Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-10

SCRAPP|NG MATCH


pondent at Washington. u. c.. is
mighty Interesting:
Of course, the only topic of con.
versaton amongst politicians in
the City Of Washington is the Roose-
Welt and Taft scrapping match. Il
was thoroughly satisfied it would
come sooner or later and that Mr..
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 spec
'acle in the United States from a
political standpoint that is now
helng presented to the voters of
this country, a president and an
ex-nresident both stumping the
country for nominat ton for the
presidency on The republican ticket
and hurting epithets at one
another like the wives of lot of
fish mongers in White Chapel
market in London. 1t positively
is digraceful but the democrats
have all broad smiles and the re-
publicans have got the dry grins.
They know that the democrats
are clipping from the press of the
country every ulterance of both
these republican leaders and will
use them in the next campaign,
whichever should be nominated.
AS have previously remarked,
whether "Roderigo kill Cassie or
Cassie kill Roderigo" it all makes
Tor democratic success. The demo-
Gratis have an immortal cinch on
the election of president next
November, it makes no difference
who is nominated. With all nf
this elimination and recrimination
between the two leading factions
in the republican party, the voters
Of this country will come to the
conclusion that neither of them is
worthy to be president of the
United States and in going to the
DOLLS next Nnve nber they will say
in the language of Mnrcutio, "A
plague on both your houses"
The truth of the matter is that
Colonel Henry Watterson is cor
rect lin saying that Roosevelt is
crazy. l have known he was crazy
for fifteen years, and he has J et n
made .'razier by his selfish ambi-
ton and an insane desire for the
lime-light. He can exist no bet
ter out of the lime-light and the
applause Of the multitude than can
d fish on land. 1t is the breath of
his nostrils and he is not so much
to be blamed for. getting into this
fight because it is absolutely his
natural condition and he can no
more help it than he car 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
chocolate eclair and every interest
ed politician of The standpat variety
has heen able to work his fingers
in him and make him do things
against the interests of the people
and in tn. interests of big bust.
ness. 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 a fakir and fraud
trying to hoodwink the pe"ple of
this country again and that Taft is
wabbling politician who can be
handled at any time and is trying
to get back into the presidency to
be handled by the same gang of
political free hooters who have
been looting the treasury under
the Ruise of protective tariff. At
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