The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-28
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IS. 1912.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE COLONEL.

More ammunition Tor ColoneI Roosevelt.
Mt Wilson shook hands with President Taft,
To Theodore the Righteous. further evil
denee of Wilson's sympathy With the reaction
aries is necessary than that he chatted ami
caby with the leader of them all. To the
ordinary man that meeting in Boston hotel
seems intensely human. 1t rebounds TO the
credit of our good -humored president and to
the aggressive. but kindly man, who will be
president. In opposing camps. and sincere ad-
yocates of different views, they yet respect
each other. Politically far apart the
poles and moulded as unlike in character as
any two prominent in the country. fight
ing each other hard for the highest honor
within the gift Of the American people, they
can yet meet and pass few minutes together
In good fellowship. The American people like
this kind of thing They like broad minded
man who is yet a lighter They like an ag
gressye man who is yet kindly disposed
towards those whom he is dghting.
This feeling Roosevelt cannot understand,
Who is not for me is against me, politically
and personally. If he dsagrees with me he
becomes personal enemy, who is to be fought
personally well politically. He is wrong
ir view and warped in character. To have
feeling OF friendIiness toward one who opposes
him the colonel would regard as weakness
H. indeed. he ever considered the possibility.
For another to say good word OF any oppo
nent and to meet him on friendly ground Is a
srn of insincerfty. That is TO be watched.
Accordingly. may we'll prepare our
selves for vicious onslaught on both Wilson
and Taft for not flying at each others threats
when they met in the hotel lobby at Boston
Already the travelling medicine has shout
ed from his patent medicine wagon in Ten
nessee that Governor Wilson is about as
much n progressive as Mr.. Taft He has
already let it be known that he will take up
the governors assumption of progressivism
after he gets home and viii stab him in
million places. When he made that statement
he did not know what good opening to
be given him by the governor himself Al the
very moment that he was putting Taft and
Wilson in the class, these two we're actu-
ally shaking hands and cenrersing without
glaring AT each other.
Poor Governor wilson He may force pro
gressive measures through hostile State
ate to his hearts content. He may down boss
after boss He may go on record as favoring
all the progressive measures in the world. lie
may gain the confidence of the people by fight !
ing predatory wealth and subservient selfish
legislators He may write caustc letters de /
msnding that the law be enforced in the cities
or New Jersey BY brave words and drawer
deeds he may earn every right 10 the title
progressive" and may have it bestowed upon
him by million people, and may be endorsed
by that first progressive OF Nebraska, II all Z
matters nor AT heart he is reactionary and
has shown it by smiingly shaking hands with
President Taft
The rough rider wants nothing better than
this He will seize il eagerly and prove Mr.
Wilson reactlonary. The people will not be-
iissve him and will answer his denunciations
with an Overwhelming vote for Wilson but
the colonel will have had and accepted his
chance to pitch into an honest man, and with
that he will be content