The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-24
CABINET HUSTLEs,
But UN0FF|C|ALLY
MIR. TaftWill Have Out Much
More Expensive Steam
Roller Outfit
COLONEL IS HELD
AS INDIAN GIVER
MIR. Mckinley Expects His
Eleven Governors to En-
tircly Blanket Eight
of Roosevelt
u, JAMEs J. MONTAGUE.

u. JAMES j. MONTAGUE
THE President has no official
knowledge that Mr.. Roosevelt Is
; working against hin.--Wiliiam Il.
Mckinley
Officially | do not view the colonel
with alarm.
Officially / do not think he means to
do me harm;
But when the lnjun giver tries to
take my job away.
And greets With rude and raueouS
sneers whatever I may say.
And on my very public act makes
unreicnting war.
j fancy. unofllcially. he's Just little
-Sares---
OF course | have no warrant to sup
pose my oid-time friend
Would seek TO strand the ship OF state
that ] command on end.
Btu when / get verbal swat when
e'er | show nay head:
Aud when Il look for pleasant words.
l get "a brick instead
When | am pasted, larruped, soaked.
lambasted. punched and biffed;
! cannot help suspecting that he's
just "a trtae, nsiifed.
do no, think officially that / have
boAS tAiIk
To make the colonel take his hat
and cast II in the ring;
As far AS information goes. my
knowledge and belief
Is that Of all his loving friends I'm
mum bered stiil the chief.
But when he says the country should
forthwith he saved from me.
fear he's not so friendly Us | fondly
hoped he'd be-
A; midnight when go to bed. at
noon when l arise.
, always find he's planned for me
some clever new surprise.
Like bawling out my policies or seek
ing to lassoo.
The o.y1cehoiders I've steRm-relled TO
make them tried and true.
These thinEs are not Official. but I'm
Notwithstanding Erievcd.
For I'm afraid the colonel is a weeny
triiie peeved.
WARRINGTON. Feb. a3.-while
officially. Mr. Taft does not know that
Colonel Roosevelt is ont for the presi
Dental nomination. the cabinet offi-
: GERS have ferreted out that hidden
fact and devoted a considerable part
of the last cabinet meeting to its dis
cussion. The result was decision
on the part OF every member OF the
cabient, save one, to go out on the
stump and go after the colonel the
instant he makes direct attack on
Mr.. Taft.
This includes Secretary Meyer. who.
despite the report that he was going
to follow Henry Cabot Lodge. his po-
a.,f. II
camp, remains loyal to the President
The exception is Secretary Wilson. Of
the Department Of Agriculture. who
will probably be busy up to conven-
ton time with the committee that is
investigating the charges against his
administration.
Costly. HUT Influential.
The forcing Of the cabinet into the
field for the President IL little high
or and more expensive than OF the
steam roller idea than Is practiced
among the fourth class postmasters
In the South. The aggregate yearly
salary OF the eight members Of the
cabinet who will 80 forth to defend
the President against the ex-Presi-
dent IL $4,000. Every day that a
cabinet. officer is absent from his post
Of duty to make u TAFT speech dur
Ing the next four months will cost
the people Of the whole country a
little more than $780, The postmas-
tiers and customs inspectors, who will
70 to the Chicago convention to vote
for Taft. come very much cheaper.
but are not nearly so influential.
The eight cabinet officers among the
win probably make 100 speeches. II
the colonel become overt In his ut
tArances concerning the president. II
j. they s1fsc charge UP travelling exs,eryes.
Tie people Will have to pay a very
considerable bill for a new form Of
Republican campaigning.
Secretary Meyer today strenuously
denied the report that he intends TO
resign FROM the cabinet and join
Roosevelt as soon as the colonel
writes hts letter Of acceptance.
mir. TAFT has made y good presl-
dent" said the secretary. = believe
IL IL the duty Of all the members OF
hie cabinet to support his admins
tration. have no inteneiton OF re-
signing"
Lodge rs Considerably Mixed.
Senator Lodge. Mr.. Meyers discov-
erer, Ii placed In An unhappy position
by the coloners decision to run. He
IL for the colonel. but against the col
Onel's doctrines. He In for Taft's doc
trines. but against Taft. 1t Is likely
that he will be SO embarrassed by the
developments Of the next few days
that he will take no sides whatever.
and allow the Massachusetts cat to
Jump which ever way Il Will.
Chairman Mckinley. OF the National
Taft Bureau, said today that he had
not AZ yet received any more letters
from his Taft governors. AZ soon rs
they come In, he AYERS. he will make
thena public, and the entire eleven
will completely blanket the ntterances