Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22

Of hls tnco 10 further tho candidacy
Of Mr Tar ilt that na lt may. az n
not easy to believe lha president will
hn able tn kuop hauda On when TAFT
gels hia campaign gclng under fun
steam. u ia not natural for Rooac.
fet go nRht under cover. and there
would hn no occasion Tor surprise ~
I ho threw precedent aud rr misses 20
The winds and came out nai.foui ed a.
I q champion OF TAFT
Imagine the result. n Mr. Roosevelt
/ in effect said DO his party. "Tho tarln
should hr revised. nnd sou should
elect republican congress and
republican president that will revise
/ ii { cuuid n0F bring q about. because
yuu had ntt Instructed your represent.
niltUa in cungroga tn undertake the
task elfci ns my successor g man
who % pledged i1 revision ana commit
ne party io a. aud the friends OF
protection viii DO this necessary work
90 niinuo TO stand Pat. end lho domo-
cratic foes ol protection VIII ride into
power aud tear down the sulwark Of
prosperity"
Such q declaration as That by Theo.
Gore Roosevelt would sol the ropubli-
can party on Gre Tor revision. and
nothing could preveht the nomination
of TAFT, were q known that Tart wna
the choice OF Roosevelt II would
ie spectacular. magnilcentiy Hpoctac.
THAR hui wfulU h0CFpFpif care 40
such a ihlng3 Hlg record not only
I instinea iho belief that no would dave.
hut that che doing would delight hla
soul u would be- wholly On harmony
with the methods OF the Roosevelt
school. and N the PRESIDENT Is con.
pinred the country Is ready 10 receive
such declaration. something OF the
kind may 10 confidently expected.
From NOW on Secretary TAFT Is ss.i- z
% present a serious problem Tor tiiu
republican congressional campairn
managers 60 solve The monarL NJ
have been counting on him as one of
the most effective atumperr whose
services were nt their disposal, and
from close districts ia an parts
OF tho country have pourod ia
requests for SIR. Taua services. AL
ioniatlvc itonary had been Arranged
Or one 81 The most extensive stump
ing tours ever made by a cabinet ON.
Ger.
u 20 happens that. through an agree.
mont betwcen the congressional lead.
ors and the president. this years
campaign ia being made 0n stand.
pni tariff platform, Mr.. TafHs arat as.
algnmcnt was to Maine, and there be
preached tariff revision. There ial
every reason 90 believe he win preach
revision % on bis other speeches. no
matter whore thoy may be made Now, /
lent that a pretty dish 20 set before
the King king being the AM
orlcan voter The republican party |
oiiclally says: we must stand pat
on the tariR" Then Il sends forth !
lbs biggest guns "a thundor 1--WE must 1
revise the tarid"
II would be embarrassing for the |
republican managers TO have Mr.. Tan
make speeches. and q would be- en- /
harrasslng TO cancel his engagements /
Were ever campaign manager sus
pended no oxasperatingly between the |
devil and the deep blue seaf
The outcome OF the elections In |
Maine is Disappointing. In shht Il gives /
no true line on the extent arganIze ! 1
labor Influenced AZ result. % Is true |
thai President Oompcrs claims Sir
Llitlenelds reduced majority is q tri 4
umph Tor lnbQrH campaign against i
him. On the other hand. i.itiiohold 1
asserts ho was actually helped by Ia.
bors opposition. The truth o. some
where IN the middle ground. The op.
position of organized labor Is not en-.
titled 90 an, nor oven 20 the greater
share, at credit for reduced republican
pluralitios not only in Mr.. LlttlOaold'a
district bat throughout the state. And
Litiiehelds claim that be was helped
Instead Of hurt by such opposition is
absurd.
% ia unfortunate. fr1m the stand
point Of the iookers-on. that lahor's
hrat battle was confused by the liquor
We would like 20 know how
much OF figure organized labor cut
In the Maine elections bat az there la
no way 90 finding out, We shall have
10 walt for the outcome OF some OF the
1ther contests u has on hand.