The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-05

surgents in the fight for reform legis-
lation, WITH Taft holding the citadel
for the reactionaries and standpat.
ters!
This lineup prom ses to be the out.
come of the present split In the ranks
OF the republican party. Such a cul-
mination seems more certain with
every passing day.
As matter of fact the insurgents
are wa ting for Roosevelt to come
home that he may lead them. lnsur.
gency at this time does not have a
real, active, recognized head. There
Is no discip me to the only halI.o,
ganized progressive movement Each
insursent is fighting for himself.
What IS needed is man like Roose
welt, postmaster In the art OF poi
tics, to establish cooperation among
the individual insurgents and make
the progressive movement systemat.
ic.
Roosevelt is peculiarly fitted to lea.
because with one or two except ons,
he Is the original insurgent. And
1t goes without saying tnat the real
battle for the supremacy of the q. o.
T.. will not be on until A. X. has re.
turned. The eX-president VII be hei,
perhaps earlier than expected. 1t
is certain that he will be on the
ground before the congressional ele.
tons next fall. Many republicans
were happy when Col. Roosevelt left
Washington, and they will be doubly
sorry to see him return.
II Roosevelt does accept the posi-.
tion Of leader of the insurgents, a re.
markable evolution in the friendship
OF two OF Americas foremost men
will have taken place. From a bosom
campionship. Roosevelt and Taft will
have become the leaders OF factions
that are deadly rivals.
Unless Roosevelts ideas OF right
: and wrong on material questions
have reversed themselves absolutely
during his absence, he will not be
/. able to approve scarcely a ngle i'm
portant feature of the taft administra.
, tion. His policies have been in the
, ditch since the day he lett the White
house. The Aldrich's. the Cannon's 5.
, the Tawneys and the Smith's-(oose
, yelts enemles-are In the saddle.
VIII Roosevelt bow to the changed
, order of tn ngs. and accept the gov
, elnorship OF New York? Or will he
/, take oilense at having been double
CLOSED" and make a noise that VII.
. leverberate about the ears of the
, standpatters like the roar OF an Afri-
can non? The insurgents expect Mr..
nooseyeit VIII take the lion end OF
the controversy. The reacdonaries
nave not reached any conclusion as
to what Roosevelt viii do. But they
are trembling.
The feeding Of the majority OF the
republican members OF the house Oh
the day Roosevelt left Washing on.
was one OF rlotous Jubi alton. The
tact that ne was bound for the thick.
est Jungies of fdr-away Africa only
added 10 the enthusiasm OF their
thanksgiving. Roosevelt was gencI-
ally beneyed to possess inlormat on
le.auve 10 the business methods OF
some OF the republican house leaders.
that was OF decidediy serious Import,
/ ne men whose names We're lih:ed
with this alleged information, feared
and hated Roosevelt. II Roosevelt
had any information impl eating re-
publican members OF congress in puD'
lie acts OF criminal turn, he did not
dlvuIge 1t. Some explained at the
time he held his peace rather than
! strike a bow at the lepubi can pf.-J
Not long before his departure Pres
ident Roosevelt dec.ale congress had
nu.lted the powers OF the secret ser
wee because the members We're all aid
OF themselves being investigated. From
,he moment that message was read
IN the house, Roosevelt Was probably
more Unpopular on Capitol nil than
any man wlo ever occupied the
W hite House. Tawney OF NJ nnesota.
smith OF Iowa, Perkins OF New Yor..
and others-eyeTy one OF whom enjoy
the complete confluence aud esteem
OF President Taft-denouncod Rooso.
welt with bitterness that rivals do
scription.
With the return OF Roosevelt. the
present indications are that tbs old
ieud will be reopened. this time with
Col. Roosevelt and the man ho yIr