The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-05-26
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES:
PERFECTLY OBVIOUS.

A press dispatch from Washington
says It Is likely that Col Roosevelt
will issue statement Of his views on
current political questions before be
leaves for Europe next Saturday and
the dispatch adds 1t is said that he
will devote himself almost entirely to
criticism OF the policies Of the Wilson
administration.
Although the latter part OF the dis
patch. al5ng with the rest, was sent
out by one Of the great news gathering
agencies and WAS printed by the news
papers, IL is extremely doubtful wheth-
er, strictly speaking, il comes under
the category Of news" That which
) is perfectly Obvious is not news in
the proper sense Of the term. To the
newspaper reader OF average intelli-
gence, it must have been patent with
out any tip from the reporter that in
the event the Colonel should issue such
statement he would not fail TO give
the administration vigorous lambast
ing Anybody who is at all acquaint-
ed with the Colonel's characteristics
and the course OF political events coull |
have predicted this to a certainty.
II was evident from the moment he
was elected that Woodrow Wilson as
president was lot going to please Col.
Roosevelt and we seriously question
whether Wilson has attempted that i'm
possible task. There is no similarity
between personalities of the two men
and their modes Of thinking and acting
are just as much opposed. Add to this
the fact that Roosevelt is an intense
partisan and an inordinate egotist, and
il is readily seen that any statement
Of his views on current political ques-
tions must bristle with criticism of
Wilson. asps
It is safe to assume In advance that
Roosevelt will make out strong case
against the presidents policies. No
more consdmmate master of political
jugglery has ever performed on the
American stage and it is certain that
his admitted intellectual agility will
enable him to marshal evidence and
twist il to his purpose of putting the
administration lin bad" The public
will bear in mind, however, that he
is speaking as political advocate and
his client Is his own pet political pro
geny, the Progressive party. in which
he has deep personal interest. BY
his nature Roosevelt is precluded from
taking a judicial view of any question,
when his own interests and
enter into IT, His political =
'uture and his place in the history of
he country viii depend in large mea-
sure on how well he succeeds in get
ing away with" his new party and no v
me taking disinterested view would u
ancy for a moment that he will forego
my opportunity to make capital for
lis cause by taking every possible ad NJ
-antage of those who oppose him. AS ca
politician Roosevelt will play his
anne to the end and with all the vigor
hat he can command and necessary D'
art Of that game Is opposition to Will u
on. If he follows his usual style OF
olitieal warfare. we shall likely hear
i'm denouncing the administration -
Dr. lack Of patriotism, incompetency ~
nd variety of other shortcomings. VI
scause ugly epithets constitute a large
art Of the Solonel's political ammuni
on and never fail him even when he pu
ans short Of facts and logic. His ie
olitical broadsides make up in We al
Of language what they lack
essential soundness. Therefore, If
lie forthcoming statement is devoted oe
most entirely to criticism of the vii ihs
N administration, it can occasion no XII
lrprise If 1t abounds in yitriol.