Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-17
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
T. r. BY Specious Arguments.
BY SCOTT c. BONE.

Touring the country as candidate
for Vice President, Franklin D. Roose-
veft 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 Danielism. with both of which
Franklin d. Roosevelt has been identi-
fed as an under Secretary.
Condemned wisconsin.
Theodore Roosevelt condemned VIII
sonism and the whole Wilson admins
tration in unsparing terms.
Read anew what he said at Cooper
Union on November 8. 1915:
81 have been assailed because have
criticised Mr.. Wilson. l have not said
one thing of him that was not absolute
ly accurate and truthful
II have not said one thing of him
which | did not deem II necessary to
say because OK the vital interests of
this republic.
81 have criticised him because I be-
lieve he has dragged In the dust what
was most sacred In our past and has
jeopardized the most vital hopes Of
"l 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 shadow dance Of words.
''He has made our craftsmanship a
thing of empty elocution.
HE has covered his fear of stand
ing for the right behind a veil of
rhetorical phrases.
"He has wrapped the true heart of
the nation In a spangled shroud of
rhetoric.
HE has kept the eyes Of tn"
pie dazzled SO that they know u"t "
Is real and what is false. Sc
turn, bewildered, unable to
difference between the glnl t..al
veneers evil and the stark realizes OF
courage and honesty, of truth and
strength.
"In the face Of the world he has GOV.
cred this nations face with shame az
with a 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
Abhorred DanleIlsm.
And what did Theodore Roosevelt
think of Daniels administration of the
Navy Department of which the Demo
crat~ Franklin D. Roosevelt, has beer
a more or less conspicuous factor anC
partf
4 In a speech on "Americanism ant
National Defense" at Chicago, Octo
ber 26. 1915, Theodore Roosevelt said
More harm has been done to th,
} navy by the politicians in power dur
ing the last three years than in thu
preceding thirty. Whatever good hai
been accomplished in the navy durin.
, the last three years has been done b.
naval officers. who. in most cases, hav,
: been snubbed and punished for thei
proposals as long as 1t was safe to d,
! so whereas Mr.. Daniels now turns an,
: claims credit for what was thus force,
E upon him.
"In short, throughout President VIII
sons term there has been neglect O
positive maladministration In connec
tion with departmental organization fl
navy yards, aeronautics, mines and tor
. pedoes, and In all other matters affect
ing the efficiency of the feet and tn
enthusiasm of its officers and mer
The activity and energy of tn
j, Navy Department under President Wi
son has been primarily concentrate
upon schemes aimed at vote-getting O
advertising"
This, then, Is what Theodore Roose
welt thought of the administration Q
the Department from which Frankli
d. Roosevelt, Democrat and exponer
OF wisconsin, fain would reach tn
Vice Presidency and have progressive
Of 1912, followers of the real Roos,
welt, help to keep the Democratic pa
U In power and make wisconsin lei
durei
III II IN inconceivable that any true fc
lower Of Theodore Roosevelt WI
hearken to such a preposterous appes