Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1916-04-20
"ANYTHING TO BEAT WILSON,
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There will be only Republican ISSUE only one Reput-
1ican policy, only Republican principle in the coming
campaign" Anything to Beat Wilson,"
That why Roosevelt the most available candidate
The aVote sons have proved to be political Jokes Roose-
welt has cut Hughes throat Root could be elected
matter if his candidacy became serious Besides he like
Hughes waited too long
The trusts the great corporations the tariff mcnopolsts
Wall Street and all the reaconary clements in American
politics might prefer somebody less cratic and more stable
than Roosevelt, but what they do?
Wilson can be beaten, if at all, only by combining all
the elements Of opposition and Wilson will not permit the
Progressves to combine anybody except himself no mat
ter they were SO Inclined Any Republican except Roose
welt be defeated because Roosevelt will run indie
pendenty and split the anti Wilson VOTE Therefore it will
be Roosevelt and from Wall streets point of view Roosevelt
is infinitely preferable to Wilson,
Eight years ago Roosevelt issued the mandate eff WON
don't take Taft you'll get me Wall street at that time was
looking upon the Hughes candidacy with friendly eve
Hughes regarded "safe" man. and Taft was under
suspicion of radcasm Nevertheless in obedience to Roose
velt's ukase, Wall Street took Taft
This year Roosevelt is saying effect if you don't take
you get Wilson, and Wall will take Roose-
welt There will be end of gaggin the Old Guard be-
fore his candidacy is swallowed but will finally be choked
down After all the eoquence and oatoy has subsidized the
convention will do what Wall street to do Roose-
welt will not get the nomination without fight and he will
have to make nnumeabe private deals with Republican
bosses and priests of privilege but deal that he is not
capable of making Hannaism is on it's way to glorious
resurrection.
Aside from all practical considerations of expediencv
ROOSEVELT candidacy commend itself to Big Business
and High Finance for all of it's own He alone can
drape the American flag around Wall Street in raid to re-
capture the National Government He alone can nn the
Stars and Stripes every dirty dollar that INTRIGUING
return to power Washington At time like this the
Importance of such qualifications is beyond estimate
A Wall Street that give excuse for it's political
operations except that the money is at grave dis
advantage. But Wall Street that can cloak it's plans in
patriotism and point proudly it's peerless leader who is
restoring the vrie virtues of Americanisn1at suute an
other thing Nothing useful as the Grand Old FLAG
TO divert attention while Wall Street is operating on the
public pocketbook
Patriotism at this time is what the sporting editors would
call Wall Streets best bet and other man can nav
that game for Big Business we'll as Roosevelt IF success
full he would get the Presidency Wall Street would oct the
Plumber and the public would get the Patriotism Two of
the three parties to the transaction would then be oros1
satisfied and the public would not discover it's poht nnt
too late. tsE .*
Roosevelt the for that Job and the stars r.;
their fighting for his nomination. Wall Street
which stocks slump mere run1ors of an
in Europe could lose Theodore Roosevelt 2 tried d
1t will not try
Anything to beat Wlson Anything to bring PRIVILEGE
and Plutocacy back into power Anything to restore the
great god Money to the tlrone