New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
Not tho Oklahoman Kind.

u yoI Oklahomaus 9eod any one 10 tell
You what IS honest what kind OF man
Won would look 10 a moral guide, DO
on think o man UhO, while President
snd "a candidate - succeed himself asked
Mr. Hartman 20 raise $3.50. 600 FOR his
campaign fund and after the money had
been ~ sad and used for his benefit de-
MED lC had over asked Mr. Hartman 10
raise any mOncy-is that the kind OF a
man who can tell you what IS honest?
j. the man who accepted from Perkins
Hs,lU2 n of New York Life policyhold-
eEs' money Tor his campaign fund and
then, nj the demand OF Perkins. aban-
doI'd the suit against the Harvester
Trust which Attorney General BOnaparte
had ordered begun able TO give you
Oklahomsns am points Of honesty?
United states. licensed the United states
steel Corporation TO commit crime
against tho laws OF the United states
and promised the corporation immunity
from punishment Just the person 10
whom You would care to apply for in
struc'or w honesty?
Is the man who accepted, used and
then denied that he had received 800 900
az Standard on money I'm his Presidential
campaign OF 1905 up. 20 the measure OF
don't believe YOU will care 10 resort 10
him as "A teacher Of common honesty.
When Mr.. Bede took the platform hs
said, IN part:
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr.. TAFT were
for many years like David and Jonathan
so fond vas their friendship. md many
people wonde. why the colonel IL fighting
his friend nov.
The answer Is that the colonel never
intended Tatt 10 be dominated In 1905, but
expected 10 stampede tho convention TOR
himself. and then put Mr. Taft on the
bcnch. However. tho convention got
away from him and Taft was nominated
and elected.
Like the First Baby.
Then the colonel Was sore because he
could not dictate the Cabinet appoint
mcnts. and when Mr. TAT came TO Wash
iucton q few days IN advance OF his in
auguration and the leaders OF Congress
bo gan 20 turn TO him 10 plan for the
special session, Mt Roosevelt became In
sauely Jealous. He acted like the first
baby when the second arrives.
Immediately after the inauguration
ceremonies he dew 20 tie Union Station
With his Rough Rider attendants. trying
go make se much noise as n Presidential
oarado. buried that night 10 Oyster Bay.
aud has not called Oh the president ~ the
White House since
When. . month or so later on his de-
parture FOR Arlca, me , presinent sent
. ,o,o thanking him for what he hid
done for his election. and adding that
~. owed more 10 him than To any ono
oIsa except his brother. the colonel was
fingered AT the mention of any one nut
hImsalf. and. tearing mp the letter,
;rht colonel took with him 10 Africa o
ne OF Napoleon and Csrlyle's History Of
~ french Revolution, which do not
Ut, ,na q very we'll balanced ration tor
~, n,e, ,,hitious statesman in exile.
OF "a his return 10 civilization he stirred
-, ,he natives in Egypt and, when he
ea,ch"d Italv. met Clifford Pinchot, who
,,o,,rnd into his ear a tale OF woe. Then
h. toId the pope 10 Go way back and
si, dna.r" instructed England how To
,,t, nor colonies. gave France a few
nninters at the Sorbonne, and az Berlin
tol5 the Kaiser how TO wear his crown.
Ret,rning 10 America, he was given a
conouaror'g welcome, when further
turned his head. Then he harked back
20 The review of the German army and
his ride with the Emperor. Inter den
Linden. and made UP his mind To have
a crown OF his own. But what snsered
and stirred him 70 immediate action was
the mention of his name In tle SUIT hl9d
agains, the Steel Trust. and the plain
rijrpose of the administration 10 prosecute
al trusts, whether they were his petA
OF not