The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-07-06

III mighty SiOoc IN te0e'- ofehoo W
the rsd flag that Roosevelt used to shy
sc at
II comes dangerously close to that
color that used 10 be so conspicuously
displayed by those undesirable citi-
zens Mr.. Roosevelt used to be telling
about
And they are saying that they will
seek 70 gather in the disappointed
from the Democratic party.
Undoubtedly.
IL will be great aggregation of sore
heads
The bandana handkerchief wilt be a
fine thing to tie them up with.
He hot old soldier. Is Roosevelt.
He wasn't big enough to take defeat.
he wanted TO be umpire Of his own
game.
He wanted also to be the whole
game.
He was whipped fairly and squarely
in fight that he himself started.
he was all there was TO the move
ment at the outset,
He sent his men into the field to stir
up enthusiasm for him.
1t was all cut and dried and all the
insiders knew about IL long before he
announced that his hat was in the
ring.
II. was easier to get his hat into the
ring than TO get the nomination.
He thought that the party would be
so delighted at the sight OF the hat that
they would put him in the ring. place
the hat on his head and crown on
the hat
Ii may be said that Roosevelt didn'
even go into the ring to recover his
headgear. He will now wear bandana
instead of the hat.
The Republican party, as we have
stated, would have been good enough
for him had he won his fight in this
national convention.
He wanted nomination on that ticket.
1t was good party up to the time the
vote was taken or until he could not
see how he would be nominated.
Then IT Immediately changed form to
a hydra headed sort of thing that was
too bad to associate with.
Then he went off and formed his own
little party and expects all the people
TO go with him.
Roosevelt, despite all this chatter OF
his side, isn't going to fool any Demo.
Gratis into voting for him. There's no
reason why they should. A few sore
heads might. but very few. This is
the opportunity of Democracy and II
will take full advantage OF it.
And il Mr. Roosevelt imagines he
can defeat the field with united Dem.
ocracy against him he will be much
worse fooled than he was last week in
Chicago.
He would probably be willing to &C
cept round defeat IL he only could
defeat Taft which shows how insincere
his politics are
He would be the very first to desert
this Progressive party, so-called, If it
would in any wise cross him. It will
have TO give him all the candy and all
the marbles or he will not remain with
it
After laying this Progressive egg he
Will get off the nest and refuse to bring
forth any chickens unless they are all
put into his coop and fsttened for his
personal use.
He will want to be- the old hen the
rooster. tear up all the dirt and get all
the fat worms.
He will also want 10 be the admins |
tration band wagon. the band, aud the
little red dog nnder the wagon.
He will want everything driven into |
his yard and sign on the gate reading
thou shalt not steal any of these
things from me. My OK, my ass, my |
hat, my bandana or my nominations. -
will be close corporation with
Teddy holding all the keys and keeping
all the books
He viii be the circus. the sideshows.
the sword swallower and the IRE eater.
IL will be wonderful party.