The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-10
Has Roosevelt Strength
to Rise Again.

While close students Of the trend
Of events are In no wise surprised Ut
the results Of the elections Tuesday
In the pivotal states, the general 70
suit II somewhat surprising after all.
IL has only been two years since Pres.
idsnt TAFT was elected ~ the most Do
cisive majority any candidate for
president hes received since the plan
Of holding general elections was estab-
iishsd. II We possibly except the cleo.
ton In which Grant defeated Horace
Greeley.
Whso that victory was turned into
defeat IN two short years and every
debatsbjs and doubtful state In the
union went very strongly democratic,
the revolution reached the proportions
Of q tidal wave. II was surely what
paragYaphess call . landslide.
There II no room for argument
about The result in the country at
large. It simply means that the PEG
pie are tired Of being fooled by false
promises. II means that they have
revolted from the tyranny q the high
and unequal tariff law that enriches
one section and one class 1t the ex.
pense Of oil other sections and Of the
crest masses OF the people Of all parts
Of the country.
But 1t is the great landslide In New
York that is the most interesting fea.
ture Of the situation.
New York was safely republican. 1t
had been so for twelve or fourteen
years and there was NO chauce for any
immediate change. Taft was fairly
popular In the state and he was carry.
ing out the policies that were best
suited for the advancement Of the
great financial interests. Just at th,.
juncture, Colonel Roosevelt came
home from his hunting escapade in
Africa and he leaped into the breach.
He forced the republicans of New
York to take him up. He made him.
self the issue. Not only the leading
question but the sole issue Of the cleo.
ZION. Il was simply . question Of
Roosevelt or no Roosevelt.
The whole power Of the party ma.
chinery. both state and national, was
NJ his beck and call and the president
Of the United States dumped into the
Empire state nearly every orator OF
ability who was holding once uudeg
the administration.
The result was sppallins to Ronss'
welt and Rooseveltianism.
The question naturally arises, is this
the beginning OF the end.
Can he survive such a crushing
blow delivered In . contest OF his owl
choosing and Of his own making?
II Roosevelt does survive this defeat
he is a strong man. II is likely tina.
he will again bo . factor In politics
In this country as he Is not q man to
Sive away for one defeat, however
crushing that blow might be.
The blow sustained by Roosevelt in
New York state was not his only de-
feat hast Tuesday. He rushed into
Ohio when he had no particular call
70 do 40 and made himself the issue
there NJ far - he was. able to do so
At least he claimed Taft's flght as hia
own. He will not. however. be likely
10 take on himself any Of the blame
for the republican overthrow.
II Is likely that the colonel will at
tempt to take credit to himself fol
whatever title successes the republican
insurgents have had in the middle
west and in the northwest. He will
no doubt try to pose as the great lead
er and prophet Of the insurgents and
attempt to form q new republican
party out of the ruins Of the crumblins
machine that was crushed 20 earth
Tuesday.
Whatever may be the policy Of MT
Roosevelt. in this matter, let no demo
crat pride himself on having his party
aided in reforms by any ins1-gent or
group of insurgents. An ;nsurgent is
q republican: no more. NO less. ]; he
really wanted to reform and work for
the interests Of his country he would