Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1910 — MAKING PRESIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

MAKING PRESIDENTS.

In discussing certain rather strange mutations of fortune affecting such famous men as President Taft, Governor Hughes. Senator Root, and Mr. Roosevelt. Dr. Albert Shaw, writing in the Review of Reviews, says: There was a crucial moment in New York politics, several years ago, when Mr. Roosevelt’s decision made Mr. Hughes the Republican nominee for Governor. It was Mr. Roosevelt’s? decision, also, that made Mr. Taft the Republican nominee for President. * ♦ * Mr. Roosevelt refused a third term and by the supreme exercise of his political authority he succeeded in putting himself out of power and putting another man in. So at last the case is admitted, and by pne of the closest and warmest friends of the former President —by one of the inner circle. The idea that Mr. Roosevelt made Mr. Taft President has been indignantly repudiated by Mr. Roosevelt’s friends, and of course by those of Mr. Taft. But now Dr. Shaw admits that this is just what was done, done through ‘‘the supreme exercise of his political authority." It Was Mr. Roosevelt’s “decision,” and not at all that of the national convention of the Republican party, that “made Mr. Taft the Republican, nominee for President.” And it was Mr. Roosevelt who put himself out of power and “another man’ in.” and this by “the supreme exercise of his political authority.” This has been the opinion of many people all along but never before have we had so frank an admission of the fact—indeed we had no admission at all —from those near the throne. Dr. Shaw is an honest man, and one familiar with the facts, and with the official interpretation of them. While no new evidence was needed to prove a case that had

already been proved—indeed that proved itself—(this bit of testimony from one of Mr. Roosevelt’s most admiring friends js at least an interesting contribution to the history of a =a great anti superbly conducted campaign.-—-Indianap-olis News.