The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-09-17
COX FOISTS FALSE
SPECTER TO FORE
in CAMP AIGN talk
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.
The PEOPLE KNEW ROOSEVELT
BY William Hoster

BY William Hoster
May one who was more or less inti-
mately associated with Theodore
Roosevelt In the last fifteen years OF
his life say a word In regard 10 the
developing tendencies of the pending
presidential campaign?
Governor James NJ. Cox, the Demo-
cratic candidate, with increasing fire.
quency is using the name Of Colonel
Roosevelt In his speeches, as 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 we're Roosevelt alive. At least,
Governor Cox is ut pains TO make 1t
appear that II 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 said:
"Need remind you that II was In
this 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 10 recall"
Acknowledged Error.
First and foremost no man who
knew Theodore Roosevelt well. and
was proud 10 follow his leadership,
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 Roosevelts great ca
reer was his uncompromising, tried
and true Americanism. He was an
American above and beyond every
thing else. His Amerlcanism 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 Iabored necessarily to
promote that national unity which he
believed 70 be one of the safeguards
OF the Republic; and his faith In
Washington's Farewell Address and In
the Monroe Doctrine was such that
ne regarded strict adherence 10 the in
functions of both as the two great bull
warks of our national existence. II IL
were necessary to prove these asser-
tons, 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 n picture Of a
United States strong. self-reliant and
independent
Roosevelt's Position Clear.
One does not have to ponder long to
lreach a conclusion. therefore, where
Roosevelt would stand II happily he
were among us today. The man who
In 1910 avowed that the supreme ma
tlonal need was the overthrow OF Will
sonism and all that wisconsin repre-
sents would have mighty weil-dehned
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
ling 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 be revived, though
1.-THE death of former President OF the
united States would have had little In
common with a candidate whose news
tpapers proclaimed sixteen months aft
er the sinking of the Lusltania, that
1.-THE German U-boats have committed
no crime against us"
Remember in what stirring words
Roosevelt denounced the Lusltania
sinking, and how, throughout all that
drab period of American neutrality
his powerful voice rang through the
land awakening the patriotism OF our
lpeople to the elimination In April,
tl9l7, when even Mr.. Wilson finally
was compelled to face the Inevitable.
There is no law against Governor
lCox's use Of Colonel Rooseyelts
name. Nor is there any law on the
tstatute books providing for the crimes
which are committed In the name Oh
prOgressiveness for which colonel
HOOSeNeit StOOu. lhcie aiS A'"P~'N~"s
of finance, OF wheat, Of oil and OF
Industry. but there was enly 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 will be d.
ceived. They know above all ether
things that the safety and integrity
OF the United States lay closest 10
Theodore Rooseyelt's heart, and with
them his doctrine OF stalwart Ameri-
canism will prevail against any preach
ment Of progressiyelsm which seeks
to lure them from the path OF patri-
sstic duty. ..