The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-05-10
ROOSEVELT VS TAFT SCRAPP|NG MATCH
 ONLY TOPIC
Democrats at National Capital Jubilant over Cat and Dry Fight in Repub-
 lican Party
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN AIR
Champ Clark Now In The Lead For Democratic Nomination at
 Baltimore.
Special Correspondence of the Cop
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Special Correspondence of the Cop
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 (By Chas. A. Edwards)
 Washington, D. C.-Of course, the only topic of conversation amongst politicians in the City of Washington is the Roosevelt and Taft scrapping match. I was thoroughly satisfied 1t would come sooner or later and that MT. Taft's friends would rib him up to the sticking point and make him go after Roosevelt in the same manner that Roosevelt has been going after him.
 There never has been a spectacle in the United States from a political standpoint that is now being present. ed to the voters of this country, a President and Ex-President both stumping the country for nomination for the Presidency on the Republican ticket, and hurling epithets at one an- other like the wives of lot of fish mongers in White Chapel market in London. It: positively is disgracefui smiles and the Republicans have got the dry grin They know that the Democrats are clipping from the press of the country every utterance of both these Republican leaders and will use them in the next campaign, whichever should be nominated. | As I have previously remarked in this correspondence, whether 'Roder- | igo kill Cassie or Cassie kill Roder- igo' it all makes for Democratic sue cess. The Democrats have an inn mortal cinch in the election of Presi- dent next November, it makes no diff l ference who is nominated. With all of this crimination and recrimination between the two leading factors ill the Republican party, the voters of this country will come to the conclu- i sion that neither of them is worthy to be President of tn eUnited States and in going to the polls next November, they will say in the language of Mer- cutio, "A plague on both your houses. g
 The truth of the matter is that Colonel Henry WaJterson is correct in saying that Roosevelt is crazy. have known he was crazy for fifteen years, and be has been made crazier by his selfish ambition and an insane desire for the lime-light. He can eX- ist no better out of the lime-light and the applause of the multitude than can a fish on land. It is the breath of his nostrils and he is not much to be blamed for getting into this fight be- cause it is absolutely his natural con- dition and he can no more help it than he can help breathing. As the late Senator Carmack of Tennessee once said to me, "Roosevelt's natural gait is running away"
 The trouble with President Taft is that he has a backbone made of choco- late eclair and every interested poli- tician of the stanpat variety has been able to work his fingers in him, and make him do things against the inter- ests of the people and in the interest of big business. So far as that is concerned, they used Roosevelt in the same way and he has been trying to cover it up. and denying it but chickens always come home to rooSt.
 The fact of the business is that Roosevelt is fakir and a fraud try ing to hoodwink the people of this country again and that Taft is wab- bling politician who can be handled by the same gang or political free booters who have been footing the Treasury under the guise of protec- tive tariff. 2
 At last the people have got their eyes open and they will at the polls next November, unless I am the rank swat them one eternal swat that will put the kibosh on the Republican party for many years to come.
 The spectacular, unheard of and disgraceful campaign being made by Roosevelt and Tart TOT the PreSlQen- tial nomination on the Republican ticket has absolutely overshadowed the race for the Presidential nomina- tion on the Democratic ticket. I take it that the readers of this cores pondence are more interested in the Democratic nomination than they are in the Republican nomination. For that reason I have made it my busi- ness to make a careful survey of the situation as it affects the Democratic candidates and I give. you my honest opinion and the correct figures, as I have carefully enumerated them con- corning the success of every candi- date on the Democratic ticket.
 I have been careful to go over all of the figures compiled by the mana gers of all the Democratic candidates in this city. With all I know person ally about the situation, have elimin- ated some of their claims and have come to the following conclusions, as it appears today. My conclusions give States in which delegates have been elected, instructed or favorable to various candidates and gives States in which delegates to be elected are certain to be for a particular candi- date or in which the candidate has the
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