The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-20
Did President
Roosevelt Select Taft
As a Peacemaker
Why " He Wants His Policies
Put Through, Did He Prefer
His Mar Secretary to
la Follette7
They have had experience at

plished for his
La Foe RECORD governor his and as United
States senator plainly people Of the ana
Recognized in his outside OF Roosevelt non
ey ideals of Lincoln applicable to the cono
ftions of the present age
There may have been having passed by
Hughes because governors po-corporation ten
dences but why he prefers Toilette mat
tier with any degree of satisfaction
sk There one possible
Rather than as ANYTHING like reforre of Taft the
sQreat worldwide ambassador of peace
He quieted fevered Panamaans for u.s.
He sted mutterngs the Philippines impressed the en-
peror of Japan greatness when that country was bit
sedgewise. and smiled for the car OF Russia
MI NOWaHAS THEODORE ROOSEVELT SENT WILLIAM
HOWARD TAFT ON ANOTHER PEACE MISSION?
partisan; still first for party regu
hariya
And having split with the which he is politically
allied does he compromise himself inclined to the
radical and his organization as eactionary by giving
Is he taking all back?
No one will question the presidents sincerity he
has paid to the nominee.
The country appreciates secretary has worked
with Roosevelt accomplishment the attempted accom-
Enlistment of commendable ends.
appreciates where the initiative in these matters
probably sprung Taft undoubtedly figures an
advisory capacity only.
His experience handling governmental affairs and his &C
uuantance needs of the country will be conceded
may intention become president OF the
plain people Roosevelt he will but both the nominee and
overestateo tne
abilities of Taft in this direction
We NAV hail him for his bgness and
type appreciate his capacity ur's
but and Of his being the
to solve the great questions before the today
the highest personal estimate OF the man and yet
fan great quality necessary in
president who has the Roosevelt policies force through the
opposition drom his panamely the faculty OF IN
itiative
It's hard to imagine Taft standing
accomplishing what little he was able to
accomplish along the line of his policies
In the Chicago convention La Toilette through representa-
zion his state party record Roosevelt did when
his win by in Washington
Toilette declare in the platform tor
publicity contributions for the appraisal OF ra
for the direct election OF United States
and he had minority report effect submitted the conven
jtion, which turned it down
representation of Tats state with platform
isuggesions in behalf of the plain peoplea
Where was the representative the original draft
of ant-njuncon plank submitted in minority
keporta
Where was there protesting the floor against
Ia an-iniuncton pledge putting the record
as unwilling to give labor relief in this matter'
There with any authority tor anymng ike
Hhis.
Would not situation congress be the far
compoed La Toilette the conserva
tive judicial and peaceful tendencies OF the
nominee considered?
La Toilette putting the record
the departed Pngree used to
That's only way policies will become law when party
tconventions won't indorse them
being impossible for at least four tor La Toilette
progressive his looks much
though Bryan looked going have the
kind Of a president Roosevelt
Chicago accepted Taft peace Offering but
of his becoming out-and-ou
reform president.
Neither can his regarded in any way in
dorsement of the reform policies Of Roosevelt
included those policies
platform md the tools work with
Taft because it had order the federal
Jobs Republicans.
When il o the platform the conventional straddled
neatly aiming both sides and to offend neither
platform uncle joe Cannon ractonay and stand
satisfied with isn't written closely the Roose
suggests compromise convention
If then there doubt that Roosevelt meeting the
party way there be cited the fact that James Schooca
for vce-president Cannon
dictionary and standpatter the drop of the hat
really look though Roosevelt in the eleventh hour
presidency had yielded desire for regularity in
pushing policies which made him popular?
With all this evidence hand tending that Taft is