Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1912-03-07
ROOSEVELT is A TRAITOR.
Appeals to the People for Their
Votes Only to Bstray Them at
Every Opportunity Assertion Of
Prominent DenVerite.
CBy John Brisben walker.J

What do think OF Theodore Roose
welt? He is without exception the
most dangerous man before the
American public. He has shown
himself throughout his entire career
a man appealing to the people for
election and beraying them the
instant he had the power TO do so.
He was discovered by Tom Platt,
sent by him TO the legislature. and
was for years the obedient tool Of
that master OF nefarious polhics-e1-
cept in certain little plays. intend
cd TO make popularity, without hurt
in tghe interests.
He was governor Of New York at
the period when insurance rJttenness
had reached its foulest developments.
and he knew, as well as every in
formed man in New York knew, just
what a mess of corruption surround
ed him. He never turned his hand
to expose or correct. and that work
was left for Governor Hughes. What
Hughes exposed was consummated
under Roosevelt. The big Interests
knew they had in Roosevelt a valua-
BILE asset-the sort Of man that can
pull the wool over the eyes Of the
public by spectacular orations while
serving them with all his soul and
body. knowing well the dispenser OF
good things.
When Ryan's office boy discount
ed two notes of a million dollars
each for Ryan's benefit. and the
newspapers exposed the facts. Gov
ernor Roosevelt taIkde brayely Of
prosecution. But when Tom Plat
and Elihu Root came over from
Washington and laid their hands on
his shoulder, he meekly subsided.
He worked hand-in-glove with Mark
Hanna and Tom Plat in raising
.unds to buy voters and in the in
timidation Of voters. which stole
the election for Mckinley in SO. He
was cognizant OF and an abettor in
the heinous crimes committed in
that election against a republican
form Of government
That he is man born without
sense of Justice is shown in a thou
sand incidents. Always self seek
Ct. his career is full Of deception
and when necessary Of downright
faIsehood. He does not hesitate to
break a solemn pledge given to the
American people that he would not
be a candidate for third term.
While the ally of the worst ele-
ments-witness the Hartman let
tiers and his official countenancing
of the steel trust-he has kept him
self before the public by his advoca-
cy OF the Ten Commandments in
a way to deceive all the superficial
" minded but well-intentioned pub
lie.
He pretends today always to have
believed in principles Of which he
was in 90 the loudest-mouthed and
most ferocious enemy. While pre-
finding to prosecute the trusts our
ing his two terms as president, his
c-eord is absolutely devoid o. Sc
rious accomplishment.
That he was never honest in his
professions is proven by the appoint
ment Of Payne of Wisconsin, a no
torious corrupt;onist, as pos master
general and Elihu Root. the attorney
Of Ryan, to another important place
in his cabinet.
He took the money Of widows and
orphans from the insurance COM
panies for a campaign fund, knowing
it was theft, and refused to make
restitution
But faugh, a hundred columns
would not be enough to recite this
mans Duplicates and betraya's. And
any so-called Progressive Republi-
can who supports him is either play
ing politics. or is ignorant Of the
country's history, or is so feeble
minded that he is unable to dis
tinguish black from white.-Denver
Post.