The Detroit times., 1910-03-31
ROOSEVELT STILL
HAUNTs WALL-SI.
RAY sTANNARD BAKER.
Money Kings Realize His Tremend-
Gus Popularity Could Sweep Him
Into Presidency Again
RAY STANDARD BAKER.

| NEW YORK. March J.-What VIII
Roosevelt do when he returns 10
America? asks Ray Stannard Baker.
political writer. in an article en-
titled The Impending Roosevelt" in
the April American magazine.
zone thing may be set down as alb
solutely certain" Baker concludes.
Roosevelt will act. Roosevelt always
acts. And when he acts. no stage small
Ter than that OF the nation will serve
him: he Is of continental size"
But first, Baker thinks. Roosevelt
will spend a period feeling the pulse
OF the country. He will have all sorts
of people out TO talk with him. he
will read the files OF many newspapers
and magazines.
But when he does speak" says
Baker, he win speak with the voice
OF the people"
The often-voiced argument that
Roosevelt will come out In support OF
the Taft administration, because TAFT
was Roosevelt's choice, and the ex-
president will feel responsible for
Taft's actions, comes only from the
conservatives In the Republican party.
Baker says, from those who would
preserve party harmony at any cost.
Baker is filed with wonder that any
public man could drop into private
life, plunge into the jungle for year,
In all that time not utter so much as
a word OF advice. and then appear the
predominant factor In American
politics, stronger than ever In the
hearts of his friends, more feared
than ever By his enemies. Roosevelt
is this because his years absence has
Fobliterated his faults and left only his
strength in the memories OF friends
and foes alike.
His voluntary exile has wiped the
slate clean of any bars TO his running
for president for a third term. Econ
omists fear the third term as pos
sible wedge 10 permanent usurpa-
ton OF the presidential chair. as Diaz
has usurped il In Mexico. BY retir-
ing for a period Roosevelt has expiat-
ed for his promise that he would not
seek a third term.
Nowhere in the country today have
/ found anyone arguing that any OBJ
stacle whatever stands In his way X
he desires TO become again candi-
date for the presidency" And Baker
believes that Roosevelt, as consum-
mate politician. has timed his arrival
In America.
Undoubtedly he has calculated
shrewdly that the congress In session
will have adjourned. that the country
will have made up its mind pretty
definitely concerning the character
Of "a n a.
ton, and will be looking ahead TO the
fall election-the most important In
years-in which a new congress Is TO
be chosen.
HE will return at a psychological
moment; a sort OF political New Year.
And he will have a perfectly clean
slate; no promises dangling behind
him, no prophecies to fulfill. His long
absence will have cut him OF from
all entangling affiliations" And,
though absent In Africa, he Is still
the most interesting, amusing. thrill
ing figure In America.
Before he left no one heard him
say SO much as a single word either
for or against the new administration,
but from inside circles II Is said that
he was by no means pleased with the
early acts of Mr.. Taft nor with the
sort of men whom Mr.. Taft had chos-
en- for his intimate advisers. Taft
has made friends with many OF the
men who were Roosevelt's bitterest
enemies.
whatever happens 10 the party,
the progressives assert that Roosevelt
can be depended upon TO set principle
above any partisan regularity"
Men in public life all over the coun
try expressed to Baker their opinions
OF Roosevelt Not one OF his bitter
est enemies was there but what would
admit that Roosevelt can be the mex
president IL he says the word. Henri
| Clews of Wall-st. is advising capita
TO submit TO regulation under Mr.
Taft's moderate and kindly hand" o.
take chances of dealing with Roose
Welt. less gentle and more radical.
Roosevelt's friends in the west are
forming clubs to urge him to rur
again for president.
HE will not need any party or plat
form. or any help except TO get his
name printed on a ballot one en-
thusiast wrote.
Baker says Roosevelt will find 9
new idea In politics--the evolution Of
the idea Roosevelt himself started
"Once," he says, 1T was enough &c
kill off a few ferocious beasts of the
Jungle: now the Jungle itself must be
subdued." We need constructive states
! manship now-to procure constitu'
tIonal changes in our government
Roosevelt sensed the changed condi
tions and chose Taft as the construc
ZIONIST. But Taft has only tried &c
patch the nations laws.
The new leadership must go TO the
root of things. Whether Roosevelt
can or will fulfill the expectations oil
the people remains yet TO be seen"
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