The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-08-30

II. A. TAYLOR had a position as ass st
ana secretary of the treasury; A. P
Wilder got $4,000 consular Job from
the Colonel
Henry c. Payne, one of La Follette's
bitterest enemies, was made Roose-
velt's postmaster general.
Roosevelt threw the Wisconsin dele
CATION Of 1904, of which La Toilette
was a member. out of the convention
the personnel of which he 1.-THE Col
oneD personally dictated.
During Rooseyelt's entire term,
while La Toilette was fighting for pro-
sressiye republican legislation in the
senate, Roosevelt bestowed all the fed
eral patronage or La Follette's enc
mics.
When La Toilette, as a progressive
candidate for the presidency, seemed
to have fighting chance for the re-
publican nomination-after Roosevelt
had pledged La Toilette his support,
he withdrew that support, became him.
self candidate, and bribed Governor
Johnson to withdrew his support from
La Toilette with the promise of vice
presidential nomination.
When Senator Cummins, as governor
of Iowa, was making a progressive
fight to release that state from rail-
road domination Roosevelt had Shaw
and Wilson. avowed political enemies
of Governor Cummins, in his cabinet
and all his patronage was distributed
to Allison, Hull, Hepburn and Lacey,
the standpat rulers. The Colonel per-
mitted Shaw on every possible occa-
sion tc embarrass the progressive Iowa
governor Roosevelt also. at later
date, pledged Cun.mins to recommend
tariff revision in a message to con-
gress, but the pledge was never kept.
Bristow of Kansas was fourth assist
ant postmaster general. He uncovered
postal frauds during Mr.. Roosevelt's
administration, sent some officials to
the penitentiary, was removed from
his position and was banished as
Special commissioner" of the Panama
Railroad but Bristow wouldn't be ban
ished. Instead, he returned to his Kan
sas newspaper and started a progress
sive fight
Chester |. Long, cog in the Aid
rich machine, was then United States
senator from Kansas. In the fight |
made against Long for the
senatorial toga Long had Roosevelt's
Bristow's.
In short, to quote from the Con-
gressional Record, where the above |
facts are set forth: IF Theodore
Roosevelt had mis- way Robert NJ |
La Toilette, Albert B. Cummins and +
Joseph l.. Bristow would never have
come to the United States senate. He
certainly did everything within his
power to keep these three pioneers
IN the progressive republican move +
nent out of the senate"
These are the men who led the
|
overthrow of Cannon and Cannonism;
which gave the progressiyes the bal
ince of power in congress prior to
return from Africa; which
lad broken up the Aldrich-H ale-Bur
'ows inner circle; which passed all
he progressive republican legislation
md had, until the bull moose was born,
Won the control of the party machin-
Try in many states.
They are the men who assisted
3orah in his fight for the eight hour
ill, direct election of senators and a :
hid labor bureau; all of which Col
mel Roosevelt ignores as accomplish
nents, for no better reason than that ,
e had no hand in their accomplish
lent, and don't want the public to J
now that anything good or righteous
ould have been done without I. r.
nd the big stick. J
No wonder Senator Borah is sup
orting President Taft. No wonder La
gillette, Cummins and Bristow sup
crt him. They know Roosevelt! t