Bisbee daily review., 1912-08-17
AN APPRECIATION
 OF ROOSEVELT.


 OF ROOSEVELT.
 The following appreciation of Theo dore Roosevelt immediately following his nomination of himself by himseli is from the gifted pen of that old democratic warhorse, Colonel Henry watterson, of the Louisville Courier Journal.
 Now that Theodore Roosevelt is nc longer dangerous, that the third term menace has been quite lifted that he appears at Chicago rather as Barnum, the snowman, than as Diaz the man-on-horseback, thoughtful Americans may look with equanimity upon his performances.
 They may regard him as sane. or insane. They may question his pur. pose and his methods, but they will have from now onward no reason to fear him.
 His genius for constructive mclo, drama is indisputable. The Bull Moose recalls the Woody Horse only to dis. credit the earlier conceit We ,are told that the Windy City by the Lake. side has been turned into a veritable camp ground with an Old-fashioned revival in progress. We may we'll be. lieye it. There is a community of in. terest between emotional religion and hysterical politics. In both song becomes the Outburst of the soul Armageddon is a taking trademark The sword of the Lord beats the big stick as an emblem. Trust Teddy for knowing how to work the Bible into his advertising.
 Truth is curiously intermingIed with falsehOOd Beneath the fuss and fustian appear some transparent facts. Thou shaltnot steal" would seem too general a sign visual, so that Satan rebuking sin" might better describe the Bull Moose leaders and the more appropriately decorate their coat-of, arms; because. what is the yawp about bosses and bossism but the out cry of one set of bosses against an. other set7
 There may be a few politicians, SO. called, here and there who are in pol. itics for the love of il, and nine out Of ten of them are after the Ioaves and fishes Office is their objective point As a rule they choose the label that promises most votes. Their Joy. alty to party is chiefly hope of prefer, ment.
 The Bull Moose movement is ob, viously an array Of the "Outs" against the "ins." Scratch a Bull Moose and you shall find a disappointed republi. can office-seeker or some disgruntled republican turned out of office. The claimants grew too many for the party.
 The honor which is said to exist among thieves will be sought in vain among the professional politicians They know not the bond of fellowship called by the French esprit de corps They recognize not gratitude. binding friendship nor resentment restraining ambition. Time was when a mar might not go back upon his brother and live in the good repute of his neighbors. That time has passed We have seen men openly breaking lifelong ties to make alliance witf what appeared implacable enmitfes to get office. and yet no uprising ot public opinion in rebuke. We art seeing daily liaisons between tbt purlst In politics and the blackIel of business, to secure votes for Lht enc and money for the other, ana no aroused popular sentiment. IT there be corrupt government any where the people themselves are pri marIy responsible With their eve. wide open they are constantly an, everywhere giving their support sometimes actively and sometime, ! passiveiy, to prove fakers and faker Ism. Everything that the Bull Moos, leaders are saying about the ineoIal tiles and fraudulencies of governmen Is true enough. only it does not Ii, | In their mouths to say 1t becaus, every mothers son of them is tarre, ! by the brash they are singing s, boisterously and applying 90 savagel- | to the objects of their disaffection fl the republican party and of their aui madverson in the democratic party It Is the case of the poker calling tn, ! pot and kettle black.
 | It is easier to found a new religion than new party. 1t used to, be sait that we bad tiffyf religions .and onIi one soup We have not had as man, parties ass religions. Yet we had few parties 4
 There were the anti-masons. Thsr were the know-nothings. Federalisr evolved into wbigism and whigism ds l veloped into republicanism. Democrs ] cy is the only organism which has rt tained it's title and stood against tn
 wear and tear of national and politiC al vioissitude bordering on revolution