The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-08

party organizations only as means OF
expressing and enforcing such policies
as are for the public welfare I am
not at all interested in them as a
means of advancing the interest of any
man or any group of men.
1 have, therefore, tried to frankly
analyze the situation from the stand
point of patriotic citizen.
Figures of Interest.
The casting of 100000 votes for
Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, and
100000 for Mr.. Taft, is a direct evil
dence that the will of the majority of
the Republican voters was not fol-
lowed by the managers of the Re
publican party in nominating Mr..
Taft Whether their reasons for this
action We're sufficient or not is at this
moment entirely immaterial. If, how
ever, the managers of the Republican
party attempt to make any issue of
Mr.. Roosevelt's action in 1912 in
breaking away from the Republican
party, they must remember that they
will be taking this action not only
against Mr.. Roosevelt, but against
every one of the 100000 voters, and
that large number of such voters
will resent any decision based upon
any reference to such action, and the
result can be nothing but disastrous to
the Republican party.
Compared with the momentous is
sues of this crisis, the animosities of
1912 are picayune and should be
dropped from all discussion and
buried out of sight.
The Republican Convention.
If the Republican convention will
nominate Theodore Roosevelt for
president before any action is taken
by the Progressive convention, such
prompt action will bring much great
er benefit to the Republican party or
ganization than to the organization of
the Progressive party, in the way of
later practical results.
The election of Theodore Roosevelt
to the presidency of the United States,
and the fact that he will select the
best men in the nation as his trusted
councillors, in contrast to the present
situation at Washington, is the surest
way to put this country on the road
to honor, peace and prosperity.
Honor, Peace and Prosperity.
Theodore Roosevelt while president
successfully averted dangerous crises
with Germany, Japan and Great Brit
aim, fully maintained the honor of this
country, at home and abroad, and held
the personal respect of all foreign ma
TONS He is the one man who since
the breaking out of this war has, with
almost prophetic utterances, pointed
follow a failure to maintain such hon
or; and such failure has already cost
us the respect of every one of the
belligerent countries. He is the only
man with sufficient courage and ex-
perience to lead this country through
the international complications that
will arise at the close of the war, and
with which this country will be deeply
concerned.
The election of Theodore Roosevelt
to the presidency would be the surest
guarantee of peace that this country
can command. That belief, based upon
the actual character of the man, is alb
solutely proved by his own deeds when
he was president. The world knows
from past experience that he means
what he says, and that he backs his
professions of peace. The nations of
Europe still rely upon his fairness, and
if elected president, his unfailing dip
lomacy, high courage and wisdom
would be likely to bring about an
earlier settlement of the present Euro
pean war. as these qualities helped to
bring about the termination of the
Russo-Japanese war in 1905.
His views on domestic business
questions, as expressed by him in his