The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-04
TEA PARTY DOESN'T
MEAN AN 0. K. FOR
PRESIDENT Taft
Gibson Gardner, Who Has Travelled
Through Europe With Roosevelt
and Knows His Position Com
ments on Beverly Meeting.
When Roosevelt Gets Ready 10 Speak
He Win Tell Public What
He Thinks
BY OLSON GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. July A cup OF
tea oil the porch OF the TAFT cottage
at Beverly is not equivalent To an In
dorsement Of the TAFT administration
Theodore Roosevelt has not yet de-
livered his o. x.
will" has become Mr.. President"
As Mr.. President, the personal re-
lation between will and Theodore"
Is at an end. President Taft must
give an accounting OF his acts ~ presi-
den. AS yet he has given no ac-
counting.
Col. Roosevelt left the Beverly sum-
mer capital cottage to keep an en-
gsgement which he said was 'IMPOR-
TANT." His engagement was with
Mr.. Joseph Bristow, progressive soma
tor from Kansas, who came to luach
with him at Oyster Bay.
The anxious followers OF the Taft
administration-the Republicans who
are shouting, party regularity" and
who declare that the tariff bill 10 the
best one ever passed-are eagerly try
Ing to make capital Of the Beverly
event. They try to make II seem the
forerunner OF a political alliance.
They are saying. with what assur-
ance they can muster, that this IL a
certain indication that TAFT and Roose-
Welt are friends-friends personally
and politically-and that Roosevelt
will be found defending and indorsing
the whole Taft regime.
The inference II hasty.
Roosevelt has seen Taft
Roosevelt has seen Bristow. He has
seen also LaFollette, Pinchot. Gar.
Geld, and he has appointments with
Dolliver, Cummfns. Beverage and Di-
rector Newell of the reclamation SER
vice.
Roosevelt admits that he has talked
politics with his progressive visitors.
According to all accounts. the time
at Beverly was consumed In reminis-
cences OF Che famous hunt and tour
abroad.
President Taft will have full oppor-
tunity to defend his public acts. Col
He asked Senator Root to come to
him in Europe to expound the anti
Pinchut case.
He has made clear his wish that
anybody who thinks the tariff law ''the
best law ever passed" should show
him Why. He wants to know about
the railroad act--particularly about
the bill which Atty. Gen. Wickersham
acting for the president. sent TO con-
Gess. LaFollette says that this bin
was vicious railroad law.
Taft's defense has not yet come In.
Col. Roosevelt has been told that
the good laws passed by congress
were forced through by insurgents.
He has been told that senators and
congressman fighting for the Roose-
welt policies have been punished by
having patronage taken from them.
II is charged that all the influence OF
the presidential ONCE has been used
to discredit Roosevelt's friends aud
to drive from ofice Roosevelt hold
overs.
The TNf administration has been
characterized as government by
stealth" It Is claimed that behind
the famous smile has been deceit and
the secret crimes OF the bludgeon.
Something more than q cup Of tea
and a hearty laugh" on the porch at
Beverly must be made In answer to
these accusations.
n the famous dignity Of the presi-
Dental ONCE" does not permit Taft to
answer, then Taft will stand or fall
with the dignity Of the ONCE" Tbs
accusations are specific and serious.
They cannot be Ignored.
Theodore Roosevelt IL q man noted
for his fairness. He In not q man to
condemn pne IN Tatfs position with
out full opportunity to be heard. On
the other hand. he 10 not man to
place personal consideration above the
welfare Of the country, as involved in
principles: and policies which underlie
|selfgovernment.
Nor Is II necessary TO leave the
question OF Roosevelt's public attitude
TO vague differences drawn from social
happenings like that at Beverly.
Frankness IL a leading Roosevelt trait
At the proper time and place he will
admit the public TO his confidence.
Meantime. the country will do well
to regard with skepticism the inspired
|outgivings OF the congressional and
professional party crowd. which IN try.
Ing frantically to use the Roosevelt In
fiuence to buoy up the sinking wreck
caused by the scuttling operations OF
the Taft, Cannon, Aldrich crew.