The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
Forceful Reasons.

Writing to the New YORK Ioa-'
citizen Of Columbus, o., arraigns COL
onel Roosevelt's candidacy in man,
ner that certainly will appeal to all
who have followed the colonels cam
naipn. observed its weakness and an
a1vzed its unwarranted Intrusion dt
this time. =,
This nation certainly likes to give
credit where it is due.
Likewise, it doesn't relish any at.
tempt by the Roosevelt management
to make it accept what it knows 10
be thoroughly untenable.
The communication should be care
fully read by ALL It's very excellent
expression of a growing public senti-
ment. 1t seems to epitomize the Ke-
publican feeling at this time. :.
am a Republican, but ! shall not
vote for Theodore Roosevelt either at
the primary or at the election, in the
event he should be nominated. my
| reasons are moral rather than politi!..
ical, although / believe that his recall
| of decisions is dangerous and his rule
of the people" hypocritical, especially
in view of the fact that Bryan sprang
/ the latter 10 years ago, and Roosevelt
laughed at it.
These are my reasons:
Roosevelt believes that he knows 1t
all; no one who disagrees with him is
worthy of consideration. He never
admits that he has made mistake.
| He denounces men, who publish let
tiers after eliminating the vital parts
of them despite the fact that he did
the same thing with a letter that
passed beween him and f. II. Har-
riman.
His action in the Storer incident
was cowardly.
He declares that he stands for prin-
ciples rather than men. He went to
Massachusetts to speak in behalf OF
Senator Lodge, said he prayed for
him, and declared his defeat would be
a calamity. He went to Indiana and
electioneered for Senator A. J. Bev'
eridge. There is nothing in common
between Lodge and Beverage.
He permitted the acquisition of the
Tennessee Coal & Iron company, anc
never turned hand against the Stee
trust while he was in Office.
| He is now supported by George w
Perkins, a millionaire trust director
His most earnest supporter in Ohio
is millionaire who is under indict
ment for violating the antitrust laws
He declared that his nomination TO
president in 1912 would be a calam
ity. He is trying to afflict US will
that calamity.
He says that he is trying to wall
in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln
but do you suppose that if Lincoln
had said what Roosevelt said in regar'
to the third term he would seek tn
nomination again as Roosevelt is do
ing? If any other man had given sucl
promise and then had tried to hid
behind third cup of coffee he woul
have been ostracized from society.
| He says he is man of peace, we
he denounced Taft's peace treatie:
which have been endorsed by practi
cally every newspaper Of standing
and now Senator Dixon gives him tn
credit for their defeat.
He cries about Taft's use of FEEDER
al power. Do you recall any Incl
dent in the history of the countr
when federal oficeholders were de
bauched as they were in 1908, whe
Roosevelt forced the nomination o
Taft?
He is supported very largely b
men who have been fired out of ofic
by Taft, Or who hope to be swept ir
to Office on a Roosevelt landslide.
He talks about a square deal an
betrays his friend
Laying politics aside, do not Sc
how any self-respecting man, inclue
ing the Rev. DR.. Abbot, can stand &c
Theodore Roosevelt.