The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-11
ROOSEVELT GETS
TAFT BROADSIDE
Ex-Prcsident Thinks Fear Of
Having Colonel in Power
Is Justified.
GEES VICTORY IN 1916
Believes Republicans Will Con-
troll House Even II They
Lose President.
GEES VICTORY IN 1916

Former President Taft forcsees = Re-
publican House of Representatives In
1916 even IL the Republican candidate
for tho Presidency N defeated. lie has
written an article on "rhe Future OF the
Republican Party" for the current issue
OF the Saturday Euening Post, in which
he aualy2cs the election of 1919 and lays
down the programme for the Republican
party OF the future. He also devotes a
great deal of space to Mr.. Roosevelt and
Progressive theories.
one of the most interesting paragraphs
In the article liz the description of Mr..
Roosevelt:
Those OF us who believe that Mr..
Roosev,lts new theories of government
will seriously impair that which We hold
essential to the maintenance OF liberty
regulated by law-and who at the same
time know that he is a man Of the great
est mental activity. OF wonderfully at
uactive personality, of lightning quick
ness OF apprehension of except. onal facl-
ity for picturesque and forcible statement
and the making OF phrases that seize the
public attention or remarkable skill in
selecting means of publicity; OF extraor-
din..ry power to ignore the arguments
and statements Of fact of has adversatics
OF sam more extraordinary power to in
duce his followers to do so, and Of in
domltaOle courage to carry out his many
theories by the exercise of governmental
power, should he acquire it--aiv justified
in thinking that the most important thing
to the country is 20 defeat the Progressive
party in Presidential elections"
Explanation Of Wilson Victory.
Mr.. Taft quotes Col. Harvey as author
ity for the statement that 100000 votes
hi,
did not think Mr.. Tafts victory possible
but who wanted to insure the defeat of
Roosevelt In some states notably Cali
fornia and South Dakota, he says. 200. 900
Republican votes were lost because ii
was impossible to vote the Republican
national ticket. He believes that In spite
of Progressive dissension there were
100000 voters who would have been
glad to see him elected.
Mr. Taft does not believe that the
possible failure Of the Wilson Administra-
,on might recruit the Progressive party,
b"caus" II hard times result, and are
blamed upon the radicalism OF the Will
son programme the rcvusion would throw
votes to the Republican party, with its
less aspiring but more practical and
definite aims. and with more conserva-
lN- views" lie has this 10 say OF Mr.
wilson:
1T may be- however, that the Demo-
cratic Administration will successfully
carry out It's present programme without
panic or nard times. II SO, though Mr..
Wieuu may lose to Mr. Roosevelt the
vote on those who do not think his
tdmipis ration IL radica! enough he is
LN.'y 10 be r.numluated and reelected.
lie has certainly got Oft on the right foot
IN r-t.!lg in force his announced domestic
POI c."
sees Evn in Recall.
Mr.. TaIt comments strongly on ihe
Referendum ana recall in this wise
The necessary trend Of the platform
o the Progressive party-the essential
tendency of the arguments that are made
by the leaders to stir up antagonism
against capital and the men who control
It's to implant in the minds of men
who are moved by such appeals a desire
for contiscat.on and distribution and that
is the essence of socialism 1t makes no
difference how sincere Mr. Roosevelt IL in
his protest that he is opposed to social
ism
with the doctrines he advocates and
the attitude he occupies and the promises
he makes he is moving toward socialism
as certainly as water runs down hill No
man and no party in the history Of the
country have done SO much 10 destroy the
confidence OF the people in the justice OF
the courts and in the existence OF any
possible independent judiciary as have
Mr.. Roosevelt and the Progressive party.
This Is the great charge he will have
10 meet when brought before the bar of
history In all the remedies that have
heretofore ever been proposed by the
widest dreamer no proposition has been
so absurd and so utterly destructive of
the administration OF any kind OF justice
as the proposition Of the recall Of judicial