The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-24
RooSEvELT's TOUR.

The tour of Colonel Roosevelt will
take him into the heart of the CONT
nent and will permit him to make
speeches on many sorts of topics, as
| he Is to address railroad mems picpics
commercial clubs, the conservation
congress and a press club. The man
who cannot make his thoughts known
on a variety of topics with such
choice of audiences is not named
Roosevelt.
The former president starts upon his
trip under happy auspices. Enough
time has elapsed since the flare-up in
New York politics to allow him correct
ly to place the responsibility for his
defeat for temporary chairman of the
New York convention. He knows by
this time that II was not the work of
the president. Whatever cause of COM
plaint he may have against the admin
istration Of william II. Taft, he is con-
WINGED that the president did not and
could not stoop to humiliate his per-
sonal and political friend, the man who
has done more than any other to ad-
vance his political fortunes.
This suspicion out Of the way, Col
onel Roosevelt has a fairer chance to
state his position on various matters
than he would have, If the tour had ac-
tually begun when the New York stu
alton came up. Nobody expects that
Colonel Roosevelt is going to make an
assault upon the republican admins
tration. Nor does anybody believe he
| is going to retreat from any Of the po-
sitions he has taken on public matters.
Nor, If he stands for all that he has
stood for before. Is there any necessary
Iantagonism between him and President
| Taft. Before the last election they GER
tainly stood together. 1t will be hard
| for Roosevelt to show that Taft has
fallen from grace. On the tariff Roose-
lvelt may regret that a more Satisfac-
| tory bill was not passed, but Taft has
already done that himself, and has TAX
en- the only practical steps to get a
better one by securing authority to
name a tariff commission.
On conservation they stand together.
If they differ about the value of SER
vices of Ballinger, then Roosevelt must
be the one that has changed, for he
recommended Ballinger to the presi-
dent. Anyway, II the president stands
for conservation as Loyalty to the end
as he has from the beginning, Ballinger
will be but an incident The president
has a good deal more influence with an
administration than a secretary OF the
| interior. Ballinger should be forced to
resign. but it is a question whether
the president ought to throw him out
as though he had been convicted. when
the jury is still out. Something must
be conceded to the judicial way in
which President Taft's mind works
On the railroad question, Roosevelt
and Taft are at one, and both appear
to be at outs with the majority SEN
timenE They both stand for granting
the railroads the privilege of making
rate agreements, but congress refuses
to pass a law legalizing such agree
ments. There is no room for quarrel
between them there.
The differences between Roosevelt
and Taft, when sifted. appear to be
differences of method. Roosevelt was
quicker than Taft. Taft is surer than
Roosevelt. Both have felt the influence
of the aroused American conscience in
politics. indeed have had a share in
arousing it, and it is inconceivabIe that
either should turn back to the old days
and the old methods.
We believe that Colonel Roosevelt's
speeches will astonish many by their
agreement with the policy of the presi-
dent.
fT The Georgia democrats had the
time of their lives yesterday.
GT The park proposition In Fargo
should not be permitted to lag.
IfE There is widespread movement
to boost for union made goods.
| &T Jeffries is still like the little boy
the calf ran over--he has nothing to
say.
SS There should be no mercy shown
the incendiaries who started the forest
fires.
sT There are a lot of people still
somewhat puzzled with what to do with
presidents.
E1 In some states there are so many
political leaders the voters are having
difficulty in locating the boss
ar There seems to be a motive be-
hind the attack OF Longworth on Can
non. 1t is said Nick wants to be
speaker.
fT Governor Haskell of Oklahoma
continues to make several different
kinds of chumps Of himself. He is now
defying the courts.
ey Professor Garner has spent a hall
a life time in the African 1ungles
studying the language Of monkeys and
Is now convinced that man was not de-
Seconded from the simians. The mon
keys won't have the opportunity to be
proud Of their posterity--if Gamers
view is correct.
/
The man who jumps at conclusions il
likely to land In some very queer
places.