The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-12
GET THIS STRAIGHT.

GET THIS STRAIGHT.
The Associated Press carries this
guess from the hookworm It en-
ployes to fabricate information con-
corning what takes place at Beverly
and Oyster Bay;
President Taft. II is believed. is
anxious that Colonel Roosevelt
should make a careful study of the
new law before committing himself
in any way. The colonel undoubt-
eddy has had the 'insurgent" view
of the tariff pretty we'll drilled into
him by Senators Beveridge, Bristow.
La Toilette and the others who have
been to Sycamore Hill. Mr. Taft.
the story goes today, wants the
colonel to have the administration
view"
yellow" magazines, sore at the
president because he advocated
Icharging magazines a higher rate
for the use of the mails than news
papers. have succeed in creating an
impression that Roosevelt and Taft
are no longer friends. and the spell
has fallen upon certain Washington
correspondents, who have been i'm
posed upon by designing members
OF congress. II does not. apparent.
lily. seem remarkable that Taft and
Roosevelt should have failed TO dis
cuss this subject, lying nearest the
presidential heart. when they had a
long confidential chat in the seclu-
sion of the veranda at Beverly, and
that the president should find II
necessary to send Mr.. Loeb to see
Roosevelt for him. Yet, Mr.. Loeb
assured the associated press CORE
spondents that the tariff and Mr..
Taft do not need defending. and Il
is known that the interview turned
upon Loeb's possible candidacy for
governor OF New York, for which
position he will have the support of
President Taft, Governor Hughes
and Theodore Roosevelt. No quarrel
on that point, is there?
The same writer's thought the
president of the United States was
churlish In not going out in tug to
welcome Roosevelt home; yet,
Roosevelt evidently had some re-
spect for the Office, and called on
the president. instead Of expecting
the president TO call on him.
They hailed in the fake story the
ASSOCIATED press correspondent sent
from Oyster Bay, to the effect that
Roosevelt would support Poindexter
for senator from Washington. indi-
cations of break with the admin
istration; but the next day Roose-
welt said the story was a lie.
Next they gleefully announced
that Roosevelt will make a speech
for InsUrgent Senator Beyeridge in
Indiana, but were non-plused when
they learned that Roosevelt also will
make speech for StandPat Sen
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts.
When writer's and readers return
to an intelligent comprehension of
the fact that Roosevelt and Taft
stand for one and the same thing
politically, that they are fast per-
sonal and political friends. and that
neither the president nor Mr.. ROose-
welt are interested in. the political
fortunes of individuals, save as they
affect the policies to which they are
pledged or interest them on the
ground OF personal friendship, they
will be able to follow the course OF
national events clearly.
President Taft was the mainstay
of Theodore Roosevelt during his
term on questions of state craft, and
every difficult and delicate mission
Of state was entrusted to Taft. Taft
was Roosevelt's deliberate choice as
bis successor after years OF personal
acquaintanceshfp. In the national
platform on which he was elected
Taft advocated the principles Of con
servation of national resources. the
postal savings bank, corporation
tax, regulation of railroad rates and
supervision of their issuance OF
stock, a commerce court of review
Istatehood for New Mexico and Ari'
iona, the opening of corporation
books TO inspection, and the revision
of the tariff upon the finding OF a
commission OF experts These were
jail policies favored by Roosevelt
land everyone OF them was enacted
Into law under the Taft admins
tration. Stand-patters and Insurgeni
Republicans and not a few Demo
Gratis voted for them; but the origi.
nal bills were actually prepared by