The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-29

Washington Post.
 k Frank Hitchcock is still chairman or the Republican National Commitfee-in name. He is in supreme command or the party battle--by courtesy.
 W. Murray Crane Is quietly directing the maneuvers. a The man behind the guns Is Theodore Roosevelt ,s. is determined that he shall De electeu All the influence he possesses VIII pc exerted to that end. He Is taking an active hand in the campaign: his viz Jorous and picturesque personality VIII he fin it until the finish. Roosevelt once said that he would crawl upon his hands and knees from the Wnite House to the Capitol to make Eilhu Root President. He Is. in the same mood as to Taft to-day. He VIII all low no little thing like precedent or a5cial propriety to stand in the way of his rendering every possible service:
 White House conferences are all ready impending that will be freiShted with much political importance.
 Months ago the extermination Of Jo- seph Benson Foraker as politlcal ano Senatorial quantity was resolved upon lie Sate was directed from Washing ion. But Foraker defied the adminis- tration. He refused to be extermln- sted. In the incular unpleasantness or 1Sa8 the Spaniards according to thelr peculiar version of it. won many glorious victory, but the Anericans persisted in fighting on after they naa been whipped. That was the way "iIn Foraker. He fought on and on' Tn direct combat. Roosevelt found in him A foeman worthy of his steel.
 Although there was no absolute cornnronrise or cessation of hostillties' the warfare eased up bit after a while. If Taft believed In continuing the fight he. at any rate. was WllIins fo accent a truce, while the campaign
 was on Not being a last-ditcher, he dtd accent a truce But sudden dis closure oy. William Randolph Hearst accomnlisflAd, apparently, in a day what Theodore Roosevelt had strlven ,r vain for all these momentous months-Foraker' extermination. And Sd the glory of 1t. If glory there be. goes to the Independence League. in- stsod of to the administration.
 Taft Is too considerate to hit man z,har ha Is down. He said so when asked for an expression. on the Foraker dizclosure Not so with Roosevelt. He did not mind that Foraker was down. He hit and hit hard. Foraker Is a hard hitter. too even when down.
 Roosevelt and Hearst for once were after the same game. Roosevelt now gives public recognition to Hearst's charges; assumes their truth as to Has keIl who denies all and otherwise adds to the fine advertisement Hearst has re ceived. Hearst. in turn, puts biz type emphasis on Roosevelts com ments. Here are two men who hate other with cordial and bitter hatred Their hatred' has been unconcealed. But is is altered now--for the moment. Hearst has rendered Roosevelt ser vice. He has exterminated Foraker. And Roosevelt Is not ungratful for a favor. even at the hands of a deadly foe
 What If Hearst with his muck -rak- ing proclivitles, should now proceed to disclose other thing about other biz Republicans of the Foraker type who are in Congress and running for Con- gress? Would not Ma. Roosevelt be bound to recall. in part, at least. that blanket-like indorsement of the Con gressionai candidates which he so lately addressed to Uncle Joe" Cam non's bosom freiend-Cha airman Me- Ktnley.
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