The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-06-10
TO BOOST TEDDY
PROGRESSIVES WILL TRY TO DIS.
CREDIT WILSON'S ACTS.
TO work ON PEOPLE

Inc frlmo llCenLlOu OF FOiltlCal
Conspirators Is to Try to Put Ted
dy in White House.
Little else was discussed at Wash
ington Thursday but the visit Of For
mer President Roosevelt to Washing
ton Wednesday. 1t is recognized that
his flying trip was fraught with much
significance, the real Importance OF
which may be disclosed within the
near future.
Bearing on this trip and its Incl
dents, the Washington Star Thursday
said:
"The existence of a conspiracy to
hoist Col. Roosevelt on a high pin
nacle Of popular favor at this time
for the purpose of minimizing Pres
ident Wilson's hold upon the people
and thereby defeating, If possible, the
latter's legislative program, is alleg-
ed by Democrats of high and low de
gree. 1t is recognized at the White
House and in congress, it was said
Thursday, that the hand Of master
politician, whose home most of the
time is in New York, is back of the
series of newspaper explointations OF
Col. Roosevelt as the only living
American who represents popular
views on canal tolls and the Mexican
situation.
According to the view prevailing
in some quarters the exploitation OF
Col Roosevelt as the peoples idol is
not from friendly sources, but the at
tempt is to have the Senate and
House reach the conclusion that the
people have become so disgusted with
the Wilson administration they are
turning to Col. Roosevelt.
Undermining in this way the in
fuence the president has had with
congress, the conspirators are repre-.
sented as hoping to discredit the pres
ident SO thoroughly that he will lose
in the Senate on the repeal of canal
tolls, be compelled to adopt a more
virile policy on Mexico and in the
end become so unpopular in his own
party as to bring to life and power
the elements in the Democratic party
that failed in the Baltimore conven-
tion.
with Wilson eliminated as fu-
ture power in the party the same in
fuences now boosting Col. Roosevelt
would, the Wilson Democrats say,
turn upon Roosevelt and pull him
down also.
s'Eow much Col. Roosevelt has
been impressed with the necessity for
at once beginning attacks upon the
administration as weak and vacillat-
ing on canal tolls and on Mexico by
the influences operating against the
man in the White House prediction
does not register.
"It is known, though, that the col
onel believes the chance is here to
revive the half dead Progressive party
by again burying the Republican
party, becoming trustee Of its assets
and turning the combined Republi-
can-Progressive parties, probably un-
der the name Of Progressive-Republi-
can party, upon an enfeebled and de-
bilitated Democratic party, the lead
er Of which, they will assert, has ut
terly failed to sense and hold popu-
lar favor.
eft became known Thursday that
the colonel has decided to cast prac-
tically the entire future. Of the Pro-
gressive party upon the senatorial
election in Pennsylvania. He will be-
gin within a month personal cam
paign for the election Of Clifford Pin
chot, his long time friend and sup
porter, to the Senate: If Pinchot de-
feats Senator Penrose and Represent
ative Palmer, President Wilson's
friend, Roosevelt will use that as
positive evidence that the country has
no confidence in either Of the old par
ties, and will turn his attention to
letting the rank and file Of the Re
publican party know that if they ex-
pect their wishes and desires to be
correctly interpreted they must turn
to him and his party.
"High officials Of the administra-
ton do not express fear Of Col.
Roosevelt's being taken back into the
arms of all the voters Of the country
as the sole human being able to sat-
isfy public opinion, thereby bringing
about the dissolution Of the Demo
cratic party and oblivion for its
present leaders"
From this it will be seen that the
next presidential fight is on, but how
| the Democrats are to be ousted with
their present record Of achievement