The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-03
DOES PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TURN AGAINST Hls ORIGINAL
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Dr. Proaidcit Roosevelt determined
p, throw tse great weight of his im.
men.e influence against ta- wave -
l'calism that appears 10 b' weep
. .ae over The country VIII ha take
tand ON some matters that VIII
surprise tho public LOO yI,H oi h.s
characteristic views on numoer OF
/ question: Dofs Dee regard the poiit
csl situation as reaching crisis anI
ns needing courageous conservatism N 2
% ls strange how things have turn
cd ont I'm Washington and how vide
.p-.ad is ,hc.op.nior that ih" presr
| dent viii from now on throw himself
.r front of the ek'Ioma r1dicll.sm
that rs apparently rampant The sen.
sfs was tho fr, Influential body 90
e.f in front 81 and chc'k The on.
rushing demand for reforms in every
thing and everybody For dOing so
The senate vas denounced throughout
ffa country at % BODY of traitors
Uut that bod, refused i0 bulge OK
cept iu &c. own way and time ana not
'hon in 'fr manner the various i-fc
spYH4ylc Demands had supposed
Tho senate was accused OF opp1 ing
tlr president In every demand he
made 0n behalf Of tho people. ana 4
aiil now DO strange and interest
Ing sight should the president and
tho senate gDt together in an fori
TO put stop 10 what may prove
q runaway race In radicnlism
u ls notIccably true that the pros.
dent ig doing nothing. and has not
boon doing anything IN the last fow
weeks. that would make 1t appear
that hc is standing oIt against oppos.
Ing interests In Washington for the
demands of the people. lIc H. no,
saying anything for publication that
would iniiame the masses with the
further idea that corporate wealth
o. frequently used unfairly aud Illegal
Is against the interests Of the people
II has come to De- q passing comment
that the president was never so quiet
~ disposed In the matter OF discus.
sing certain questions; never 40 free
from statements that might cngcndof
strong feeling In political questions
How FAR will he carry thise
There Is no thought OF accusing
IN" prcNdcnt Of backing down In
his railroad rate or similar proposi
iions, but the idea Is that 80 much
of radical nature has grown up
out Of these questions tho president
secs serious harm ahead II they are
uut checked at some time or other
When ne went into the fight to curb
corporations. To regulate the rate bus.
moss Of tho railroads. he probably
Thought that these questions could
b" disposed OF without side issues
lic has found that they have brough;
on many other questions that promise
to occupy the mind OF tho public
and To make out of IA" next campaign
Tor president a bitter fght of a most
radical nature. and In his turn
against original Intention makes the
situation mnnlfostly clear that he f.
against the square deal" motto
which made him famous.
The prsidouts action In informing
the leaders Of the American FEEDER.
alton OF labor that ON some OF the
qu"stions proposed by them he had
his own Niows and would not be- In.
huenccd from them 10y threats ~
generally regarded as about the nrst
step In the program of paclhcatlon,
conci'llatiou ana qucnchtng of the
hrca OF radicolisin by the waters of
conservatism. Hence. 1t So pertinent
10 inquire. Does President Roosevelt
Turn Against Ills Original nircc
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