The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-10-25
THEODORE AND BILL.

Washington correspondent, then the
Washington Star and now the asso-
ciated. press begin TO return to rea-
son. and see that there never was a
breach between Roosevelt and Taft.
The rest will come trailing along
all but Golfers Weekly. the Ameri-
can, Hampton's, LaFollette's. and
the other devotees of mendacious
and personal politics. The associated
press yesterday morning announced
in New York, that unless Roosevelt
openly disavows any intention of
seeking the nomination for the presi-
dency in 1912, and openly advocates
the denomination of President Taft,
they will refuse to support the state
ticket; so Mr.. Roosevelt in passing
through Ohio. en- route to Iowa, is to
make a speech specifically declaring
for President Taft.
He has already advocated every
thing President Taft has done during
his term of Office; and so. a specific
declaration was not anticipated by
us for at least another year or elgh-
teen months, and our confidence in
the intelligent young men, who are
reporting affairs at Washington for
the various news distributing agen-
4, cies. has received such a Jar the last
twelve months. that, we will not be
disappointed if the associated press
lprophesy doesn't materialize. II is
hardly time to be talking about an
other presidential election. and lots
of things could happen between this
and the campaign.
Our only point was that nothing
had happened up to this time to d.
vide the two old friends. and all the
wild talk about their differences
came from a class OF daily and
monthly publications, whose reputa-
ton for veracity is that they never
tell the truth, excepting by accident
or casually.
Carried away by its own depravity,
Golfers Weekly in the issue lust
A
preceding the Republican state con-
vention in New York predicted that
Roosevelt would not mention Taft's
name, and declared emphaticaly
that Roosevelt could not afford to en-
dorse him. Nevertheless, Roosevelt
did endorse President Taft's admin
istration and his whole policy and
all his achievements, as did the state
platform, which Roosevelt dictated.
We expect nothing less than that
Golfers. and similar publications
rather than admit that they tried to
and failed to run away with Roose-
welt, will turn TO and try to rend him
20 bits. II is observable that Pin
chot, Garfield, ct al, are quiet; that
the insurgents across the Mississippi
are not rampant, as they were.
Progressive Roosevelt always has
been and always will be; and just as
progressive is President Tan, but
neither is visionary nor corrupt.
We have constantly held that
President Taft is the strongest man
in the nation today; we predict that
within two years he will be the most
popular. He has a dignity that pre-
vents his adopting spectacular meth
DDS OF displaying himself; but his
personality will count in the long
run. Just as his record now stands.
no statesman since Washington's time
has met and disposed of as MANY in
tricate, new problems of state craft.
or can show a more consistently
progressive administration. and that
without the semblance of political
or STOPPING TO the meth
DDS of the mere political opportunist.
No other president has ever en-
joyed the education and training that
constituted the course William II.
Taft took on his way to the white
house. A Yale graduate, he served
years on the state and federal bench |
where he acquired the judicial turn
Of mind, the logical way Of thinking
and the ability to weigh and balance
Issues. before deciding and then de-
Gliding right and finally. Taken from |
the bench. he became the first pro-
vinc,al governor Of the United States.
Not only had every colonial effort OF
other republics failed. but the idea
Of colonial possessions was consider
ed repugnant to the genius of Amer
lean institutions. Yet. he devised
code of laws for their government.
which are models, and restored or
der In the war-ridden Philippines
and founded system of colonial gov
eminent superior TO that of Eng
and, which has been in the business
for time immemoral
He settled the friar land dispute in
A manner satisfactory TO the vaticaKt
and 10 the natives, a question the.