Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-03-15
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BOB L'FOLG[E|:;'|FTE
|REALlzlNe THAT NOMINATION
!. OF ROOSEVELT SPELLS NO.
MEMBER VICTORY EVERY eF.
FORT is BEING MADE TO- OF.
FEAT HIM AT PRIMARIES.

Fargo, March 14.-The democrats Of
the country fearful of the tremendous
personal popularity of Roosevelt and
well knowing that success at the polls
must surely follow his nomination al
the Chicago convention are using dill.
igently every effort OF known political
art pastor present. to create dissension
in the republican ranks in North Da.
kota and thus avoid If they can, his
nomination. Realizing the great moral
influence upon the republican voters
throughout the country that the re-.
suit Of the presidential primary in
this state will have. they are leaving
nothing nndOne. thatswill take votes
from Mr.. Roosevelt and give them to
President Taft or Senator tLaFollette.
By arguments pregnant with sophistry
the orators that have scattered them.
selves throughout tina state during the
last ten days. urging the people to
vote for Mr.. La."ollette at the primar-
les, are seeking to obscure the issues
and deceive the voters into voting
against Roosevelt. Avoiding truth in
many instances and in others only
half revealing it. they hope to lessen
the Roosevelt majority. we'll knowing
that all power they can bring to bear
will nc. prevent his carrying the
state Unmindf' of the fact that there
is no field of human activity in which
in public or private life he has been
called up ! by his country or its citi.
zens to participate in that he has fail.
ed to make good to the fullest extent
Well knowing that he has been weighed
in the hr-.nce and 'ornd not wanting
o., nj IN ho
unusual experience In national affairs
his opponents are asking 1.-The citizens
of the. state in which fe was a r:-neel
citizen, to reject him. and though
many Of them are claiming l,to- b
,.artheless taking refuge to- Justify theil
worn threadbare absurdity OF the
: the exact reverse. What is It pray
electors Of presidential candidate AZ
exception to the rule Of common sense
Are they to be deprived of the ben.
Gifts accruing to them by the selec.
,tion of the one man Of their nation
whose deeds are best known to them
land whose name Is most often upon
their lips, by any such fossilized alb.
.surdity. as precedent? there could ba
mo progressive policies put in force
II we are to be bound by a precedent
so ridiculous. Is not the argument Of
third term brought fc ward against
the selection Of Roosevelt in order
that Taft may secure a second term
or Mr.. LaFollette acquire first
term?"' and Is not this :. pretended
thing his opponents urge as his chief
disqualification, the Very thing which
commends him to his country as tho
best nQuaiifie led sof all !. i andidates;l to
bring about the .restora ton = Of. his
great policies which gave to the. ,wheae
country such d full measure Of salts
faction and prosperity Curing his for,
mer incunbency OF office? And is not.
the present prevalent complaint
throughout the country based almost,
entirely upon MI. Taft's failure to,
carry out the same progressive pol-s
icies that Mr. Roosevelt inauguratei?
There can be only one answer "a this
and must be in the affirmative.
Voters OF North Dakota be not do
ceived: the progressive policies which
the nation Is now insisting upon can
best b brought about by the one man
in the country who more than any
other was Responsible fer their being
brought into being, WI tlassio spirit
Of bitterness against TAFT. who
Wishes tosremaiA In mop against
Senator LaF'ollstte. EK6s desires the
attainment. of the .oflfs. that Rooss-
velt's nomination i5lEGed. but be-
cause such spontane1Gs demand for
his selection comes fgp1n. all sections
Of his country, a deltSad. that is not
neex prestsse Of
prompted by greed desire; to &C.
quire office. that hisESslsction il fav.,
ored. No public m49dn the nation!
! believes M LaFollsstY san be nom;
!, worth while concedaS that the peo-
pie demand the goX9nmenta1 pol.
icies that Theodore Roosevelt stands
for. Let g then in this state. fore
most Of all others in:'progressive Leg
islation. vote for the greatest ex.
ponent Of progressives. Theodore