Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-10-28
REAL ROOSEVELT
AbHORRED WILSON
and HIS WORKS
Yet Democratic Candidate for
Vice Presidency SANDERS
Great Leaders Memory.
MAKING FUTILE ATTEMPT
TO WIN ON OLD ISSUES
Fifth Cousin Removed Roosevelt Not
Able to Convince Followers Of
T. r. by Spacious Arguments.
BY o c. BONE,


Touring the country as a candidate
for Vice President, Franklin d. 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.
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 too plainly what his attitude
would be at this time.
He abhorred wisconsin, just as he
abhOrred D~anielism. with both OF which
Franklin ID. Roosevelt has becn identi.
fed as al under Secretary.
Condemned wisconsin.
Theodore Roosevelt condemned VII.
sonism and the whole Wilson admins
tration in unsparing terms.
Read anew what he said ut Cooper
Union on November 3, 1916:
81 have been assniled because | have
criticised Mr.. Wilson. have not said
one thing of him that was not absolute.
ly accurate and truthful.
IL have not said one thing OF him
which | did not deem It necessary 10
say because of the vital interests Of
this republic.
~ have criticised him because | be-
lieve he has dragged in the dgst what
was most sacred in our past and has
jeOpardized the most vital hopes Of
II 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 o
unworthy, but who have been misled
by a shadow dance of words.
"He has made our craftsmanship n
thing of empty elOcution.
"He has covered his fear OF stand.
ing for the right behind Il veil Of
rhetorical phrases.
"He has wrapped the true heart Of
the nation in u spangled shroud of
rhetoric.
ale has kept the eyes Of the PEG.
pie daZzled so that they know not what
Is real and what is false. So that they
turn, bewildered, unable TO discern the
difference between the glitter that
veneers evil and the stark realities of
courage and honesty, Of truth and
strength.
"ln the face of the world he has GOV.
cred this nations face with shame as
with a garment"
So much for Theodore Roosevelt's
opinion of Wilson and wisconsin In
support of which Franklin ID. Roose-
welt, lifelong Democrat. would now in.
woke the progressive spirit of 1921
Abhorred 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
part?
In a speech on "Americanism and
her 20. 1916, 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 a safe to do
so whereas Mr.. Daniels now turns and
claims credit for what was thus forced
upon him.
III SiIOit, VuSiIVut fVSiutit WV
sons term there has been neglect or
positive maladmInistratlon In Sonnec.
ton with departmental organization in
navy yards, aeronautics, mines and tor.
pcdoes, and In all other matters affect.
ing the efficiency Of the fleet and the
enthusiasm OF its officers and men.
q. . The activity and energy Of the
Navy Department under President vii.
son has been primarily concentrated
upon schemes aimed at vote-getting or
Advertising"
This, then, Is what Theodore Roose-
welt thought of the administration Of
the Department from which Franklin
D. Roosevelt. Democrat and exponent
Of wisconsin. fnin would reach the
Vice Presidency and have progressives
of 1912, followers of the real ltoose-
welt, help to keep the Democratic par.
ty In power and make wisconsin en-
dure!
It Is ~lncOncpivable that any true fol.
lower of Theodore Roosevelt will
hearken to such u preposterous appeal