The Washington times., 1910-03-22
Non-fulhllment of Roosevelt
Policies to Be Charged
BY Ohioan.
POLITICAL RUBICON
SOON TO BE CROSSED
Friends Told Of Sensational Speech
TO Be Made In Home
State at Akron.
By JAMES HAY, Jr.

James r GARFIELD, who has been men
toned as the next Republican candi-
date for the governorship Of Ohio. will
rot seek the honor, but will come out
iu a speech IN Ohio within the next
few DAYS violently attacking the TAFT
Administration, and declaring that he
cannot run or a platform which will
embodv the Taft principles and not the
Roosevelt policies"
Such action on the part Of Garfield
viii add 10 the confusion in the Re
publican situation iu the Presidents
state If Mr.. Garfield can carry with
him any considerable portion OF the
voters Of the state.
Mr. Garncld's speech Will be made
before the TippecanoC Club, IN Cleve-
land, some night next week II the club
il. II il refuses 10 hear the speech,
the former Secretary OF the Interior
will deliver II elsewhere.
Tells Of Intentions.
Garfield. when he was in Washington.
confded to his friends his determina-
tion to buck the Administration and
10 cur '-se for good and all with the
assertion that the Taft policies are
neither his nor AIr RooseveIts.
Such "A position rs ridiculed BY the
friends Of the Administration. who point
20 the fact that all OF Mr.. Taft's en-
ergies have been bent toward making
good on the ROOse- 'elt policies and
ciinching what the former President had
done toward proper y regulating and
controlling the actor OF the railroads
and great corporations Of the country.
Mr.. Garfield's determination Is one OF
the most sensational developments IN
the Buckeye States badly muddled po-
ltiral history OF recent months Mr.
Taft less than two months ago, told
some OF the Ohio politicians that he
would do nothing 10 defeat Garfeld's
anhVinn for the Fuv@rnorship. although
ac ssa t-sl tol6 tF-t Garfield was rot
miuistration.
0vertures Were Made.
This assertion on Taft's part was
seized on Dy the Ohioans as presenting
a splendid opportunity for merging into A
uuit all the elements Of their party IN
the State and presenting solid front
in the great battle which Governor Har-
mon win give them.
Advances were made 10 Garfield, and
for several weeks there were stories in
circulation that the former member of
ROOscvelt's Cabinet would bear the Re
publican banner in the forthcoming
campaign
Now. however, comes the unqualified
statement from Garfield that ne viii run
on no platform framed or Influenced
by this Administration.
In his speech, which will be most sen
satiOnal. according 10 the outline he
has given OF II. he Will say that condi-
lions are such as 20 compel him to re-
fuse 70 run on any platform save one
which he could write himself.
Stand Is Ridiculed.
He viii explain his belief that he
would not be allowed 20 write his own
platform, and that, therefore, he could
u0s c0nscienUously enter the fight.
While his stand is ridiculed in Wash
ington and described as hystericaI, the
leaders Of the party do admit that his
action may have a bad effect on some
elements in the Ohio ReoGhlicanfsn. I
The psrty in Ohio is in desperate plight |
without having added 10 its distress the
further burden OF such a severe attack
from the inside by the very man who
was talked Of as a candidate TO head
the ticket
Il was said today that extreme efforts
VIII be- made to dissuade Garfield from
maKirg the speech, but the tenor OF his |
remarks while ne was in Washington
vas such as TO indicate that he has
thoroughly made up his mind on the |
subject.