The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-11
TAFT VS. ROOSEVELT.

TAFT NS. ROOSENELT
 As time goes on the obvious compari- son naturally suggested, between the man Roosevelt and his methods and the man Taft and his methods becomes not only interesting but instructive and vital It is evident that they were not cast from moulds at all alike Their methods of thinking on nearly every subject are quite dlssimiar and on not a few Fundamentals they are dametri- cally the reverse of each other
 The Washington correspondent of the Springfield Republican has long since shown himself to he man of ex- ceptional insight, one of the most interesting Stories, as newspaper men are wont to call them, which Mir. Hooker has sent his paper in some 1 time Is comparison of Taft and Roosevelt in which he comes much nearer arriving at the real truth than do most men. If is freely propheszed that MT. Taft will never prove himself such an apt pupil al the merry game of | politics aS Mir Roosevelt. who "has positive genius for politics Where Mir. Roosevelt has been inclined 10 jolly if for no other purpose than 10 keep harmony In the ranks of his party, MT Taft has already on several occasions shown a readiness to speak right out in meetIn and to give vent to his en- tire conviction.
 1 No one incident to date. perhaps, has Illustrated this fundamental difference between Rooseveltsm and Taftism than the attitude of the two men to- ward MT Cannon and the speakershin Says the story referred to; "Nhether or not there is to be peace ract, it is now history that since the election Mir, Taft has made no concealment of Ithe feeling that between him and the speaker there is a direct antasonism. This contrasts sharply with President Roosevelts treatment of Mir. Cannon Although speaker and president have been as far apart as the poles on cer- tain issues. MT. Roosevelt has never cared or never dared to make general war upon tho vigorous old man from Danville. Representatives have been called to the White House and urged to vote thus and so on individual is sues but at least tho outward form of harmonious relations between Mir Can non and Mir. Roosevelt has always been maintained, Each has always been ready to folly" the other along. al- though at the very time possibly en- gagged in an active effort to defeat the others aims in some given matter of legislation
 hll' ll''h'l lN ll't NulN' " 'P"l'i VI say that Mr. Taft may not somewhat change his tactics after he has had some more familiarity with the work
 ngs of the presidential office, and af- ter he has been administered the copt- ous potlons or advice" he is sure tc get from those politically near 10 him He is certain, however, that Mr, Taft will never be another Roosevelt and that assertion has its clements of great attractiveness He sees in him a sort of second Grover Cleveland "thc type of man who, though genial and blessed with sense Of humor, must hammer things out on more direct and simple lines Cthan MT. RoosevolD."
 The qualities of such another as was the much beloved Grover will be mucl appreciated in the White House one thing is certain. II is that lf Mir Taft is another Cleveland, and there il much reason to believe he is, he is not the sort of man to be easily changed, either by the exigencies of office or by the ear-counsels of those who have personal axes to grind,