The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
EXPECTED SOON
T0SH0W H|SHAND.
Roosevelt Will Probably
Indorse Taft Admin
istration.
p r 3 S / d E N T is
CALMLY WAITING.
colonel's Views of New Tariff
Agree With Those of the Pres
ent Chief Executive Any
Reflection in Platform
Would Be Certain to
Cause Bitterness.

Washington. August 31.-Ex .Presi-
dent Roosevelt will taxa practically
the same position as to the tariff tina:
has been taken by President Taft. He
VIII say that the existing law i3 the
best tariff law ever passed by Con-
gress. but that there should be care
ful revision, schedule by Jchedute. at
such time as Is deemed pest by the
Republican leaders. This. 1T least. is
mate friends that he will do, and the
tern trip may change his mind, owing
to the hostility existing in somo sec
tions there against the bill.
The understanding to-day as to the
attitude of the ex-President on tho
tarifr comes direct from a Republican
Representative who talked with min.
This Representative Is of the opinion
that Mr.. Roosevelt will first make his
views known through the platform
that will be adopted at the New York
Republican State convention the last
beforehand. The platform to be adopt
ed by that convention will be of his
making, or at least Will nave his ap-
prevail This platform will be watched
with Immense interest by the country
generally for its utterances as to the
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Taft administration.
Responsible for Platform.
Mr.. Roosevelt. In full control OF tue
convention, will be responsible Tor the
making of the platform and Tor It's
phraseology. Consequently the por-
tions OF the platform dealing with tne
Taft administration Will be OF I'M
portance. and will be SO resaIoeo ny
the country as Indicating the real
feeling of Colonel %hooseFeit eo"aio
the administrator.
This is more SO because political
comment every day emphasizes the
curious fact that Colonel Roosevelt has
not yet uttered one complimentary
word OF the Taf. administration or
commended any OF its work. On tho
other hand. President Taft mas re-
peatedly refsrrsd TO the ex-Presidant
In terms of praise IN his letters and
speeches.
The Information from Beverly, from
a high source. too. Is that President
TAFT is waiting patiently to see what
the ex-President will say as to the
present administration. While Mr..
Taft has shown gratitude to Colonel
Roosevelt as his political maker, anu
wants to get along peacefully with
him and hold warm spot for him
always. he is beginning to feel tho
slight in the failure OF tne colonel to
mention his name or administration in
any of the many speeches he has
made. He cannot see how any man
OF the same political faith. much less
man supposed to entertain most
kindly personal and political feeling
toward him, can hold off from saying
something that will partially. at least,
commend what the White House has
done for the last year and half.
Kccnly Feels the Slight.
Mr.. Taft's big-hearted nature. it Is
said. makes him feel poignantly this
neglect Of his bosom friend OF other
days. One effect is to make him sick
of politics generally, and to cause him
to wish that he had never entered
the game.
According to the view of those on
the inside. however, Colonel Roose-
Welt will be compelled to show his
hand as to the Taft administration by
the last of September in the adoption
OF the platform to be framed in the
State convention. To omit word OF
praise of the President and his admins
tstration in that platform would mean,
unquesttonably. bitterness between the
President and e1-President, and pos
sibly a warfare that will change the
political map of the country In the
next few years.
It is generally believed that Mr..
what Is due the national administers
,tlon when he shapes up the work at
the Albany convention.