The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-08

ceessor. The news dispatches said of
this incident:
1T was made known that this COM
mendation of the President was pur-
posely given within 'Insurgent terri
tory and that both Senator Dolliver
and Mr.. Hubbard knew in advance
that Col. Roosevelt was to say what
he said and approved it,"
One at all familiar with the giving
out of news easily may read between
the lines that Mr.. Roosevelt gave out
to the public the foregoing statement.
1t is a peculiar state of affairs
when any kind word by the only living
Ex-President regarding the admins
tration of the President must be sub
mitted to and approved by Insurgents.
And why should words of approval
be so few and so tame? Mr.. Roosevelt
is famous for using superlative de-
gree adjectives in the praise of his
friends. He used them very plenti-
fully in Mr.. Tafts behalf in the year
1908, when he labored strenuously to
secure his nomination and election.
No one can dispute successfully the
wonderful energy and ability of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. His popularity prob
ably is greater than that of any other
American citizen. The possession Of
this ability and this popularity car
les with it great responsibility to use
it fairly and for right purposes. MIR.
Roosevelt has it in his power, more
than any other man, probably, 70 Sc
cure Republican victory this fall. He
has it in his power to aid the Taft ad-
ministration very materially or to Grip
pie its usefulness seriously.
1t seems to the Journal that Mr. d.
and popularity unfairly and wickedly
to injure President Taft and his ad-
ministration. There is absolutely nc
valid reason that this paper can per-
ceive, why Mr.. Roosevelt should not
cordially and enthusiastically support
William II. Taft. Instead he holds
aloof, and allows suspicion and innu-
endo to go unanswered. He associates
with Taft's enemies in the warmest
| fellowship. He gives the unmistakable
impression that he does not approve
of the general policies of the Taft adj
ministration, which naturally means
that the President has been unfaithfuI
to his trust and disloyal to the people
| Now this attitude is cruelty un.
| fair, and coming from the man who
breaches so often and so loudly re
garding the square deal" it is, tC
speak very mildly, exceedingly incon
sistent The President has accom-
plished far more real reform thar
Roosevelt was able to get during al
equal period of time He is laborins
earnestly, patiently and quietly fol
the welfare of the whole people ant
he deserves the loyal support of ever,
Republican.
! This Western trip which Mr.. Roose
welt is taking is an amazing spectacle
What is it's real object? He is no
touring in the interest of the Repub
lican party. No national crisis de
mands a whirlwind campaign Instead
of giving the President chance t,
work out his reforms in his own way
Roosevelt jumps into the center of tn
stage and proceeds to preach his owl
nannGor an6 ;pcraacinolu ro1ioa1 doc
trines, to people particularly suscep
tible to such appeals. He tells wha
III will do" as though he were still il
authority, He seems to forget that h
is no longer President, but is only
private citizen, no matter how larg
his personal following may be.
Everywhere he goes he hears al
lusions to the possibility that he will
be a candidate for the Presidency il
1912. To these prophecies he enter
no denial, but smiles and says moth
ing. He is too shrewd a man to seel
to be dictator, but he knows full
well that if he becomes President TO
a third term that he will break al
precedents and will accept wha
George Washington refused. Is b
seeking to build a new party? Tn
Journal cannot believe that this i
true for il is difficult to see how
new organization that he would lea,
could offer any better principles thai
those of the Republican party. Mr.
Roosevelt knows that to deny Presi
dent Taft a denomination would be t
subject him to humiliation never i'm
posed upon regularly elected Repub
lican President who desired a secon
term. Having practically selecte
Taft as his successor will Roosevelt
be allowed to push him aside as nnfi
and unworthy and step into the plac
himself? The Journal does not be
lieve that the Republicans of Yer
mont would give their consent TO sue
an unwarranted and dictatorial policy
This paper recognizes cordially tn
great good done by Mr.. Roosevelt, an
the great power that he YIELDS in tn
Republican party and in the country
II believes, however, that he shout
be treated precisely according TO tn
square deal applied to other men
praise for acts that are deserving q
praise and blame for acts that de
corva contamination II haIiavoc tho