The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-14
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
TRIES TO PERSUADE HIMSELF
AS TO THAT FACT.
IS ON RECORD
by His Declaration Of 1904 Bound
Himself Not to Run Again--Present
Appearances Hard to Explain Away
Teddy Surely Mustn't.

Lansing, Mich. Feb i3.--F'ranklin
MacNcagh. secretary of the treasury.
firing an administration pre-rDnven-
tion campaign gun here today, at the
annual dinner OF the Zach Chandler
Republican club. came out f'atly with
the expressed belief that Theodore
Roosevelt would not--and with hs
makeup. could not--run against Tart
ror the republican nomination this
year
Ayerring that Colonel Roosevelt had
paced himself out OF tho presidential
nrCrn by his declaration of 1904. the
secretary said
III may be difficult To explain away
tho present appearances created ~
Roo .cvnlt's Silence and the vo'ubillty
OF his iusurgent visitors but thai, to
mN mind. is not so difficult as IL II
TO believe that Roosevelt would accept
nomination this year under any con-
z iyablc circumstances"
Blazed tho Way.
TAFT and Roosevelt" MIR. Mac
veagh declared, have been two emf
neut presidents. and their administrn-
tiors compliment each other and are
practically one Roosevelt came first.
as he should have come, and Tart
came next as he should have come.
Roosevelt hlazed the way and TAFT has
made that way a highway"
The motto OF the republican oppo-
nents to the president. the secretary
declared. ,Nas anything to beat Taft"
when 1t was found impossible"
continued MIR MacNeagh. ''to make
heaaway with La Toilette or Cum
minis because they failed 10 touch the
rational Imagination. the insurgents
looked about again and then thought
of Roosevelt This Roosevelt move
inert is the latest way TO beat Taft
II is the new club. the new bludgeon.
Why they should wish To beat Taft
at all js beyond reasonable human
comprehension. They don't want To
nominate In Toilette or cummlns or
Roosevelt The anything To beat
Tart movement was begun as n ven
detta--nnd II has more or less of that
blood in the-eye character still
/ Undimmed Record.
Unless | nm gravely mistaken they
will find n different man to deal with
I'm Roosevelt / believe the anything
10 beat Taft people never VIII sue
ceed In getting Roosevelt To lead them.
They are dealing with one who knows
politics and with q man who has n
wealth of great things of the past to
look after, to cherish and to protect.
A third term--even II a third term was
legItimatized by the authority OF II
unanimous demand of the people
would be of far less value to him than
the undimmed record of the terms he
has served.
Il was an uncompromislng Roose-
welt man when Roosevelt was presi-
dent: and ! am his political friend to-
day. And II In because | have 40 long
trusted his political and patriotic In
siinris that | have not wavered In my
belief that Roosevelt would not--and
with his makeup. could not--conceiye
u reason why he should run against
| Taft
al ha record of taft cannot be inn
peached before the people And Roose-
welt IL not. AS measure him, the man
to be caught ~ lth the thin chaff of n
TIM opposition movement. There Is
no progressive crisis I'm the republican
(rDntInnpd on paga EIghD