Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-10
THE MIDDLE WEST AND ROOSEVELT.

The Star Bulletin commented weeks ago tina
Roosevelt was gaining strength "a preslder
tiaI candidate with startling rapidity. One q
the recent indications of it is the conversion o
the Topeka State journal. ~. :.... -.
The journal announces its support Of Roose
welt in a threecolumn editorial, whose sallen
points are these: ..". .@" #.. r.
Theodore Roosevelt is today the safest, sanest
who handle the great questions OF national honor
which have been propounded unanswered TO the pres
ent administration This leads to the growing impress
of paper that Roosevelt will be nominated at
Chicago by the Republicans and that he will be elect
ed in November and be next president ..."
Five six months ago, the State Journal felt con-
WINGED that Justice Hughes the clca man to lead
the opposition President Wilson In November, il
question OF getting the two factions Of the Re-
publican party together again; If prefer il, the
two parties Republicans and Progressives into one
Hughes generally acceptable to all the Republic
cans regular and recacitrant A strong, high minded,
capable man like Hughes was needed 1t appeared
that he did want the Office that his ambition
eratihed by the service he could do the supreme
bench 1t was evident that If the nomination were
given him. IL must BE- practically be reclamation to
one who was not candidate ..=-.
Conditions have changed lately even within the last
few weeks. No longer is needed man to bring the
factions togethef they ara getting together The old
issues of 1912 afeforgotten The initiative and refer
endum and the recall discussed today neither
Is prohibition as national platform plank vitality dis
cussed al this time nor suffrage nor child labor and
yet they all good things for good men and good
parties to stand for ..4
The issue is being sharply defined now. Indeed
there is but issue today: Protection Not the
mere protection of which the reader may at first
think bpt protection for the American nation protec
ton for Americas honor, protection for Americas
spect protection for Americas proud position among
the nations, protection for people and repub
lic the protection which is a synonym for prepared
nees protection also. but secondariy, for indus
uies; for the American workmen who must be kept
nbOtro Anon nj tho ohOror hn
be given what he richly deserves fun credit for his
work, full enjoyment for the opportunities the
fecreations to which he has an American citizen is
entitled
None better holds the training. craftsmanship and
diplomacy and preparedness TO be president in these
Zines fraught with history making periods than Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt and he has the faculty OF
drawing strong men TO him, into his cabinet and con-
ddeRces. He consults men of moment be they work
ers by the hand the head. Wilson's disposition is
to retire in secusion to work out his grave problems
That a powerful newspaper in Kansas should
support Roosevelt means more than that /
powerful newspaper in Massachusetts, or il
New York of Pennsylvania or in California
should support him.
Nebraska and others of these great, prosper
Gus, contented inland states are supposed t.
be strongly against bigger army and a bigger
navy. 1t has been taken almost for granted
BY many of the political wiseacres that they
would be for the ''safe" candidate, for the
pacifst candidate, for the man who is sure tc
ayOid war and hold down the military appro
priation bills.
The Topeka journal must represent the feel
ing of its section to large degree. When il
declares for Roosevelt, the strength of the ex
president in the country at large receives q
striking proof.