Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-07
WANTS NO FIREBRANDS
IN PATH OF PROGRESS
Senator Condemns the Unqualified
Endorsement Of Taft and
Tariff Bill.

NEW YORK, October II do not
want a frebrand thrown into the move
ment''
This is what Senator A. B. Cummins of
Iowa, leader of the insurgent element of
the republican party. said after his pro-
tracted interview with former President
Theodore Roosevelt Wednesday after
noon.
Senator Cummns would not particu-
larize. Neither would he admit that Mr.
Roosevelt had invited him east to talk
over the situation. Mr.. Roosevelts pique
came when he read that the newspaper
organ of Senator Cummins In Des Moines,
Iowa, had printed an editorial severely
criticising the New York. state republican
platform and it's carpenter, Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Subsequently Col. Roosevelt learned
from Senator Cummins that this edi-
torial criticism did not emanate from
him. 1t had come from the Newspaper
Enterprise Association, which had sent
it to siXty-four clients, all west of the
AHeghanies.
Col. Roosevelt was informed that most
of them printed the editorial. "Good-by
Colonel, Take keer of Yourself" to which
Mr.. Roosevelt objected.
Senator Cummlns disclaimed author
ship or responsibility, but did not repu-
date the sentiment contained therein
Declines to Discuss Interview.
1T would be obviously improper for
me to discuss my interview with Mr..
Roosevelt" Senator Cummins said yes
terday. Il cannot say what we talked
about, but We discussed the weather.
Il repeat what / have already said,
and that is that no political platform,
branded as republican and heralded as
progressive can satisfy the people of my
country if it contains an unqualified in
dorsement of the TAFT administration and
| the Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
"On the other hand he said, ''it would
not have been possible, in my opinion,
for Mr.. Roosevelt to have put through
the Saratoga convention a plank to a
| platform which would have py any re-
| nection criticised the Taft administration.
The majority of the delegates were
closer perhaps TO President Taft than to
| Roosevelt.
Now. the only question Is whether 1T
| would not have been better for Mr..
| Roosevelt to have avoided responsibility
| for that Saratoga platform. l believe
| that Mr.. Roosevelt Is sincere, but indi-
| viduals no longer count
No ''Ill Luck" in Middle West.
THE ill luck which is predicted by Sc
many republicans will not be found com.
| ing In the polls to be held in the middle
| western country. If there are any losse:
| to the republican column they will be il
the states which have nothing but the
newspapers to crystalline the desire of the
people TOR change in our method of leg.
islation.'
do you think that the character OF
the next republican presidential candi
date will be determined in the fall cleo
tions?"
II do not think that the candidate fol
President in 1912 has anything to do wifi
the campaign now on hand" Mr.. Cum
Minis answered: Il am convinced tina
the so-called stand-pat element and tn,
conservative element have come to a rea /
ization Of the conditions that obtain I,
this country, and are getting ready n
meet them. How they will be met re
mains to DC seem.