The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-10-27
No One viii 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.
BY William Hester

roosevelt in the last nrteen years OF
liis life say a word In regard to the
developing tendencies Of the pending
presidential campaign! ..., =.
Governor James NJ. Cox, the Demo-
cratic candidate, with increasing frs-
quency is using the name of Colonel
Roosevelt in his speeches, as OF one
from whom the Governor has derived
lis inspiration for this momentOus
campaign, and whose supported Mr.
Cox's s0.called policies would be forth
coming were Roosevelt alive. AT least,
Governor Cox Is At pains aos make II
appear that it Is into his hands that
the torch borne by Colonel Roosevelt
was entrusted when the latter passed
on.
Addressingx the Ohio Democratic
State Convention at Columbus on
August 18th, among other things
Governor Cox said:
Need remind you that It was in
this State that Theodore Roosevelt.
that great American, made his speech
proclaimlng his creed, not that the
Judges alone should he recalled, but
that the judicial procedure itself should
be subject 10 recall"
Acknowledged Error.
rfrs. and foremost. no man who
knew Theodore Roosevelt we'll, and
was proud to follow his leadership,
needs to lie told that he lived TO realize.
HE error OF that specific doctrine which
Governor Cox now. drags from the
political limbo OF dead things.
Hut aside from this, the one out
standing note 10 R0Osevelt's great ca.
reer was his uncompr0mising, tried
and true Americanism. lie was an
American above and beyond every
thing else. His ,Americanfsm 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,
pehdence. He iabored necessarily 10
promote that national unity which ne
behaved 10 be one Ut the safeguards
Of the Republic: and his faith In
Washington's Farewell Address and III
the Monroe Doctrine WAS such that
he regarded strict adherence to the IN
functions OF both as the two great bull
wsrks OF OUT. national existence. II It
! were necessary to prove these asser.
lions, columns could be quoted from
IN writings and speeches In support
NsereOf. But one has only TO mention
the pame Of Theodore Roosevelt to
j bring before the mind a picture OF Z
Quilted States strong, self-reiiant ana
independent.
Roossvslt's Position Clear.
One does not have 10 ponder long t.
reach q conclusion, therefore. where
Roosevelt would stand II happily he
were among us today. The man who
In 1915 avowed that the supreme ma
tIonai need was the overthrow Of vii.
sonism and all that wisconsin repre-
sents would have a mighty well.dehnet
position in the fighting today II 10
were with NJ, and he would not b
& ranged on the side OF Governor Cox.
The man who. though age was creep
ing upon him, demanded as his right
.l,at he be sent across to face with the
two hundred thousand men that clam
ored 10 accompany him, the GermaH
menace; and who grimly, laid down the
3 plea that by his end on the field Of
battle the dropping morale of the en-
tente forces might be revived, though
tine death Of former President OF the
4 United States would have had little In
common with candidate whose news
papers proclaimed sixteen months art
er the sinking of the Lusitania. that
.The German U-bOats have committed
no crime against MS"
Remember In what stirring words
Roosevelt denounced the Lusitanis
sinking, and how, throughout all that
draD period Of American neutrality
Ills powerful voice rang through tn
land awakening the patriotism Of our
people to the elimination 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 ROOsevelti
name. Nor II there any law on the
statute books providing for tie crimes
WHICH dTe COuUiteSu III tue A'"HiS "
progressiseneSs for which Colonel
RoossyeH ist4ed.s There are Napoleoni
Of finance, pf, wheat, Of oil and Of
industry, hut there was only one M.
po,eon. There are JimmIes and Ed
dies and Harrles, but there was only
one Teddy.
In the campaign upon which we
have entered, the name Of Roosevelt
will be invoked many tines In many
places In behalf OF many things. But
few In all the great army OF those
who followed Roosevelt will be de-
ceIyed. They know above all other
things that the safety and integrity
OF the United States lay closest to
Theodore RooseveIt's heart, and with
them his doctrine OF Stalwart Amert'
canisM will prevail against any preach
nlent Of progresslyeism which seeks
10 lure them from the path Of pafri.
etc duty.