The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-04
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF 1912.

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF 1912.
Scenes are being enacted behind
the curtains in national politics Pol
iticians are looking for a man for
the presidency in 1912. Seems strange
in a republic where ninety millions
of people are to be consulted that
n few men can gather and name
president But they often do 1t,
more presidents are named that way
than otherwise, and the powers be-
hind the throne" as they are term
ed, are now looking out for thai
man in 1912. one other feature that
enters into the selection of this man
from the standpoint of the busi.
ness man is that he cares little for
politics The man in the ordinary
walks OF life has his sentiments and
allows his sentiments to enter into
the control of his vote and he casts
his vote for his own political party
and shouts himself hoarse when he
wins and is cast down in gloom
when defeated. But the man who
makes money out Of the trend of
national legislation, when its trend
is toward his interests, cares little
for politics. It's all business with
him.
From the move that is being
made now it is very clear that
Roosevelt is not wanted for presi-
dent In fact when Roosevelt was
nominated and elected it is doubt
full If the politicians and the bust
ness men who make money out Of
tle trend OF national legislation
wanted him. Roosevelt at that time
was popular with the people. Dis
tricts and states began to instruct
their delegations for him and there
was a pe!l nell race by the inter
ests to get in the band wagon. They
did not want Roosevelt but they
saw his nomination was inevitable.
Roosevelt loves the lime light 81
well, he is a man of so much energy
and courage that he will be a candi
date in 1912.
The business man says of him.
Roosevelt is the impossible. his
ideas of the new natlonllism are not
the ideas for business" and they
will make a desperate effort to de-
feat him in the convention If indeel
they do not succeed in steering the
nomination SO far away from him
that he win not be nominee
The resolutions proposed in con
gress to investigate the African eN-
pediton of Roosevelt is but one Of
the schemes to make Roosevelt more
of an impossbility than n is now.
Those resolutions are the result OF
the deep laid plans to discredit the
lion hunter
As with Roosevelt, so with Taft.
but from another viewpoint Taft is
too much like putty. He is with La
Toilette one day and the next day
he is with Aldrich AM stil on anoth.
er day he is with neither. Taft has
tried to make a good president. bu;
he has lacked that force tnat brings
men to him to do his bidding. while
he is strong in intellect he has
lacked that indescribable something
that binds his followers to him and
whips the opposition into line. Taft
is not wantei, he is vascilating.
The turn of the tide in national
politics makes it improbable that any
republican can win. The ship OF
state under republicanism has had
as its rudder the American dollar
Greed has driven it upon the rocks
and it is doubtful if it will be nut
afloat for another administration.
In case the high-browed fellows
who have always dictated the policy
OF the government takes this view
of the situation they will turn to
some democrat and throw all the
hidden uence they have in behind
the man they want for president.
Whoever that democrat is he will