The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-25
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(New York World

There will be only Republican issue only one Republican policy. only Republican principle In the coming campaign" Anything to beat Wilson
 That Is why Roosevelt is the most available can didate The "fsvorte sons" have proved to be poll tcal jokes. Roosevelt has cut Hughes's throat Root could never be elected matter f his candidacy became serious Besides. he like Highes. waited too long.
 The trusts the great corporations, the tariff monopoists Wall Street and all the reactionary ele- ments in American politics might prefer something less cratic and stable than Roosevelt but what can they do3
 Wilson can be beaten if at an only by combiu ing all the clements of opposition, and Roosevelt will not permit the Progressiyes to combine on anybody except himself matter if they inclined Any Republican except Roosevelt is to be defeated because Roosevelt will run Independently and split the antiWilson vote. Therefore 1t will be Roosevelt and from Wall Streets point of view Roosevelt is infinitely preferable to Wilson
 Eight years ago Roosevelt issued the mandate 'Tf you don't take Taft you'll get me" Wall Street at that time was looking upon Hughes candidacy with friendly eye Hughes regarded safe" man and Taft was under suspicion of radicasm. Never theless in obedience to Rosevets ukase. Wall Street took Taft
 This year Roosevelt is saying in effect. If you don't take me you'll get Wilson" and SO Wall Street will take Roosevelt There will be end of gagging in the old Guard before his candidacy is swallowed but will finally be choked down. After all the elo- quence and oratory has subsded the convention will do what Wall Street. wants to do. Roosevelt will not get the nomination without fight, and he will have to make innumerable private deals with Repub- can bosses and priests of privilege, but no deal that he is not capable of making. Hannaism is on its way to a glorious resurrection.
 Aside from all practical considerations of exped- iency. Roosevelts candidacy must commend itself to Big Business and High Finance for reasons an of its own. He alone drape the American flag around Wall Street in a raid to recapture the National gov ernment He alone can pin the Stars and Stripes on every dirty dollar that ls intriguing to return to pow CT in Washington At time like this the importance Of such qualifications is beyond estimate.
 A Wall Street that give no excuse for its political operations except that it wants the money at grave disadvantage. But Wall Street that can cloak it's plans in patriotism and point proudly to its peerless leader who is restoring the vrile virtues or Americanism-that is quite another thing Nothing is SO useful as the Grand old Flag to divert attention while Wall Street is operating on the public pocket book.
 Patriotism at this time is what the sporting ed tors would call Wall Streets best bet and no other man can play that game for Big Business so we'll as Roosevelt. If successful. he would get the Presidency Wall Street would get plunder and the public would get the patriotism. Two of the three parties to the transaction would then be goriousy satisfied and the public would not discover It's plight until too late
 Roosevelt is the for that job, and the stars in their courses are fighting for his nomination A Wall Street in which stocks can slump on mere rumors Of an early peace in Europe could not lose Theodore Roosevelt if 1t tried. and it will not try
 Anything to beat Wilsonl Anything to bring Privilege and Plutocracy back into power! Anything to restore the great God Money to the throne