Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-09-05

Moral--Roosevet Also Wrote Books
and Made Bitter Attacks on Various
Men and Glasses.
New York, ,loSephus Daniels, chair.
man of the publicity committee Of the
Democratic national committee. said
today;
Eight years ago during the preSi.
dental campaign of 1904 ! came to
New York, and, being n member Of the
Democratic national committees drop
ped in ut the headquarters OF the com
mittee. found the literary bureau of
the committee very actively engaged IN
peruSing the volumes Of Theodore
Roosevelt When saw ou cNcry desk
The Winning Of the West The Life
of Thomas II Benton and half do2.
en- others of the works of the then Re
publican nominee for president won
dered whether or not had got into the
right place,
Il was immediately set Alright. how
ever. when | was informed that the
literary young men were engaged In
culliug FROM those books some Of the
many dcnuuctations and bitter criti
cisms and attacks made 10y Theodore
Roosevelt upon public men and meas
ures and his aSrcrsious upon great rep.
reseutNtiVc bodies of our people such
as workingmcn and farmers.
Il found them preparing To send
forth broadcast all over the land such
excerpts from the writing of Theodore
Roosevelt as;
Cowboys are much better fellows
and plcasantcr companions than small
farmers or agricultural mborers. nor
are the mechanics and workmcn OF
great city to be mentioned in the same
breath.
"'Mr. Bryan and his ndhcreuts have
appealed to the basest set in the land
the farmers.
"'They lworkingmcn who object to
government by Injunction are not IN
sympathy with men OF good minds and
sound civic morality,
Hits ouakers Too.
They quoted from what he said
about the Quakers. that those who
would not fight were traitors TO their
country
"rhey said that when the farmers
and workmcn 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 ava.
ianche of votes. They said that Roose
welt would not answer that exposure Of
his views. and, OF course. he never did
/ agreed with them that II was the
proper thing to do to herald these N
terances through the country,
AS to whether or not that sort of
campaigning had any eject the result
OF the campaign eight years ago speaks
for itself
"The Republican party IL attempting
to do today the same sort Of thing
that the Democrats tried IN 1908, The
Democrats OUT -Rodcnbcrgcd Mr.. lto
denberg. They were eight years ahead
Of him in this sort of thing Il didn't
work with us then, and II win not
wort With them now
Stands on His Record
"rhc attempt to attack Governor
Wilson because Of certain statements
which he made In writing history and
In commenting upon events of history
us they appeared to him ns historian
will fail si&nally. Az one great metro
politan newspaper pointed out. Mr.. Ro
denberg ana his kind are simply Blow
ing against the wind Governor VII
son Is running for president on hi
record us public man, aud with that
record the public Is fairly well CONVEX.
saut. ana It viii continue to learn mor'
as the campaign progresses.
He II running for president OH his
record as governor OF Now Jersey
what he said and did IN that capacity
rather than whit he wrote as histo.
rian, ChrOnicling events and comment
ing upon them ms they appeared 10 an
impartial observer whose duty II Is 10
write OF things ms they are rather than
as they should be or as he would have
them.
Our Republican brethren are enti.
tied to all the thunder they can make
out OF Governor Wilson's writings. !
hope they will read them carefully
and thoroughly. They will be able 10 |
gain great deal OF valuable informa.
ton, and when the context Is read |
along with the excerpts which have
been taken from his works for the |
purpose Of plncing him In false light /
/ have no fear az to the results. All |
that Is needed is thorough under |
standing.
"InRersOll sought to disprove Bible !
truths and 10 assai Holy Writ by the !
same methods which the Republicans /
are seeking to assaiI Governor WI /
son"
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