The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-04-18
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5 Editorial Observations. f.

tive of party that believes in government by tn,
few, and when it comes to machine politics his OBJ
position in his party will find him past master ii
the art of organization. Last year President Roose
welt, Secretary Taft and Congressman Burton laid
deep plot to unhorse Foraker and ncidenty littl,
Charley Dick. The latter peanut politician was
willing to join out with the conspraors to him
self, and stood ready to forsake Foraker, but thai
pitch fork statesman sormed the convention
at Dayton that the up in his favor and en-
dorsed him, carrying with his endorsement that OF
his little colleague. Taft and Burton sneaked away
trying to take the credit Of the reversal to President
Roosevelt The battle absolutely won by Joe
Foraker lone handed, and there was no stand by the
president" consideration in it.
| Now again the White House gang are after your
Uncle Joe, and Bill Taft will find he is up against a
scraper that is worthy of his steel Up Foraker's
return to Ohio few days ago, the Taft crowd were
doing most of the shouting, but with the big
present on the field of battle, and following hrs
speech at Canton, change of sentiment is most
perceptible change sufficiently strong to convince
the ever alert band d-wagon climber that the Taft
wagon ls mighty uncertain vehicle for hop
ing for future political preferment to mount just
right now. Forakers Canton address was most
pleasing to his friends and correspondingly disap.
hat he would abuse the president thus playing into
their hands, but the shrewd senior senator is too old
a buzzard at the game to commit any such blunder
However, in his speech Mr. Foraker did take occa-
sion to say that he knew nothing of the Roosevelt
Hartman pipe-dream conspiracy, and that he had
never met Mr.. Hartman but once, and that was at
the wedding of Alice Roosevelt at the White House
sly dig this last tale, for it reveals how close the
president and Mr.. Hartman must have been that
the latter was invited to the White House wedding.
That is what Foraker wanted the constance to pic
tnre-the intimacy of the president and Mr.. Harri-
man. Strange that now Mr. Roosevelt procaims
Hartman an undesirable citizen" when but few
short months ago he was guest of the Roosevelt
family at 80 great function the marriage of the
presidents daughter. And the vifcation now
poured out of the White House against Mr. Harri-
man is by no fault of his, but the fault of dis
charged stenographer stealing letter written by the
president, and making it public.
Senator Foraker in his Canton speech confined
himself largely in defense of lis position on egisla-
tive matters, stating that he is accountable for his
stewardship to the people, and to the people only of
his state, this great state of Ohio.
The Senator dropped into Columbus the day after
his speech, where he met by host of trusted
friends from all parts of the state, among them the
most influential editors in his party who not
shouting for Taft because of the Ayordupois Secre
tary taking such prominent part in the defeat of
Governor Herrck. Republican editors, that aspired
to the office of State-prnter or managers the pen
board did relish the defeat of Herrick and they
lay their disappointments at the feet of His Corpu
lency, Mr.. Taft. They each were ready to pledge
to the Senator that the old machine is as effective
and in good working order ever. The Senator
i'm ia full lOf fUht md 10
from him his friends that the compromise offered
whereby he would be endorsed for senator and Taft
for president would be either acceptable desirable
On the contrary 1T is said that he proposes to open
up headquarters in Columbus and will have such a
capable man as Dan Ryan to hold down his bureau
in controvention to the rooms occupied by Arthur
Voris in behalf of His Corpulency.
BE alert to the mnsic for it is Listen to the
anvil song.