The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1910-09-09
The Imperial Theodore
Cd. K. L. in The Public. !

Roosevelt doaers who present majority
Of the voting population OF the United States flaw
All They do not presume to question his acts much less his mo-
ives No strain to severe for his popularity withstand
Prof W. G. Sumner, in his interesting somewhat prejudced
ooapy Andrew Jackson recorded that the only reply lack
an would make any aspersion upon Old Hickory was urrah
for JaeksonF ,... ae o.o.o. D..
will not elicit his admirers the cry "Hurah Teddyp
If were possible for Mr. Roosevelt by his own acts to dscredt
himself his since his return from Europe would have ac-
umpished It,
water on both shoulders but his ability TO get away with it,
proved truly marvellous
within his party alternating between hope and fear that
commit himself definitely to one side the other but yet both
are kept guessing about his ultimate political destination
# evident from the press dsapes that Mr. Roosevelt
or1ousy near break with President Taft.
It equally evident and very noteworthy that the break
die not to Mr. Roosevefs disapproval of Mr. Taft reaconay
es and sandpat alliances but to Mr. Rooeve temporary be-
M that his he made Presidenad been party
m personal snub administered to Mr. Roosevelt by the machine Re
mtlians of New York State.
The vanity of the worlds foremost citizen was deeply
wounded and he breahed fierce threats of the havoc he would
work proper amends not Immediately forthcoming from the
acIlatng and distracted President at Beverly.
Mr. Taft fastened make the demanded apology and wit
messed the huniang spectacle OF the President OF the Republic
crawling his belly to appease the fierce Roosevean wrath 1t
was truly read that Mr. Roosevelt had accepted the
Apology and to learn that his western trip he would make no at
tack on the Taft administration.
This DEGRADING incident would seem ought open the eyes
the intelligent admirers of Mr. Roosevelt to the monumental
sfEhnes which explains his entire public career.
He had criticism for the President who broke faith with
the American people
He has uttered no condemnation for Mr. Tafs alliance with the
most reactonary and selfish elements American political and DuS
SLe
He has voiced no dsapprova of the tariff revision betrayal nor
attept-foed far by Pncho and Glay-to give over 10
the Guggenhems the rich Alaska coal hedS.
things he has passed silence that gives assent
Progressive States have waited IN vain Tor the
word encouragement from Oyster Bay that would have MADE ue
battle easier of wining.
La Toilette fighting desperate tight IN WISCONSIN, mas edIu
Moutgivng calculated to help him.
The progressives of Iowa Kansas without any aid from
who claims be the embodiment of progresslvlsfn
When the claim was made that Mr. Roosevelt sympatzed with
the nsugent in California he promptly denied over MS o"
Signature
company with Senator H. c. Lodge, one OF the most pro
nnced actonares of the Washington olgarc MI RooseVe
visited President Taft at Beverly and greeted him as his fen d
time when all the influence of the Administrator was Ds
bear against the progressves in half dozen States
But if Mr. Roosevelt willing to break with ue ldll @
nmBaon on any question that involved political prnce ol o
mon political honesty he willing enough to break WIN II @ WIZ
bis own egotsm dealt painful blow by the e ~
ptrS of the New York machine. - -. Ld
Some mischief maker led him to think that the President mao
prior knowledge of the plot to him for the temporary cd
lanShp of petty State convention lhen mdeed' was -;
Roosevean eruption that threatened to submerge he ~
Hdaton Politicians great and small were kept on le -
@ ne the tngling wires from Sycamore Hl , Iol u'S
u the bloodhirsty disposition of the Rough kdel' - or
Happily all danger of immediate conflict seems TO De
fae regns and the government at Washington stn Ve9
But peace will not long prevail rs :; +h White
Mr. Roosevelt is plotting to succeed MI. ld - w +orr Of
House That is the motive for present transforming %
Newest And he hopes to attain his goal if possible Without
ed definite alignment with either stand Pa1efs 81 he an
In sympathy Mr. Roosevelt tory ana ~ a. t;,eeIf
aS to be lacking in real convictions as IS can
remarkably keen politician his instincts tell nm @ I cost him
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