Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-03-25


ton measures can be put through |
congress at this session with united
party action back Of them and then.
as the officials of the committee view |
1t, the speakers can go before the |
country and say, I'VE have carried out
the promises of the Republican plat
form In large measure, and we pledge |
ourselves to carry out the rest of the
recommendation before the Sixty
first congress adjourns next March"
Chairman Lloyd, of the Democratic
congressional committee. says that the
Republicans all through the west,
and to some extent through the east,
are disaffected because President
Taft has not carried out In full force
and effect what are known as the
Roosevelt policies. Mr.. Lloyd says that
the Republicans who are disappointed
over what they consider lack of ag-
gressiveness on the part of the pres
ent president, are bound to vote for
Democratic candidates for congress in
order to make their protest against
the disinclination of the party to go
ahead along progressive lines.
Look to Roosevelt.
The Republican managers in the
coming campaign, as has been printed
| heretofore, may make an attempt to
| get Theodore Roosevelt to take the
stump In support of his party and of
the Taft management of the progress
sive policies. 1t may be that the mighty
hunter will return to America and in
dorse what Mr.. Taft has done, but
even II he does this there are many
officials in Washington having some
reputation for wisdom, who say that
they doubt very much whether Mr..
Roosevelt will consent to go on a
speech-making tour, and that he prob
ably will content himself with sitting
In his study at Oyster Bay or in his
editorial room in New York city, there
to put out in written form what he
thinks about political conditions.
Chairman Lloyd. of the minority
party's campaign committee. says that
he is convinced that the unrest
among the people will result In
Democratic victory. He refers, of
course. to the complaints that have
been made about the high cost of liv-
ing and the feeling evident in some
places that the high prices are trace
able to the tariff.
Republican Faction Troubles.
The Republicans in New York have
been having troubles, and while in a
measure they have been settled, occa.
sionally messengers from the Empire
state Republican camp are still being
sent over to Washington to confer
with President Taft and with Sena-
tors Root and Depew. The feeling of
most of the Republicans seems to be
that the party in New York will not
get into definite state of peace un-
til former President Roosevelt returns.
Apparently great many people ex'
pect that as soon as Mr.. Roosevelt re
turns to this country, he will have
something definite to say about the
present administration. The Repub
licans who think that President Taft
has not done his best to forward the
Roosevelt policies, are seemingly con
vinced that Mr.. Roosevelt at once will
get out his big stick and use 1t on the
administration of the man who during
war and his closest friend. Other
Republicans. believe that the mighty
hunter on coming back, will say kind
. ly words for the administration, and
will insist that Mr.. Taft has been all
right, and that the only difficulty is
that his methods have been misunder
stood.
The men who are the closest friends o
, Mr.. Roosevelt, men whom he consult
ed on political matters, and who ir
, fact we're members of his officia
household, are of the opinion that the
, colonel will keep silent on admins
! tration affairs for long time after hi
comes back to America. and that hi
will make close study of the frs
year of the administration and of III
!, outlined policies for the future. before
he says or writes word in approva
or disapproval.
Sees Work for Ex-President.
. One of Mr.. Roosevelt's close friends
, however, a man who was nearer t
i. him in an advisory way during hi
\ term as president, than any other maj
!. in the United States, is now an offic,
holder in New York city. Unquestion
ably this New York man. whose iden
tity is not hard to guess. is particu
) larly interested in New York state pol
, ltics. He foresaw the row which re
!" Gently broke cut between the Repuh
+ lican factions in the Empire State, ant
+ he came to the conclusion apparently
: for he is a good Judge OF men ant
!. political conditions, that affairs Il
Il New York could be Strengthened ou
!, only by some one with strong hand
y and he had one man in mind who a
that time was far away in the jungle
y of Africa.
The Democrats in Washington ar
{ not at all unhappy over the trouble
3 which are besetting the Republican