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Show HONEST, RIGHT, TRUE. United Statos Senator O." H. Piatt's Characterlza- tlon of President Roosevelt. (From Associated Press Dispatch, Sept. 14.) Senator O. H. Piatt in his speech as temporary-chairman temporary-chairman of the Connecticut Republican State Convention on September 13, said: Theodpre Iiooseveilt was not nominated as the standard bearer of the Republican party either by the efforts of designing and managing politicians politi-cians or to please capitalistic Wall street. He was nominated in obedience to the express will of the people nominated with the acclaim of the pedple. No man can ever be nominated for President of the United States by acclamation, in whom the people do not heartily, thoroughly and enthusiastically believe. It only waits for November to show the overwhelming extent of this confidence.' Sneers will not belittle him; denunciations de-nunciations will not frighten him, for he has already al-ready won his place in a safe and sure stronghold the hearts and homes of the American people. He came to the discharge of Presidential duties du-ties under most fearful and trying circumstances. He has trod where the wisest and bravest might have feared to tread, in the footsteps of the illus- trious and beloved McKinley. He has gone forward for-ward along the pathway of duty without hesitation, hesita-tion, without flinching, strong In rectitude, honest hon-est in purpose, with lofty courage and unimpeachable unimpeach-able wisdom. If the Democratic party chooses to make Roosevelt, the man, the issue in this campaign, we welcome that issue withqut fear. Every citizen of the United States, from the professional pro-fessional politician to the schoolboy in his teens, knows that in the heart of Theodore Roosevelt, the President, there is one overshadowing purpose, pur-pose, and that is to do what Roosevelt, the mana believes to be honest, right and true. What has he done that was not honest, and right, and true? In the interest of all that makes for American honor let us have a Prosidont who has but one guiding principle, and that to do what he believes to be right, for tho honor of his country, for the upbuilding of its people, for the glory of its name. Would they have the people think him unsafe? No man is unsafe whose life is clean, and pure, and noble, and who walks in one path only, tis path where duty seems to him to point. In all that represents American manhood, American character, American progress, American welfare Theodore Roosevelt stands forth today our most conspicuous example. It was because the Republicans Repub-licans of the United States recognized this that they demanded with one voice that ho should be called to further duty and further service, in that most exalted of all places, In that most responsible responsi-ble and wearing of all positions, the Presidency of the United States. Unsafe? Who have been his advisers? Who stand as his supporters and admirers? Let me name three of them three whom all men honor, all men trust EHhu Root, John Hay, Wlllian. H. Taft. Is the man unsafe who selects such advisers? ad-visers? It matters little that the man who has figured as chief adviser of the Democratic candidate candi-date has advertised that he is now playing a farewell fare-well engagement. Even Democrats would be glad to know that their candidate, if elected, would find as worthy and capable advisers. Unsafe? The man the American people want for President is the man to whom evasion is unknown, un-known, who does not hesitate until he is lost, who does not parley with opportunity, but who does the right thing at the right time, and does it with his might. Such a man the Republican party presents pre-sents in the person of President Roosevelt. Nor would we fail to commend as one worthy of enthusiastic support for the second place on our ticket, Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, a man of spotless character, in the prime of life, full of the vigor of matured manhood, with a record that vouches for his capacity to deal with whatever problem he may be called upon to solve. Able, ju- IH dlcious, forceful, beloved by the "people of his H own state and respected and trusted throughout M all our land. Like the Republican party, he faces 11 the future, not the past. 'i |