The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1920-09-30
cox FOISTS FALSE
SPECTER TO FORE
IN CAMP AICN TALK
No One win Be Deceived by
Democratic Attempt TO Use
Great Presidents Name.
THE PEOPLE KNEW ROOSEVELT
Death of Foremost American Has
Not Dimmed His Deeds in
the Minds of Patriots.
THE PEOPLE KNEW ROOSEVELT
~ William l-oster

6y William Hoster
May one who was more or less init
mately associated with Theodore
Roosevelt In the last fifteen years Of
his life say q word In regard to the
developing tendencies Of the pending
presidential campaign
Governor James M. Cox, the Demo
cratic candidate, with increasing fire.
Quency is using the name of Colonel
Roosevelt In his speeches. AZ of one
from whom the Governor has derived
his inspiration for this momentous
campaign. and whose support Of Mr..
Cox's so-called policies would be forth
coming were Roosevelt alive. At least,
Governor Coz is at pains to make II
appear that 1t Is into his hands that
the torch borne by Colonel Roosevelt
was entrusted when the latter passed
on.
Addressing the Ohio Democratic
State Convention at Columbus on
August 18th, among other things
Governor Cox sald
"Need ! remind you that II was in
that great American. made his speech
proclaIming his creed. not that the
judges alone should be recalled. but
that the judicial procedure itself should
be subject to recall"
Acknowledged Error.
First and foremost. no man who
knew Theodore Roosevelt well, and
90 f,li lou, Ian IA In
needs to be told that he lived to realize
the error Of that specific doctrine which
Governor Cox now drags from the
political limbo of dead things.
But aside from this, the one out
standing note In Roosevelt's great ca
reer was his uncompromlsing, tried
and true Americanism. He was an
American above and beyond every
thing else His Americanism arose
above all party considerations He
was jealous OF his country's honor,
proud of its traditions, jealous in the
maintenance Of its integrity and indie
pendence He labored necessarily to
promote that national unity which he
believed to be one Of the safeguards
of the Renllblic: and his faith In
Washingfon's Farewell Address and In
the Monroe Doctrine was such that
he regarded strict adherence to the In
functions of both as the two great bull
warks of our national existence IL 1t
were necessary to prove these asser-
tions. columns could be quoted from
his writings and speeches In support
thereof. But one has only to mention
the name of Theodore Roosevelt to
bring before the mind picture of
United States strong. self-reliant and
independent.
Rooseveit's Position Clear.
One does not have to ponder long to
reach conclusion, therefore, where
Roosevelt would stand II happily he
were among us today. The man who
in 1915 avowed that the supreme ma
tional need was the overthrow Of Will
sonism and ell that wisconsin repre-
sents would have a mighty well-defned
position In the fighting today II he
were with us. and he would not be
ranged on the side Of Governor Cox.
The man who, though age was creep
ing upon him. demanded as his right
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 field OF
battle the dropping morale Of the en-
tente forces might he revived, though
the death of former President of the
United States would have had little In
common with candidate whose news
papers proclaimed sixteen months aft
er the sinking of the Lusitania, that
"The German U-boats have committed
no crime against vs."
Remember In what stirring words
Roosevelt denounced the Lusitan,a
sinking, and how. throughout all that
drab period of American neutrality,
his powerful voice rang through the
people to the elimination in April.
1917, when even MIR. 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 crimes
which are committed In the name OF
progressiveness for which Colonel
Roosevelt stood There are Napoleons
Of finance. Of wheat. of oil and of
industry. but there was only one Ma
poleon. There are Jimmies and Ed
dies and Harries. but there was only
one Teddy.
In the campaign upon which we
have entered. the name Of Roosevelt
will be invoked many times In many
places in behalf Of many things But
few In all the great army of those
who followed Roosevelt win be de-
celved. They know above all other
things that the safety and integrity
of the United States lay closest to
Theodore Roosevelt's heart. and with
them his doctrine of stalwart Ameri-