Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-15
BAD ron THE TAFT BOON.

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BAD FOR THE TAFT BOON.
1 From various parts Of the countr
come hints. i%nsinuations and some
times even positive assertions tina
things ooh squally for The Taft boom
Some say this looks bad for Roose
welt. and others assert that 1t
Roosevelt's ~"doings," because, the.
say. II TAFT fails the third term will
then carry the convention off It's feet
Upon such points we venture no opin.
ion. though IL would seem TO be vers
unfair TO MIR. Roosevelt to assume
that he would put forward Mr.. Taft
with the deliberate Intention or using
him for such a selfish purpose. That
the boom for the war secretary is los
ing ground. however, appears to be a
fact. IND the general impression seems
to be that this Is mainly on account
of mismanagcment. Take for Illus
%tration the following article on the
subject which w clip from the WASH
ington star, a republican journal, not
u%nfriendly 20 Mr.. Taft. and published
right at the Taft headquarters. IL
says;
THE stars special dispatch from
ohio yesterday covered some very in
teresting ground. Mr., vorys. the re-
puted manager OF the Taft boom, fig
ured In Il. and we were old hat after
a little while he will be able to devote
his whole time 10 PresidenLmaking
He is at present the superintendent Of
in Ohio. and his official du-
ties necessarily call for some Of his at
Governor Harris. It is said
viii rot reappoint Mr.. vorys; and
thus released from the cares of office.
latter viii be free-handed In Judge
behalf.
A some people see the matter, It
be better for the TAFT boom n
Mr.. Vorys could be separated from 1t
than from the office he holds.
Ills skin In politics Is doubted. He Is
charged with many OF the biunders
hat have been made, whereby the
Taft boom has come to look a little
Inpromlsing here and there. Now and
hen you viii rear him described as
'shoemaker'-whlch. In the polit-
cal vernacular. Is not complimentary
o a mar In office, or to a campaign
manager.
1T may be. however. that Mr.
is made To Rear some sins that
hould be charged To others. Several
Ooks nave been stirring the Taft
roth and in the culinary world that
dangerous to the contents of the
Until. therefore. details arc
all and authentlc-they may never
Is only fair TO ask a suspension
Z Judgment IN Nj, Yorys' case, he
lay not be as much Of a shoemaker /
:. saddled with the whole matter, he
ppoars TO be.
But for some cause. through :
ody's fault. the Taft boom is not
hat the judges best friends could
ish. II Is not growing. And in some
a boom IL like a baby-whcn It's
'owth is arrested. parents. nurse and
octbr, all hands become anxious. II
undiplomatic visitor observes that
Ne baby looks 'puny The household
upset, and revivifying YARDS are
lstantly and earnestly sought
The TAFT boom needs a new treat
rent Judge Taft himself was never
better form han now. lie has ac-
uittcd himself well Of his latest mis-
on 10 the far east. and that was an
Important mission. He Is returning
ome by the way Of Europe. aud We
expect him TO appear to advan-
Ige wherever he stops en- route. But b
lc boom just at present undoubtedly {
.oks 'puny. and the dose administer q
! at Cleveland Tuesday shook IL I
anne powerful stll MI. Vorys may {
~ be wholly to blame" .