Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-30

10 pt%seSidential question and nationa
politics into Ohio politics az a tlH''
WHEN we are concerned win our mu'
nicipal elections. with respect TO whlch
IL should be a desire Of every ~
publican 10 subordinate everything
that might stand IN the way OF united
harmonious and successful rcpublieai
efforts.
when we are through With the
elections OF this year we can lake up
in an orderly way and without injury
to any Interest, as the ext business 10
be- ira nsacted. the settlement Of our
presidential preferences.
Il shall at that time. az have mere
fafnre announced, request the statH
central committee 10 order IN accord
anee with the declarations Of tho
platform adopted by the convention
mar assombied al Dayton last year,
THAI delegates for the next convention
shall be- selected In all the counties
al primaries 20 be duly held under III
law as 70 now stands or such law ~
my be then IN force, II there should
be any change in tho statutes Of ONO
free ourselves entirely from the often
repeated charges that have been
made. with 90 much ground for them,
that thu action OF our state V
lions in recent years have mol been
governed by the wishes OF the
AtftIIAs hHV AHA EhIIHRHfh ~ ~
represented by the delegates, bot
hy committees, bosses and ana
small coteries with selfish Interests IN
view. We have had admonitions ana
warnings that the people are justly
d%ispieascd with such practices. We
should not stnbornly Disregard thesc
warnings.
/ learn also from the newspapers
aud otherwise. that 1t Is claimed that
as a reason for the proposed actipn'
lhRf Secretary Taft Is the only candi-
date Ohio has for he presidency AMI
that on such account from sentiments
Of state pride, we should unite IN
ur- und that for this reason
the committee should take the pur-
opposed action az this time 50 that the
whole country may be advised what
Ohio Intends TO do next year.
u ser II stated almost every day as
a roason for the claim thai ONO has
only ono candidate for the presidency,
that have not at any time an
nounced my candidacy for that Of
fee. Il Is true that ! have mover made
any such announcement. a candidate"
for The presidency. must assume hrsI
the great and serious responsibilities
Of leading his party In the national
campaign and IL successful, AZ we eX-'
pect to be-. he must then assume the
grave responsibilities of administering
the executive office. These respon-
sibiliiios are go grave that any ~
might well feel compllmcnted TO have
his follow citizens to name him m such
connection, but at the same time thty
are SO grave that any ordinary man
might well hesitate 10 proclaim him
self qualified for such responsibilities.
or prefer az least to walt until invited
by his party associates 10 undertake
duties. Such a position Is, ai
least, more Ia keeping with the digni8
=. a 49, !. It'll q a4sHA.H hi 40 - a.
associates an opportunity 20 dcclaiF
thoir Judgment. which he should be
willing 10 both wait for and abide.
n h. because / entertain opinions
~ this kind that | have not made u
announcement Of my candidacy Tor
any office and. of course, what may
be inferred from these expressions, |
do not deem II necessary that |
should. Hut this is not a matter ui
state pride. II there were any diff
fercnces OF opinion among rcpublt-
cans, state pride would probably have
great weight. but today there " a
wide difference OF opinion among re-
puhlicans.
= do not refer 10 the regulation oi
railroads n companies engaged uh
Interstate commerce and large aggrt
cations of capital, for ON that point
There Is no substantial difference or
ppifJnu. except as to b methods that
III ~ ~ ~ W. 8AhA 80
ulatlon / believe In such regulation
hut have always advocated methods
that are consistent with the cOnstitu-
tlun. In his connection ] am happy
TO Dee NJ 90 point 20 the fact that !
helped to frame and put into It's pres
form The Elkiua law, which is now
universally conceded 20 be the most
statute that has ever been
enacted on this subject. worth more
than an other such statutes combined
The question / refer 90 rs -
therefore. regulation Of trusts, rail-
and interstate commerce, about
as / have said, We are all
hut the tariff question.
TAFT supporters Tariff cNi~ionl~t~.
Every republican has a right to
espnusc any view he may entertain.
and inasmuch as Governor Harris rep
reernts thai such Is his view. I do not
wonder that ne prefers Secretary Tat
a. his candidate for the presidency,
for on a number OF occasions Sccre-
tary TAM has taken pains TO am
ounce hat he Is IA favor of an inn
mediate revision OF our tariff. op-
serve also that most of the leading
Importers OF Secretary TAFT In our
state cntCrtain similar Views. accord
90 tho expressions ] have seen uf-
ffiputed Co them la the newspaper,
notably among them being cX-tuN-
srunt hertick and d Hon Theodor'
r.. NNfNhNs NtHf A~ntitlNltf we arc
90 commit ourselves to the can
dldacy of Secretary TAFT. we must DO
W with the fact Ia mind that he enter
tHlrN the views he has expressed un
THIS subject and that ii we make him
nuf candidate the campaign uf nec,s-
sity must hc a campaign Of the rcNi-
a1d dow inward OF the tariff schcdul
under which the country has been
brought no only 60 an unprecedented
tut Go H universal prosperity. There
nrc some duties too high and there
may Doc some men % % low, u There
u4A pumr "a time. and viii no doubt.
fHHdD. nut iu view ni the resulfs
wr are enjoying / do not think ~.
f hould enter UPON such work at this
time and ] do not believe that ~
discrsdlt what the republican
parry nHs done fuf this country under
lhe policies represented By the Ding
IFN tariff hY making n campaign
ufAf year uu attack upon that STAT
ute especially not until We have some
ie lettlon- a. to what duties aE GO
he rhanred with the reasons that are
% Dee offered in support Of such
haurrH
i $50 postpone the matter OF set
uuf preference as 90 Il Naudl-
d1fa uutl we can ~ before the pon-
rIr and discuss this question. o.
nIH have an opportunity Goo 30 M We
select our delegates 90 the next con-
tnuflun Hf Uc ufImHTiea. our rranrr-
iftr Views can De- presented aud thc |
people "a judge between us and fhus
HDl in~teligeuiii, I think this much
Huf to thr FARMERS and D. wage
tuftu and other use men Uf nuf
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