant |
that be does in this particular. Col. |
Roosevelt has always shown himself 10 !
be manly. open antagonist, often
wrong'headed TO be sure. but giving
and taking blows without flinchinq |
The remark quoted a. from him is IN. |
worthy of ms repute as fighter. and |
We can scarcely credit his making il |
unless his nerve was shaken more than
II appears TO have been by the narrow
escape that he had from assassination.
That he had the lucky escape that ne |
dil Is cause for congratuation in the |
heart of every rght-thinking American
citizen. and We fervently trust thar
this alien idea that pubic man j. |
subject TO assassination because OF his !
position or because Of anything that
he is doing within his lawful rights. |
may be thoroughly rooted out of Amer
lean public life. There Is not the |
slightest excuse FOR it in this country: |
il i a thing of vicious. alien importa.
ton; and every American should frown
upon IL and back up such energetic |
treatment OF those guilty OF this das |
tardIv form OF crime that it will be for |
ever bauished from among uS.
A STURDY MOTHER.