The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-28

FROM the Cnlcago Daily NeWs.
~ HE student of American history
W probably would have to go back
to the time of Andrew Jackson
to find parallel to the attitude assumed
by President Roosevelt in the present ma
tionaI campaign. In the closing months
of Old Hiekorys second administration
that strenuous President of the United
States was determined that his devoted
lieutenant, Martin Van Buren,, should
succeed him and continue to carry out
his policies. jackson secured the nofnl-
nation and assisted materially in bring
ing about the election of Van Buren,.
With equal determination President
Roosevelt is working to convince the
voters that Taft should be his successor.
The Daily News believes that Taft, in
point of intellect and courage, is entirely
capable of fighting his own battles 1t
believes that President Roosevelt does
Taft distinct injustice in making sueh
elamor in the candidates behalf The
people of the United States know their
way about when it comes to making a
choice for President. They do not choose
delegating him the task of telling them
who Of all possible and impossible men
must succeed him in office. Doubtless
the Presidents intentions are good. Doubt
less he has been greatly exasperated
by the lethargy which marked the re-
publican campaign until the other day.
Still. he ought to remember that he is
President of all the people of this ma
ton and he ought to leave to them the
task OF choosing his successor.
Taft Is showing ability to speak for
himself. His praises at this time do not
have to be sung continually Or even in
termittently by his admiring friend In the
White House. The people learned to adj
mire and trust that admiring friend with
out having his good qualities pointed out
by an enthusiastic advance agent. Let
the President give Taft the same chanca
with the people. He should ask himself
how four years hence he would like to
see Bryan as President using the prom
inence coming to him from that high
position to influence voters In favor of
some candidate committed to the Bryan
policies.
Bryan asks a square deal. Taft should
have square deal also. The people want
the same. Mr.. Roosevelt should stay
out of partisan politics until after the
first Tuesday in November.
From the Pittsburg Post.
From the White House. and not from
the formerly natural party headquarters,
the retirement of Gen. T. Coleman Du-
pont of Delaware, of the powder trust,
and also head of the republican bureau
of speakers, was announced to be lin
contemplation" by him. Doubtless during
the IA weeks of his service he has been
enabled to complete his selections of
antitrust orators and arrange their itin-
eraries and expenses. All this work must
certainly be finished at this late stage
of the canvass. His retirement is doubt
less a contemplated vacation to consider
the powder trust suit instituted before
his appointment.
Mr.. Roosevelt eyinces a 1ethargic dis
position. He evidently has been asleep
at the switch, but during his summer
ing he gave other manifestations of
Dupont's exit suffice In this belated style?
All the suggestion it afforded remains. You
may break, you may shatter the vase if
you will, but the smoke and smell of the
powder hangs round it still. The ques-
ton expands. When is Mr. Sheldon GO
ing, or when will he begin contemplating
his going? And there are Upham, Brook
er, Bliss, not to mention Mr.. Sherman
himself.
From the New York World.
The Times this morning prints the fol-
lowing letter from F. 8. Hastings, execu-
tor of the estate of the late Grover Cleve-
land, regarding the authenticity of an ar
ticle printed by it on August 80:
80 Broadway, September 25 1908.
ITO the Editor of the New York Times:
"Sir-Since our interview of September