The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-20

til the next National Republican
Convention they viii, give the bis
fat occupant of the White House 40
exceedingly lively time. 1t is almost
a certainty that they will atfemnt
to make Teddy the next Republican
nominee. Sucn is the talk ii ano
about Washington, and so conserva-
tive and orthodox a Repd olican
paper as The New York Tribune mas
been printing reports of a movement
under way TO call him back in 1912
to resume the control of our des-
tlnies.
According to these reports, the
plan Is that Mr.. Roosevelt is to re-
turn to this country, after year
or more In Europe and the ORIENT
during which time, we may be sure,
the department of publicity Will not
be idle-and to proceed through a
region ablaze with enthusiasm for
him to the "enemy's country, where
Mr.. Taft is held in some favor. The
Roosevelt boomers say that such a
progress will be a grand triumph and
that nothing can resist him as ne
comes into the East, and it will re-
main only for Taft to welcome his
patron and predecessor Oh the steps
of the White House and deliver up
to him the keeps tfhe mansion and
restore to the hands whence he re-
ceived it, his commission as viceroy
over the American people.
The Charleston Evening Post says
"there is no reason to doubt that
if Mr.. Roosevelt is going to attempt
to put Mr.. Taft out and to resume
the reins of government, after one
term of his vicar in Office, he will
make q mighty interesting demon
stration. The country is pretty
apt to know it when Mr.. Roosevelt
gets into action. But that he will
be able to do anything Of the sort
Is question of considerable uncer-
tainty. He could split the Repub-
lican party in the attempt, no doubt,
and on that count we wish he would
try it." The Post need not worry.
Roosevelt Is going to try it and if
there is to be any backing out Taft
will be the one 20 do it. Roosevelt
had Taft nominated because he knew
he would be an easy man to dis
place. In. fact, it would not sur
prise US if Taft did not announce in
a year or two that he would not be
a candidate for reelection.
The Post goes on to say that
there are large and powerful ele-
ments of discomfort with the method
of Mr.. Taft's administration can
not be denied. and that these are
likely to grow in force rather than
to weaken during the next year or
two is highly probable. Mr.. TAFT
IS personally very popular, but poll
tically he has thus far failed to salts
fy the hopes Of the country at large.
The contrast between his orderly
methods and the turbulence of his
predecessor is very great and per-
haps it is too severe q strain upon
the nerves Of the people, highly
wrought by the strain of the seven
years OF Roosevelt. Moreover the
country Is impressed with the idea
that Mr.. Tafts dispositions are dis
tinctly reactionary, and many who
Mr.. Roosevclt's methods
hold that his policies and purposes
we're worthy and should be interpre-
ted to effect, and that Mr.. Taft is
not going to do this"
So when Teddy comes marching
nome there will be trouble and plen-
sy of it for the genial, pleasant
gentleman who now occupies the
White House unless he gets out of
he way. Teddy will find material
upon which to base his ef-
iort to urhorse the man whom he
placed in the saddle, and that gen
,leman may as well be picking out
|. soft place on which to fall. We
lave believed ever since Taft's nomi-
nation that he was only stool pig
ION for Teddy, and would not oppose
ambition to be again
elected President. In fact, we would
lot be surprised if there was no.
;uch compact entered into between
hem as the basis upon which Taft
vas made President by Roosevelt.
Ne believe that before the next CAM
,aign opens in dead earnest that
Taft will find some convenient ex-
,use to get out Of the runniaS and
cave the field clear so far as he
S concerned to the man who forced
ais nomination on the Republican
,urty. We believe that this is the
sole reason that made Roosevelt take
such an interest in Taft, VINO was
willing apparently to accept the
presidency on any terms. It will
be remembered that Roosevelt used
Taft as jumping jack during The