New-York tribune., 1912-02-27

From The Baltimore sun Dem9.
No, only is Mr. Rooseveits hat now In the
ring. but he himself. in full wsrpaint ana
feathers His decision Will create as much IN
,ere,t n not as much excitement, In the Demo
cratic as in the Republican party. "nile ~ii'
throw the latter into a state OF Wild e1citornsh7
Z, will tend to render tho former even more
,arn..,. determined and faithful to the public In
terests than before
GOING BACK ON TAFT.
From The Hartford Courant Rep).
All the arguments which Theodore Roosevelt
urged so earnestly for Tafts nrs' nomination. al'
far stronger in 1912 than they were IN Vy''
They have been supplemented and Reinforced ps
:, .,traordnarily faithful and efficient
.ervice. For the Republican party 70 80 pacA
ro,,, q, Tatt-ard make the Democrats the un-
a. .ro..,t Of the third term issue into
,ns narqain-wouId be simply to invite political
disaster The Republican party Is ho' gums "
commit any such folly as that
THE SENSE OF FAIR PLAY.
from, Tn. philadelphia Inquirer (Rep).
w. hs,,.ye Il would be great mistake Tor
49, pan,blican convention TO take Colonel Roose-
.,. an. ws have no idea that It VIII do 60
,r,.u .. n wholesome sense OF fair play per-
yo,,re the country. and Roosevelt In antagoniI
to- Taft is not playing fair. There Is no reason
.ra,svsr why he should shove himself 10 the
so,t mo excuse for it-ssva lis inordinate greed
,or rov.r. and that excuse Is not valid one
IMAGINARY.
From, The springfield Union (Rsp0.
r,. .xcuss for Mr.. Rootevelts candidacy
,.t.,. or,v in the Imagination. There is no
,a,,,,rs O, the Taft administration that jusunes
=, ,rbat administration has been characterized
bv great good sense, resolute courage ihnnite
,attarcs and substantial achievement 1t has
ZEN consistently and sanely progressive Yet
,,,r, the very beginning It has been misunder-
stood and misrepiesented,
DIVIDING THE PARTY.
u,ror, The New York Evening Post Qnd.).
Another aspect OF the heavy responsibility
,hich Mr. Roosevelt light heartedly assumes Is
,tat Of shifting asunder the party which mas
.bove-ed honors upon him and to which he mas
,,,o,eased gratitude and devotion. To dash II 10
,,,css now is but a trine for his insatiate amb%
,,or He has delayed so long In coming out from
81. cover that fierce contest within the party
4, % day inevitable. In the struggle the or
eonization may be crumpled into heap the
nsrtv principles may be trampled uron' undying
,t,,arnsss ana rancor may be developed.
NEEDS OF THE SITUATION.
om The Boston Herald dndo.
I'm. ,r,mediate need Of the situation is more
.u,rassiye attitude on the part OF MI Iafts
,-,ond. They have been too timid; they are too
-. 90 ,,,n 10 cover and TO concede ultimate
- Tho Roosevelt movement has lived on
- hravado OF its supporters. not few OF
,,hom Mr.. Taft had turned out OF ONCE IL Is
-. ,o- the great body Of disinterested and In
..,,,..nt citizens who believe in fair play and the
-. aaal to realize the legitimate claims OF
-, Tat ana TO make their influence felt with
-. and enthusiasm In his behalf. This Is all
that will be needed
WHAT HE'S "UP AGAINST"
ron, The Boston Globe dnd).
v,r., NJ all. he must knock George washing
-. rromas jefferson and Andrew Jackson over
~. -,n.. ana punch hole through their prece-
A.rt AGAINST third term. AT the same time ne
a., s.vs 10 smash his own indorsement OF the
-. which he announced election night ir 1904
-. =. will have 60 face President Tart Mr..
-. "a not much OF a sprinter and sidestepper
-, n,s footworh generally Is poor. but ne mas
gu. -. =, grit ana Is built from the ground I'D
-, h,,ck house n the ex-President should
~ ~. president he would have to meet the
49,. 49," rrrkrown which the Great Unterrined VIII
,r,,nst him. Oh. yes. Mr.. Roosevelt 10 IN
%, I. perfectly eorkins tine. and 80 are all tns
rest Of us.