The Washington times., 1910-09-03
THE PEOPLES AND POOSF-
VELT'S AMBITIONS.

Ever since Theodore Roosevelt came
back from Africa It has been admitted
by most close students Of politics that
he could have Just about anything he
wanted that 1t Is IN the power OF the
American people to give him The
question whether he could assume the
leadership Of the Republican party.
and whether he could again be elected
President, has not been so much dis
cUssed as the question whether he
would again attempt 10 lead the Re
publican party and again attempt 10
become President. The first question
has for some time been quite rener-
ally construed as answered n the at
frmative, and the demonstrations
which have marked the coloneFs trip
through the Middle West have driven
this fact home with added force.
It must be admitted that the masses
Of The people OF the country are
for Roosevelt. They want him 70
assert himself as their champion
and leader II Is probably not
assuming too much 10 say that
they want him 10 be President again
Surely the enthusiasm which has
greeted him everywhere in the last ten
days, over a broad stretch Of country.
points to that conclusion
The Roosevelt sentiment Of the Md
die West Is sUccinctly described BY
John Snure, staff correspondent OF The
Washington Times on Colonel Rooze-
veIt's train From Kansas CITY. the
day after the Osawatomie speech, 8Ir.
SnUTe wrote as follows:
Politicians who are figuring on the
1872 situation might as well come to
me conclusion that they viii have TO
give Consideration 10 a powerful
movement for Roosevelt for President
again In Kansas they have made Np
IneLr minds 10 that effect II the
former President keeps up the gait
ne struck yesterday at osawatornie
noIhing. apparently. can stop the
Western progressives from sending
Roosevelt delegation 10 the next ma
uonal Republican convention
This Is the case Of the Middle West
erners on the question OF RoOsevelt's
future. Boosevelt's side Of Rosevelt's
future Is stiIi a matter OF conjecture,
but IN the same dispatch Dir. Snure
discusses that also he writes:
Everybody recognizes that Roose-
Welt has definitely lined Ep with the
progressive and. in effect, proclaimed
himself q progressive, and that he is
out 70 WreSt control or the EeUUb-
LCl1 party from the reCular forces
with which the ACmIuiScra ton has
aligned itself Having taken the
pluHEe Tor the policies watch the pro
&reSSlNeS. or l1Sui gents claim as
theirs. Roosevelt viii so ahead fight
ing Tor them vigorously. his close
friends say they expect him 20 be bit
terlF asSailed from the citaGels % the
regulars and that they viii be glad
70 see il. for this VIII merely make
him fight the harder
It Is useless 10 attempt TO find an
swer to the question which has arisen
IN the mind of every thinking person:
VIII Roosevelt be a candidate for Presi-
dent IN 1922 To attempt TO 90 SO, Is
TO get ahead of the returns Thus far,
Colonel Roosevelt has declared himself
a progressive and has crystallized IN
surgent sentiment throughout the corn
try by his advocacy OF the new ma
tionaHsm, through which he declares
We must bring about more direct and
eflective government, the elevation
Of personal rights above property
rights, and the equabIe distribution OF
wealth
It Is safe 10 go q little further, and