Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-21

paredness, Those who apticipate tho
nomination of Roosevelt already have
taken thought upon the main blanks.
some or them also have queried
Roosevelt himself on the subject. one
man, senator Of the United states
NOT long since went to Oyster Bay 10
talk with Roosevelt on This suliort
u was Just after Roosevelt had told
the delegate from neighborine
state that he would not pussy foot"
on any of the issues he had raised
and the New York Times had asked
whether this Included all the social
justice program of the progressive
party four years ago.
Colonel Roosevelt promptly told
his visitor that it did not, that as far
as the recall Of judicial decisions was
concerned he had about concluded
that even if he had been elected in
1917 he would not have recommends
ed putting this plank in legislation
because law would be cumbersome
Besides. he believed the campaign had
done the main work in improving the !
methods Of judges and that legislation
was not now necessary.
This leaves the anti-pussl footing to !
apply to those issues raised by the /
colonel since Wilson began to have his |
troubles with neutrality. His main |
purpose in keeping eternally at the |
policy of the administration is to
smash Wilson. for whom he has a
profound dislike. and who, he says, |
is internationally immoral BY this
the colonel means that Wilson tries by
means that are not international to
bring about International results
He bluffs armed powers but does
not arm America to make his bluffs
good
Roosevelt has expressed himself as
being AGAINST bluffing but in favor of
basing everything we say in foreign
affairs strictly on what we are able to
do Being able to do nothing, he
thinks it immoral for Wilson to ad-
dress language to Germany to the ef-
feet that the United States Will leave
no word unspoken and no act undone
that will give Us our full rights on the
seas. Roosevelt would have the full
means of asserting them and then
there hardly would be the need of as
serting them. certainly not the need of
them.
Roosevelt If he can compass the
nomination. will not con-
'ern himself with social justice but
with Amerioanism. This is his plan,
put he does not admit that il involves
my abandonment of former positions. Il
It is simply putting the greater be-
'ore the lesser.
Favorite Sons Fear Hughes Most.
The other trouble of the confeder ,
tied favorite sons is the Hughes {
loom, and if you hear them tell it, {
his is the only cloud in the sky. They
simply scott at the Roosevelt boom
is preposterous, but Hughes they !
ear with such fear that it begins to i
le tinged with hate His silence is t
becoming burdensome to them. They !
lave tried every known means Of a
moking them out. It is suspected
hat they or some of their agents in !.
,ented the story Of a meeting between
Taft and Hughes in this city on Mon {
lay. 1t may have been another of the [
fforts to bring him into the lime 8
light and make him disclose his pur- {
lnse. II failed. q
Justice Hughes simply denied point q
flank that he had seen or talked with a
Or. Taft and left it there. q
But if the favorite sons cannot find !
mt whether Hughes win consent to G
un, they can guess and maybe the i
GLOWING incident will assist them in j
heir guessing # was related by Ma I
or Dickinson, who held confidential |
POSITION with Mr.. Bryan when secre~ +
airy Of state. and who was stationed q
t Albany for the New York Herald 9
uring the Hughes terms as governor. q
Ir. Dickinson said that he was walk J.
ng with Hughes and another man, !.
lwyer from Brooklyn, in the capitol A."
not long ago when the 8
BROOKLYN man asked. We'll, governor,
low do you like the new job?' al t
uding 10 the supreme bench work. e
Justice Hughes replied lin some re-
poets if has NOT pleased me as well y
s thought it would The special
ines Of study arc hard and confin- f
ng c
Then you don't like it as well as II
eing governor