The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-26
Renewed Signs That He May
Be Candidate
HE IS NOT OPPOSING TAFT
But Gives No Western
Trip Purely Personal Campaign.
Lining Up Of the West Against
the East Inevitable.

Washington, Aug. 26.- Theodore
Roosevelt will return from his western
trip tie unquestioned leader Of the pro-
gressises Of the Republican party He
win return more than receptive candi-
date for the nomination for president
Of the United States. This Is the firm
opinion Of men who have reached Wash
iugton after having visited Beverly and
Oyster Bay and familiarzed themselves
through their peculiar acquaintance
with the political situation as it relates
to Colonel Roosevelt In their opinion,
the break between Taft and Roosevelt,
while not hostility, Is Of such chat
acter that from now Colonel Roosevelt
will play lone hand, as far As the nd.
ministration il concerned, and place him.
sell 10 the position Of chief beneficiary
Of the missionary work which be will
do foe the Republican party in the West.
Another result Of the colone's west
ern trip, Of even broader Importance
than that Of candidates., viii be the in
eyitable linine-up Of the West against
the East. The three chief speeches Of
the Roosevelt itinerary are scheduled for
Denver. Aug 20, O,awatomie, Kas. Aug
81, and ST. Paul, Mimi, Sept 8. The
st. Paul speech, being under the auspices
Of the National Conservation association.
naturally viii deal most with the sub
iect Of conservation. In the two other
cities The former president win take ad-
yauced ground in favor Of the revision
Of the tariff By schedules, physical valua-
tion Of railroads, government control Of
rairoad and industrial corporations, a
graduated income tax and tha initiative,
referendum and recall. The colonel prob
ably viii use the soft pedal in discuss
inc the last named, as he believes the
time Is not quite ripe for an applica-
ton Of the principle by the federal gov
eminent. He viii urge the states how
ever, to pass legislation embodying this
sociahstie programme, that il may be
thoroughly tried out locally before it
Is taken up as rational issue. All
the issues herein sst forth, except the
sast, have been urged BY President TAFT,
but il distinction is 10 be made. il
may Be said that Roosevelt Tor Clifford
Pinchot acting through Rooseseltl is the
great originator Of the doctrine Of con-
strvation of natural resources al pc
litical factor, while President Taft mas
identified hs name peculiarly, although
not vet forcefully, with the plan Of
federal incorporation. Physical yalua-
ton OF railroads. for the purpose Of
determining reasonable rates d charge
and dividend, is a pst Of the radical
Senator LaFollette Of Wisconsin. The
income tax is a Democratic idea pure
and simple. Roosevelt Is not an original
tariff revi.iorist. but he Is shrcwd enough
to see that revision by schedule Is pre-
ferabIe to the old plan Of wholesale re
Visions many years aparti and in fol
lowing President Taft in this particular
be viii also align himself definitely with
the western tariff insurgents on the one
proposition on which they have always
held together
Not one Of these issues il palatable
to the East. AN have received more d
less support in the Atlantic states, but
much OF it has been given grudgingy.
However, it has become automatic in
American politics that the West and not
the East must dictate presidential nom
nations in the future, and the man or
the president who wants the country
behind him will make his pay direct,
al Roosevelt purposes 70 %, for the
vote Of the western farmer
The Summit Park, n. Y, speech Of
Colonel Roosevelt, delivered to ten thous-
and farmers and their families. Is the
beginning Of tie greatest campaign Of
political strategy ever played in this
country, in the opinion Of men who pro-
fess to know the workings Of the Roose-
Welt mind. The man who can travel
through tier Of The greatest agrcul-
tural states in The Union expoundine |
plans to make country life more at
tractive and more prosperous, the man
with the possible potentiality Of actually |
doing these things, may BE written down
in advance as the greatest votegetter in
American history. Colonel Roosevelt |
does not need to travel west to set ac
quainted with the country and the peo-
pie, for he knows both now. Neither
is lie going on this elaborate speaking
tour primarily to strengthen the Rtpub- |
lican party as whole or to indorse
The acts 81 the national administration.
Has interest in the political outcome is
personal, not general, in the opinion Of
we'll informed men,