Devils Lake weekly world., 1913-11-07
Official Paper of Ramsey County.
BLYTHE ON ROOSEVELT.

BLYTHE ON ROOSEVELT.
Samuel G. Blythe, who is one of tho
best known magazine writers on poE'
teal topics, has been making a tour
Of several Of the western st.tcs, amt
on his return he was interviewed in
St. Paul. Among other things he de-
MED emphatically the rumor that he
was about to establish residence in
Montana and seek election to the
senate from that state. He said he
was having a lot more fun looking in
from the outside than he could possi-
bly, have from looking out from the
inside. He was asked about the pos
sibility Of Roosevelt being the presi-
Dental candidate Of the reunited re-
publican and progressive parties, and
expressed himself as follows:
tThe wish is no doubt the father of
the thought with the republicans who
are talking of Roosevelt as the candi-
date of the reunited party, and if any
body can amalgamate the two parties,
or alleged parties, for neither Of them
is real party now, he can do it."
"But the question is entirely up to
the Colonel, and as he is going to
South America for year or more to
instruct the Indians in the funda-
mentals of government 1 don't sup.
pose we will know anything about
his intentions until he gets back fron,
his "fundamentaling." But it he will
take the nomination, nothing can
stop him, because all the republicans
realize he is the most formidable op-
ponent they could put up against
Wilson. Why, coming here on the trair
three different men, at three different
meals, declared he is the greatest mar
living, and defed me to deny it
When people talk like that about s
man, what are you going to do7"
Mr.. Blythe evidently assumes thai
if Roosevelt wishes to have the nomi
nation of the republican party as re-
organized, all that he has to do is tc
take it, Naturally there will be goo
many people who will question this
Roosevelt is very strong man, and .
very popular man. There are many
thousands of people who regard hin
as easily the greatest American, AM
who would be content to follow where
ever he might choose to lead. On tn
ther hand, there are many people
who do not share this opinion. Many
Of them were with Roosevelt up to tn
time when he failed to secure the nom
ination last year, and then parted com
pany with him forever. The course
which he following during the cam
paign alienated an immense numbe
of people who had formerly been hi
friends and followers, and a feelin,
Of resentment was left, a feeling q
strong that now almost any csndidat
would be preferred to the colonel.
Mr.. Blythe found several people o.
the trains who assured him tha
Roosevelt is the greatest man living
and this he interprets a. a convincing
indication Of an overwhelming publ
sentiment. Mr.. Blythe has very &C
tive sense of humor, and possibly h,
was joking when he SAID this. If not
he is an illustration of the fact that
humorist may often fail to see thu
humor in situations in which he is In
terested. Anyone who is inclined t.
base his opinion as to the politics
strength of man on chance expires
sions heard on trains need only loot
back over the several campaigns ii
which Bryan was cano,date. N,
man ever had his greatness more volu
bly, announced, or more vigorousl,
defended. At every turn one met mel
who would assure him that Brya,
was the greatest man ever created
and who were ready to fight If the as
sertion were denied. But when j
came to the test Of votes, for som,
reason or other, these indica tions wer
found to be untrustworthy. Roosevelt
u an able man, and q popular man
But It will not do to base estimates d
his strength on train conversations
Grand Forks Herald.