The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-14

| CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Rooseveit has
started on an anti-taft campaign. Thai
is the meaning of the trip now draw
ing to a close.
To regain control of the party or
ganization and to make impossible
Taft's denomination for a second term
are the two main purposes in view.
Because Taft failed to carry out his
pledges he has lost Roosevelt's sup
port. He has lost what made him
president. Any support that Taft has
in the future must come from those
who benefited by the violation of his
pledges-from his reactionary friends.
For eighteen months previous to
the republican national convention at
Chicago, Roosevelt fought the allied
reactionary forces led by Cannon,
Fairbanks, Knox and Penrose in order
to make sure that a progressive candi-
date should be nominated to succeed
himself
He won.
Taft took the Office and almost i'm
medately disclosed himself as reac-
tionary. His progressveism had been
mere words. He struck hands with
Cannon, Knox and Aldrich, and back
ed by them, began more or less
active warfare on those members of
the party to whom he owed his office.
The elimination of the Roosevelt cabi-
net, the forcing out of Pinchot and
the whole reactionary legislative pro-
gram were but parts of this cam
paign.
Two years have passed. Conse-
quences have accumulated. new
force called insurgency is over
turning regular party leadership.
Wherever elections have been held
there is something overwhelming evil
denCe of disgust and revolt. The chief
cause and object of this sentiment is
Taft.
Roosevelt has returned and has re-
himself to be what he has always
benin favor Of progressive policies.
He has done more. He has started
in to campaign for such policies. Still
more, he is in the midst of fight to
re-establish such policies of the gov
eminent.
There is no occasion to mince words
on this subject. There is nothing sur
reptitious about Roosevelt's methods.
His appeal is to the plain people, and
the more who hear it the better salts
fled he is He has gone to the country
and demands judgment on the Issue,
the issue between reaction, for which
Taft stands, and those progressive
measures which have come to be
known as the Roosevelt policies.
Taft made the presidential office
subservent to big business, and now
big business has chosen Taft as Its
standard bearer In the impending
fight against insurgency.
During the nearly two years since
Taft was elected Roosevelt maintained
a profound silence. He did not inter
fere by word or act with the Taft
administration. His advice was neither
asked nor given. Taft was free to
make his administration what and
how he wished. He made it what 1t
is, and now the time has come to
think about another term and for
Roosevelt to let the people know what
he thinks.
Taft has failed. That is what the
Roosevelt utterance means. RooSe-
Welt has spoken some hundred thOuS
and words, and has mentioned Taft,
name once. on that occasion he in
dorsed what Taft had said in a cam
paigu letter about a tariff board anc
commend the executive for his eXeCu
ton of the maximum provision of the
present tariff law.
Roosevelt has assumed leadership
of the anti-Taft progressive fight
Some people think that this mus
result in his becoming the progressive
candidate in 1912. This is possible
| though not necessary. Control of TIL,
party by the progressives is the frs
task to be undertaken. a nationa
convention which shall have a MAORI
| ty of progressive delegates is the next
/ In every state the lines must b'
drawn and the fight must be made
What has been done in Kansas, lowe
and California must be done in othe
states Otherwise, the regular organi
zation will make Taft the nominee t.
be beaten doubtlessly by some othe
corporation man such as Judson Har
mon.
The Democratic party organization
is controlled by reactiOnary influences
So is the regular republican. A shan
battle between Harmon and a TAT
is just the sort of politics big bust
ness likes
The only chance the people have /
in the Roosevelt leadership of tn
| progressive movement. The campaign
is on, and it will be fought to tn
bitter end