Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-05-21
The American Caesar

Next month in Chicago the Republicans OF the United States,
through their accredited delegates, will decide whether TAFT or RooSc-
welt is to be their standard bearer at the National election this fall
Whatever may be the outcome OF the contest between these two men
for the nomination, to lamentabc circumstances, have developed which
will remain fresh in the minds OF the people long after the Irc,idcn-
tail battle shall have become a thing OF the past One OF these i, the
breaking of the friendship between two OF the leading mcn OF the nation
- friendship that many thought va indissoluble
For years previous to the break TAFT and Roosevelt called each 9TH
er viii and Theodore. and they were almost .inscp"rah>e in their ON
panionship. 1t was the Colonel who used all his great power to boost
Taft into high places and keep him there, and. finally. a, a fitting climax
to his distinguished career he secured for his friend the nomination
for the Presidency. largely through a liberal use OF the patronage which
one knew better than he how to use.
After seeing "WHn" safely and snugly ensconsed in the sea of
power which he had just vacated, and with the words OF the people
saying Roosevelt has done it" ringing in his cars. the Rough Rider
made 70. the jungcs of Africa with Carneees money jnelns in his
pocket there to dream the dreams that Caesar dreamed. And that is
the milk in the cocoanut! In the silent watches of the night in that far
off jungle land one a readily imagine the militant Colonel hroo'ling
yer his loss of power and forgetting that he had told his peers that
he didn't care for another cup Of coffee" Then, when again Teddy
reached the land of civilization and telegraph wires and was greeted by
the acclaim OF a waiting world, the menu of the wild paned upon his eff
fte tummy and his craving for "cofee' could o. be overcome. Even
when he grew sick after the New York State Republican Convention
Of 1910 had almost It, his vau1ting ambition 0 sleep. like the bow who
refuses to be conquered by his first cigar. he returned to the fray:
Then it as that the longtime friendship of Taft and Teddy broke
N the rocks OF ambition n Who is there 10 deny hat Colonel RooSe~
welt was the n to cast.t the first stone? But the pity of such a spec
tach! For this friendship to break now in a political squabble that is
disgusting for its personalities. will be regarded by those OF cynical
mind as cumulative evidence that human friendships are after all but
fragile affairs. and are only possible SC long a sel:interest is not
aroused.
The other condition that has resulted from the Taft Roosevelt
break is the unattractvc figure which Colonel Roosevelt IL ut in the
history Of this period. even though his Napo1eonic ambition shall be
stated by his success in securing the nomination and election to the
Presidency. The people have learned to know the Colonel as. they ley
Ell knew him before because OF the manner of his campaign, and after
the votes ire counted * November there will ming1e with the shout,
of triumph a groan OF pity that this great nation has been Inundated by
an exhibition of puerity that found its birth in the overweaning amhi,
ton of Terrible Teddy
Friendhip-An attachment to a person, proceeding from intimate
acquaintance. and a reciprocathon of kind Offices. or from 4 favorable
opinion of the amiable and respectable qualities OF his mind-Wcbstcr.
The above is respectfully dedicated to the American Caesar-Col-
onel Theodore Roosevelt-Goldheld Tribune.
THE wrccking of the great ship Titanic has almost been forgotten
bv the reading public An occasional item appears in some paper reEa-
tive to insurance settlements or some minor detail The big story has
passed and gon Politics, a Mexican va, and a few other such mat
tiers is the agitation OF the moment. 1t seems that the old world lives
on the new of the moment, not that of a few weeks that have passed.
WHILE Wall Street is nbbine at the bait on the proposition to
make silver the monetary standard. because gold has become so pknt-
tiul a. TO be cheap. the rest OF us will be recalling the old song Of 1896
about the generosity of the silver mine wners of Colorado. We may
vet have t be able to sing it to keep up our spirits in this wicked world.
Kansas City Post.