The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-21
CALLS La TOILETTE
LOGICAL CANDIDATE
Chandler Tells Need of
Radical on Radical
Platform.
Feels Sure Roosevelt Won't
Run Again and Couldn't
Win.

Politics is always full OF cOmpro-
misses. The Republicans may nominate a
conservative candidate for President, on
a radical platform; they may nominate a
radical candidate on conservative plat
form; they may name a conservative can
didste o. a conservative platform. or
they may name a radical candidate on
a radical platform
Thus Wi,dam Z. Chandler. twenty-odd
years Senator from New Hampshire,
one-time secretary Of the Republican
National Committee, Secretary Of the
Navy. leader in the great fight OF 1880
against the nomination of Grant. and
one Of the first men In the country who
took Up the night against corporations
In politics.
If the Republicans are TO nominate a
radical candidate on a radical platform,
they can find only ore man who meets
the requirements. That man is La Fol-
leJte.
"Radicalism Necessary"
If the party wants 10 win, il must
have a radical platform. Nobody seri-
ously doubts that, l take fl. II will
have such a platform. But so will the
Democrats. In addition. the Democrats
VIII have in Bryan a candidate whose
sincerity Of purpose and real devotion
TO that platform nobody doubts with
the President unQuestionably out Of Il.
there is no other man 10 meet the re-
quirements except La Toilette"
Senator Chandler believes that the
logic OF events has made La Toilette
ne logical candidate He declares that
the Presidents Indianapolis speech was
"A great and even epOCnal speech. that
/ u marks out the issues 10 which the
Republican party must be pledged. The
making Uf a railroad valuation, for ca
| ample, he considers the very basis OF
all further advances in the direction OF
supervision and regulation or railroads.
Ideas on Third Term.
Senator Chandler does not believe MAT
under any circumstance President
Roosevelt will permit his name TO be
placed before the convention OF 1903
1 His view on this point is extremely in
/ teresting. in KEW OF the fact that he
and the President were for years cronies
and chums, and that for a year past
| they have not spoken. and the former
Senator has never been at the White
/ House.
Mr. Chandler has the greatest admir-
alton Of The President as a forcefuI. ef-
! fective publicist with the right instincts
and an unerring sense Of Justice He
| believes II Is nothing less than a duty
| 10 secure the greatest measure OF pro-
! gressive legislation while Mr.. Roosevelt
I is at the head OF the state; TO utilize
| 10 the utmost the force and popularity
/ Of the President. He would Ike nothing
! better than that another administration
! OF the Roosevelt sort should follow the
] present one. Yet he does not believe
| the President could be reelected He
I believes The third-term issue would
overshadOw everything else in the cam
| paign. Ia the end he fears that the
President would be beaten by Mr.
! Bryan.
Merger Stirs New England.
THE merger OF the New Haven and
| Boston and Maine roads has at last
awakened New England TO the fact thai
there rs i railroad question. and that II
1 Is a very pressing one" said Senator
Chandler. Time was when we all De-
/ lieved competition would regulate rail
| road charges and practices We know
\ better than that now; governmental
supervision must do It. The six States
/ Of New England are simply subject tc
the railroads They will have Mr.. Mel
/ len as their ruler hereafter instead OF
Mr.. Mvllen and Mr.. futile, and per
/ sonally 7 rather prefer Mr.. Mellen. who
at least will be less brutal IN MS meth
i DDS OF governing. New England can bt
! counted from this time forth as vitality
/ Interested in this question. and as
/ doubtful territory unless II is absolutely
| treasured.
And Ii Toilette. on platform Of his
| own and Roosevelt's views, would be
| the candidate whose name would NEAR