Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-01-20
DTORZ4L PAGE OF THE FREE PRESS
tons of the stump campagner will be replaced with colo fac
and figures The tariff commission vertically inevitable and
must come.
ROOSEVELT THE MAN.

ROOSEVELT THE MAN
Henry Watterson in Louisville Courier-Journal)
am beginning to be drawn into the impression, the fancy
II will not say Theodore Roosevelt may be the
Republican nominee President The suggestion ought to
seem preposerous Yet stranger things have
nomination of Horace Greeley by the Democrats for example
and we live in land and an era of the paradoxcal
No one who has considered the character the
methods Of the doubt that ne is
date His couueres with Root and Hughes will certainly not
deceive Hughes Root The basis OF his Is the
popular support he received 1922 OF his the chaos
which envelopes the Republican situation Inc leaders anu
They know not where turn whom to turn to- The dead
lock among favore sons bewilderng and bghtng NO
asprant has any considerable following None the
magnetic quality 1t to convert an
Iceberg into Fairbanks Burton the two best OF
them hero and for the matter OF that OF the rest
There not even essential issue clearly dividing party
lines The tariff? Absurd Economy Tell to the marines
The flag? Does anyone imagine that at the psychic he new
name opportune moment Wilson will not wrap 1t around
him. march down to the footghts and fire the traditional
hosspistols?
Parties which down and out are never squeamlsh
about principles There is but objective point and that
is to win and to any old issue will suffice The profess
sona politician is nothing not adaptable and complacen
Penrose thinks that he could never vote for Roosevelt
But all the he would So would the rank and file OF
those who followed Taft to defeat With the Money Kings and
the Captains industry behind hmhavng forced himself
to the front the embodiment of the opposition to Wilson
Roosevelt say to the Republican Natnal convention
/ Reject me at your peril
1t will be but gamble event. and the word and the
, law of the gamble is ''take chance
Projecting ones fancy ahead into the possibilities OF the
National Republican convention to conceive the
nation of Theodore Roosevelt hard conceive that OF anyone
else On such the dramatic qualities positive
E force Truth to say, it abdes in other.
Talk about Hughes mainly chatter If Fate had mean
Hughes to be President Fate would have lifted him bodily
from Albany Washington Great judges have always proved
disappointing candidates Hughes small bunch OF
iceberg himself The faithful who hew the nominating
and haul the campaign water want their look inn and he
promise in the cod steegray eyes (which he dot
stare WITH not to mention attending conscience which ha
shown itself singularly unadjustable.
To meet and beat Wilson the Republican must have
thing gamer They must make bold aggressive canvess tn
fearsome onset the imminent deadly BREACH after the
of those boodcurng San Juan Hill pictures; the lionslaye
the Jungle; Jackthe Giant Killer Alone in Cuba Teddy
the boy for that sort of thing and there but Teddy
The cat is said to have nine lives The President Emeru
of the Ananias Club has fifty Many times he has
vved that which had sent dozen party leaders to their
little doubt about his attitude his pussance