The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-10-31
THE JEFFERSONIAN


the Progressive cause" and chose
who know him know that to this
cause he would without flinching
give the last full measure of devo-
toni" His conduct in this emer-
gency, declares the Kansas City Star
(PrOg.), lis the real key to his
whole character" Another Progress
sive paper. the Los Angeles Express,
Is well assured that If he knew
that by laying down his life he could
make certain that the principles of
the Progressive platform could by
that act be converted into statutes
of the nation he would make the
sacrifice unhesitatingly." Certain
ly il ever man stood four-sQuare
to the world it was Theodore Roose-
welt at Milwaukee that night says
the New York Evening Mail (Prog.).
In the Valley Of the Shadow his
own simple declaration of his sin
cerity, his own revelation Of the I'M
selfish quality of his devotion to the
greatest movement of his genera
ton, will be the standard by which
history will pass upon Theodore
Roosevelt it's final judgment"
afirms the Chicago Post (Prog.).
The Milwaukee incident, says the
Philadelphia North American
(Prog.), "obliterated for all time
the taunt that the Progressive move
ment has been but the creation and
instrument of one mans selfish pur-
pose"
Even the papers which have led
the fight against Colonel Rooeevelt's
candidacy and policies are not to be
OutdOne In tributes to the man. -"Mr.
Roosevelt has been a very popular
man for many. years." remarks his
old enemy, the New York World
(Dem.), "yet we doubt if he ever
before held SO large measure of
the good will Of his fellow citizens
as at this moment" And the New
York Herald Gnd.), which during
this campaign has refused to print
his name, remarks editorially:
There has been a great wave Of
sympathy over the country for the
leader of the Progressive party, and
perhaps strong inclination on the
part of doubtful voters to now es-
pouse his cause ''The country
needs the Colonel" says the New
York Evening Sun (Ind.), and The
Times (Ind. Dem.) declares his &C
ton in milwaukee magnificent.
Colonel RoOsevelt's would-be muir
derer, it seems, was man of de-
fective mentality obsessed with the
idea that any man trying to shatter
the third-terIn tradition deserved to
die. This brings up the question of
how far newspaper denunciation of
the ex-President as a menace to the
nations institutions was an melting
cause to this murderous. assault.
The assassination of the characters
of public men by the newspapers
leads logically to the assassination
Of their bodies by weak-minded and
infammable cranks, declares Mayor
Gaynor Following this theory,
Progressive papers are arraigning
the more bitter of the anti-Roose-
welt organs.
Other papers concern themselves
with the question, "Can political as
sassination be prevented?" 'Abolish
the pistol" urges the Detroit Free
Press, which goes on to say:
"Take away the pistol and the
opportunity of the slayer is largely
removed. Our prominent men can
be protected from the dagger and
the club, but they are at the mercy
Of the scoundrel Or the fanatic VINO
can buy a revolver for q few dollars
and hide it in his pocket.
'What reason is there why the
pistol should not be utterly prohibit
tod What excyIsn has if for pxis-