Show T FOIl FOn l HY OF Sl rg Chicago Journal An astonishing announcement Is made by the thc Washington Wash Wash- ington Post which says sas that If Ir S See Sec c- c Taft is elected President Then o will bo be his dove doro Roosevelt oll secretary of state The rhe Panama canal tin till Philippines and anil out our other othet Island possessions lO pos sessions will be transferred to that department de dt ant and Mr 11 will gratify grat grat- Ity Iry his ambition to tIl dig the Ito canal pacify and modernize the s. and Institute an American colonial By system tem This announcement will of course cours be taken for fot what It fl h Is worth Hut But the tho Washington Post is close to the administration and It Is not likely I to In taint print such a statement as that on no better bettel basis than tItan mere mme gossip If It the lie news J is true and If It Taft should be he elected Pr President then the tho lie unprecedented spectacle will h be he pro pre of oC an un ex ex lont of or lImo ho United States Stales serving In tho the cabinet of a man mann who vho has served him In a like capacity But Dut there thero will be he no loss los of dignity for Cor Mr Mi Roosevelt in such a pU position To lo have tho the glory of or having as 1 President Pres Ires rosh ros- ros ident h id nt Inaugurated two great reat national policies und and as Wi f secretary of or state slate of or having put thus policies Into successful successful successful success success- ful operation that operation that would be box glory glor enough for any statesman And then of oC course COUIse tho ho people would upon sendinG bending him hack hackI to I the tho White House to round oui out his career 11 It Is a ol Jo lovely dream anyway |