The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-21

a spirit Of self abnegation never w.t.
messed since the charge of the Light
Brigade at Balaklava-"Theirs not to
reason why. theirs but to do and die
sort of exaltation.-led by the Grand
Young Man from Indiana, devout but
tuneful. the assembled vassals pro-
claimed their joyous intellectual sur
render to the feudal lord in the fol-
lowing hymn of driveung irresponsi-
bility:
Follow. follow,
We will follow Roosevelt.
Anywhere, everywhere
We will follow him.
Follow, follow.
We will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere he leads US,
We will follow on.
"All Of which being chanted to the
|ravishing air Of that stirring ditty.
. "titled We don't know where we're
cee. =. but we're on the way wrought
~ 'titude into such state Of
80 @ nighted idolatry that authen-
tic y. mation to the effect that the
IColone. had just waylaid perfectly
respectable minister of the gospel and
robbed him of his last months do
nations would have brought forth en-
thusiastic cheers for the Colonel and
a vote OF stern condemnation for the
man of God as the representative of
Ia dangerous and iniquitous pluto.
cracy.
I'm form two thousand delegates,
more or less. gathered in the Coli
scum; in reality Mr.. Roosevelt met
in convention at Chicago, made a
confession of faith. gave his hand to
the colored brother from the north
and his foot to the colored brother
fro mthe south. adopted a platform,
nominated himself and brother John
son. and adjourned with the ease of
a thoroughly trained thimble rigger
plying his vocation among the rural
visitors to the midway plaisance.
THE campaign upon which we are
about to enter presents issues or
more serious moment to the American
people than any they have confront
ed since the grave questions which
Immediately preceded and ACCOMPANY
led the Civil war. The over-shadow-
Ing question then was whether the
Union under the constitution. could
be pc"i'";uated; that which confronts
us today is whether the constitution
itself. and the government which the
constitution established, shall be pre-
served--a question Of equal. II not
greater gravity, since 1t would be Of
little avail to have preserved the
Union from the chaos of disintegra-
ton If the government Of the Union is
to be given over to the chaos of dis
organization.
The party to which we belong Mr..
Vice President stands in this supreme
contest for the independence and in
tegrity of the judicial tribunals of the
land, without which the guaranty Of
life. liberty, and property would be
a meaningless platitude. 1t stands
for the settled rule of impersonal gov
ernment. as opposed to the shifty op-
portunism Of personal manipulation;
for the liberty and order of general
law. as against the tyranny of special
edicts Of changing men. It plants it.
self upon the impregnable ramparts Of
the Constitution, and. solemnly pro-
testing against any subversion Of the
terms of that great compact by the
arrogant and revolutionary process Of
amendment by misconstruction, ap-
peals from the midsummer madness
Of that portion of the people which
can be fooled al the time to the so
Der second thought of the great body
of the American electorate who will
render Judgment in November"