The Detroit times., 1911-02-17

gradual steps, the American Maya
zine, as a force for good, VIII nave
been snuffed out.
Personally, am not alarmed at the
efforts of our Wall-st. friends to sup
press the undertaking magazine.
There are several reasons for my con-
fidence. In the first place, kept
magazine, like woman who ID Kept,
Is sheer expense. In the second
place, this "pandering to the peoples
interests" will never cease to pay
The undertaking magazine exists De
cause there IL a demand for muckrak-
ing. The financial grand dukes and
the ''uncrowned kings" OF our coun-
try cannot stamp out the popular de-
sire for popular rule. And as the
undertaking magazine Ii merely the
mouthpiece of this desire, the muck
raking magazine will go on. 1t Is an
incident to our democracy. The
undertaking magazine has come to
supplement the independent newspa-
per. Where newspapers have sue
cumbed to local infiuence--improper
infiuence-the undertaking magazine
has stepped In and filed the national
want. We cannot be suppressed. IL
we have to circulate by standing on
the street at the corner of the alley
and handing out our articles to the
passerby. we still will circulate. So
with cherry smile, l thumb my nose
to our uncrowned king and his
financial grand dukes.
Speaking of the popularity Of our
calling. Representative Macon, a
statesman who halls from Arkansas,
says the members of the press are
pinheads, pilferers, shrimps and liars.
And then Macon rises to a point OF
personal privilege and tells the house
of representatives that he does not
understand why he Ia not popular
with the gallery.
In regard to a report that William
Loeb would become the secretary to
President Taft after March 4, Loeb
replies to an inquiry on this subject
as follows:
"All can say is that the president
has put no such proposition up to
me, and of course II is not desirable
a
It. There Is really nothing l can tell
you about the matter"
Now Is this a frank reply? Loeb
says the president has not put the
proposition up to him, and, of course,
we would not want Loeb to cross a
bridge until II was reached. We are
wondering whether John Hays Ham
mond put the matter up to him or
rI<fh IL .Ax.. Nha h..fA loo
Is intended as an evasion. We should
like to see Loeb over here on the
job. We have always liked Loeb,
and, while we should sympathize with
him in his task, beholding the small
measure of success which Norton has
achieved In his attempt to save the
Taft administration, We should like
to have Loeb In Mr.. Norton's place.
With T. r. behind him, Loeb was a
dandy secretary. or course, all OF
Roosevelt's fame could hardly be laid
at the door of Loeb. but the combin-
alton was an excellent working one.
We hope william, II he does reach
the bridge, will not hesitate to come
across. fIf
For some time former President
Roosevelt has ceased to look upon
William Loeb as an intimate friend.
Loeb is committed to Taft's cause
He draws his salary as the result of
Taft's good viii, and II Is proper that
he should pay allegiance to the man
he serves. The choice Of Loeb as
political manager for Taft would have
no significance as to the relations
between the president and the for
mer president. Roosevelt is in favor
Of a progressive candidate.
The denomination OF President Taft
has all been settled, announces John
Hays HAMMOND, political engineer FOR
the Guggenheims. We thought 30.
And it's so nice of John to let us know
so early. That saves the. people any
trouble In the matter.
Sincerely, 80
TO- RATH.
A certain New York hotel gives It's
clarka N half ho,,r ovarv aftorpoor to