The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
7. RS ATTITUDE A PUZZLER
POLITICIANS Ar OVER ARE
al ESSING Ar NJ.
ThatS On- Reason Why the sycamore
HIl Wall O. 30 Enormous Perhaps
lie NnI ne Foremost In Bringing Al
Into Harmony Quiet Day for Hlm.


OrsrtE BAY. July p The attitude 81
neutrality in regard to tho Taft Admins
trAtion that Col Roosevelt has prufesssd
and attempted TO assume since his return
from African jungles and the palaces 1t
kings "a a puzzle Ia politicians all over the
country Inspired words from various
persons who haV. taken II upon them
selves To set conditions down AZ safe and
peaceful do not amount 10 much when
they are whispered into tho ears 81 ths
Colonel lie says nothing he says he
will say nothing for a long time. But
you never can tell.
II was three weeks agn to-day that Mr..
Roosevelt got hack He said upon his
arrival here that he was going to keep out
Of politics for a long time and he probably
meant il until he found that his old friends
we're swarming into Oyster Bay like ~
many bces They rushed IN 10 Sycamore
Hin and told tho Colonel everything they
rvmem ber,.d that had happened during
his absence What could the Colonel
do bu, listen The result " that hs "
IN up To his neck. whether he n willing 20
admit II or not.
The silence Of the sz-Presdent a. To
his personal feelings toward the Admins
tration appears To those who have watched
the situation develop and grow in proper
tons here to be highly significant. Let
tiers from insurgents and regulars have
been pouring into the little Oyster Bay
post ONCE with such rapidity and in such
quantities that the Colonel with the as
sistanoe of Secretary Fra nix Harper is
absolutely unable to cop" with his CORE
spondence His mail IL heavier than IL
was while he lived in the White House
and had a corps Of trained stenographers
and advisers to handle It.
On account OF the tremendous amount
OF work that Ia mapped out for Mr. Roose-
welt he has taken a respite from confer
ences on the Hill Yesterday he busted
himself with the letters that are -trewn
all over his library To day he remained
on the job. and until Tuesday he will
receive no visitors unless some one bohs
up with = hurry call that demands his
Immediate attention
According to reliable sources the
marked cordiality with which the Colonel
received Senators Beveridge and Brtstow
and Congressmen Madison, Murdock and
Poindexter. following his VI at with
President Taft At Beverly. and before that
Senator Ia Toilette. has been the basis
for the countless letters that are coming
in daily IL il impossible Ia sidestep the
fact that Mr. Roosevelt has booked with
smiling eyes upon the insurgentS HE'S
satisfied with them
The talk OF a break between Roosevelt
and Taft is by no means discredited here
by close observers. senator Carter OF
Montana. Ohy Tom. - the only caller
~ no has laughed that theory down. and
he didn't laugh very loudly either The
more conservative, however. are willing
70 admit that the Colonel - going 20 look
things over carefully and then push
everybody In line and 20 after the opposi
ton forces this fall when the Congress
elections are held
There il still a lot Of time N be spent
over final arrangements for the Colonefs
trip through the West during the latter
part OF August and the early days of
september He IL trying to arrange IL
10 that he will have a chance 10 see his
political friends out there and streng CITIZEN
his knowledge Of local conditions
Il 10 quite possible that he will SPEAK
in behalf Of other aspiring progressive~
besides Beverage. The chances that he
will talk politics in his speeches on that
taunt over the cou ntry are mighty good
too. for the period % public silence that he
promised on ms ~ urn VIII be over then. .
passed. just before ne left the large and
comfortable hotlse that stands on the top
Of sagamore Hill and overlooks the
wooded acres that belong 70 him Col.
nOfSENFU was IlFtNssfAl W Nli rffIlfrtIllnk
~ his plans for next week He was in a
hurry 20 get down To- the tennis court and
he swung racquet while he talked. The
Colonel Is usually patient
i can't say much he answered. 4
expect Gov. Hughes 20 come here Tues 7
day and remain my guest over night /
There are 20 - no other visitors that /
know 81 az the present moment.
Mr. Roosevelt said that he had been I
striving To cut down the pile ~ letters that ,
continued 20 litter his house He will :
keep on striving until they are reduced /
For that reason he doesn't want 10 lie .
disturbed until Tuesday
rumor that Spea ker Wadsworth would .
blow in to-day had the newspaper men .
on the jump for while hut this was
finally let GO end there was peace
Nhethe- the Colonel will have anything
interesting to say after his conferences .
with the Governor 10. - course not known. .
but there u not much likelihood % \ sIkned |
statement at any rate They will thr--h /
ont the state si;uttion from every angle I
The Colonel should 10 prime for the scrap ?
In New YORK when he returns from the .
West in September and he may he before .
that time