The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-10-15
THE PEOPLE KNEW ROOSEVELT
Death of Foremost American Has
Not Dimmed His Deeds in
the Minds of Patriots.
BY William Hester

Roosevelt IN the last uIttSu years "a
his life say word in regard to the
developing tendencies Of the pending
presidential campaign?
Governor James nj. Cox, the Demo-
cratic candidate. with Increasing fire.
uuency is using the name OF Colonel
Roosevelt In his speeches, as OF one
from whom the Governor has derived
his inspiration for this momentous
campaign, and whose support OF MIR.
Cox's so-called policies would be forth
coming were Roosevelt alive. AT least,
Governor Cox Is at pains to make IL
appear that It is into his hands that
the torch borne by Colonel Rooseveit
was entrusted when the latter passed
on.
Addressing the Ohio Democratic
State Convention at Columbus ON
August 18th, among other Things
Governor Cox said:
"Need / remind you that 1t was IN
this State that Theodore Roosevelt,
that great American, made his speech
proclaiming his creed, not thar the
Judges alone should be recalled. out
that the judicial procedure itself should
be subject to recall" "
Acknowledged Error.
First and foremost, no man VINO
knew Theodore Roosevelt well. ana
was proud to follow his leadership,
needs to be told that ne lived to realize
the error of that specific doctrine whlcn
Governor Cox now drags from the
- Hood things
Rut aside from this, the one OUT
standing note in ROOsevelts great ca
rper was his uncomprOmising, tr1eo
and true Americanism.. He was an
American above and beyond every
thing else. His Americanism arose
above all party considerations. He
u-as Jealous Of his cOuntry's honor,
proud of its traditions, jealous in the
maintenance of it's integrity and inde-
uendence. He labored necessarily to
promote that national unity when ne
believed to be one of the safeguards
Of the Republic; and his faith III
,vashington's Farewell Address and III
the Monroe Doctrine was such thai
lie regarded strict adherence to the In
functions of both as the two great Duf
warks of our national existence. II II
were necessary to prove these assef-
lions. columns could be quoted rom
his writings and speeches In support
thereof. But one has only to mention
the name Of Theodore Roosevelt 10
bring before the mind a picture Of a
United States strong. seif.Feliant >and
Independent
Roosevslt's Posltlen cIsar.
One does not have to ponder long to
reach q conclusion. therefore. where
Roosevelt would stand II happily ne
we're among us today. The man VINO
IN 1916 ayowed that the supreme ma
tional need was the overthrow OF Will
sonism and all that wisconsin repre-
SCENTS would have q mighty well-deAned
position in the fighting today II ne
were with as, and he would not De
ranged on the side Of Governor Cox.
The man who, though age was creep
ing upon him, demanded ~ MS rignt
that he be sent across to face with the
two hundred thousand men that clam
ored to accompany him, the German
menace and who grimly laid down the
plea that by his end ON the neId or
battle the dropping morale OF the en-
tente forces might be revived. though
the death of q former PreSsAent OF tho
United States would have had little ~
common with candidate whose news.
papers proclaimed sixteen months arr
or the sinking Of the LuSitania. that
"The German U-boats ha%s4 committed
no crime against No" g. -
Remember In what sssszspg weFda
Roosevelt denounced the Lusitanis
sinking, and how, throughout all that
drab period Of American neutrality
his powerful voice. rang through the
land awakening the patriotism OF ouI
people to the cuin1inatton In April
1917, when even Mr.. Wilson finally
was compelled to face the inevitable
There is no law against Governor
COx's use Of Colonel RoOsevelt's
name. Nor Is there any law on the
statute books providing for the crime:
which are committed In the name OF
INCONSISTENCIES for which COlOne
Roosevelt stood. There are Napoleon'
Of finance, Of wheat, OF Oil ana o.
industry, but there was only one Ma
noIeon. There are Jlmmies and Ed
dies and Harries, but there was onl1
one Teddy.
In the campaign upon which w
have entered, the name Of Roosevelt
will be invoked many times In man!
places In behalf Of many things. Blu
few In all the great army of thos'
who followed Roosevelt will be de
ceived. They know above all Othe
things that the safety and integrit!