Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-05-24
PROFITING By TAFT'S AMIABILI.
TIES.

While the New York Sun is highly
satirical in its editorial comments on
the situation developed by the Balm
ger investigation, its conclusions that
there has been a bunch of arch con-
spirators working more against Pres
ident Taft than against the subordi-
nat cabinet officer is aptto meet with
general endorsement. Reading the tes-
timony from day to day one cannot
but conclude that a set of disappointed
and dissatisfied marplots deprived If
the undue influence they enjoyed I'M
der the Roosevelt administration, and
chafning under the new resstarfnt,
combined with Garfield and some 9TH
ers who had been raised to high place
under the new administration, to dis
credit President Taft in the eyes of
the public, with the view of creating
a reaction in favor of another Roose-
velian administration n which they
could pose as powers behind the
throne Speaking along these lines
the Sun sums the situation in the fol-
lowing interesting, and at times sting.
ing, editorial:
When the hero returns, stained
with the blood of warthogs and timid
an-elCpes, fresh from contact with
crowned heads and c0mpacent in the
Knowledge that he has set the whole
world by the ears witt but having
s1d anything Of real value and impor-
lance, he viii find that during a long
and sanguinary and gymnastic alb
sence his friends have not been idle
| He will find the republican Organiza-
tiol' split into warning factions and
| the democracy gloating over the sit
uatloH but destitute of the intelligence
and the cohesive spirit needed to take
advantage of it.
We do not say that Colonel Roose.
VaIr has inspired this deplorabIe con.
summation. We do not think he has
Il las been contrived by his friends
however, or by those who call them.
selves his friends that they NAV profit
y coat of innocence and the f1aunt.
Fns OF purchased favor But The
a cofdit ons are in evidence, unmistaIxa.
bic and Overwhelming. No resnonsfhIf
observer believes that Ballinger il
the real object of this virtuous nm
AeaYal on the part of the Tennis Cab
met, the fat-ed lfrelings and the gram
array OF eager understrappers.-
lutely nothing Of the smallest conea
quence has been charged against Raj
lnger. Less than nothing has bnar
proved. The nduisftion proceeds he
cause there seems to be no one with
courage enough to condemn and dissi
pate it. The committee still goes M
with s3s Pickwickian probes and tn,
country is Toasted daily upon pett,
scahdals that tstillate the populace apl
put a senSeIess yaWp in every flame
mouth; and over this distressing anr
degrading process the democracy pre-
Sldes, blind to justice and propriety
ana tninhing only of triumph tina
: may be rescued from the mud.
5 1t IS quite natural that Presiden
Iatts enem es-and Garfield, Pincbot
DC, are clearly such-should wisI
to profit by his misguided amiabilitfez
: 40 one can deny that Mr.. Taft him
self has founded the structure from
which these darts have been directed
at him. Had he thrown Pinchot on
year ago, along with CLAWS. lief
those pretentious gentlemen to max,
! the little noises from the cloud O
dismissal and reputation, we should
never have heard so much as a whis
per OF the transgressions which have
now Deen shown TO be imaginary, bu
! "iilch' with expert handling, have TAX
en- dreadful shapes in the prospec
OF FuDLlc ignorance and superstition.
resident Taft must charge himselt
Win the difficulties and embarrass.
mehts OF the existing situation ant
~hen Colonel Roosevelt returns anG
nhds things as they are today who
sAaH blame him for bulging in?