The Detroit times., 1912-06-26
GOV. OSBORN PRAISES
ROOSEVELT FOR HIS
3 FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE
Calls Former President Martyr
and Compares Him to
Saint Paul
LOOKS TO BALTIMORE
If Reactionary is Nominated
Thinks Roosevelt Ought to
Push Battle

LANSING, Mich, June 25.-In letter
TO Theodore Roosevelt today Gov Os.
born compares the roughrider 10 St,
Paul and draws a parallel between his
career and the trials OF the apostle,
He says that Roosevelt should run
against reactionary Democrat
though he is not sure that he should
run II the Baltimore convention nom
mates a progressive.
The letter Is as follows:
My Dear Colonel. Roosevelt one caS
never write hts feelings. Today yod
are pictured In my hind as earnest and
as honest and as noble and as self
denying as ST. Paul l believe you are
called TO the work you are doing Just
as much as ST. Paul was The light did
not come TO YOU as suddenly as II did
10 the great first preacher on the road
TO Damascus, but IL has come quite as
clearly. ST. Paul was particularly a
moral force; you blend the moral and
the ethical ana the practical In a mar
velous way / do not believe a man
could do as you have done and will DO
without being truly inspired st Paul
was mobbed at Ephesus. stoned at
many places and finally beheaded, loar
way. as compared with his. is streNn
with roses Only the bad. a minority,
condemn you. All OF the good. and
they are a majority, applaud you, per-
sonally, l thank God that there are
men in this country such as yourself
who may draw about them the conf-
dence and support or the masses, and
then VINO will sacredly. devoutly and
intelligently direct the great force in
a DIRECTION that Is entirely in the in
terests OF the welfare OF the country.
am not angry or depressed or even
disappointed. To lose when one is
right is TO win, but you have not los;.
You represented at Chicago eighty per
cent OF the Republican voting strength
OF the country. The disreputable bosses
OF the other side have only stolen the
party sign. The party is made up OF
more than name, even II there Is
some fetish 10 the name. IL must be
composed Of voters and must have COM
mon principles around which TO organ
ize. In practical way the Republican
party Is more intact and vital today
than ever before. and the very fact
that somebody has Knocked down It's
signboard does not alter the case.
do not know in what manner tho
principles you stand for can best be
furthered. l am sure that II the Bal
timore convention nominates reac-
tionary then you should be a candi-
date, and. IL possible. with somebody
like Wilson or Bryan: but IL the Balti-
more convention nomlnates progress
sive / am not so sure that you should
BE- q candidate. will bow to the sense
OF the majority, and Will accept your
leadership In any direction Ia, u is
decided will be right, wise AMI prac-
tical; care nothing for what Is meas
ured as momentary success. Basically.
this Is a fight between property rights
and human rights: and between bad
men and good men; and honest men
and thieves: and those are points OF
frictional contact that VIII b. in con-
fiict forever.
/ am grateful TO you for the very
great personal sacrifice you have made.
and regard you as being made OF as
much the stun that martyrs are made
of, as any man who has ever lived
in history. ----.-...- -.-------
Yours faithfully.
(SlgnedJ~ CHASE -. OSBORN.
Governor