The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-09-26

most positive proof that Iait was
quite MS sincere aud more disereetly
aggressive in his oppositions to Lori
mer than Roosevelt himself There
never has been in American politics a
more deliberate or a more brutal mis-,
representation OF one public man by
another than Colonel Roosevelts effort
to place responsibility for defense OF
! l.orimer upon President Taft There
fore the country knows how 10 esti-
mate his efforts when he attempts to
misrepresent any other public man.
It would require volumes TO enumer-
ate and describe the inconsistencies
and contradictions in the career and
speeches of Theodore Roosevelt His
speech at the fair grounds affords sufii.
cient examples to emphasize the in
stability OF his political character. Col
unel Roosevelt did not dare tell the
people Of this state that he was wrong
IN his former characterization of their
lconstitution. He lacks the candor to
express his opinion of that document
now. knowing that it must be incon-
sistent either with his former declara
tons ON the subject or with his pres.
ent pose with respect to current politi.
cal issues. Colonel Roosevelt by his
silence gave his approval to the deal
by which the republican machine of
this state VIII attempt TO elect Roose-
Welt presidential electors and stand pat
congressman, He said no word that
can be construed Ms opposition to Nc
CURE and Morgan He is willing 70 ac
cept their support and he approves by
Ihis silence the course of his supper
ters in Offering them no opposition.
But he could not so completely get out
OF the current of his general discus
sions of politics as to avoid inconsist-
eneies with respect to his own posi-
ton and that of his followers in this
Estate He referred constantly to his
Iparty as a distinctly new party and to
Ihis followers as ex.repuhlicans and ex,
democrats Here IS characteristic
sentence n wish to say how glad
( am to see here In Oklahoma, as else
where, the way in which ex-republicans
land ex.demoerats alike have come to-
gether 10 stand in She new party,
which has cut clear absolutely from
| both old parties, aud which has for its
aim to recognize the vital common iu-
lterests OF all our people in each sec
ton Of the country, no matter who
lthey may be-
| Colonel Roosevelt said in Kansas
that he did not want his candidates for
electors to run under Ta0's name. bur
he oners no objection e such false
lpretense in oklahoma lie must know
that only 4 very small per cent OF his
supporters in this state has shown any
disposition to 80 with him to the ex.
tent of calling themselves eN.republi-
cans. They are insisting that the re-
publican party he maintained. that
lRaose,elt followers IN this state stand
hy the republican organization and
Ithey are proposing 10 use ii in the et-
6lsrt 10 secure The electors FOR RooSe-
l.e5 an dthe election of congressman
dlametrlcally opposed % his whole con-
ltenuoa. Colonel Roosevelt carefully
avoided very nne openng tor 4 dc,
Inau,iatioO Of this Hypocrisy When
someone in the audienee dWripg his bit
tsg words coneerntng what he char,
ae,erlged the Chscago THEFT called oar
taat Jim Harris VAS one Of the forty
.hleves he responded. Il DO not pick
OF eh5ose among the gorty thieves. /
am down on them all" But little
later IN his speech he did picN and
choose mentionlng Penrose Guggen-
heimer. Barnes, Crane and Franklin
Murphy. but not Harris The Safer-
sace * plaiu Jim Harris may have
Avea oaa 81 the sesty thieves at Cht
$3.50 ba, his betrayal 81 Tait and his
readiness 10 permit the use of the re-
publican machine IN the EFFORT to carry
this state for Roosevelt has secured
ios him Immunity from the deuuneia,
sjou which the Colonel hurls "a, his en-
emiss Il Harris IS no, an open ana
ayowed supporter be IS rendering val,
lant service in the dark which the Col.
oaei dnly appreciates.
Is this the sort q politics 70 be pro
NOTED by the singing of hymns and b.
an appeal ID she naaFai sense af yhe
tan ncoplef