Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-10-12
Handed Out a Singer.

the progressive party, tackled the
wrong man in appealing to j. r.
Burrow, former secretary of state,
and president of the FIRST National
Bank of Phillipsburg. In replying to
the bull moose treasurer, Mr.. Bur
row wrote the following letter:
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your
letter of the Both, enclosing extracts
of the bull moose party, and note
your request for contribution OF
S1OO If 1 had any desire to contri-
butte to fund to disrupt the business
of the United States, / would cheer
fully comply with your request, but
inasmuch as / believe your party is
doing more to destroy the confidence
of the American people than any
other party in existence, most
certainly must decline your request
1.-The sending out of the extracts of
your party platform is characteristic
of the movement of this party from
its inception. You show your decep-
tion in sending out these extracts.
You fail to send out the ssocialistic
and anarchistic' planks i'll your plat
form, for you know that will not take
with the public-and deception seems
to be the policy of your organization.
"For seven years Colonel Roosevelt
was president of the United States,
and not one word was uttered on the
tariff subject and he only takes it up
now because he has to. In my judg-
ment no one man in the United
States was more responsible for the
panic of 1907 than Theodore Roose-
vet. Not from anything he had
done, but from his constant running
off at the mouth, which seems to be
his great weakness. Had Colonel
Roosevelt managed to beat President
Taft at the Chicago convention and
been the nominee himself, today he
would be singing the praises of the
republican party as the only party in
existence, regardless of the manner
in which he received the nomination.
Over 80 per cent of the various
contests presented by the Roosevelt
crowd were without any foundation
iDhis scheme of contests he now finds
the republican party to be very
rotten bunch. In my mind he is a
'demagogue. He is very loyal until
he fails to dominate and then the
party is rotten. Roosevelt seems to
have an itching for office equal to the
seven year itch'-only seven times
seven. He had held office practically
his entire life under the republican
party. 1t was always a splendid
party as long as he could control and
remain in office, but when the re-
publican party repudiates and fails &c
keep him in office, he then finds it tC
be very rotten. In my mind he is a
demogogue of the age and it will be g
calamity to the good people of the
u. S. for him to again be placed il
power.
You sent out these requests fol
contributions to the common people
of the United States, not expecting
to receive a cent, but to make tn,
pretense that you are representing
the people. We are well aware tina
yon can get all the money you wan
from the trusts. They owe it t.
Colonel Roosevelt, for during hi
administration of seven years Their
were more trusts created and foster
ed, with his consent than were evel
organized under all other republican
administrations.
The name selected for your party
the bull moose, is very fitting as tn
bull moose lives on the public domain
and is very wasteful feeder; he is O
a wandering, filthy disposition; hi
flesh is coarse and stringy and hi
Z hide is thick and of poor quality; h
frequently shows a clumsy slownes
of comprehension which amounts t
downright stupidity The Colone
himself shows a great many instinct
of his own designation of the bul
moose. He cried alond at the rotte
Chicago convention. claiming tina
Taft stole the convention, but i
Kansas he and his cohorts are seel
ing to steal the electors of Kansa
and run them under the republica
emblem and the names of Taft an
Sherman. A more outrageous an
dastardly scheme never was proposed
In other words. Thou shalt nc
steal-unless thou steal for me. !.
Colonel Roosevelt.
Assuring you that i shall do all
can to defeat the Colonel and his blu
moose association, ] remain youl
truly r. Burrow."