The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-01

TO be put upon his trial. Thus the
Springfield, (Mass-) Republican. emil
nently fair minded, though an ayowed
partisan of Mr.. Taft in tnis campai "a,
declares that the most extraordinary
aspect of the presidents statement is
that he accepts Hearsts charges
against Gov. Haskell as correct in or
der to damage Mr.. Bryan as Mr.. Taft's
rival" The situation thus created"
il adds, lis unprecedented, for no
other president ever came forward and
gave to an improved partisan accuSa-
ton the sustaining moral power of
his great office" "Tnis aspect of the
case" it concludes, must strike the
best citizenship of the country as most
deplorable"
The anti-Bryan New York Evening
Post points out the inconsistency of
the presidents course Unless Mr..
Bryan is wholly neglectful of his OPP
portunity," declares the Post. 'he
will not fail to point out taat il Sena-
tor Foraker had but bowed TO the
presidents will he would have been
left as undiSturbed as Platt and De
pew, Kean of New Jersey, Aldrich and
Wetmore of Rhode Island and Cannon
himself, all tried and true represen-
tativeS of those great and sinister
mOneyed interests which have shown
so the president says Sucn hostility
to the administration and now TO Mr..
Taft These same moneyed interests,
be it noted, freely contributed TO Mr..
Roosevelt's election four years ago at
Mr.. Roosevelt's request through the
agency of z. II. Hartman"
The Chicago Inter Ocean, an organ
of conservative republicanism support
ing Mr.. Taft, presents the view of its
own faction. Mr.. Roosevelt, the In
ter Ocean believes, is not helping his
nominee, and it pleads for less Roose-
welt and more Taft" st is certainly
an unprecedented spectacle" de-
clares this journal. ''for a republican
president desiring a republican sue
cessor, TO insinuate and even assert
that all republicans who did not &C
cept offhand his chosen neir were
bought That is what Mr.. Roosevelt
is virtually saying. Is this the way to
harmony?" Another utterance like
Mr.. Roosevelts latest outburst,' 1T con-
siders, would be absolutely disas-
trous."
These expressions from newspapers
favorable to Mr. Taft's candidacy, are
significant. They index the opinion of
not inconsiderable section OF the
Taft support. Mr.. Roosevelt has said
both too much and too little He
has gone too far and yet not far
enough. His attack upon the Okla
,homa governor, impelled by blind part
sanship and unsupported by proof, is
deemed unworthy, most deplorsble
aspect" of the campaign. His incon.
sistency is strikingly shown by the
fact that. while attacking a eonspicu-
Gus member of the opposing party on
hearsay, he refrains from reading out
OF his own party equally conspicuous
leaders whose connection with the
great and sinister moneyed interests"
haT been a matter of common report
these many years. Mere Pronunciation
of the senator who copfesses his re-
lations with Standard Oil is not
enough. To make good his claim OF
superior virtue for his party and his
protege. Mr.. Roosevelt must scourge
from the party ranks other ''politi-
clans of great office" whose identity
is so widely known that mention Of
their names would be waste of labor.
The presidents house has many win
dows of the moSt brittle glass. His
present position is vulnerable in a
dozen places. BY dragging his lofty
Office down to the level of penthouse
politics. he has not, we think it will
be found, bettered nis cause or that
of his candidate.