The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-26

Only One Name That Fires the Heart.

To n EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: with
the national convention less than two
months away there Is only one name
among all those mentioned that arouses
any very intense or nationwide enthusi-
assn That In the name OF Theodore
Roosevelt. As to him, great differences
Of opinion exist. chiefly among the Re
publican bosses and old guards of the
Republican party.
Though there are other able men
among the possibilities there is none
who inspires anything like the passion
ate devotion which Ia given to Mr..
Roosevelt by a large number of voters
of every State. The news from the
West Ia cheering. The Chicago vote Is
for him, 1880 In Cook county having
written his name on the ballot to 900
for Hughes. Texas, too. will vote for
the Colonel, and In Texas the Mexican
issue Is the big issue. The people on
the Pacific coast want Roosevelt and
preparedness
The Republican party must choose a
Presidential candidate who stands for
Americanism without "hyphenation. di-
luton or compromise Its very exist
ence MS the leading political party de-
mands imperatively that 1t listen to the
voice of the people and not to their own
personal animoeities toward the Colonel.
The slogan anything to beat lioose-
vclt' will fall heaviest on their own
heads. The people clearly see their plot
to prevent Roosevelts nomination AZ
Chicago by working up an imaginary
sentiment for Hughes and then to swing
the delegates over to some inofensive
candidate. This effort will not be !g-
nored. but v~aliantly fought By every
true American.
Who wants Justice Hughes? The party
bosses. Who wants MIR. Root? Wall
Street interests. Who wants the Colo
mel? The man IN the street who prizes
Americanism and the principles of lib
erty for which IL stands as the one pre-
cious thing which must now he pre-
served-men who may have voted for
Wilson. but recognize now. though APP
preciating the honesty OF MS purpose
and principles. that he Is not "A leader
Of men. and that they are not repre-
scented in Congress by their Representa-
tiyes.
Firmly hxed in the mind OF every true
American to-day is the conviction that
our next President at Washington must
be not merely "A leader Of ms party
but a leader OF the nation. and the
natural inquiry which follows. shall it
be Wilson or Roose welt? can have but
one answer. Theodore Roosevelt, the man
who Is not only an American but all
American. in that he stands for the
highest good Of al. Americans.
They who pirate OF war whenever
Colonel Roosevelt name Is mentioned
forge; that he received the Nobel Peace
Prize for his efforts in behalf OF peace.
w stand for peace. but only for the
peace that comes as a right TO the just
man armed, and not for the peace which
the coward purchases by abject sub
mission 70 wrong. The peace OF coward
.ce leads In the end Ia war. after a
record Of shame" They forget, too. that
the people something more than the
3.4s0, 600 voters who made Taft a poor
third remember certain incidents dur
ing his administration which they re-
call with satisfaction for example. the
greatly feared break with Japan over the
question of admitting Japanese children
to our public schools on the Pacific
coast.
\ .eader Of men We must haye-a
man Ike the Colonel. with his dominat-
ing and vigorous personality. with hts
.us!stvlce upon American rights and his
determination TO maintain them. a man
with his deep knowledge Of human ma
,ure. his familiarity with world politics,
and with the wide learnin which gives
him an appreciation OF the ideas and
traditions Of other nations. which make
him the safest man In the United states
20 handle delicate and threatening stu
atoms. II has never been necessary to
undo the work he has done. and under
his leadership the American flag will
never be ,railed in the dus, by any bully,
Mexican or European.
When this terrible war in Europe is
over Wc snail reed as never before AT
Washington q man Of Roosevelt $ vast
knowledge and perfect acquaintance
with the affairs Of the world, that the
country may meet effectively The great
CRISIS N our national development which
now faces us and the man whose slogan
is TIA United states first ~ the man
who can inspire the patriotism OF his
countrymen and exert moral pressure
upon the Governments OF Europe.
No wonder the nation In turning to
Roosevelt. WILLIAM j.. Comfy.