The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-27

Joplin Globe.
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech a
-bs fair grounds in Oklahoma City Dc
voted a great part of his time % al
legged inconsistencies Of the demo
cratic candidate for president. Cover
nor Wilson has been entirely frank
with the American people. lie has
changed his opinions on some subjects
and has publicly given his reason there
for But to every intelligent news
paper reader the Roosevelt discussion
of the subject is Misrepresentation
Of Governor Wilson SO palpable that
III scarcely needs refutation. The pub
Hc understands the very plain lang
.uage which Governor Wilson uses and
at least the intelligent part Of it who
reads his speeches will not be deceiy-
ed by the labored distortion TO which
Colonel Roosevelt resorts. When Col
loneI Roosevelt campaigned Illinois and
charged Taft with being supporter
Of Iorimer he was in possession OF the
most positive proof that Taft was
quite as sincere and more discreetly
aggressive in his oppositions to Lori
mer than Roosevelt himself. There
never has been in American politics
more deliberate or a more brutal mis-
Representation of one public man by
another than Colonel Roosevelt's effort
to place responsibility for defense Of
Lorimer upon President Taft. There
fore the country knows how to esti-
mate his efforts when he attempts to
misrepresent any other public man.
1t would require volumes TO enumer-
ate and describe the inconsistencies
and contradictions in the career and
speeches of Theodore Roosevelt. His
speech at the fair grounds affords sufi-
cient examples to emphasize the in
stability of his political character. Col
lionel Roosevelt did not dare tell the
people of this state that he was wrong
lin his former Characterization of their
constitution He lacks the candor TO
lexpress his opinion of that document
lnow. knowing that it must be incon-
sistent either with his former declara-
tions on the subject or with his pres
ent pose with respect to current politi-
IcaI issues. Colonel Roosevelt by his
silence gave his approval 10 the deal
lby which the republican machine OF
this state will attempt to elect Roose-
welt presidential electors and stand pat
lcongressmen. He said no word that
lean be construed as opposition to Nc
iGuire and Morgan. He is willing TO ac-
Icept their support and he approves by
his silence the course of his suppor-
tiers in offering them no opposition
but he could not so completely get out
LOT the current of his general discus
sions of politics as to avoid inconsist-
Iencies with respect to his own posi-
ltion and that of his followers in this
state He referred constantly to his
party as distinctly new party and to
his followers as ex-republicans and ex
democrats. Here is a characteristic
sentence: 4 wish to say how glad
am to see here in Oklahoma, as else
where, the way in which ex-republicans
and ex-demoerats alike have come to-
gether to stand in the new party.
which has cut clear absolutely from
both old parties. and which has for its
aim to recognize the vital common in
terests of all our people in each sec
tion of the country, no matter who
they may be.
/ Colonel Roosevelt said in Kansas
that he did not want his candidates for
electors to run under Tafts name, but
he offers no objection to such false
pretense in Oklahoma He must know
that only very small per cent Of his
supporters in this state has shown any
disposition to go with him TO the ex-
tent of calling themselves ex-republi-
cans. They are insisting that the re-
publican party be maintained, that
Roosevelt followers in this state stand
by the republican organization and
they are proposing to use it in the ef-
tort to secure the electors for Roose-
welt an dthe election of congressman
diametrically opposed to his whole con
tention Colonel Roosevelt carefully
avoided a very fine opening for a de-
nunciation of this Hypocrisy. When
someone in the audience during his bit
ter words concerning what he char
acterized the Chicago theft called out
that Jim Harris was one of the forty
thieves he responded I do not pick
or choose among the forty thieves. |
am down on theT all But a little
later in his speech he did pick aud
choose mentioning Penrose. Guggen.