The Washington herald., 1909-11-22
A FAIR OFFER.
s the New York World:


I'VE should hardly have expected that Henry
Watterson would take the return from Elba' seri-
uusy yet he iS convinced that there is a strong
movement ou foot 20 bring about the denomination
" President Roosevelt and believes that the re
suit viii he a division between the Taft aud ROocc-
yelt men which may split the Republican party.
The coloDel has lived with the Republican party
ever since II was born. and he ought TO be bctr
acquainted with IL. There is no strong -ne-
ment' 90 renominste Mr.. Roosevct-mereiy much
gossip. more or less wounded vanity and a friendly
disposition the rart Of the radical Republicans
TO scare the TAFT administration. At present there
Is no more danger Of a Republican split over Taft
and Roosevelt than ot the coouels voting the
straight Republican ticket in 1912"
This is but an easy. surface view It
fails TO take account Of certain underly-
ing conditions 1t does not sufficiently
consider human nature. There IS now
and again a good deal Of human nature
in politics. Mr.. Roosevelt has been more
than once suspected OF il. and in the end
u may be found that behind the calm ex-
terror Of the President, and beneath that
broad. expansive smile. n few stray en-
bers lurk
Selfish Politician" Mt work
Sometimes one has to go away from
home TO get the news. The Courier-Jour-
nal gave no credit 20 the story that there
was a dicker between Roosevelt and Taft
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'erSon Iailed 10 make u as clear IN lhe
expression as = is IN the conception that
the Taft-ROosevelt situation would make
brcalr likely II there were no busv-
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host or Keen and selfish politicians 10
see I'm II az once their Droft and their
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"a WelI-OrGanized Conspiracy"
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mean 20 say that there IS a strong move
meut 10 nominate Mr. Roosevelt" That
yro,,ld Ia ,ut,l,y ,be o,~+ ho,,-o .bo
morse ne sald that there Is WeA-
organized conspiracy 10 make a breach
between the President t5at is and the
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whittier II VIII Lad. and where II will
end. Il IS too early 10 speculate. Men OF
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teemed New York contemporary would
be surprised II we named them.
Having delivered itself as above
quoted. the World proceeds 10 moraIize
as follows;
The Republican party IS tough and efficient. I,s
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N-. Taft lives he win be rer7niD,ts5 r,rIess no
ahdicatuN There Is less Republican OPPOSITION 70
ann 'o@n 'nere vas 70 Mohiniey ouInS McAin-
5nring .itbsr - RcoaeTelt,, tenn,
Talk Is very cheap between elections. It Is
about th' only thing LEFT in tho country that Is
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trouble IN Borrowing money at the bank FOR the
next two years vii oe e'ndernnins the Taft admin
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ei,i,e action there viii be few politicians 4ho car,
TO ouaHel with tho national administration and
nobody o' influence to ieaa the hooseTet third
an '''''
.'If he returned iron, abroad determined to b.
candidate for President again at any oot. eager
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publican rarty. but even Nlr Rooseyelt's worst
enemies think better Of him than that
Journey "sHgnciOusly Planned"
Now let the Courier-Journal moralize z
lick or two.
Men like Theodore Roosevelt do not do
something for nothing. He is a mos
astute practical politician. He is but JUS
turned fifty. in the very middle and higf
noon Of life. What Is an ex-Presiden
to do but die or get drunk a dictun
which used to be ascribed to one or them
| does not apply to Theodore Roosevelt
His African journey was sagaciouslJ
planned. Il is being systematically
achieved.