The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-27
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sponse to questions submitted by
Sumner Curtis. Washington CORE.
spondcnt of the Chicago I,ecord-Iier-
aid. in New York, gave the followin,;
Interview.
In your opinion. Is Colonel Roosc-
rclt candidate for the presidency In
1922"
In ms opinion, Colonel Roosevelt
always has been a candidate for tho
presidency. and always will be a can
didate for the presidency.
But / don't think that Colonel
Roosevelt VIII be thr candidate of any
party for tho presidency in 1912 or In
any subsequent year.
Mr.. Roosevelt has been President of
the United States, and has been the
most boisterous. bombastic, disturbing
and destructive President that the
United states has ever had.
1T is astounding to hear Mr.. Roosc-
welt criticizing MIR. Taft for dis,urbine.
business, when Mr. Roosevelt In MS
term so completely disturbed business
as practically TO put IL out uf bust.
ness.
MIR. Taft's activities may not be
exactly bcnehting business. but tho
main trouble WITH business Is that II
has not yet recovered from the panic
into which Mr.. Roosevelt impellcd II
by his indiscriminato attacks and in
flammatory uttcrancea.
More Bark Than Bite.
Mr.. Roosevelt's trust policy was. to
be sure, more bark than bite, but
confidence can be dissipated. investors
terrified and business demoralizcd by
sumciently loud bark.
When MIR. Roosevelt was President
he was forever publicly dcnouncinS
American big business and American
big business men, while secretly aid
ing those men in their trust transac-
tions, and even inviting them as 'prac-
teal men to help him write his pub
lie documents.
But It was not so much Mr.. Roosc-
velta secret dealings with the trust
magnates that unsettled business III
America as his eXtravaS giant and indis-
criminatc denunciation of American
business conditions.
"a great part of the capital en-
ploycd In developing American enter
prises is invested from abroad. These
foreign Investors are naturally. some
what timid OF Investments SO far from
home, and disposed to watch such in
vestments very carefully.
Scared Foreign Investors.
All Mr.. RocscvcltB cXtravaSant
expressions and indiscrimlnatc attack.
were printed in tull in tho foreign
papers, ana the foreign investors
reading these reports and knowing
nothing of MIR. EooscYclt's secret as
ISOLATION with the trust magnates, be-
came frightened at conditions In Amer
lea, wlicn they supposed were truth
fully related by the former President
OF the United states, and Withdrew
their capital.
''Mr. Roosevelt may have done some
good things while lie was President.
am disposed TO conccdc that he did
number OF commcndabie things. But
developing business along any lines.
even the most simple and legitimate.
is not q matter either within the char
acter or capacity OF Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t
is ridiculous thing, therefore, TO see
MIR. Roosevelt Attacking Mr. TAFT for
disturbing business that Mr.. Itoosc
Welt himself when President, wholly
demoralized and partly destroyed.
MIR. Taft has at least some definite
trust policy, a mistaken ono, truly
believe. but nevertheless a definite pol
Icy. which he consistently and con-
scicntiously adheres to-"