Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-09-23
Roosevelt Expected To
Get Out and Take
Stump For
Taft
OUTCOME UNCERTAIN
AS NOT BEEN SINCE 1892
DEMOCRATS UNITED. HOPEFUL
AND AGGRESSIVE AND
REPUBLICANS HAVE
NO WAI.KOVER
Special to the Journal Miner

Special to the Journal Miner
WASHINGTON. Sept 49, Presi.
dent Roosevelt, having got started in
the matter of campaigning for Judge
| Taft. the prediction is made that n lot
will be heard from him between now
and November. His letter to Conrad
Kohrs, declare those who profess to
know, IL only beginning. There will
he other letters and number Of
speeches great speech, at least.
II there is only one speech 10y Mr.
Roosevelt, II undoubtedly will be made
IN Cooper Union, New York, the scene
Of many historical political gatherings
IN the past. Mr.. Roosevelt, is going TO
he criticized, Of course, for making
speeches ~ all, but speech 10 the
people Of his own state. IL j. figured.
would bc less subject to criticism than
speeches elsewhere. Not that Mr.. Roo.
'cveli would worry greatly over crit
'cism. II he decides that he can with
propriciy enter the campaign in behalf
of Taft. fear of adverse comment will
not deter him. He has been criticized
before for ,iisregaTding presidents. but
u would be- difficult 10 single ont one
act of his which the American people
AZ whole have condemned. II seems
to he expected that Theodore Roosevelt
viii do unusual things, and, il the use
of slang will be pardoncd he "gets
away with them where other men
would suffer loss Of esteem.
The managers for Judge Taft. of
course, are elated NJ the prospect of
having the assistance Of President Roo.
seveit. With Roosevelt, Taft and Bry.
an on the stump, the republicans have
decidedly the best of il. There are no
other men in either party who can get
the public ear ms these three men can
get 1t, and IL it be true that Taft is
not 80 strong ON the hastings as is
Bryan, Roosevelt more than balances
the scale in favor of the republican
candidate.
There has been lot Of complaint of
apathy in the campaign, but things pro.
mise to he lively enough during the
next six weeks.
In the early part Of any presidential
campaign there always are sanguinc
politicians who believe their fayorito
for the presidency is going to have
walk over. TIE present campaign was
no exception. Two months ago en-.
thnsiastic Bryan men would tell YOU
that the election Of the Ncbraskan was
foreordained and that it was all over
but the shouting. The same held true
TO many followers Of Taft. They know
better now, at least the intelligent
Ines among them do.
Unless indications are all nj fault.
his is going to be the hardest fought
md most uncertain presidential cam.
'aign since 1899. Whoever wins is 10
ny to know ne has been in the fight.
There are no illusions Of easy victory
'bout the national headquarters of
'ither party. Both Chairman Hitch
'ock and Chairman Mack are prepar.
ny to contest every inch of ground.
Ihe democrats are going to be com.
'elled to make n defensive campaipnI
n some of the heretofore safely demo.
ratio states, and there are few states
n which the republican management 4,
vii allow matters to take care of them ,
elves. Northern and eastern demo. d.
rats are united for tIe ticket as they
ave not been for years while there il
epuDlican disaffection In the same {
tates. In some Of the southern states
emoernts are so dissatisfied with the !,
icket that their leading newspapers
re openly boiling IL and encourage.
lent is held ont to republicans to hope I
or victory. A political condition such I
this doesn't make for easy victory.
The assertion that democratic disaf.
ection in the south IL No serious taat
he republicans may carry some of the 4
outhern states is stoutly denied byl d
southern democrats, but i'll ,
emains true that Chairman Mack and
~ lieutenants are planning an aggres
I'VE campaign In more than one state =
Duth of the Potomac. 1t would be in. c
eresting to know just what sort of in.
ormation they have that would Justify
lch purpose. They certainly are not
tanning suca campaign without rea. o
IN, yet we have the word of promi. l.
ent southern democrats that no reason :.
xists.
No far as has been reported, there is
o expectation on the part Of the dem. IL
'ratic management Of capturing Penn. 81
'lvania, but that Is about the only q
orthern states outside of New Enc
nd they do not take into their reck.
ming Explicit statements of bcliefI |
ave been made that Bryan will carry e,
ew York, Ohio and Indiana, and !,
amber of other rock ribbed republican
ates have been placed in inc demo. 81
attic "hopeful' column. III
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