The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-08-16
josephuS Daniels of Demo-
cratic National Committee
Wants Voters to Make
an investigation.
WILL WIN LEGION OF FRIENDS
SANDER 10 Not 20 Play q Part In
Democratic Campaign, Declares
Publicity Chairman.

feiS, chairman OF the publicity COM
mittee Of the Democratic national
committee. said today:
Eight years ago during the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1904 l came to
New York and, being a member Of
the Democratic national committee, I
dropped IN at the headquarters Of the
committee. found the literary bu-
reau of the committee very actively
engaged In perusing the volumes of
Theodore Roosevelt. When l saw on
every desk The Winning of the
West The Life Of Thomas H. Ben
ton and half dozen others OF the
works Of the then Republican nominee
for president, l wondered whether or
not had gotten into the right place.
II was Immediately set Alright, how
ever, when I was informed that the
literary young men were engaged I'm
culling from those books some Of the
many denunciations and bitter criti-
cisms and attacks made by Theodore
Roosevelt upon public men and meas
ures, and his aspersions upon great
such as workingmen and farmers.
'T found them preparing to send
forth broadcast all over the land such
excerpts from the writings Of Theo-
| dore Roosevelt as:
Cowboys are much better fellows
and pleasanter companions than small
farmers or agricultural laborers; nor
are the mechanics and workmen Of a
great city to be mentioned In the same
breath.
"'Mr. Bryan and his adherents have
appealed to the basest set In the land
the farmers
They (workfngmen who object to
government by inJunotion) are not IN
sympathy with men of good minds and
sound civic morality
They quoted from what he said
about the Quakers, that those who
would not night were traitors to their
country.
They said that when the farmers
and workmen and the Quakers came
to know what Theodore Roosevelt had
written about them they would rise
up with wrath and Indignation and
bury Theodore Roosevelt beneath an
avalanche Of votes. They said that
Roosevelt would not answer that ex
posture Of his views, and. of course. he
never did. I agreed with them that
It was the proper thing to do to her
aid these utterances through the coun
try.
AS to whether or not that sort OF
campaigning had any effect, the re-
suit of the campaign eight years age
speaks for itself
The Republican party Is attempting
TO do today the same sort OF thine
hat the Democrats tried In 1908. The
Democrats out-Rodenberged Mr.. Ro
denberg. They were eight years
ahead Of him In this sort of thing. Il
didn't work with us then and 1t will
not work with them now.
Stands on Record.
The attempt to attack Gov. Wilson
because of certain statements which
he made IN writing history and IL
commenting upon events Of histor,
as they appeared to him as historian
will fall signally. AS one great metro
pontan newspaper pointed out, MI
Rodenberg and his kind are simpl.
Blowing against the wind Qoverno
Wilson Is running for president OIL
his record as public man, and will
that record the public Is fairly vel
.
learn more as the campaign pro
crosses.
HE Is running for president on hi
record as governor of New Jersey
what he said and did In that capacity
rather than what he wrote as a histol
Ian, chronicling events and comment
Ing upon them es they appeared to a
impartial observer whose duty ii |
to write of things a. they are rathe
than as they should be or as he woul
} have them
t Our Republican brethren are Ell
: titled 70 all the thunder they ca
? make out Of Governor Wilson's wri
: ings I hope they will read ther
carefully and thoroughly. They wi
. be able to gain a great deal Of valui
: BILE information and when the contes
: Is read along with the excerpts whic
have been taken from his works fC
= the purpose of placing him in a falls
: light, have no fear as to the result
: All that Is needed Is a thorough vi
Outstanding.
"Ingersoll sought TO disprove Bib
truths and to assai. Holy Writ by II
same methods which the Republican
are seeking TO assail Gov Wilson"