The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-01-13
PROGRESSIVES Will
SUPPORT TAFT
And Will do What They can
to Elect Him.
Roosevelt Will Also Give His
Support to Taft in
" 1912.


stories of an interchange of political
and Legislative endearlng letters be-
tween President Taft and Col Roose-
welt have been exaggerated Theme is
NO strong bond of union to-day be-
tween the present President and his
predecessor, and it is not likely that
such bond will be cemeted in the
near futune.
Recently 1t was told how Collsc-
tor Loeb, of New York had be5n for
mally requested to look out for the
Presidents future interests in New
York State, and it was also said that
the collector would have the Colonel's
approval in case he chose to accspt
In 1912 Mr. Roosevelt will give Mr..
Taft his support, but as it was said
In the dispatch. touching the inter-
change betwean Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Leob
the support is not at all likely to be
full-hearted.
There are men who know definitely
lust what the attitude of Mr.. Roose
welt toward the present administra-
lion is, and tsge are men, also who
know that the present altitude, I'M
Z less cataclysmic changes come, will
be maintained in the futures
The President is professionally
counting on MIR. Rocssvelts support,
and he his going to get it, and it
will, be an active support. but not ful-
ly sympathetic. This means simply
that while he will work for Mr.. Tafts
election the Colonel would prefer
that the work was to be done for
someone against whom the, Progress
sAves never had made charge of a
willingness to tsmpori7e with reaction
Other Progressive leaders with Col.
Roosevelt will support President TAFT
for denomination. The full-hearted
ness with which they will undertake
the task of support can best be judg-'
ed by what they have said of the
President Within the last few years.
With the Progressive leaders, Roose-
walt and all the others the feshng
is that the administration recently he s
shown progressive tendencies which
they hold 1t ought to have shown
from the first
The Prograssives are going to sup
port the President and do what they
- II, nj ,txrfth var
word of the past, but it would not
be difficult to get from than an I'D
iesion that the past is not easily
- beforgotten
H This submitted outline of the situa-
" tion Is truthfuily drawn, for the men
who have made it ara pn6bably truth
full men, Certainly no one thus far
has made any strong effort to con-
fer upon them membership in hhe club
whose motto is mendacity. The out
line is given with no attempt to rea-
son as to the rights and the wrongs
of the opinions of Mr.. Tafts conduct
In office which the Progressive head
eds hold. They say that Mr.. Taft ais
unqusstionably will be renominated
for the Presidency. that they are par
ty s'-on.. and that hhey think the
Pre- It DIS much more of a Pro-
grs than are any of the Damo-
t.----.w most prominently mention
cd as candidates for the Prssiden-
tial nomination.
II no disappointment had come TO
the Progressive leaders following tar
LII legislation and certain other Leg
gislation in its first recommended
form of course there could be no
question as to the loyalty which
Roosevelt. Cummins and the rest would
come to the support OF tho President
IN the next campaign.
As Ii Is. they will bring more sym
} pafhy and strength 10 the Presidents
standard in tho neat contest. even
with memories keen for what they
call Mr.. Taft's deredction. because
of the seeming certainty that Mr.,
Harmon, of Ohio is TO be the noxt
candidate OF the opposition. For Har-
mon the Progressive Republicans have
about as much love as they have for
Nelson w. Aldrich. They say frank
ly that II the Ohio Govarnor is NOM
mated Alr. raft safely can make ar