Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-27
ROOSEVELT AIMS 10
preserve POLICIES
REAL REASON FOR CANDIDACY
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REVEALED By PoLlTlcAl
FRIENDS.
TAFT DESERTED STAND
TAKEN ev HIS PREDECESSOR
Roosevelt Found en- Return From A.
RIGA That Man He Made President
Was hohno5bins With Cannon; and
ether Enemies Of the Common
People - Risk Of Personal Loss.

ether Enemies Of the Common
Psopie - Risk Of Persona! Loss.
[John Callan O'Liughlin in Chica go
Tribune.l
Washington, Feb. 27.-Now that Col.
Theodore Roosevelt has made his repi:
to The governors announcing that he
Will accept the republican morning ton
she uiI il bc rendered to him., his
friends last night we're willing to detail
the circumstances when led up to his
decision.
No president ever started his admin
l;traticn under iaircr auspices or with
more earnest wishes fer his success
from his. predecessor than did Presi-
dent Taft. The republican party WAS
united. the odd guard which ahad
been forced to accept Mr.. Taft, had
been beaten into acquiescence, and
Colonel Roosevelt believed his success
soy would remove the stumps from the
path of progressive legislation wilitn
he had blazed. r.
Between the inauguration and Ne
Mr.. Taft was comforting with Senator
Aldrich and Mr.. Cannon. then speaker
OF the house. two men who had been
policies and to Mr.. Taft's nomination
Finds Taft Deserted Him.
In order not to embarrass Mr.. Taft
Colonel Roosevelt went to Africa and
Europe remaining abroad fifteen
l,o L
the president had abandoned the men
who had made his nomination and
election possible, had acted with Speak
er Cannon for the reorganization OF the
house. Looking back upon his achieve
ments. Roosevelts friends say he was
for reforms which arena
tional and international landmarks and
that the Roosevelt era will be regarded
in the future as one of the most not
able the republic ever has enjoyed.
Only an appreciation Of the necessity
of meeting the conditions and only
civic courage OF the highest order
could have induced the colonel, so his
friends say, to contemplate the posi-
biity of re-entering the White House.
Faces Great Personal Loss.
He faces a possible humiliation In
failing to obtain the republican nom
ination and a possible humiliation IN
not being elected in November Should
he be elected he will face determined
opposition. as virulert as, and prob
ably more than that which sought to
thwart every move for the public good
which he pressed. He may leave the
White House discredited, thus Offset
ting and perhaps destroying the rec
ord he made during his former incum-
bency.
There is no question that all these
possibilities were in Colonel Roose-
velt's mind as he watched the devel-
opments in the presidential campaign
and saw them moving like the rising
tide of his leadership.
Some Regret Recall Stand.
But in making his announcements he
did so deliberately, and he did it after
apprising the country in his Columbus
speech of his views as to the measures
the people should take in order to as
sure the restoration Of representative
government.
One of the features Of that address
was the especial object of attack on
the part of many of his friends as well
Ciiciai decisions on constitutional ques-
tons His friends were anxious he
should make no reference to judicial
recall. but the former president con-
sidered it his duty to make clear to the
country exactly where he stands.
He didn't write the Columbus speech.
SO those who know say, as presiden-
tial candidate He wrote it as pub
licist. familiar with conditions in the
country and desirous Of proposing, the
remedies which in his Judgment were
needed to eliminate the evils and' re-
store the good in the agencies Of gov
eminent.
AS one of his friends remarked:
THE people ere moving to regain
absolute control of their government.
Mr.. Roosevelt realized this. He real
lied this movement to be effective and
not harmful must be turned into char :
ne!s which would assure the most sat
i.sfactory results In his Columbus
speech he did his duty as citizen and
as leader Of thought.
Refused to Compromise Self.
"If he had failed to take such action,
if he had considered the effect of his
views upon his candidacy he would
have refrained from aligning himself
with the progressives and from pro-
claiming the progressive views which
he eunciatcd. He had a great deal to
gain. from selfish point Of view by
conciliating the conservatives. %
Convinced, as the leaders are. that
Mr.. Taft can not be elected II nom
mated, they would have abandoned the
president and accepted Mr.. Roosevelt
on condition that he permit them to
write the platform upon which ne
should stand for election. ~,E1
But this is not the way Colonel
Roosevelt acts. He does net want con-
SENTATIVE support If such !, ssppo st,n !. o.,
hindering the adoption 81 the views
which he deems necessary in the best
interests of the nation. =.