The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-13
THINKS ROOSEvELT'S
POPULARITY WANING
Congressman Richardson Talks
of Elk President
TEDDY IS VERY TRICKY
Always Frames Loophole-Judge Rich
ardson Thinks Trip Abroad VIII
Finally Breed Trouble for
Colonel Roosevelt

ApHNN-eN''f
popularity of ex-President Roosevelt will
pass away soon and that the former
president is not going to lend his infiu-
ence to the insurgent republican move
ment is the opinion of Judge William
Richardson, member of Congress, who
gave out an interview bearing on poll
ties today. Judge Richardson expressed
surprise that the insurgents" are TAX
ing any comfort out of the attitude of
Mr.. Roosevelt. He said:
Il have watched with a great deal of
interest since Mr. Roosevelt's return home
his dealings with the nsurgent republic
cans, and I confess that it is a matter of
a great deal of surprise to me to think
that any public man who is acquainted
with the public views of Mr.. Roosevelt
could be led to believe that under any
circumstances he Will ever take a decided
stand against the regular republican Or
ganization Il believe that Mr. Roosevelt.
while he was President for quite seven
and one-half years fully demonstrated
to the country that he was one of the
rankest and most ardent republican parti-
sans. He is evidently. to my mind, pat
ting on the back Beverage, Cristow. Poin-
dexter, Madison Nlck Murdoch and other
leading republicans and f1attering them
with all the Establishments that he so
eminently possesses solely for the purpose
when he getsAthei under his control to
bring them back at the crisis into the
regular republican camp.
Always Frames LoophOle
You may remember that the public
press declared With much emphasis that
as each one of these distinguished in
surgent republicans left the company of
Mr. Roosevelt at Sycamore Hill his face
was wreathed in smiles and gave evil
dence of every possible expression OF
having had satisfactory interview with
the colonel and each one, instead OF
speaking out for himself, distinctly tald
whatever publication was made about the
interview would have to come from Mr..
Roosevelt himself. This, in my judgments
3 exactly in accord with Mr.. Roosevelt S
past history in dealing with men in I'M
portant matters 1t leaves the loophole
nat the colonel wants end always flames,
Trough which he can escape and | pre-
let that when the crucial moment comes
nd these men leave the colonel to de-
lare what has occurred at their inter-
LEWIS, he will form one of the largest
Ananias clubs that has ever formed In
the past.
TO saw that Theodore Roosevelt will
antagonize the regular republican organ
izaton in its great struggle In the com
ing compaign for existence is stretch
of the imagination that never can agree
With. You will note also that the nearest
that Mr. Roosevelt has approached to
making any decisive declaration to aid
and help either one of the above named
insurgent republicans is what he said
about Senator Beveridge Of Indiana, and
1t is a significant circumstance that the
only opponent that Beverage has in his
eampaisn for reelection is Mr.. Kern, the
democrat nominated by the democrats OF
Indiana for United States senator. That s
very easy and proper position for Mr.
Rockwell TO take without complicatine
himself with the regular republicans at
all.
Regarding That Trip Abroad
ut is true that probably no Ameri-
can has ever visited a foreign country
and received such honors, courtesies and
attentions as has been accorded Mr..
Roosevelt during his recent foreign tour
and on his return home his welcome for
cordiality and enthusiasm Is practically
without a precedent. In the long run,
this will multiply the troubles of Mr..
Roosevelt It is impossible for him or
any other man occupying the position
that he does to meet the demands or
the wishes of all those who are clamor-
ing for his smiles and his help When
the trial comes he'll find himself surround
ed by the greatest array of complaining
men that any man of this country ever
had gathered around him. Men will
charge him openly and dehnatly with
having misled them with promises and
assurances of aid and sympathy and
comfort. When that hour comes. my
opinion is that Mr.. Taft will come from
under the cloud that is over him today
and Roosevelt will be the sufferer. You
will doubtless notice that the subject that
Is uppermost today in the minds Of
the American voters is the tariff with
the extra high price of living, and this
subject has not been mentioned by Mr.
Roosevelt in any of his public utterances
That is the real issue between the two
great parties today and no man In the
country is trying harder to obscure that
issue and divert the public mind from 1t
than is Mr. Roosevelt. 1t is impossible
to conceive of Mr.. Roosevelt disassociat-
ing himself from the interests that he
fostered and upheld in every possible
way when he was in power. 1t Is more
than idle for the democrats to base any
calculations upon Mr.. Roosevelt aiding
or abetting any dissention now existing
in the republican ranks between the reg
ulars and insurgents"
VIII Not Be Renominated
whether or not Mr.. Roosevelt will be a
candidate for President again, Judge
Richardson said:
AS far as human calculations can
be made of a man possessed of the char
acteristics of Mr. Roosevelt, l am of the
opinion that he will never be the noni-
nee of the republican party again for
President. believe that Mr. Taft will
be renomipated and with such man as
Governor Harmon or one of his stand
ing and character before the country as
the nominee of the democrats the demo-
Gratis will win. / believe that our pros
poets for the election of a democratic
House in the fall campaign are very fiat
tering and II we get in control of the
House and plainly declare to the country
the old democratic fundamental doctrine
of tariff for revenue only. we will
pave the way for the triumphant cleo
ton of a democratic president in 1912
The people of this country are better
informed today than they were in any
period of our history what the real issue
in the coming campaign is. 1t is an
emancipation of the masses of the peo-
pie of our country from the oppressive
brudens of taxation fostered and nour-
isiied by the republican party for years
past in the form of special interest and
corporate monopolies and taking money
from the pockets of the people to aid
certain interests.
How can you get out of the minds of
the public today the belief that the re-
publican party is responsible for the high
and extortionate prices of the common
products of food and clothing and shell
ter? The party in power II always held
responsible Tor such iniauties and Justly
So All the congressional committees