Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
E D PRESS FOR TAFT
The sven Gives It's Reasons for MOI
Supporting n. R.-Lnck Of Sincerity
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There appears to be a general impress
sion that the Swedish people arc united
for Roosevelt. and II is characteristic OF
this race tina IL It has gained admiration
for a man. as It did for Roosevelt during
his administration 1t Is slow to throw
him overheard. That they are not go
solid but that one Of their leading news
papers in New England can take an edi-
torial stand against Roosevelt Is shown
by this weeks issue of the Sven, which
Is published in Worcester. Svea IL ono
Of the largest Swedish newspapers In
New England. and Worcester Is almost
the center OF the Swedish population.
The paper has been taken to task by one
OF It's readers for not supporting Roose-
welt and in its leading editorial this week
it gives Its reasons. substantially as fol-
lows. in translation:
Roosevelt is II splendid man; that We
admit readily. In many respects he Is
unique better than anybody else. But
he Is not without faults.
Roosevelt has done much good for the
American nation. and is doing good at
the present time. though perhaps In a
more indirect way-others are awakened
by his life-but the United States will
rot fall to pieces II Theodore Roosevelt
by some chance should fail to ride into
the White House on March 4. 1918. More
over. We do not see what business no
has at the white House at that time.
HE said in the first place that he
would not seek a nomination. or election
to Il third term-yet he does. He allows
himself to be put up as the Republican
party's candidate for the nomination
The result IL that he fails to receive the
party nomination and what does he do:
HI simply forms a new party, becomes
it's presidential candidate and p%ronounces
the Republican party dead. Yes, 1t died
the minute it nominated another but
Roosevelt when Roosevelt wanted the
nomination.
This conduct by Roosevelt in the
campaign will always count against him.
He will he held accountable for this &C
ton in even larger measure II. as a re-
suit OF his appearance on the scene, the
choice Of the people falls upon the demo-
cratic candidate. That docs not seem at
all an impossible event. as the situation
now stands. Well might both the re-
publicans and the bull moosers take cog
~aizarce of such possibility. So much for
Roosevelt's conduct In the campaign.
But despite Roosevelt's ungentleman-
ly and too rrogan conduct would We
forgive him and support him could We
attain to tho view. so common among
the Roosevelt followers, that Mr.. Roose-
welt Is a great prophet. a lover Of truth
and the country's savior. But we cannot
possibly bring ourselves around to that
point of view.
TRUE, Roosevelt may be said to speak
for the people. 1t Is also true hat the
program he dictated to the new party
provides for many useful reforms tina.
we should like 70 see carried out even IL
we cannot now believe that in all re.
spccts 1t would te as much of a cure
for all ills as Is suggested.
But, and this IS the point. WIZ does
Mr.. Roosevelt speak for the lowly in the
community. the plain people? Simply
because he can acquire power through
them. Roosevelt loves to rule. When he
is president it is he alone who holds the
reins Of government and the whole coun-
try Is My country Roosevelt knows
that it is the people who decide at the
ballot box and he sees to 1t. therefore.
that he has the people on his side. We
believe that IL tn. people did not have a
Npte SoIHe OF the ftOOSeVelt TelOEHi pTOp-
~ositions would never have seen the light
OF day and his love fer the people
would he less ardent because you rarely
find true love for the people. for the
peoples sake. In the man who by ma
turc Is a dictator.
The new party which Roosevelt IL or
gambling Is recruited largely from the
Republican party. 1t Is easy to under
stand. therefore. that to advocate the
! now party weakens the old Republican
party in the battle and only plays into
the hands OF the democrats. We do not
: consider that we ought to be political
wcathcrvanes who, having up to this
} time supported the Republican party.
ought to out. II now simply because
Roosevelt left it when he didn't get the
nomination, and by thus weakening II
work for the Democratic party. 1t seems
} to us that this country has had enough
of democratic presidents"