The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-22
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tive in those fights but were led by.
him. Can any fair man doubt that II
Roosevelt had been President for the
last four years. we 20 would have a
genuine, permanent. non-partisan tarin
commission and the tariff law SO re-
vised that no uprising of the people
against ii Would have occurred?
But IL is said that we owe the NOM
ination TO Mr.. Tart as a matter OF (,
party gratitude. Yet he has held office
every day for nearly thirty years at
he hands of the Republican party and
II but enc OF these Offices came to
IN by appointment. I'm glad he
Id these Offices and make no COM
int ~ K. | mention IL only because
lid that our party owes the nom
to MIR. Taft. whereas Mr.. Taft
rything to the party. Al
to Debt Of GratltudtW
re are told that We must not
~ Roosevelt because he has been
-cciul to Mr.. Taft. | thought Ii
lrst the other way around.
z"tCssvelt has done everything for
taft. What has Taft done for Roose-
ell? Roosevelt continued and sup
ported him in the Philippines. Roose-
welt appointed him Secretary OF War
Roosevelt supported him for the nom
ination and election as President;
md only Roosevelt's vast influence
with the people placed Mr.. Taft In
the presidential chair. In return Col.
Roosevelt asked nothing of Mr.. Taft
except that he carry out those great
policies for the peoples well-being
Roosevelt policies Still, We are told
that Col. Roosevelt ~ungrateful to
Mr.. Taft.
But it is said t a third term
means the downfall of the Republic
Col. Roosevelt ought to be elected for
nothing else than to end this silly
superstition. The third term idea
came into being one hundred and
twenty years ago, when the world
was afraid Of kings. Today kings
merely amuse us. With China and
Persia and Turkey overthrowing
their ancient dynasties before our
| eyes; with Russia putting the bride
In the teeth of the Gear; with Portu-
gal throwing it's kinglet over the
| cliffs; with Mexico kicking Diaz out
of the country-no more comic idea
ever was suggested than IL We elect
the best man to do u work for
eleven years instead OF seven years
we are going TO have a king.
Our children will laugh at us for
that. If a. emperor is put out OF
business in China. how long do you
suppose a king would last In Amer
lea? should pity the man who tried
to become our king and pity his wife
and children more; for not only
would he be the object of the jest
and jeer of the people, but thousands
of patriots would Nv guns ready fo4
him.
Roosevelt did OF. work so we'll that
we want him to DO II now. He Is
willing to do it only because we ask
him to do II. To choose Roosevelt
will not give him anything he has
not had already; but 1t will give US
L Wudl VIC Wdhl I'LL hoI We hC0NA+
We Americans have set our hands
to the pillow OF needed reform and viii
not turn back. Ours Is a period OF
business and the evils Of our time
chiefly are business evils. Through
these honest business has been inter
fered with and the people have been
robbed alike. Much Of this interior
and robbery has been stopped,
It Gil must be stopped.
With this group OF reforms accom-
plished American business and the
p, American people, with unnatural bur
dens lifted from them, with prosper
ity normal and constant instead o
1 unhealthy and fitful. will move for
ward to that nobler destiny which II
: their mission. The greatest step ~
-. have made since the Civil Wa u
=. bring all this about began %ith fha
mighty moral and Intellectual adNanc,
!, of the last decade. Thai acva2ce ~
been checked. but not &c d IT,
great csFtain of the common go
who voiced. Who fought - and vi
= led this great forward q "o"en'
e. -.
u years ago is It's real ST ~
u rior and leader now
Tho record a. md otaeI
have done during this t'""
: cade is proof Of tbs. p ~
proef Ia furnished W a sStinci .
the people themselves for his -
pure and fearless cha" u'cn ri hnr
rights is first In the hearts ar0 rr'
In the faith OF the comrc1 c'ttZei
ship OF the Republic. This longcor
tinued, instructive judgment OF II
masses Is never wrong: erd the d
N cree OF the Supreme couT OF Anne
n lean public opinion tes'ed and ~
:, tured through long years q trial sn
,fl consideration. Is. that the man "
,s today best represents hat vell-oelr
and uplift which the American pee
want. Is he who so hreveN ~
h. worked their win and arh'ev"f ne
4 purposes In the pas,-lheod''
ar Roosevelt.
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