Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-21
MANY WONDERING IF eooo-N
TuRED MAN IN WHITE Hous !
WILL FAIL TO MAKE GOOD.
If NOT, IMAM IN AFRICA"
MAY RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE
Henry Wallace sizes UP Situation as
II Pertains to Solution Of the Tar
if Question by Congress and the
President-Was Roosevelt Mistaken
in the Man? -,,n
Special TO Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. June 21.-On the eve of
his leaving for a trip thru Europe
Henry Wallace, editor of Wallace
Farmer and member of Roosevelt's s
country life commission, analyzed the
present conditions In Washington and
declared that the people are watching
with considerable interest and concern
the good natured" man in the White
House and that if he fails to make
good a man now in Africa" is likely
to be put in his place.
Mr.. Wallace said the people are ask
ing every day what Taft will do. They
have hopes, but they are not quite
sure" said Mr.. Wallace.
Continuing Mr.. Wallace intimated
and allow the Dingley bill to remain If
the reductions are not made and allow
the people to settle with the congress
men at the next election, or he might
follow the example of Cleveland and
allow the bill to become effective by
operation of law without his signature.
Nobody seems to feel sure what
the president will do," said Mr.. Wal
lace But they are watching him with
intense interest. They are thinking:
Was Roosevelt mistaken In the man or
has Taft merely a different way of do
ing things? In other words they are
weighing this big. good natured man
in the scales OF their judgment, hop
ing they will not be disappointed.
again they are wondering whether
he will allow the confiscation by pri-
vate parties of the most valuable por-
dons of the public domain, the water
powers. the timber lands. the oil lands
and the phosphate beds, to go on as
1t had been going on for years unit
T. r. began to swing the big stick.
! I'm justice 1t must be said that how.
ever silent Taft has been upon the
tariff question. he has given some in.
timations that he intends to do the
right thing with regard to theconserva-
ton of our natural resources. Mr. Bal
linger. his secretary of the interior. has
recently withdrawn temporarily about
100000 acres which cover available
water powers, and proposes to with
draw temporarily other sites and then
seek the legislation that will be neces-
sary to preserve these great natural re-
sources for the benefit OF the people
There are intimations that he intends
to conserve our natural resources. such
as coal and timber. At least so the
papers tell u.s.
"The people are not so particular
about the way their property is pre-
served. but they are anxious that II
should be done, and done in such a
way that there will be no question
about either the sincerity or the enter
prise and vigilance of those who for
the time being have these great re-
sources in their power. The thorough
awakening of the public conscience
and the punishment of the rascals high
up by President Roosevelt have given
his successor such an opportunity as
has come to few mortal men. The peo.
pie are waiting and hoping that he will
measure up fully to his unrivaled op-
portunity. If he docs he will be en-
shrined in the affections of the nation
If he fails. they will look for sue
cessor who will do business, and that
is very likely to be the man now in
Africa"