The Detroit times., 1908-06-20
Did President
Roosevelt Select Taft
As a Peacemaker !?
Why, II He Wants His Policies
Put Through. Did He Prefer
HIs War Secretary TO
Ia Foliette7 I
They have had experience at

esy of the ideals OF Lincoln applicable 10 the
There may Roosevelt having passed by
Hughes York ten
denotes but why he prefers Taft La Toilette is not an easy mat
ter for determine with degree OF satisfaction
There is possible
Rather anything like eormer know OF TAFT as the
great worldwide ambassador of peace.
He quieted the fevered Ishmians for
He sled mutterings Philippines. impressed the en-
peror Japan with greatness when that country was OH
edgewise, and smiled for the OF Russia
He the successful intermediary in Cuba
NOW HAS THEODORE ROOSEVELT SENT WILLIAM
HOWARD TAFT ON ANOTHER PEACE MISSION?
still PARTISAN still first for party regu
larity3
And having split with which he politically
allied does compromise himself inclined the
radical party organization reaconary by giving
Taft a happy medium between these two EXTREMIST
Is he taking it all back9
No one will question the presidents sincerity the tribute he
has paid the nominee.
country appreciates his of has worked
with attempted accomplishment of conmendabe
ends.
But it appreciates initiative in these matters
probably sprung and that Taft undoubtedly Inquired IN an
advisory capacity only
experience handling governmental affairs and his &C
quantane with needs of the country will be conceded
may his intention become president OF the
plain people Roosevelt he will but both the nominee and
president be mistaken from having overeaed the pos
sibiities of Taft in this direction
may him his broadness and clean-cut and repre-
type and appreciate his capacity urist
his earssnes and OF his being the mar
great questions which before the country today
We hold the highest personal estimate of the man and yet
find in him the and quality necessary IN
president the Roosevelt policies force through in the
opposition his partynamely the faculty in
itiative, unafrad spirit of the pathfinder
imagine President Taft standing congress as
accomplishing what little he able
accomplish along the line of his policies
In the Chicago convention through
his the record just as do
his throtled by the house senate in Washington
declare in the platform tor
contributions the appraisal OF rail-
road property of United States
he had minority that effect submitted to the conve
tton, which turned it down
representation of Tafts with platform
suggestions in behalf of the plain people7
Where representative of Taft with the original draft
antnuncon plank that submitted in minority
Where protesting the floor against
as unwilling to give labor relief in this mater9
There present from Ohio with any authority tor
situation before be the far
La Toilette the
attitude judicial temperament and peaceful tendencies OF the
nominee considered9
the departed Pingree used to say
That's the way Roosevelt did.
That's the only those policies will become law when party
Il now being impossible for at years
to progressive for his party looks much
though Bryan will looked going have the
kind Of president Roosevelt was
The Chicago convention accepted Taft as pacihcao but
by expectation of his becoming uandout
reform president.
Neither his nomination be regarded
dorsement Of the reform policies of Roosevelt;
Else the convention would have included those policies in the
platform and given its nominee the tools to work with.
swallowed Taft because had order the federal
jobs for Republicans.
When platform the convention straddled neatly
aiming please both sides and to offend neither.
platform that Uncle joe Cannon eaconary and stand
aster Is satisfied any closely
suggests again compromise convention.
there exists doubt that Roosevelt is meeting the
cited the fact that James Schoocraft
Sherman the nominee for vcepresdent Cannon man.
dictionary and q standpater from the drop Of the hat
trealy look Roosevelt in the eleventh hour
presidency had yielded desire for regularity in
the pushing of those policies which made him
populsr3
hand tending that Taft is
fuherance of the Roosevelt policies
satisfactorily Taft the plain people, would
wiz look Bryan for the safe representation OF their inter
VI esss In the Whis House.