The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-13
TREACHERY OF ROOSEVELT.

dents and the loyal administration ed
itors are sorry to be compelled to adj
NIT that the Taft presidential boom IS
about to collapse, and they are as
equally and sincerely certain that this
catastrophe is the result of gross mis-
management df his campaign.
Taft has been put forward as a stalk
ing horse, back of which appears the
receptive candidacy Of Roosevelt; and
this is a case of receptivity in it's most
aggressive mot to say most revolting)
form. In the language of the day, Mr..
Taft has been given the double cross
by Mr.. Roosevelt
This is part of the communication
3. B. Johnson Of this city. addressed
to the editor of the indianapolis News,
and which is printed in full in this is
sue of the Palladium on another page
AS piece of brain work the commu-
nication does not display depth of I'M
derstanding nor keenness of percep-
ton so much as it does the startled
leap of an awakened sleep walker at a
conclusion not founded Oh fact. Mr.
Johnson, in mis- opening paragraph
above, tells where he received his Won
derful information of the alleged
treachery of President Roosevelt to-
wards Secretary Taft 1t was from
1.-THE jealous Washington correspond
ents and the loyal administration edi-
tors" What correspondents and what
EDITORS? OF the Indianapolis News or
of the Star? Very likely, and in that
case most Of us know just how loyal
these two state papers are to the adj
ministration of President Roosevelt.
So loyal in fact, that what support
they have given the president has al
ways been of the left handed variety,
and their praise the kind that damns
by it's faintness. And Mr.. Johnson,
reading the inspired editorials and
Washington correspondence of these
two loyal" papers, displays rare intel
ligence in accepting as absolutely true,
the statements that the Taft boom has
collapsed. And he reads these state
ments in papers that are notorious for
the way they distort their editorials
and Washington correspondence in ia
vor of the candidacy of Vice President
Fairbanks and accepts them as true.
so much for Mr.. Johnson's wonderful
source of information
The Palladium has always been an
administration paper, though not of
the loyal variety. as exemplified by
the News or Star. and we are also
Taft paper. provided we can not have
President Roosevelt for another term
We take this stand because we are not
under any obligations to support Taft
in preference to President Roosevelt
We feel that President Roosevelt's past
record in reform work is his greatest
Recommendation for being retained for
another term to fight out the battles OF
the people. We know, unlike Mr.
Johnson, that President Roosevelt has
twice stateu he would not be a candi-
date for denomination on the republi-
can ticket for the presidency; but if
the nomination is handed him on a sill
Yer platter the next day after the con-
vention has met and disbanded, we do
not see how he can very we'll afford to
decline it then. And mat is what we
are hoping will happen--that the nom
mating convention will meet. nominate
President Roosevelt to head the party
ticket once more, and then disband
without giving him any chance to re.
fuse the nomination. In Mr.. John
sons mind this may be treachery on
our part to Secretary Taft, but we are
rather inclined to think it is loyalty to
the people who would then be in a po-
sition to have their interests best serv-
ed by man who has been tried and
proved.
In support of his charges of treach.
cry on the part of President Roose.
welt. Mr.. Johnson charges that federal
Office holders have persistently under
mined Taft's strength by talking up
the third term for President Roose-
welt. 1t has been our privilege to meet
many federal Office holders during the
past few months and we have yet to
meet the first one who showed any
preference to any candidate. The
third term talk does not originate with
the federal Office holders. but with the
people The recent poll Of states taken
by the Chicago Tribune shows this tC
be a fact In that poll it was express.
Iy stated that President Roosevelt
should not be taken into consideration
on account of his expressed determine