The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-01-20
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Governor William T. Glasscock issues an elaborate statemen in which
he fayors the nomination for the Presidency of ExPresident Roosevelt Il
is 10 &c be denied that there is a very strong popular feeling in favor OF
una Tor a third term oil a srea President N popular idol Fortu
nately for the Republican party. and fortunately for he country. sanity held
said concerntn ExPresident Roosevelt whose splendid administrator Will
hold a high place in history. ant whose great work as 4 pubic mar and al
a private citizen is lot TO be deprecated. let us ask. seriously:
From what hariships are he American people suffering to-day that no
one but Theodore Roosevelt "a rescue them?
In what danger is the American state? With what crisis is it threat
eWu u"t II Is necessar 10 IA TOT isnlned retirement IN ExPresident
nan
The American people were never more prosperous than they are today
led on. Why. then. h historical assump,,nn u be, I ,n+s i% omo "n er
only N man among mr. 150Oo0o0 voters to whom the duties and ouers
of tn Presidency a be- safely enrus,eds
Governor Gasscocks tateme lays stress on the rrea, personal popr
candidate with whom the Republican party raj win the coming election
This might be an exceable argument in The mouth Of a ward 81 district rol
tcian. but it is rot worthy Of the Governor Of e great state seriously dis
cussnG the policy Of a great national party. In moro hn M crisis IN
American history tho Republican party ha- boldly taken q stand against
popular oanor. and by 50 doing saved the country from dsastc: In
1876 and again in 1854. when the wave or GrcenbacNsm was sweeping owe
me anu me h'pnol'ah parH dd NOV hesitate 10 declare Itself agstnst fat
money: and it rendered a great national service thereby. IN 1>G when me
free silver craze was at It's height when a great, portion Of the Republican
p"N ~ "" ""' wa are'ny carried away by 'e doctrines OF Topulsm
and Radicalisu. The Republican national convention raised aNr tho banner
OF the honest dollar and did not lower it until a splendid victory had beer
fa"rd To-day the eS*'nta principles of the American Constitution are
a'saied 10y Socialists n Radicals. Tho initiative ~" referendum and the
sentative Foyermenr and tho substitution therefor of a pure democracy
The % ami III" Influences hat are most actiye in carrying on This arna,ion
emens are" to h" conctia'ei by the Reputation Of Mr. Taft and the nomt.
nation o. Theodore Roosevelt, the Republican party an better afford TO be
as the recall o Iuares and ,. niI,nn,n -" Fp""r &" SWn a"ir'neS
Court % s. n popular Vote. he Republican party CO. better afford "a be beaten
than TO win. The Republican party zoe not have 20 win Tho election next
fall But II is 10 remain a miri , power for good. a great controlling IN
principle. Tn" administration OF William ~ Tat ha. been a erea; ana
repudiate it II We would. and II se Try 20 DO o. "a . VIII be guilty o. COW
ardhe.
This paper 0aa q earn'-, supporter Of Roosevelt pou,,. and .essra.
tive program whom Mr. Roosc,et wa, Precedent rho.o policies ls,a t.an
ably and wisely continued by his successor We ;s" 40 crisis htA &C.,
man Mr. h'ose''ts Leadership We admit no failure la dscrear, the
present national administration