Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-10
LA TOILETTE WON'T BE KICKED OUT.

While congress is supposed TO be in sober
and earnest session, there appears TO be Just one
man in Washington, ID. c., who is more deeply
concerned with the immediate and pressing af-
fairs of the nation than with any thought for the
morrow as far as his personal fortune in politics
: concerned lie works in the White House,
and the American people should give thanks
that William Howard Taft cares for his
country than for himself.
The Washington correspondents barely give
us the news Of congress. and even the news agen-
cies appear to be more concerned in propagating
every idle rnmor deliberate eanard and obvious
trick Of politicians, than TO tell the country what
its senators and representatives accomplish
ing Doubtless the supply of every scrap of gos-
sip concerning the presidential race-still nine
months offs pregnant with subtle meaning and,
doubtless also it is warranted by the demand.
With the perpetuation of what is faeetiously
called direct legislation, with continuous per
formances of candidates appealing to public taste
to win their preferences at perpetual primaries
with the added variety of legislation by initiative
and the referendum and with the recall of the
Judiciary the sort of Let the People Rule" catch
vote commerce which Mr.. La Toilette is advertis-
| ing to which Colonel Roosevelt is lending an
anxious ear and which Mr.. Bryan years ago pat
ented as his own, will prevail just long enough
until its interference with true commerce, every
man 5 meal ticket, and the stability and the honor
Of the nation becomes transparent.
I
being put over every day to undermine,
if possible. the sound government and able adj
minstration of which Mr.. Taft stands indis-
putable champion sufficiently illustrated by
the events of the last few days.
Mr. La Toilette is to be driven from the field
if possible BY whomi And for WHAT Ger
tainly not by the sober republicans of the United
States who are confident that Mr.. Taft would
have walkover in any national convention OF
representative republicans against Mr.. Rober
NJ La Toilette. any other candidate.
The answer is easy enough, says the San Fran
cisco Post for any girl or boy in the fourth grad
of the public schools who to inform her
self or himself of the simple facts of the matter
I Colonel Roosevelt is itching to have the chanc
to get back to his bully time in the Whit
: House-if only the American people will Civ
? him sort of excuse for breaking hi
solemn pledge given to the nation the ev
Of his election in November, 1904 All thes
! alarms all these excursions to and from Oyste
4 Bay and the Outlook Ofice-what do they mean
! The Roosevelt personal machine which has neve
. stopped running since the Colonel reluctant
! made room in the White House for his frien
and loyal colleague Mr. William Howard Tai
. needs for its present importantly, Will
\ the Colonel needs more than an excuse for hi
!, surrepttious candidacy and treachery And til
% Colonel trusted henchmen have been FOOLS
i enough TO show their hands by zealously. in an
out of season conspiring to drive Mr.. Robert
!; La Toilette out of the field in order to forge
excuse for a Renaissance of Rooseveltism
Mr. La Follettes statement, made recently
plain and significant In effect he addresses hin
self to THE Man Horseback" and insist
that Colonel Roosevelt must dismount and stan
examination
of course, CALIFORNIA; own delectabe govern
O or is at the seat of nsurgency's troubles-the
in are the insurgents own just now-and if ther
ne is any kicking out to be done who is bette
N qualified to administer the boot to La Foett
in than our own Hiram. and who can better bit
as the hand that fed him.