The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1912-02-01
Trying 10 Scare the PEOPLE.


presidency will somehow break the
mystical charm which has been keep
ing the American people together and
throw US into a monarchial form Of
government, are not the first people
who have had their dire worries down
through the history of the American
republic.
One Of the greatest men in the his
tory Of the nation once pleaded against
the admission of Oregon to the union
OF states, declaring that it was so far
away that it would not be possible to
govern Oregon from the National capi-
tall that the means OF intercommunica-
tion were so difficult that the govern
men: at Washington would never know
what the state OF Oregon was up 10,
and that some day Oregon might take
it into her head to form an independ-
ent government and threaten the very
principle OF the union. This was less
than seventy-fve years ago,
1t is only one hundred and fifty years
since they believed that tomatoeG,
which now form part OF nearly all the
salads, and form an inviting dish be-
fore the main course, were rank poison
and the hands of little children were
slapped if they were caught reaching
out after one, because Of the fear that
the child might eat the tomato. They
were ornamental pure and simple.
1t is scarcely more than hundred
years since men in New England were
prohibited from kissing their wives on
the Sabbath day lest public disorder
ensue. Now they can kiss them any
time, day or night, that they feel like
it, aud the peace OF the community is
not ieopardised by the fact.
1t is only forty years since fanatic
threw scare into children and weak
minded people by claiming these
words to be inspired prophecy, to-wit;
I'm 1881 the world unto an end shall
come"
Twenty-Five years ago the Wright
brothers would have been convicted
before any sane commission in lunacy
if they prophesied the airship of 1912.
We have made a good many depart
ures from old customs as the American
nation has grown wider, and these de-
partures have been along sane, reason
able and intelligent lines. They have
met the endorsement Of majority Of
the people Of the nation and for that
reason every progressive step that has
taken US into a wider viewpoint than
that which our iorelathers held has
been a safe step.
If Theodore Roosevelt is elected
president Of the United States it will
be because a majority OF the American
people are proud Of the place he gave
the American nation when he was at
the White house during the term and
part Of another term which he served
as president Of the nation.
The American nation never had a
better period OF its life than those seven
years. We were never in better stand
ing abroad. We were never more
widely recognized as the powerful and
progressive republic ol the world thar
during those days.
They are coed days 10 look baci
upon. Any man who says that the re
election Of Theodore Roosevelt woulc
be a menance to the principles Of lh'
republic is talking the silliest sort c
bosh, and if he is an itelligent mar h
is talking it for some purpose Of hi
own, because no intelligent man be
lieyes that the American people arr
going to have the powers Of free govern
ment, under TIE great constitution
taken from their hands merely becaus
we have broken a custom against
man serving more than iwo terms a
president Of the United States.
Abraham Lincoln could have lived b
could have served dozen terms
president Of the United State and ever
term would have enriched the nation
history. The important thing in tn
presidency Of the United States is, tn