The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-05
Mr.. Tillman COnvalescing

Our great and good friend. the ever
interesting and persistently engaging SEN
ator Benjamin Ryan Tinman. is better.
We recite the circumstance with genuine
pleasure. We earnestly hope his con-
valescence may progress rapidly and IN
swervingly to the complete recovery Of
his erstwhile robust health. A picturesque
personality is Mr.. Tillman's.
Not only is the Senator better. but he
is sitting up and taking notice. Natural
ly, he views the political situation with
alarm. It Is the final promising symptom,
as his physicians, doubtless, viii agree.
Were he not to view with alarm. we
should have our doubts about his being
better. Acute concern and agonizing
anxiety for the masses is Mr., Tiliman's
most abundant happiness. Therefore. Mr.
Tnlman is never so contented as when
miserable.
Says the Senator:
'All this hurrah about Roosevelt and
the manifest effort TO make him Presi-
utAAlAuA A-ANlDA a. ! ANAtAe Gitl ~ tAttAA Wv
not like TO discuss it, l think the idea OF
Roosevelt becoming a candidate for the
Presidency or an important factor in
Strengthening out the Republican party Is
absurd.
In the first place, Taft would be more
than human if he did not want vindica-
ton and a second term. His alliance
with Aldrich and the money powers viii
insure him the support Of Wall street.
whose captains of finance would give up
millions to encompass the defeat OF
Roosevelt.
mo I do not thing Roosevelt can be
resurrected. What will be his future?
That is hard 10 forecast. Doubtless he
will have 10 adjust himself 70 the diff
culties OF private citizenship. This viii
be hard, and IL will be a pretty psyche
logical study for the country TO watch
But others have had TO tackle il, and
why not Roosevelt"
We fear we do not follow the Senator
exactly. Why should 1t 'irritate" him 10
discuss Mr.. Roosevelt if he believes Mr..
Roosevelt politically dead beyond resur-
rection? Rather should the Senator cast
his choicest nosegays on the Roosevelt
bier and feast his soul in the reflection
that one speaks no evil Of the deceased,
albeit the corpse may have been ones
enemy. The idea of a revitallzed
Roosevelt may be absurd" as a
devitaiized Roosevelt seems impossible
but il requires a sensitiveness out OF the
ordinary TO feel actually irritated be-
cause Of an admitted and honestly con-
ceived absurdity.
And would Wall street. really and truly.
give Up millions to defeat Roosevelt"
even as the Senator AYERS? Smooth. sly.
devilish Wall street? Wall street give up
millions 70 defeat a dead one?" Why,
the Senator should not find that ''irritat-
ing" Rather should he find it amusing.
or. at least, serenely satisfactory. Surely
d statesman who hates the money iend
as uncompromisingly as does Senator Till
man should not object that the money
hend elects to throw away its filthy Iucre
now and then!
Nevertheless and Notwithstanding. il
rejoices us much 10 know that Senator
Tnlman is better. We shall expect him
back in washington SOMEWHERE. we as
sure him in all sincerity. a cordial welcome
awaits him. Whenever Mr.. Tiilman is
most mad and least logical, then we know
he is fit as a fiddle for a frolic or a fight
as the eMgencies of occasions may de-
mand