The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-19
POLITICAL TRUST
RECEIVES BLOW Of
BIG STICK" KIND
President Realizes Ger
tain Combinations Are
in the Way.
PiIlsbury and Churchill
Followers Pitted Against
Insurgents.


There's another sort Of trust that
President Roosevelt has shown a dis
position to bust. It IS the political trust,
OF the influence combine, or the pun
merger, or whatever it might be called.
II is not Overstepping the facts TO
say that The real cause Of greatest con-
Germ and anxiety among politicians who
want 10 be sure that Roosevelt shall re-
tire at the end of his present term, lies
IN the growing disposition Of the Presi-
dent 20 break away ron the tradition
of recognition OF tie organization in
States.
Machines in Way.
The President today has feuds with
q number OF powerful organizations.
and has shown disposition to enlarge
the list. He seems 70 have come TO
realize that the potent State machines
have frequently stood in his way. and
have added to the difficulty Of getting
his kind OF legislation passed. while
his recognition Of them, under the old
rules OF the game. in distributing pa
tronaB:. has tended to build up and
strengthen his.opponents.
Consequently there has been growing
disposition to break with the organiza-
lions represented by hostile Senators.
The most recent manifestation OF this
IS n New Jersey. The President is go
ing to dine Governor Fort and Everett
Colby this week. and the regulars I'm
Jersey are much worried about its sig
nihcance. Fort was nominated for gov
ernOr by the old organization-the Kean-
Dryden infiuenCe-but he has been at
nicted with the notion that the promises
made in his platform were meant to
be kept, and this attitude has caused
much trouble to the veteran politicians
who regard platforms in politics as OF
the street car sort. Jersey has a fine
young revolt in the making, and Colby
has Oeeu its leader. If the President
Fort and Colby and their fOllowings it
might lead 10 revolution.
Fight in New Hampshire.
IN New Hampshire the President has
Erankly taken Up the insurgents led by
Puisbury and Churchill, and pitted tnem
against the CSaTiingeT-D
road organization, showing decided pref
.erenee IN making appointments FOR the
recommendations OF his unofficial I'D
--'-~--- The fight in New Hampshire
/ getting animated Senator Cal
rejection is involved. and the
enator Is reported bitter against
Il Executive. The States dele
It Chicago IS also involved, Cal
lingo wanting it TO 90 uninstrueted
while the President would have It sup
FORT Taft.
The feud with the Senators in. Ohio is
we'll known. In New York the influence
Of the Senators at the White House has
been about nil for two or three years.
/ ennsylvanias machine has been
saved, without doubt, from an outbreak
OF open Administration hostility by the
influence OF Senator Knox at the White
House. which has been strong enough
TO prevent the cordial dislike that Is
entertained for Senator Penrose crystal
lZtng into public opposition. In other
States the tendency OF the Federal Ad-
ministratiOn 20 handle its business with
less and less advice from the local
powers has been marked.
All this gives worry to the State or
ganizatiOns. They suspect that II the
President should succeed himseif-and
they realize that the chance OF this very
thing happening is getting better all the
ume-hls third term would be pretty
much given over to fighting those or
CARNATIONS and politicians that had op-
posed Administration policies. A good
many Senatorial seats. as well as places
In the lower houses. are held by ten
ure that would not Withstand an at
tack from this quarter.
More Convinced.
Toe President IS more convinced than
ever before that the public is earnestly
with him in the legislative program
which he outlined IN his last message
10 Congress. The assurances which II
has called forth from the country at
large have not only convinced him on
this point, but have cerved TO renew the
EhiPd-term talk IN fashion which is
certainly not comforting to the Taft
managers. He has discovered that the
opposition TO his policies IS Just as de-
termined as he is. aud his disposition
has been more and more to fight the
people who night him; TO invade States
controlled by his enemies; 20 summon