The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-09-11
.ST|MSON FLAYS
CHIEF M00SER
And Lays Teddy's Political
Life Bare.
IN A SCATHING DENUNCIAT|ON
He Shows How" Rotten" Rules
We're Used in Playing
Political Game.
OF WAR TALKS

San Francisco, Sept. C." was
Theodore RoOsevelt's candidate for
Governor of New York two years
ago, and Roosevelt and | have been
very close political and personal
friends, but | am opposed to Roose-
velt's conduct at present. There is
no justification or reason or need
for Theodore Roosevelt in this day
and generation" said Secretary of
War Henry l.. Stimson to-day in
general discussion of political con-
ditions.
Theodore Roosevelt has done
more harm to the advancement of
pure political and better govern
mental conditions than any other
one man, or combination OF men.
that has intermeddled in political
and governmental affairs in great
many years.
81 am a Republican because the
Republican party is the party of
progress, and | am progressive.
am supporting President Taft be-
cause he is the real progressive of
the Republican party.
Under the leadership of such
progressives as President Taft and
the men who have remained loyal
to him after generation of fight
ing for better and higher things in
the party and in the government,
the people at large are promised
the very best results obtainable
from our form Of government"
Secretary StimsOn declared y that
20 years ago, when Roosevelt went
into politics for the first time. con-
dtions were infinitely more rotten
than they had ever been before.
He took every advantage of
these conditions and played the
game of politics according to the
rules laid down by Tom Platt,"
continued the Secretary.
Then he continued to play the
game under the revised rules of
Ben Odell. In those days and since
until only few months ago, Roose-
welt was the beneficiary of the rot
ten system as carried on by the old
guard and black horse cavalry"
Mr.. Stimson declared that after
many hard struggles, Otto Barnard,
Republican candidate for Mayor of
New York; Herbert Parsons, Lloyd
Griscom and a few others, succeed
ed in getting Roosevelt to cast his
strength on their side.
And we had fine success" said
Mr.. Stimson. but in the moment of
triumph, Roosevelt reversed him
self and decided he would break
the American tradition against a
third term in the Office OF President
of the United States.
And who do you suppose are
supporting Roosevelt in New
York;" continued the Secretary,
PLAT and Odell's legacies. the old
guard, and the Black Horse Caval-
ry. Isn't that pretty commentary
on pretended REFORM"
After predicting that the wave of
unreasonable and unreasoning dis
content" is subsiding in the West,
the same as it did in the East. Sec
retarv Stimson continued:
Let no one misunderstood me
| am a progressive and know the
needs of fighting for progressive
principles and politics until reforms
are attained. There are many bad
things, some OF them worse than
others, in the conditions of to-dHv.
and they must be eradicated. The
reforms demanded by the people
must be recognized and effected
with speed and certainty.
But the action of Roosevelt has
retarded the reform. The evolu-
tion in the Republican party was
going on naturally and rapidly with |
every guarantee o. desired results. |
II was a healthy evolution, and |
Roosevelt selected the very worst |
possible time to start his revolu-
tion."
Secretary Stimson predicted that
the administration of President
Taft would go down In history as
one of the most successful in the
annals OF the nation and that Pres
ident Taft would 60 down in his