The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-07-10
Mr.. Roosevelt Preparing to Return

breaStwOrkS-that they ought 10 ge'
back In line with their former Re
publican fcllow-ctzens and 'ibea. the
Colonel to It,"
That Colonel Roosevelt is preparing
to line up with che Republicans IN
1916 is as certain Els cnythirg can be
in pclitos, or all ordinary methods
Of .1asOning must De abandoned. He
viii accept the Progressive nomina-
ion for the Presidency. Of course, but
ne Will also gradually put himself IN
position TO accept IA nomination at TIE
lands IF the Republicans without do
dong violence either to himself or To
ais old party associates.
Tie New York Times, one of the
most conservative of the influential
newspapers Of the Eas-, sees in Mr..
Roc1eNrlt's speech at Pittsburgh the
otlerLuy a positive bN for a union
Of che Progressivss aud Republ cans.
There was not a word of attack
1pon the Republican party in Colonel
Roocevelt's Pittsburgh speech, says
rhe Times. He did attack Senator
Penrose, but the speech was such as
night be made by ANY Republican in
good Standing who disapprovtu of
Penroseism; IN facc, such speeches
nave frequently been made by just
such men without impairing their Re-
publican standing.
The speech is an Attack upon the
Democratic administration, the Dem
)cratic Congress, and the Democratic
and his chief charge
against Barnes and Penrose IS that
hey are responsible for Democratic
'ule because by frauds a. Chicago
lhey split the Republican rarty.
HE says they e,ectdd Democrat
C President deliberately, because
hey Infinitely preferred the triumph
If their nominal party foes to seeing
iC tIhIi vi vi O"ll VI S<iui1a-
ion wrested from their hands by the
'ank and file of their own panty
This by way of showing that his
lntagonism to individual Republican
BOSSES is as strong as ever; but
here is nothing in that to offend the
voter Millions of Repub-
leans will agren with every word he
.ays; none except the actual bench
nen of Barnes and Penrose will feel
cry deeply aggrieved.
All the rest of the speech was an
.ssault upon the Democratic party.
t was more. 1t was the keynote of
he an-i-aGmlnistratiOn campaign. He
.Gs sounded the bugle not u one for
h. Progressivos, but for the Repub-
leans as well. IL IS such a speech as
nay The read with equal satisfaction
~ both PARTIES. Without saying a
word about reunion he has made
loSt effective argument for it. Ii is
s adroit a speech as even this master
oljucian ever made, and it will go
urtLer than all the harmony talk
hat could be made between now and
he Day of Judgment to bring that
armony about.
There has never been any doubt |
hat he wanted harmony and expected
, Lead a reunited party in 1916. In
his speech he has struck a great
low to bring it about.
His attack upon the Democratic
arty was confined to Its legislation
pom the tariff and it's proposed an
trust legislation. What he may
ave to say about other issues was
served for another occasion. He fits
is speeches to the places where they
70 delivered and in Pittsburgh all
sues sink into insignificance be-
de the tariff and the trusts.
Charging tina. the Underwood tar
has failed to. rtlluce The cost of
wing and has 'haraased and harried
le business community TO no pur-
sse,' he produces again the tariff
'licy he proposed in 1912-a tariff
'mmss on. He hgain proposes his
~ trust policy Trade Commits
On with power to prohibit unfair
ade practices anil curb monopoly.
le Democratic Trade Comm iss'on
assajls Us halfway measure; {
ID he attacks the Clayton bin be- |
use it forb,ds uny combination
h oh may restrict the competition
'tweea the combining parties. This
declares economic ntsurd.ty,' "a
! deserts that 'unlimi-ed comp-
on has proved one of the greatest !
rises OF modern civilization
Thus Le las not on y outlined ,he
10 of attack for both Progresslves A,
I'd Republicans, but he has defined
Platform ON which they :
ust set together if the Progressiyes {
e to come buck. He has done more i
an IA p~ tIn F,lNsa IL. /,