Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-16

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writing evidently. for he finished his
African book before his return to civ
ilization. Possibly the big trust game
has reason for being apprehensive
High financiers are timid about every
thing except taking other peoples
money, and the mere shine of the
Roosevelt eyeglasses and teeth gives
them the shivers.
What will be do after his return?
That is question the answer of which
,is fraught with some moment to this
country. Certain gentlemen of the
press and of the conservation move
ment, popularity known as the return
from Elba" crowd. believe be will
be a candidate for president In 1912.
Certain other gentlemen of the press
and of official station, known of all
men as friends of the administration,
are just as certain that he will get be-
hind Taft. A man Of the name of
Herron-George d. Herron-expatriat-
ed as I recall because Of certain mat
rimonial complications, thinks Roose-
welt will become not only president, but
virtual emperor, that he will end the
republic and that he will be the begin
ming of 'the new dark ages" Thus
| the thing Is seen to be not without
an element Of the fantastic, especially
| when dealt with by fantastic mind
! It is perhaps as well to keep ourselves
within the bounds Of sanity when deal-
Ing with Roosevelt or with other things
VIII Go to Cheyenne.
As to whether he will or will not be-
come a presidential candidate he alone
can answer. OF only two things are
we sure-that he will haze the great
est reception ever given I'm Americas
citizen on his Homecoming and that
he will go to Cheyenne In August and
presumably viii greet certain bevies;
and swarms Of delighted citizens on
the way and back. This much win
come Of the suggestion Of western
editor that the colonel return by way
Of San Francisco and tear up the vocal
apparatus Of the country on his way
east. That he could not do because it
would bring him home too late for his.
sons wedding. But he yielded to the
suggestion to the extent of taking
later round trip to Cheyenne. Be
yond these meager details It is given
out that he will lecture, write books
and help to edit the Outlook. What
else the future holds for him and for
us the American people and Theodore
Roosevelt himself alone can tell.
Certain It is that he will have plenty
to do after he informs himself Of what
has taken place during his fifteen
months absence, and whatever he
does it will keep the country on the
jump. 1t is impossible that his per-
ennial energies should be bottled
They will find an outlet, and political
outlet at that. or late the advices
have linked his name with an ambi-
tious tour of twenty-four states, with
an address at one big mass meeting In
! each. This tour Is to be made In con-
nection with the Cheyenne trip, and
the fortunate commonwealth included
are as follows:
| New York, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota.
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado. Kan
F, sas. Oklahoma, Texas. Louisiana, Ala
bama. Georgia, Tennessee. South Car
DINA. North Carolina, Virginia, Penn
sylvania. Maryland, Delaware and
| New Jersey.
! Walter Wellman. who has been with
him on the European tour, intimates
that II the country demands 1t Roose-
Welt will again run for president. By
the way, Wellman In one of his letters
has touch that is too good to be lost.
1t recounts how young Englishman
came down to the wharf in Egypt to
see the former president. He gazed
long and earnestly at that picture of
health. Then he turned and said: :.
And Just to think that man II now re-
| turning from a year on the eQuatori
They tell me he his been out day after
day eight. ten, tws.ve hours In the scorch-
ing sun. He has waded marshes up 10
his neck. He hes fought his way through
papyrus and reeis and ooxe and mud. He
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