The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-28
TO DOOM ROOSEVELTISM
WILL CRITICISE TAFT AS EXPO MEN ITO PRESIDENTS POLICY.
Eyes on 1908 Nomination, Walter Weti- ssenn Says Republican SoiOns Plan to Cast Down PeO-
 pte,s Idol.

Walter weliman's Washington special
 to The Record-Herald.
 Taft is next on our iist We're go- So- canyenes next month." So said prominent Republican Senator a day or two ago He added that t was the intention of ieaaers nsnt n but sne % te taetaoi the administration of Secretary Taft in the rhi,lppnsss se ana meanins HG1s' of this and of the whole course of the Senate toward President Roosevelt and his associates in the executive pranc;a ,l oI fial game seNf190s has alreadp opened. There are candidates far the next Re" publican 2, % aoS they in thf maneuvefinE. to bowl out all aspirants for the nomination. Roosevelt him. self is no longer feared: The nnrry 3 oI much talk that the President might be nominated by both parties two years from next summer has has d1sappeariHa ,pst in stead of gaining strength He IS stlil by long odds the most popular man in the country, but theTe ssSsIt IS no Sain aan-
 Leading Republican Senators are determined that Mir. Roosevelt shall not extend his reign oyer the party means of the nomination :and election fo one of his chosen cabinet minis ters and personal friends'
 Hence their purpose to make the sec- ond administration of Theodore. Roose- welt failure so far as tangible re- suits are concerned ,eI Hence f6e canaI onelr the tariff. and lot of other things. Hence the constant fire. of criticism to which the administration IS supJeco S pSfk pSiitios a00ie pOe' anS ra9e. it IS politics and 1t is interesting. |. warm for Taft" It goes without say ing that against the secretary person ally no one has any harsh feeling; He great ability, of extraordinary sheer ity and devotion to the public inter est He. is noted also as the cheeriest, the puhiIe service at this time As a man, almost every one loves him. It is Impossible to do otherwise; ble nomines of the Republicans pSnSnGt flor for of deraS the Roosevelt snd fS eSe scheming. plotting, maneuvering. in- triguing Senators would like to cut
 Not all of the Senate animus toward the Roosevelt administration is due to preparations for the next presidential struggle; Naturally the Senate is ,cs as- worth a chapter of themselves. But the particular part of the motive which we now have under consideration Is playing an important part
 Mir Taft is the one man now connect ed with the Roosevelt administration who is feared in 1908 by the Senatorial cabal MT. Root is not much talked of. Though generally regarded as the ablest man in American public life to- day. it is thought his past corporation connection in New York City, in view of recent disclosures and the present tendency of the public mind. would mitigate strongly against him as a Presidential aspirant. For that matter, MT. Root is not a candidate for the Presidency and is not likely to be. Secretary Shaw does not seem to be making much headway. and besides, is not looked upon as representative of the Roosevelt administration In the sense'that Root or. Taft Is. There has been some talk of MT. Cortelyou for President, but for some reason or other the Senators do not take 1t seriously.
 The Secretary of War is the man they are afraid of, and they fear he has in- herited or Is about to inherit, the popu-