The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-22

PARTNERSHIP
DISSOLUTION


Washington, Jan. 22.--It Is being de.
clared persistently IN many quarters
here that Theodore Roosevelt and VII.
liam 4. Taft are rapidly approaching
a parting 4 the ways
The report in high places Is that
the president.elect Is unloading all the
personnel, appurtenances and inhcri.
iaaccs Of Roosevelilsm and Is getting
ready to cmanclpate himself entirely
from relation o. obligation 10 the
Roosevelt regime.
Such an appr aching crisis can not
be stated as q fact 1t this time. The
runor Is persistent however and,
whether or not break occurs, 1t can
not be denied that at the present mo.
ment black 0minous clouds are hover
lng over The political firm Of No seYelt
q Taft Tlme alone will tell whelher
The storm win break
President Re seyelt Is said 10 have
been seriously piaued because the
Breslleuieleai refused "a include IN
his cabinet William Loeb, Jr. Il Is gem
orally understood Mr. Taft practically
promised tha president l. CD would Dol
8lyeu ] eabinel portfolio it rs de.
elared bis reason for changing hiaI
mind wae ihal Loeb sad too much
N0oseveiisn about him
This la substantially all the reason
the president has 1t Is said, for hold
ing any animns against the man he
placed ia the executive chair b succeed
himself
Reasena given ior Tats alleged az
sire 10 break away from Roo4eveh are
That the president has made q
srapegoat of tle Republican party by
making ugly nllmallons against eer
tain house leaders. For instance lnI
hla recent nua-fameus meae9ge Pfes.I
dent Roosevelt charged 6 1grcssman
Tawney and Smith Rere practically
wholly responsible for The action
against the interests of law-ahlding
people. and IN It's effect Of benefit only
TO lawbroaker.p Tawney aud Smith
dominate the appropriations commit
tee, and are the mes the Republican
party selected 70 spend more than All
billion dollars oi the peoples money
annually. an Of which makes ont AL
pretty cleareut ease a1alnst incl
q. o. p;
That serlons reaction of public
sentiment la impending against 7 r
is result OF alleged questionable
nounds FIR his charges against sena
lor rilnian.
That unless Taft dlselaima allegiance
20 the President he must shoulder part
Of the responsibility for the laiters
acts, and certain proportion OF al.
verse public sentiment which may re-
suit.
II Is d matter Of public knowledge
congress and the majority the lead.
ers of the Republican party are now
hostile to tie president The attitude
OF these forces toward Tall Is most
friendly. Roosevclt's enemies are moi
doubt urging Taft 10 cut ose from the ,
president, and II the latter should 40
so, Taft's stock would 90 up 80 per
cent In the eyes Of congress and ioli.
ilclans
IN the meantime Mr. Taft Is going
ahead with the organization Of bis
anti.R osevelt cabinet. His whole lend.
cncy In cabinet construction, Il IS
broadly declared, Is toward m.nlmizing
Roosevelt Ideas And this tendency, q
IS averrea, has displeaaed the president
uhlle as mitch as has the dlsreeafd
Of his personal preferences n the
maitof of Mr. loeh's presence IN the
uablrel
Oh behalf or the nreslileut-elecl the
explanation Is made that he wants ALL
his official cabinet family . be body
/ men who will stand on their own
merits independent OF any eepulaElon
that may have accrued 70 tbem Incl.
dent 10 connection WITH the Roosevelt
administration
Connection With The Roosevelt ad
IS not bar G nraspoelifc
members ol the rahlnetso hs hc1nver
only he l.nehs and NewhfffYa and /
Esoflh .40us Who were heavily laffffl
Wllh lhe Roosevelt slick Will ho
barred