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Show Hay a Daltnce Whttl for Two Presidtnts. )The interview given out in Chicago by President Wheeler 6f the University of California in which he sajs that he is informed that John Hay is to con-, con-, tinue as Secretary of State in the event of the election elec-tion ef President Roosevelt is good news. John Hay has stood for Americanism under Mc- -' Kinley and under Roosevelt. He has had trying ex- periences, but seldom has he failed to do the right thing at the right time. He was aggressive enough to. prevent McKinley from being too conservative nri rnnsprvative enoueh to prevent Roosevelt from being too aggressive. He can hardly be caned a partisan.., par-tisan.., He is for the United States. He had his first training in statesmanship under Lincoln and he has never forgotten the lessons he learned from that great American. Since then he has been of value to his country, as aaeditor, a historian and a public official.' ' ' j 1 . He has held his own with ther cunning diplomats of the world and has never had to surrender a point to them. He has made the name' of the United States respected in other countries more than ever. He is a safeguard and a guide to the administration. Of "course, he has enemies and he has been criticised, crit-icised, but he has never wavered nor gone contrary to the dictates of his judgment in order to escape critieiem. The United States is proud of John Hay now and it will be prouder in years to come when it sees tLe effects of his statesmanship. |