Evening star., 1914-07-12
Its Relations to the Present
Administration Interest
Him Particularly.
ACCUMULATES AMMUNITION
FOR USE IN CAMPAIGN
Oyster Bay Callers Convinced He Is
Looking Forward to
1916 Contest.

Progressive and other politicians who
have been up Oyster Bay way lately
report that Col Roosevelt has been
making inquiry in regard to the
charges which emanated from the
White House. about a month ago. to
the effect that big business was en-
gagged In a conspiracy to defeat the
administrations antitrust program in
Congress.
Mr.. Roosevelt. according to some Of
the returning visitors was particular
to know the exact numbers of the
Congressional Record in which letters
from E. c. Simmons of st. Louis and
other prominent business men from
large citiest went in as requesting
Congress after eighteen months of
continuous turmoil. to give the coun-
try a rest.
Col Roosevelt as the story goes.
wants to post himself perfectly rela-
tive to the charges against big bus-
ness He is reported to have said 30
one caller that when he was in Lon
don to lecture before the Royal Geo
graphic Society he saw a statement in
an English newspaper in which the
President of the United States was
severe in his structures on leading
business men because they had asked
him to slow up on his legislative pro-
gram and allow Congress to adjourn.
Change of Front Seen.
The point of these inquiries submit
ted by the former President is that
there seems to have been a change OF
front since these same business men.
who were accused of being in a con-
spiracy to defeat the administration
program. are now in daily session WITH
the chief executive at the White House
In other words the titular leader Of
the progressive party is evidently
loading up for further attacks on the
policy of the administration, and what
he considers as its inconsistencies.
One gentleman who was very close 10
President Roosevelt when he occupied
the White House became reminiscent
yesterday and cited the furore Great
ed in the fall of 1906 when he express
ed himself forcibly about the methods
of machine rule in Philadelphia ana
Cincinnati Both cities were under re-
publican control and when 1t was
charRedS that to strike at the bosses
was to attack big business the Prest-
dent denied it. He made this state
ment:
s.It is not SO much big business that
should be attended to right now as
it is the crooked work in municipal
management of the larger cities
Wherever there is crooked work.
either in big business or little busi-
ness, 1t should be cleaned out. Smite
corruption with the sword of the Lord
and the strength of Gideon
Taft Bolted the Ticket.
That same fall William H. Taft, q
member of the cabinet. bolted the re-
publican city ticket in Cincinnati. and
said: Il am against the republican
machine and George B. Cox. 1t is
local depression much to be deplored.
Senator Foraker, then strong advo-
cate and admirer of Roosevelt, refused to
speak in behalf of the republican ticket
in Philadelphia. which had been put up
by the Burham-McNichol machine. An
extract from a newspaper. which. by the
way, has been sent to progressive repuo-
lican headquarters, quotes Foraker IN
October 1906 as saying:
II cannot speak for the ticket in Phila-
delphia My action would be misunder
stood
Senator Eihu Root also member OF
the cabinet in 1895 is quoted in the same
paper as saying "a corrupt and criminal
combination is masquerading as repub-
lican in Philadelphia"
Gov. Folk Quoted.
Gov. Folk of Missouri in accepting an
invitation to speak in Philadelphia that
fall said: '''I can see no reason why i as
a democrat should not plead for the
overthrow of bossiSm and for the cleo
ton of a reform mayor in the Quaker
city
These instances are referred to sim
ply to show what ample stock of CAM
paign ammunition the mutations of poll
tics will develop in a few years, contin-
ued the coloners friend. who insises that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be the repuoicah-pro-
gressive candidate two years hehce-
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