Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1912 — T. R. and the South. [ARTICLE]

T. R. and the South.

Having failed to abate a crying political nuisance while he had the power to do so, few thoughtful persons are disposed to take as more than *a demagogic appeal Mr. Roosevelt’s present protestations of regret over conditions which he indorsed with perfect fortitude so long as he was a conspicuous beneficiary of them. Powerful as is the bid he has made for the southern vote, there is such a widespread distrust in this section of the country of the stability and