The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-28
ROOSEVELT WILL BE READY TO
GO TO THE SENATE.
WOULD NOT Be CRITIC
should Some Resetisnsry Republican
Be Chosen, tho President Could
Not Represent His STATE In
Congress.

OF the election Of William II. Taft as
president OF the United States, Theo-
dore Roosevelt will be willing to,
come to the senate and defend the
policies OF the Taft administration
on the noor. Should some other re-
publican be nominated. especially II
he be OF the reactionary type, Mr.
Roosevelt would decline to come to
the senate.
In the last few days the President
has talked with various friends about
his future and the views he has ex.
pressed are In complete harmony
with the ideas he advanced before
the presidential contest became acuLs
and the reactionary influences hal
begun to assert themselves. Presi
dent Roosevelt does not think II would
be becoming in an eX-president pub
licly to criticise the acts OF his sue
cessor. For that reason he could not
represent his state In the senate ifI
his successor we're of a type known
a. reactionary.
The President has always freely ex.
pressed his views. As senator he
would cling tenaciously to the same
ideas and principles which have gov.
erned him during his presidential in
cumbency The President and Sec
retary Taft thoroughly understand
each other. To use the Presidents
expression. they look at public ques.
tions from the same angle" The
President has implicit confidence in
Taft's strength OF character and his
ability to complete the reform and
the great administrative programme
which has been begun by his own ad-
ministration.
The senate term for which Thomas
II. Platt was elected. will expire CO.
incident with Mr.. Roosevelt's presi.
Dental term. Two years later the
term now being filled by Chauncey
Depew will expire. 1t Is conceded
that neither Platt nor Depew will be
returned to the senate and the Presi-
dent could with propriety seek either
term.
The President, In expressing a viii.
lingness to serve as senator from
New York under certain conditions.
was unwilling to have 1t understood
that he would seek the senatorship.
The expressions made by him are
significant rather as showing the rela
tions existing between him and Sec.
retary Taft than as outlining what
the future may have in store for him
His conversation shows once more
that he has not thought OF permit
ting the public TO consider him as a
presidential possibility after his pres.
ent term has expired. Whether he
goes to the senate or takes a place
in the cabinet this conversation clear.
ly shows that he does not propose to
remain inactive. What II means Is
that with man In the White house
who is in sympathy with the present
administration policies. Mr.. Roose-
welt will be ready to cooperate In
any capacity In order that these poll
cies may be successfully carried out.
Conversely, II some reactionary were
chosen the President could not feel
other wise than that slap had been
extended to him and that his advice
was not needed in administration
affairs.
The Presidents future programme
as thus outlined presents simple
proposition to the American people
II they desire Theodore Roosevelt to
continue as a factor In shaping the
nations affairs they can secure II by
nominating for his successor William
II. Taft, who will carry out the Roose
welt policies, and who will have the
cordial cooperation of Roosevelt In
doing so.
Had Taft been president, and
secretary OF war" said the President
on former occasion, the same ad
ministrative policies would have beer