The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-19
What Grievance

Surely when senator Roor advised
Colonel ROOSEVELT 70 refrain from po-
litical announcements for sixty DAYS
after his return from Africa the senator
did not intend that tho sixty DAVIS should
he the unaltnrable maximum 81 self
restraint The senator did not mean 10
advise colonel ROOSEVELT that on or
shortly after the fifteenth of August.
1910. II would hecome his duty. both to
his country and IN his own illlstrious
name and fame. 20 turn outward his
political lnwards for the information
81 the public. Such counsel would
have boon folly. not wisdom. II would
have been utterly unlike Mr. ROOT. who
IL not only the ah,est man Mr. RoOsE-
WELT ever know IN our Government
service. bu, also the greatest man that
has appeared IN the public life of any
country. IN any position. on either srie
Of the occan. in Mr. RoosEvEIT's time
We are quoting the Colonel's estimate
Of Mr.. RooT's sagaci'v.
our own idea IL that this wise far
seeing and dislntercsted mentor he
lleved that Il Colonel ROOSEVELT. after
his return from IN" jungle, could be
persuaded tn refrain from impusive
political uticranCes for sixty DAYS. the
habit ni repression acquired during the
two months ~ self-dlscipllne might
endure for q much longer period. and
even indefinitely. 10 the greater glory
and dignity 81 the exalted post which
TAlan.l RnnEEHETr halNa Ia.
only living eN-President ~ the United
States II Will require more conclusive
proof than IL Afforded nv the indirect
statements now emanatIng from Oyster
Bay 10 induce us 10 abandon the hope
that senator ROpT may s'lCCe.~i. after
all. in his friendly and patriotic enter
prise.
To accept tho" llnatteS'e'i reports ~
Colonel ROosEvFLT'S fr,Iculent attitude
toward the administration which he
did 80 much 10 create and To- establish
IN its Dres"nt unc"mmonlv difficult
position would ba 80 crcdl, the inCredI-
bile What reason has Colonel ROOSF-
WILT for declaring war on President
TAFT. md thus rending IN twain the
great organization II which hey have
been in succession the leaders and the
REPRESENTATIVES ~ IN" principle of regu-
lar'y IN politics What injury nr inius-
toe has Colonel ROOSEVELT srI~ta tanned NJ
the hands 81 President TAFT sufficient
~ warrant a r"prdation - the latter
nv the former. Or, a. the OYSTER Bav
euphemism has u. determination On
the part of IN" Colonel 20 pick up the
thread inst whore he left oT ON March.
iaa. and 80 look forward and not
h4ckv ard o. Tint j. 10 say. 70 erase the
memories ~ past collaboration and
community ~ interests
Let VS. examine the several grievances
that harc been alleged not bv Colonel
ROOSEvI hu' hv those ~ whom he
has rNcentlv spoken or wh" assume 10
NV what - IN his mind
That olrn"I RoOsFvEtT now bcheyes
that President r'IT has actually stopped
t. political intrigue If the peanu,
VARIETY. intended 10 prevent him from
figuring as IN" temporary chairman Of
the Republican stat" committee noNt
month There e absolutely no proof ]
either that ~" President has hcen cog /
infant Il tho doings If tho hnS-le's or
that Colonel ROOSEVELT regards him a.
a participant IN their alleged machlnH-
tions Indeed. c~cn II u were true that
Tr. TAFT had indirectly intcrfercd 10
keep his old friend and chIrftain ont -
the turmoil NJ factInnal strife. truly /,
wise and detached man, like senator
Roof. for example might argue with
plauslhlItv that this service ough, 10
command Colonel ROOSEVELT graft
tude rather than provoke his resent
ment There - some reason for slIppos-
ing that the Colonel is not blind To This
aspec' - the caso for IN one If the few
statements pm forth from
Ov-tor Raw does b" not express his sun
Cere pleasure" ~ being rrlsvcd 81 tho
responsibility h" might have bad m casa
he was chosen - temporary chairman.
Equally inadequate a. a grieyanca IL
the aIsrui --al ~ PINCHOT from the office
90 tm"i Forester. II IN true that the
Hon GiFfuEp PINCHoT - one of Colonel
HOOsEvFL1 : closest friends and most
useful rn'"rmant- that he went across
the u'"an q" puf before the Colonel AZ
tn" carlI'-' Iy--rhi" moment the Pm
& hnt-t Garfield version 81 N" Rallinger
'putr"' and hat n" - now sup
: sod q" h' .r frequent communication
~T'h ovs'"r Ray IN IN" stat" ~ tho
''uuty md "n ir-urE'u,y IN general
'lI Tins '~ r.l'Nuu' affecting m the
last mo hearty approval wr'h which
t"'"r"l E""StNfLt. a. az admints'ra-
tive dIs''rirrt 100 Hud q Ior-.u Of CON
mon sense, must .ogagd The manner n