Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1920-09-16
No One Will Be Deceived by
Democratic Attempt to Use
Great Presidents Name.
THE PEoPLE KNEW ROOSEVELT
Death o. Foremost American Has
Not Dimmed His Deeds in
the Minds of Patriots.
BY William Hoster

mately associated with Theodore
Roosevelt in the last fifteen years OF
his life say a 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. 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 Cox Is at pains to make 1t
appear that 1t is into his hands that
Che torch borne by Colonel Roosevelt
was entrusted when the latter passed
on t---
State Convention at Columbus on
August 18th. among other things
Governor Cox said:
Need remind you that It was in
CHS State that Theodore Roosevelt.
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
was proud to follow his leadership,
needs to be told that he lived to realize
The error of that specific doctrine which
Governor Cox 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 uncompromising. tried
and true Ameri Ca nism. 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,
fan19dnd OF it's traditions, Jealous in the
maintenance of its integrity and indie
rseQdence. He Iabored necessarily to
promote that national unity which he
believed to be one of the safeguards
of the Republic; and his faith in
Washfngton's Farewell Address and in
the Monroe Doctrine was such that
he regarded strict adherence to the in
functions of both the two great bull
wVarks of our national existence LII 1t
Were necessary to prove these asser-
6ions, columns could be quoted from
his writings and speeches in support
thereof But one has only to mention
the name of Theodore Roosevelt 20
bring before the mind a picture OF a
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 if happily he
were among today The man who
In 1916 avowed that the supreme ma
tionaI need was the overthrow of VIII
souism and all that wisconsin repre-
sents would have mighty well-dednec
position in the lighting today If he
were with us, and he would not be
ranged the side of Governor Cox
The man who, though age was creep
ing upon him, demanded as his RICH
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 tn
plea that by his end the field o
battle the dropping morale of the en-
tente forces might be revived. though
the death of former President of tn
United States would have had little Il
common with candidate whose news
papers proclaimed sixteen months aft
the sinking Of the Lusitania. tha
1.-The German U-boatS have COMMITTEE
no crime against u.s."
Remember in what stirring word
Roosevelt denounced the Lusitani
sinking, and how. throughout all tha
<lra5s period OF American neutraIit,
his- powerful voice rang through tn
land awakening the patriottsm OF os
people to the elimination In Apri
1917. when even Mr. Wilson dnall
was compelled to face the inevitable
There is no law against Governc
Cox's use OF Colonel Roosevelt
name. Nor Is there any law on tt
statute books providing for the crime
which are committed In the name {
<rogressiveness for which Colon
Roosevelt stood. There are Napoleon
OF finance. of wheat. OF oil and
Industry. hut there was only one n
oofeon- There are Jimmies and e
dies and Harries. but there was oR
one. Teddy.
In the campaign upon which "
Gave entered, the name of Rooseve
wilt be invoked many times In mar
places In behalf of many things b
Rew In all the great army OF tho
who followed Roosevelt will be d
ceived- They know above all 9th
things that the safety and integri
of the United States lay closest
Theodore Rooseveit's heart. and wi
them his doctrine of staiwart Anne
cauism will prevail against any preac
ment of pEogressiveism which see
to lure them from the path Of pat