The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
ROOSEVELT AND POLITICS.

rosentativo Miles POindextcr and is
not being supported by Secretary
Ballinger. With these and a few
other corrections the Associated
Press dispatches regarding the SEN
atorial fight In the state of Washing
ton is correct The only fact remain
ing outside OF the statement that
former President Roosevelt has
pledged himself TO P6indexter is that
a senator IS TO be elected in the state
OF Washington the coming winter.
There seems TO be a disposition on
tho part Of some people TO call in
Colonel Roosevelt I'm place OF the doc
tor when Johnny has cold or
when one OF the farmyard fowls is
afflicted with the pip. Under such
circumstances. OF course. the candi-
dates for Office. of color and other
wise. naturally seek aid and comfort
az oyster Bay.
LaFollette. Bristow. Madison. Muir
dock. Boindexter and others Of the
fnsurgent stripe have been entnr-
tained at Sycamore Hill and have
taken their departure smiling and
happy.
What does 10 all mean? We con-
fess our inability 70 even guess at this
timr. The Republican party was
rounded two years before Theodore
Roosevelt was born Many men now
living have followed its fortunes ever
since General John c. Fremont was
placed I'm nomination for President.
and during al the intervening years
from 1856 down TO the present time
they have never needed chart or COM
pass 20 direct them in the straight
and narrow way.
OF course. they have followed the
regularly constituted leaders OF the
party 90 n greater or lesser extent. but
az no time I'm the fifty-four years Of
the existence Of the party have they
set up idols I'm tire wilderness and
forgotten their vows. With the ark Of
the covenant IN their possession vic
tory has always perched upon their
banners
we confess our inability 60 under
stand tire object and aim OF Colonel
Roosevelt allowing the dispatches
from oyster Bay TO possess the least
particle Of truth our vision may be
limited. but so far as we can see we
see clearly
The object Of the insurgents IS the
immediate revision Of the tariff
schedules. az stated I'm the Dakota
platform. The Republican party has
just revised the tariff in n downward
direction 90 the fullest possible exc
tent. fl the wages Of the worlxiurmen
or the United States are to be kept
up O. the standard. Does Colonel
Roosevelt propose 70 aid and nbet the
agitation for tariff revision7
Colonel Roosevelt was President Of
the United States for seven years. and
during that time ne never advocated
tariff revision. although az the outset
Of his career he promised to send a
special message 60 Congress on the
subject
When William Howard Taft sue
ccefcd TO the presidency. possessing
the courage Of his convictions. hs
Congress FOR the purpose OF revisins
the tariff. and the work was 50 vel
done that President Taft declared tn,
Payne Aldrich measure tho best tariff
bill ever enacted into law. Does th'
former President dissent from tina
vicw7
The tariff question e. all there is Z,
the insurgcnt campaign. In the mat
ter Of conservation President Taft hal
gone as far as the existing laws woult
allow. and bin was passed at tn
last session OF Congress for the pur
pose Of iegalizing some OF the Ian,
Withdrawals Of the preceding admin
istrauon
Tn the matter Of railroad legisla
ton a long step I'm advance has beer
takoL since Colonel Roosevelt pu
aside tho insignia OF Office. A posta
savinss bank bill has also been passed
and many other laws enacted FOR IN
public welfare.
All that was done during the recen
session ~ Congress was accomplishel
in Cace OF the united opposition OF IN
Democrats and insurgents. Does Col
onoI Roosevelt propose 20 give the in
surrcnts credit Tor laws adopted an
approved by the regular Republi
cans7
There are but tive reasonable ex
plantations Of the extraordinary atti
tildo assumed by the cx-President. II
may be attempting the impossible
trick Of making the Republican part
turn a somersault or Tire tariff cues
ton. or be may be. what has so ofte
been asserted. a candidate for a thir
term. 10 middle ground Is visible {
the naked eye.
Yet So IS hard 20 believe that Col
o,c1 Roosevelt has either purpose 4