The National tribune., 1910-05-26

President has maintained more cordial
relations with the White House or
where he has labored more aggressiveiy
to promote the popularity of the w hlte
House occupant.
Altho the Spring is yet young. the
Vice President has been out on several
speaking trips, where he Is discussing
politics pure and simple and telling the
people the kind of man they have for
President, He is consistently the Presi-
dents friend, and believes that the
country does not fully appreciate the
worth of the man who now holds the
helm of state He is also speaking up
for the tariff law, but, in fact, has hard
ly more than begun his efforts on both
those lines. The Republican leaders
are placing great emphasis upon the
importance of the work that the vice
President is doing and Is planning to do
between now and next November.
First and foremost, Vice President
Sherman is a party man. That is one
reason why he is willing to go out upon
the hustings and do all he can to ward
off the overwhelming defeat which so
many ny-Republicans are now propheSying
in their hours of diScOuragemeh. His
predecessor. Vice President Fairbanks.
too was a party man, and he did all ne
could for the advancement of party in
terests, but President Roosevelt treated
MN SO TuutlN anu thebe
Mr.. Fairbanks omitted much mention
of Mr. Roosevelt's name on public oc-
casions.
For the present Vice President Sher-
man has dropped out of the White
House Legislative conferences somewhat.
That is not on account of any lack OF
appreciation on the Presidents part.
1t is simply because the time has gone
by when the Vice President can be of
any service as peacemaker there.
Some months ago he was striving earn
estly to patch up a compromise between
the regulars and insurgents, but all such
efforts proved unavailing, and conse-
uuently Vice President Sherman has
been proceeding along new lines. The
regulars decided that it was essential to
fight out their factional battles, and Mr..
Sherman has promptly gotten out upon
the hustings. proClaiming the tariff law
as an excellent statute and President
Taft as an excellent Executive.
Most of the Vice Presidents speaking
in recent weeks has been at the instance
of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee He was Chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee when
he was nominated at Chicago for Vice
President. His interest in the work of
the Congressional Committee never
Jagged because of his promotion to
higher office. That committee has con-
d series VI SutCtSSlul
ever since 1894, and the Vice President
is very anxious indeed that there should
be no break in the series during this
year of political grace 1910.
1t is altogether probable that the Vice
President will be put forward as the
leading stumper in the Congressional
campaigns this year, unless the party
chieftains are able to persuade ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt to make a few speeches.
While President Taft will undoubtedly
work and plan to help his party in every
possible way, the traditions of the Office
are against his going upon the stump,
and he welcomes cordially such on in
fluential champion as his political 1un-
ming mate The Vice President possesses
his confidence fully, and therefore is
able to cooperate with the President
in political matters.
When he was nominated for the Vice
Presidency Mr.. Sherman was known as
fairly capable public speaker. The
party managers. however, did not ex-
pect particularly brilliant service from
him upon the stump. In this they were
measurably surprised, for he proved
very effective orator all during the
Presidential campaign, and ever since
then has been ready and willing always
to go out for speech where the Repub-
lican Party would benefit from a little
stirring up of sentiment. He is distinct
ly a conservative, DuI clOIneS his IDEAS
in respectful language for all parties
and factions concerned and makes a
good popular impression.
Stanch Supporter of the Speaker.
He is also stanch in his support of
Speaker Cannon. The two were friends
for years, and the Vice President be-
Iieves in the Speaker. as the Speaker
believes in the Vice President. Accord
ingly he will undoubtedly be a cham
pion of the Speakers administration of
House affairs to some extent during the
campaign IL the Speakers administra-
ton of House affairs is made an issue.
The Speakers friends, on the other
hand, believe that the issue of Cannon
ism is being pushed into the background
and that the country Is showing mere
interest in President Taft and the rariff.