The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1920-10-14
Vet Democratic Candidate for
( Vice Presidency SANDERS
Il Great Leaders Memory a,
MAKING FUTILE ATTEMPT
iia'ts TO WIN ON OLD ISSUES
Fifth Cousin Removed Roosevelt Not
ITO Convince Followers Of d.
.uo. .T..R. BY Spacious Arguments. .
BY sco+r c. BONE.

TOT vice PreSluent, FRANKLIN IL. RoOSe-
welt Is vainly endeavoring to invoke
the progressive spirit of 1912 In sup,
port of wisconsin and the election of
the Democratic ticket in November. Z /
What would the real Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt-the Immortal T.
R.--say to his followers were he alive
today?
Gone, he left burning words which
tell all ftoo plainly what his attitude
would be at this time.
= He abhorred wisconsin. Just as he
abhorred Danielism. with both Of which
Franklin d. Roosevelt has been identi.
fed as an under Secretary.
Condemned wisconsin.
Theodore Roosevelt condemned WILL
sonism and the whole Wilson admins
tration In unsparing terms.
Read anew what he said at Cooper
Union on November 3. 1915:
81 have been assailed because l-bavs
criticised Mr.. Wilson. have not said
one thing of him that was not absolute
! iy accurate and truthful.
81 have not said one thing of him
which l. did not deem It necessary, to
say because Of the vital interests Of
| this republic.
II have criticised him because be-
lieve he has dragged in the dust what
was most sacred In our past and has
jeopardized the most vital hopes Of
our future. 49, " ME 80 ~
~ criticise him now because he has
adroitly and cleverly and with sinister
ability appealed to all that is weakest
and most unworthy In the American
character and also because he has
adroitly and cleverly and with sinister
ability sought to mislead many men
and women who are neither weak nor
unworthy, but who have been misled
by a shadow dance Of words.
HE has made our craftsmanship q
thing OF empty elocution. TX
HE has covered his fear Of stand
ing for the right behindea veil OF
| rhetOrlcal phrases
He has wrapped the true heart OF
the nation In q ,spangled ,shroud Of
He has Kept the eyes of the peo-
pie dazzled so that they know not what
Is real and what Is false. So that they
turn, bewildered, unable to discern the
tdIfference between the glitter that
veneers evil and the, stark realities Of
courage and honesty. Of truth and
strength.
l. "In the face OF the world he has COW
cred this nations face with shame as
with garment"
So much for Theodore Roosevelt's
opinion of Wilson and wisconsin IN
support of which Franklin d. Roose-
Welt, lifelong Democrat, would now In.
woke the progressive spirit OF 1921
Adhered DanielIsm.
| And what did Theodore Roosevelt
think OF Daniels administration OF the
Navy Department of which the Demo
crat. Franklin ID. Roosevelt, has been
a more or less conspicuous factor and
parti io1isdW tNa.sic ote
In Q speech on "Americanism and
National Defense" at Chicago, ,Octo.
Der 20. 19l6. Theodore Roosevelt said
"More harm has been done to the
navy by the politicians in power dur.
ing the. last three years than IN the
preceding thirty Whatever good has
been accomplished In the navy during
the last three years has been done by
naval officers. who, In most cases. have
been snubbed and punished for their
proposals as long as 1t was safe to dc
90 whereas Mr.. Daniels now turns and
claims credit for what was thus forced
upon him. ID. G.s.
| I'm short, throughout President VIII.
sons term there has been neglect OF
positive maladministration in conpec.
| tfon with departmental organization In
navy yards. aeronautics, mines and tor.
pedoes, and In all other matters affect
ing the efficiency of the fleet and the
,enthusiasm of Its officers, and men
H.. &. The activity and energy of thu
Navy Department under President VIII.
son has been primarily concentrated
upon schemes aimed at vote-getting OF
advertising. zais3n' .igs9 sec nsN.
This, then, is what Theodore Roose.
welt thought Of the administration OF
the Department. from which Franklin
d. Roosevelt, Democrat and exponent
OF wisconsin, fain would reach the
Vice Presidency and have progressives
Of 1912 followers OF the real Roose
yslt help to keep the Democratic par
| u I'M power and make wisconsin en-
durei "
1t Is inconceivable that any true fol
Flower .ofA Theodore Roosevelt IVA
lhsafkeh 10 such q prepcstsrdps appeal