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thinks, what he says, what he will
say and what he will do were the
subjects specialized upon by politi-
clans of high and low degree. That
he is a living, burning issue, hu-
man magnet, there is no question
The mere presence of the man dom!-
mates everything in the capital. some
of the most standfast of the stand
patters have been heard to declare
that he is politically inevitable, and
they are beginning to trim their sails
accordingly.
Democrats Profess Delight.
The Democratic contingent here
make strong pretence that they are
pleased with this dominance of tie
man who ran against Wilson for
the presidency. They say they VIII
be glad to have him for an antaso-
mist in 1915. They say 1t, but II Is
an open question if they believe
themselves while they are saying IL
The comparison between the man
Roosevelt and the man Wilson has
been made again and again. During
T RS STAY here the comparers were
bnsv and whether 1t was favorable
10 one or the other was according 10
the political prediction of those IN
,raped in the work of comparison.
one thing all admitted even the
most hide-bound admirers of Presi-
dent Wilson are forced to admit that
he lacks that strong, magnetic ap-
peal to the Imagination produced py
the mere presence of Roosevelt
Roosevelt's command OF popularity
Is not founded so much on affection
- n Ia on admiration for the Won
derful vitality. the compelling forces
that emanate from him whenever
and wherever he appears. His pres
ence brings out clamorous applau5,.
noisy demonstrations, where with
Wilson there is gentle greetings, DIl
back of these are affectionate looks
end smiles that come from the heart
How these two widely different ele-
Tnents are going to affect political
conditions IN the future are matters
of conjecture one thing Is certain
Mt this time. and that Is that Roose-
welt from this day on Is IN lhe Po-
iitical fray once more. 80,
His friends and admirers who sat
with him in conference after TIE lee
ture last night declare that nothing
Int death can keep him out OF the
next national struggle for the presl-
.encv. Whether there viii be u III
sion of the G. O. P. and the Sun
Moose men are matters now unse'-
tied But one thing seems certain
now. and that is that To great ma
tional magnet has begun his Work oil
magnetizing people for the 1916 cam
paign. :. +ba
Il shall be taking my part IN me NE
campaign this year" This was the
promise of Colonel Roosevelt IN
formal statement made at Progress
sive headquarters after the lecture III
the presence of most of the Progress
sives in Congress. ~,
Il have written to Governor Hiram
johnson that If my presence is DE,
sired in California. of course, | VIII
go out there to fight for the ticket.
of course. I will do all else | can, out
1t is impossible to particularize now
1t is physically impossible to make
more than certain number OF
speeches. and want to distribute
them over as large an extent OF terri
tory as possible to meet as many dlt-
ferent interests as I can. All OF us
on the outside have appreciated to
the full the gallant fight you have
made here in Congress. Good luck go
with you ALL