The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-02

MANY great and good men suffi-
GENTLY qualified for any task they
should undertake may eve be found
whose ambition would aspire to moth
ing beyond a seat in congress-, a CUB
ernatorial or a presidential chair, but
such belong not to the family of the
lion or the tribe of the eagle. What
think you of these places would satisfy
a Caesar, an Alexander or a Napoleon?
Never.
Towering genius despises a beaten
path. 1t sees no distinction in adding
story to story upon the monuments
Of fame erected to the memory Of 9TH
path. 1t seeks regions heretofore un-
explored. 1t sees no distinction in add
ing story to story upon the monuments
ers. 1t denies that it is glory enough
to serve under n chief. 1t scorns
to tread in the footsteps of any pre-
d~ecessor however ilustrious. II
thirsts and burns for distinction and
if possible it win have it, whether at
the expense of emancipating slaves or
enslaying free men.
1T is unreasonable then to expect
that some man possessed of the lof-
test genius coupled with ambition
sufficient to. push 1t to its utmost eX-
tent will not some time spring up
among us, and when such a one does
it will require the people to be united
with each other attached TO the gov
eminent and the laws and generally
intelligent to Illustrate his designs.
Distinction will be his paramount OBJ
ject and although he would as willing
~, perhaps more So acquire 1t by do
ing good than harm, yet that opportu-
nifty being passed and nothing left in
the way OF building up he would set
boldly to the task Of pu ling down."
Who is the man in all American
history to whom those words more
definitely apply than to Theodore
Roosevelt?
Where is the man of towering rem
ius who despises a beaten path, al
though that path is blazed by the
father Of his country and trodden by
every president from his day to this,
If that man is not Theodore Roose-
welt?
Where is the man that in the poll
tics Of this nation seeks regions here
tofore UNEMPLOYED il that man is not
Theodore Roosevelt?
Wheree is the mar that seeks no
distinction in adding story to story on
the monuments of fame erected to the
memory of others IL that man is not
Theodore Roosevelt?
Who is the man who denies 1t is
glory enough to serve under any chief
il that man is not Theodore Roose-
Welt?
Who is the man that scorns to tread
in the footsteps of any predecessor
however illustrious if that man is not
Theodore Roosevelt?
Who Is the man that thirsts and
burns for distinction and If possible
will have it If that man is not Theo-
dore ROOSEVELT
Who lis the man of Hottest genius
with ambition sufficient to push it to
its utmost extent that is to spring up
among us If that man is not Theodore
Roosevelt?
Who is the man to whom distinction
is the paramount object if that man
is not Theodore Roosevelt?
And over and above all of these who
is the man to whom the opportunity
of acquiring further distinction is
passed in a party that has already
covered him with the greatest of all
honors within its power to bestow that
now sets boldly to the task of pulling
it down that he may immortalize his
name by the erection of a party OF
his own upon its ruins IL that man is
not Theodore Roosevelt?
To every MAJ In these United
States who is disposed to assist MI.
IhOOSSNGsL III MS GIlOIt W OSSJEOy Tue
party of Lincoln and fill its place with
a party of his own / should like to adj
dress these questions one and all. liz
an answer different from that which is
forced to my own lips can be given to
any one of them ] should be glad to
hear 1t.
liz this cannot be done the people
of this nation have before them today
in the person of Theodore Roosevelt
the man Of whom Lincoln warned
them to beware and told them when he
apperaed it would require them to be
united with each other attached to the
government and the laws and general
ly intelligent to Illustrate his designs.
Again 1t is necessarily true that a
vote which will count FOR Roosevelt
must also count for Governor Jofpl-
son for a second place of honor with
In the gift of the American people and
he is the man whose cheeks were
crimsoned with shame when he was
compelled to to a waiting
world that President Taft Is the most
humiliating character in American
history.
1t would burn my fingers to cas- a.
ballot for amy man who could thus
characterize a president of the United
States