Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-04-27

ROOSEVELT AND HYPHENATED AMERICANS
Mr. Roosevelt is much concerned about the Un-Amercar
attitude of hypenated Americans particular and all Ameri
generally especially those who express preference
to the outcome of the great European his prn
cipal being to German Americans and particularly
favorable to those of ProAes sympahies He seeks for the
heroic" calling attention to himself as example.
When of the callers at Oyster Bay recently
tervewng him in regard to the prosposed canddacy Urg
ing Roosevelt to Run was the headline announcement
he needed urging and the confab reported in the New
York Herald, the Colonel said in part
''And, than that don t do it if you expect me
to pussy foot any single issue have raised. Don't
be for unless you prepared to say that every
citizen of this country has got to be proUnted States
first last and all the time and pro-anything else at
ALL and that stand for every good American every
where, whatever his birthplace creed, and wherever
he lives, and that, in return, demand that he
be an. American and nothing ess-with no hyphen
about it.
every American citizen must be for America
first and for other country second and he
hash t any right to be in the United States at all if
he has any divided loyalty between this country and
any other.
II don't care rap for the mans creed birth
place national origin long he is straight Unit
ed States. | am for him if he is straight United
States, and if he isn't am against him. And don't
you nominate me unless yor are prepared to take the
position that Uncle Sam is to be strong enough de-
fend every of his people, wherever those people
are And ne can't be strong enough unless he pre-
pares in advance"
Now there good American anywhere who encourages
criticism and dsparagng statements made against this the
lie servantsThe virtue of patriotism if proper
expressive term not virtue of Roosevelt Roosevetans
exclusively but pretty generally extends every the
United States it will be found when the requires them
Therefore the well informed who have followed the egotis
teal rawlings of Roosevelt and remember his repeated
ments hurting epthets at Germany and assaing German
Americans at every opportunity afforded, cczng Wilson
for weakness towards Germany but crczng the act
ves of those who raise their voice for the Allies know that
this wonderful man hitting at German Americans
II the same matter noted above and coming from this
greatest personal booster of applied
Wherever II fitted It's application would be very much required
as Theodore Roosevelt in before hyphen
ated American he is attempting to berate beltte
There no American of foreign BIRTH of nationality
in these United States America who has shown
greater American unpatroc spirit has been louder
more unreasonable unjust criticism of our govern
ment than Roosevelt
II any foreigner of rabd symaes for land of birth has
beel more bitter, than has Roosevelt in hurting invecves
against the policies of and the president his
identity has escaped notice and publicity has been given as
much space as that of the explorer.
The hyphenated American of the most un- American tyne
conceivable find precedent for caumny for words and
conduct and for violence the hang sneerino
criticism OF Theodore Roosevelt directed against Woodrow
Wilson and his administration.
These snees and expressions bitter hatred and ieaousv
towards the head of hurled the govern
ent Itself They un-Amercan any German or
proAes attitude and despcabe in being prompted bv
jealousy developed into bitter hatred seprofessed self
advertised and alleged ultra patriotic American whose rage
inspired In being pushed out of the spot light
Inc unbiased individual will apply Mr. Roosevelt's state
en to HIM first OF ALL and hyphenaed Americans last of
ALL The former should know better and the latter NAV ho
forgiven Tor rashness by that svmpathes
seated IN blood When this their country calls they will heed
ana without urging fight bravey for United States as
brave for the United States brothers are fighting for
germany And the true of all Americans no matter
what may be the land of birth.