Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-24
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TURN 70 ROOSEVELT
q PHILADELPHIA SPEECH coRsID-
Erred BID FOR PRESIDENTIAL
NoMlNATloN.
LEADERS ApMlTWlLsoN
HAS BEEN HARD HIT
Speech Looked Upon as Probable
Platform It Conditions Force Party
to Nominate Colonel Democratic
Leaders Admit Roosevelt Is Power
full Opponent.
1LArthur Sears Henning in Chicago
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Washington, Jan. 21.-Wherever re-
publicans or democratic politicians
gathered Today Theodore Roosevelt
was the burden Of the discussion That
i the colonel projected himself into the
contest for the presidency in the ad-
dress he delivered in Philadelphia last
night is the opinion of a large number
Of political leaders of. both parties, in
Guiding old line republicans who fought
Roosevelt in 1912.
Following the refusal Of President
Wilson to abandon his policy of mac
ton in Mexico and adopt aggressive
measurers the Roosevelt speech, de-
nouncing the administration as a milk
and water" regime, Is regarded by poll
ticians as a challenge of great signi-
ficance.
Much comment also was aroused by
Mr.. Roosevelt's discussion Of public is
sues, which included not only foreign
affairs but the treatment of big busi-
ness and other domestic problems.
Platform For Campaign.
That speech looks to me like the
PRONUNCIATION Of the Roosevelt plat
form In the campaign for the presi-
dency" said a republican senator
Looks as if he means we can take
him or leave him on that showing"
There is no mistaking the fact that
since the murder Of Americans in Mex
leo and the presidents insistence upon
no change in the watchful waiting pol
icy, Roosevelt stock has been going up,
particularly in republican quarters, A
republican leader, classed as anti
Roosevelt since 1912, surprised his COL
leagues few days ago by hurting out
in cloak room conversations:
woodrow Wilson is doing more to
nominate and elect Roosevelt than all
the progressives and the Roosevelt re-
publicans combined. His weak and
vacillating policy in every affair Of
public interest is disgusting the people.
and you will soon see them flying to
the other extreme. which is Roosevelt.
People like an outstanding, two listed
men, such as Roosevelt and you can't
get away from It"
Some Would Ignore Him.
Roosevelt Is causing the democratic
!. leaders good deal OF concern, and
they haye had him In mind in advising
the president concerning the tenor Of
the stump speeches he Is about to de-
liver thruout the country In defense of
his policies.
Some Of these leaders, hold that Mr..
Wilson should ignore the colonel en-
tirely and not attempt to answer his
criticism of the administration. Others
are Of the opinion that such a course
will tend to discredit the president,
particularly in the west, which long
VAS been noted for it's fondness of the
Rlonel.
1.-THE democratic leaders, however, are
agreed upon one proposition, which is
that the president must do something
to explain away the popular accept
ance of his declaration that there is
sne2spe thing as "being too proud to
fight" 1t, therefore, is not unlikely
that Mr. Wilson will recognize Colonel
Roossyelt's taunts on that score to the
extent 5of setting forth In some detail
what he had in mind when he made
that remarkable statement.
Admit Colonel 10 Rival.
While some democratic leaders do
not conceal their fear Of Roosevelt as
a powerful opponent Of the president,
J. otbSS Drafess to look with equanimity
r ~,stt GeTSnhancement of the coloneFs
popularity which has been sensed by
the politicians in the last ten days.
The latter regard with satisfaction
RooseveIts attacks on Germany and
hyphenated Americans, which, they be-
, lieve, will ALLEVIATE from him the sup
port Of the entire Teutonic section Of
the American electorate. Ninety per
cent Of the Americans Of Teutonic ex-
traction are republicans and the demo-
cratic political chieftains would well
cohe republican nominee who could
not count on the support Of this body
OF citizens.
The republican leaders have not
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