Evening star., 1907-08-02
HEPREFERS ROOSEVELT
Former Populist Leader Will
Support the Republicans.
SAYS THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE
Regards Democrats as Representing
Negation.
FAvoRs PRESIDENTS POLICIES
In Line With the Original Demands
Of the Peoples Party anG sh rld.
Be Carried Out
'Av0Rs PRESIDENTS POLICIES

Ex-senator Marion Butler of North
Carolina. formerly chairman OF the populist
national committee. is looking to President
Roosevelt as the next republican candidate
for the presidency. and in the event Of Mr..
Rooseyet's continued declination he re-
CARDS Secretary Taft as pre-eminently fitted
to be the nominee. Mr.. Butler declares
that the waning OF the populist party as an
Organization is OF no consequence. now that
the other political parties have. he says.
adopted populistic principles and are work.
ing to accomplish the results sought by It.
III" said Mr.. Butler today. the result
the populists wished to attain through gov
ernment ownership can be attained through
government control. well and good. That
will satisfy every one. We did not believe
the railroads could be made to serve the
interests Of the people unless they were
owned by the people"
The Third-Term objection.
When asked how he would be lined up in
the next campaign Mr.. Butler declared
emphatically that he would be found in the
republican ranks and would support Presi-
dent Roosevelt for the nomination.
What right has a man to say he will not
obey the will of the people when the peo-
pie clearly indicate their preference"
asked MIR Butler when the third-term fea-
ture of Mr.. ROosevelt's nomination was
suggested. What the people are inter-
ested In is to see the policies Mr.. Roose-
welt has inaugu-ated carried out. They
care little about the idea of the third
term. Unless he Is king or an autocrat
It Is his duty to accept a denomination II
1t Is rendered to him. The people have
confidence that he. will be able to con-
tinue successfully the fight he has begun.
He IL undoubtedly one Of the strongest
men this country has produced. While l
as pure and upright as is Mr.. Roosevelt
he"is not in a position to continue the fight
for the people that Roosevelt has carried
on UP to this time.
%, The republican, party Is a potent or
ganfzation. 1t 10 an aggressive organiza-
ton: and It can accomplish results. The
democratic party Is a party Of negation,
and, has shown itself to be incapable Of
doing anything. Mr.. Bryan at the head Of
that party could accomplish nothing at ALL
Taft, If Not Roosevelt. "@
"Of course. I do not know whether Mr.
Roosevelt will accept denomination. II
he does not; undoubtedly Secretary Taft
would be the best man to be the candidate
OF the republican party and to continue the
policies Of, Roosevelt. Even he cannot
swing tho full Roosevelt strength, but the
objection to him az the retiring Presidents
choice cannot be important because he
10 not the President - choice on account of
personal reasons.s but because he can best
be relied aupon.a to continue the Roosevelt
poficies. Fl teH yous the. people do. not yet
realize the successfut role that Taft has
filed an Cuba, sths n Philippines and . at
Panama. He has .baen tried and foun(
thoroughly capable.Y ..--..f ....,-..,