Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-22
10sephus Daniels of Demo-
cratic National Committee
Wants Voters to Make
an Investigation.
WILL WIN LEGION OF FRIENDS
Islander 10 Not TO Play a Part In
Democratic Campaign, Declares
Publicity Chairman.

New York. Aug. s.-Josephus Dan
eels, chairman OF the publicity COM
nnittee Of the Democratic national
committee, said today:
Eight years ago during the presi-
Dental campaign Of 1904 I came to
New York and, being a member Of
the Democratic national committee, Il
dropped In at the headquarters Of the
committee. / found the literary bu-
Aeau Of the committee very actively
engaged In perusing the volumes Of
Theodore Roosevelt When 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,
fpr president, wondered whether or,
got 1 had gotten into the right place,
II was Immediately set Alright, how
ever, when was informed that the
literary young men were engaged in,
dullinS from those books some Of the.
xnany denunciations and bitter criti-;
eisms and attacks made by Theodore,
Roosevelt upon public men and meas;
Nres, and his aspersions upon great
representative bodies Of our people.
such as workingmen and farmers. ,
Il found them preparing to send
forth broadcast all over the land such,
excerpts from the writings Of Theo-,
aore Roosevelt as:
"'Cowboys are much better fellows,
and pleasAntsr companions than small
Farmers or agricultural laborsrs; nor
ere the mechanics ana voYkmen Of .,
eeeat city TO be mentioned In the same
wreath
"'Mr. Bryan and his adherents have
kppealed to the bassst set In the land
the farmers
They (workingmen who object to
government By intunction) 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 Tight were traitors 70 their
country.
They said that when the farmers
and workmen and the QuAksrs came
20 know what Theodore Roosevelt had
written about them they would rise
mp with wrath and indignation and
bury Theodore Roosevelt beneath an
avalanche Of votes. They said that
Roosevelt woald noe answeF that ex-
posurs of his viows, and. Of course, hs
never did. ! agreed with them that
II was tho proper thing 20 DO TO her.
aid these utterances through the eouA-
ny.
"As to whSthoY or not tAGs sort Of
campaigning had any erect. the re-
snit Of the campaign eight years ago
speaks for itself.
The Republican party 10 attempting
20 do today the same sort Of thing
that the Democrats tried In 1908. The
Democrats. out-RodeHbsegsd Mr.. Ro-
dsnbsrs. They were eight years
ahead Of him IN this sort Of thing. It
didn't work with us then and II 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 in
commenting upon events Of history
AZ they appeared to him as historian.
will fail signally. As one great metro
politan newspaper pointed out, MIR.
Rodenberg and his kind are simply
Blowing against the wind Governor
Wilson is running for president on
his record as public man. and with
that record the public II fairly we'll
IconvOrsant, and Il will continue to
learn moro as the campaign pro-
crosses.
He IL running for president On his
record as governor of New Jersey,
what he said and did In that capacity,
rather than what he wrote a. Q histor-
fan, chronicling events and comment
ing upon them a. they appeared TO an
impartial observer whose duty II 10
to write Of things ~ they are rather
than as they should Be or e. he would
have them
Our Republican brsthrOn are en-
titled to all the thunder they can
make out Of Governor Wilson's writ
ings. I hope they WIN read them
carefully and thoroughly. They VIII
be able to gain q great deal Of VRluA-
Bile information and when the context
Is read along with the excerpts which
have been taken from his works for
the purpose Of placing him In n false
hight, I have no fear a. 20 the results.
All that 10 needed II q thorough I'M
deIatanding.
'1aEerson sought to disprove Bible
truths and TO assAii Holy Writ ~ the
same methods which the Republicans
are seeking 10 assail Gov. Wilson"