New-York tribune., 1912-02-02
From The Tribune Bureau
shington, February


Mr.. TAFT AROUSED.-No one who vis-
itod the White House before the trip whicn
President Taft has just completed "ouIu
recognize the place to-day. Not thaI 'he
material appearance or physical surrouhu-
inCs have been altered, but because there
has been a total change OF atmosphere Inc
President has returned from his trip 10 Ne"
York and Ohio not only tremendously en-
cOuraged by the political situation III oo'l
states, but with his fighting clothes on
- use a coloquial expression. Nor IS 'he
confidence which inspires the President con-
fLeG 10 him. It is shared by all the mem
beis Of his party. and even by the news
paper men who accompanied MIN. Ihat IL
strikingly exemplihed by the declaration
of one correspondent, who is. to put u
mildly. closely related TO the insurgent
movement. who represents papers bitterly
hostile to President Taft and who reports
that nothing but the candidacy OF eX-Presl-
dent Roosevelt can save Ohio from Ia1t'
with that inexpllcabe telepathy which so
often characterizes politics the Presidents
enthusiasm. despite the fact that ne did not
reach Washington until o'clock this al'ei-
noon had made its impression AT the NaPl-
tol within fifteen minutes after his ARRIVAL
and everything Republican took on more
rosy hue Those who travelled WIN the
President declare that all that was heces
sary TO insure not only the nomination o'
the President but Republican success III
November vas certainty among the WORK
ers that Mr. Taft was In earnest that
he was prepared to take his coat of ana go
after his onponents. and TO conduct a cam
Do,en which would be filed with energy
ana determination. All who nave seen u"
President are convinced that he is prepared
kto do all of these things, and all VINO Nho"
him realize that he is whrlWino ""ei'
aroused. No one who heard the Presidents
labor speech. made so frequently IN 'he
last campaign, doubts his ability TO arouse
an audience to the utmost enthusiasm Wheh
he speaks on subject on when ne leeIS
deeply and simply the assurance that ne
has become thoroughly arounsed is al-sul-
Hcjent TO convince his friends that MS el-
forts will he crowned with success.
PRESIDENTS POsITION.-some Know
edge Of the character Of President lai' i
reedod clearly to understand his att't"ue'
both asst and present. toward the ap
prol ching campaign. 1t has been hhPos
sihie to arouse the President to assert hi9
own rights or TO resentment against the
Vaccinations which have been empioHeu
with view 10 preventing his renomlna'
tion. As long az II was personal matter
Ar Taft was too sensitive to assert rns
own rights and toe much hurt to bare MS
own feelings regarding anything he might
rerard as disloyaltv TO himself. But two
,1en,ents have entered into the situation
which have served to take il entirely out
of the personal sphere and 10 make II
matter of national interest whether ne u
to he remnonlinated or moi. and these nave
aroused him to a determination WhlCh
bodies III for his enemies. In inc HrSI
nIacc every suggestion of undermining the
power of and the respect due TO the Ju-
dietary ,arouses all the patriotism IN the
President 10 a white heat. end, in the sec
ond place. the conclusive evidence that
committee, headed by Frank Munsey anu
others, IS collecting an enormous fund from
those who regard the Sherman antitrust
law with an implacable hatred with Whlch
m compass his defeat has served TO I'M
rress upon him that. wholly apart from
anv personal consideration, Il is his duty
10 make determined fight. Evidence that
Orusbv McHarg Is continuing TO promise
almost unlimited financial support to those
who oppose the nomination of Mr.. TAFT
and that he is drawing or the fund raised
by the committee referred TO continues
IN ruItiply. and in view Of this fact the
President realizes that II is for the best
interests OF the country that he should be
renominated II only 10 carry on the en-
.En q
to the end that unjust methods Of com
netition NAV be suppressed ard the small
manufacturer and producer may be put In
so far as natural laws will permit on a
plane OF equality with his larger compet-
itor No one can doubt that the President
is aroused and most OF the members OF
his partv are satisfied with that fact and
are little disposed to analyze the reasons
for his determination TO go in and win"
INVESTIGATION RUN MAD.-Sensble
men of both parties cannot refrain from
sympathizing with Representative Under
wood in his opposition TO the proposed in
vestigation of the money trust" for it IS
Obvious that the Democrats have complete
" lost their heads in their determination to
probe everything in sight. with the hope OF
unearthing some scandal which may carry
them into power noticeable instance Of
their folly is found in the case Of the. sugar
investigation. This has cost the govern
ment upward of $4,000, and 1t is already
obvious that that sum has been absolutely
wasted. Without waiting even for the re-
port of the investigating committee, the
Democratic members Of the Ways and
Means Committee have determined to re-
wise the sugar schedule. end have prac-
tically decided on the rates they purpose
to adopt The prospects are that the report