The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1910-01-13

to get those laws amended, and some
new ones passed Taft and Roosevelt,
believe. agreed on this point Tart
was a man with many friends. and a
genius for making more. lie had not
been In the Roosevelt fighuS and 30
was not opposed as Roosevelt was.
The men Roosevelt had fought were
still in control OF the Senate and
HouseAnothing could be done with
out them They must either be scar
ed or whcedlod into passing the ne
cessary measures. Roosevelt had scar
ed them--it was decided that Taft's
method ought to be 10 wheedle.
SO Taft took up the work OF try
ing TO get the good laws thru friend
ship with the men in control lie
was warmly welcomed by those gent
lrmen-they lad been some scared
and they were willing TO do "A good
deal to prevent Roosevelvs coming
back and going after them again. So
they agreed TO the propositlon-and
winked the other eye. They became
fast friends OF Taft. and every time
he started 10 do some thing they told
him that II he did they would find Il
impossible to control their friends. and
that precious legislation would be lost
SO he didn't do IL. In order 20 keep
on good termo with them he appoint
ed Balllnger. and had TO stand by
him. whether OF not he was wrong II
seems clear that he told Ballinger he
would protect him. but that he must
not do II again. But these other
friends OF Ballnger's wanted TO get
Pinchot out. and 80 kept things
hot, and finally Taft In protecting
Rallingcr, got into a place where
Pinchot couldn't stand IL, and then
Taft had to discharge him. But while
Taft is technically correct in drop
ping Pinchot. he ought 10 drop Balm
ger. too. Balllngcr is wrong. lie has
never claimed that he was right-all
he has ever had TO say for himself
was that he cid not break any laws.
He didn't. perhaps, but he certainly
did not protect the peoples interests,
and the people know It, and they
are for Pinchot Tam was forced 60
move at las, 10 do thing he hated
the interests have worked him.
And so with regards the insurgents.
The Cannon bunch has worked him
there-too. The insurgents are for
the same things Taft is-they would
stand by him much better than the
other crowd, but he has not waited
till the loyalty OF the two sides was
proved up-he has issued his threat
against an opposition which does not
exist. No one Is hurt, to be sure.
but 1t makes bad feeling.
What will happen? Heaven knows.
and information from that point Is
scarce. II tho Aldrich-C Cannon crowd
Keep their word Taft's programme Of
legislation viii 90 thru all right. for
the insurgents will not fight that
II that happens, 1t will be good for
the country, and maybe for Taft.
AnG at any rate he will have done
all that good and true man could.
II Aldrich and Cannon break their
word, as they have done before. il
VIII be up 10 Mr.. Taft to drop the
peace plan and try the other. /
think 1t Is safe TO say that Roosevelt
VIII never come back TO fight Taft
that II Roosevelt ever gets into
the ring again. Taft will be with him.
But you can never tell. As TO Con-
gress-the only question is how much
Aldrich and Cannon will be able TO
save out of the wreck. As to the
Republican party-there have been
so many predictions lately that 1t was
going TO break up, chat one hates
to say II over again, but for one
cannot see how Cannon and Cummins
can ever again stand on the same
platform. Ard If they cannot, IL
means that our grand old party will
nave different look pretty soon.
My, what a lot OF "ifs" there are
in that paragraph. But it is
pretty fair indication of the political
situation, after all, for no one knows
at all where we are at, or where we
are going to.