The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-03
Special to The washington Herald.

Special % The Washington Herald.
Louisville, KY. Sept Under the
caption Cane he make the landing?'
Mr. wattersoh will say in the Courier
Journal in the morning:
1T does look as though the grand
old party is up against it II The
odore Roosevelt be not a candidate
Tor the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation in 1912. there Is nothing in
outer signs and tokens. That he IS
a practical politician OF the first order
win be readily alloweE TO his great
popularity the circumstances OF his
Western journey fully attest; but just
how he expects TO make the landing
two years hence we confess we are
unable 10 divine. The evil conditions
which the colonel excoriates have
sprung UP under the hand and rule
OF the Republican party. Every word
he utters Is an arraignment Of that
party The more salient OF the abuses
which draw his fire have come into
being within the life Of the present
Republican administration. There can
be no escape for the Republicans short
OF setting Taft aside and Of placing
Roosevelt again in command. IN short
and fine. we do not believe he can
catch the Republican ferry boat. even
with two jumps. but II he should. II
IS our opinion that he and those who
rally about him with such unthinking
enthusiasm. would sink here before
she could get across the stream OF Re
publican sentiment. which is stilI wido
and deep and well within the banks OF
the Constitution and the law.
Big Guns VIII BE TRft's.
In case Taft refuses TO stand aside.
the steam roller would be FOR Taft not
Roosevelt. in the national Republican
convention. The commisary stores. the
quartermaster's supplies, the heavy ar
tlllery, would be with the administration
Wall street proper is not so much con-
cerned as the ex-Presldent would have
the hayseeds OF the wild and woolly West
believe. The stock gamblers want ac-
uvity. and Roosevelt gives them that
But the organized wealth OF the country
IS hardly yet sentmentalized. With
Theodore Roosevelt back IN the White
House. II might reason. no mans prop
erty would be safe
The money would be poured out freely
for Taft, and in default OF Taft. for
some other representing the warp and
woof Of old-fashioned Rspublicanism.
I'VE may well believe that there is still
a great deal OF Republicanism IN the Re
publican party. Having Theodore Roose-
velt for the Republican nominee. the issue
OF life-tenure IS unacceptable. The back
from Elba' crowd may deride the man-on-
horseback and laugh to scorn the sug-
gestion Of Caesar and Caesarism. But all
the same, these VIII not down IN the
popular mind: especially IN the Repubn-
can mind; for precisely as Roosevelt Will
propose 20 come back have all the men
Of history and destiny got there. The
Identification in all points would be per-
feet. The sole argument the only rea-
son which could be put forward for the
return Of Theodore Roosevelt to power.
would be the claim that representative
governpent is a failure. and that the
strong arm OF a man rising above const-
tutional checks and balances is indispen-
sable 10 the cleansing OF the Augean
stables.
Mr.. Roosevelt may succeed IN splitting
the Republican party wide open. Judge
Douglas did that for the Democrats, IN
another way; so did Mr.. Cleveland. Par
ties are not immortal They are made OF
flesh and blood. and what has happened
may happen. The crying need Of the time
is a change of parties"