The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-20
ROOSEVELT TOO OFTEN
AGAINST REF0RMERS
CONTINUED no. age oneJ

always first. will never satisfy. Not
even Mr.. Roosevelt can carry the
country back TO it,
That Roosevelt has not co-operated
with the independent forces for re
form IS a disappointing and amazing
fact. recited as follows:
Roosevelt amCng many other splen-
did characteristics. has habit OF
making himself equal TO the emer-
gency. and Il may be that he viii
prove himself able to change his past
practices in regard TO reformers.
If. however, we examine his rec
ord we will se that there Is good
ground for this charge that Roose-
Welt cannot brook competitions IN the
business of reforming Take the case
of La Toilette. Roosevelt aud La Fol
1ette seemed 10 be lighting for the
same general ends. But La Toilette
was always opposed by Roosevelt
The La Toilette delegation 10 the Re
publican national convention OF 1904
was thrown out Of the convention.
The patronage and Countenance OF the
national administration were given
without stint to Spooner and the stall
warts" I'm their fight 20 kill on La
Toilette. Every sympathy Of Roose-
welt was manifestly with the anti,
Toilette wing
I'm Iowa. likewise. during the long.
heart-breaking struggle which Cum.
Minis led for the destruction OF the
railroad political oligsrchy. Roosevelt
was always counted against Cummins
and for the oligarchy.
/ Roosevelt and Hughes.
! "In New York. Roosevelt and Hughes
! did not get on" well. Roosevelt did
/ not understand the Hughes way: he
opposed Hughes primary election pro.
gram, which went 10 the very elemen-
| tails in the struggle 10 restore govern
ment to the hands of the people.
| When Hughes. despite this opposition,
/ had become so strong that he seemed
absolutely necessary 10 save New
| York. the politician in Roosevelt caus.
| ed him 10 force Hughes denomination
I In 1905: but II was done. not that he
! loved Hughes more, but defeat less.
I'm Illinois, when the better ele-
ments were making a determined fight
| to unhorse Senator Hopkins, -Roose-
| welt made Hopkins chairman Of the
committee on resolutions % the 1908
national convention, giving him an
| Endorsement that resulted In Hopkins
| carving the primaries-and Lorimer
! becoming senator
I'm Kansas, when Long was fight.
! ing for senatorial denomination,
| Rooseyelts influence was thrown 10
his side as against Bristow.
In Oklahoma Roosevelt was the
leader OF opposition to state consti.
tuition which intelligent publicists
have widely accepted as the latest and
most emphatic word for progress in
constitution making.
In Pennsylvania. the expense Of
| the state capitol graft having endan-
gered the Republican control Of the
state. Roosevelt spoke I'm favor Of par
! " regularity az time when every
! other leader ~ reform sincerely he
/ lieyed n Republican defeat would be
q MAGNIFICENT achievement tor the
cause Of progress.
Always Lodges Supporter.
In massachusetts, Roosevelt has
/ always and uniformly been the friend
, and supporter OF Henry Cabot Lodge.
who IL an absolutely dependable Tory.
TO such men rs Joseph &, Cannon,
lanes y Wotsnu and other leaders
4
wrote lctte~s which. published az the
height NJ crucial political campaigns,
served as Endorsements Of the redC-
rionarics to whom thcy-werc addressed.
I'm Cleveland. Roosevelt practically
commanded Theodore T.. Burton To ac-
COM the Republican candidacy for
mayor against Tom l.. Johnson. leader
Of the remarkable reform and humani-
tartan movement IN that .sit.. Bur
ton he'd the support ~ the municipal
monopolleg. the regular R"nuIli'
cans. and Roosevelt, Aad yCr John
son received nearly 10000 majority
Of the vote.
In such cases as these It's summar.
lied tho whole case against Roosevelt
leadership. He H. for reform. bur toe
often against the reiormArs. lie
would try "a club reform out OF Payne
and Canno nand Aldrich, and he has
shown DISPOSITION too often to snub
la FollettD and Cummins and Tom