The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-03-20
TAFT WEAK in OHIO.

fully only three years ago 1t also Taft will
bitter opposition of the Foraker Republicans will
extremely weak candidate the polls The article in full is
presented herwih
from absolute certainty
of election anyone whom he chose present nomination
through the presidential influence The idea that Taft with the
Roosevelt stamp upon him. could fail carry either his
the nation has probably yet made its way past the brass
of the White House consciousness If such thought had
likely that the Taft management would have
red the White House hatred of Senator Foraker the Ohio
paign delegates with such bitterness make it
impossible for anoraker for Taft without conscious
sacrifice sefespect Taft himself possibly he
will need the support element every
the Taft campaign has taken fundamental impulses from
Ta's AS stands today, the Taft
if successful the absolute political anniaton
of Senator Foraker and all his faithful adherent throughout
Their only hope of any recognition whatever lies either
base deseron of his from purely selfish motives
the proof the polls November that the machine does
possess the confidence of the majority of the voters
That this machine through just these selfish motives has
already captured elements of the old machine which Taft
got the credit smashing ricPatterson campaign
every Ohio old enough read and with brains
enough think AS the first step the political comedy which we
here Ohio Taft into the state with whirl and
speech that bues the whole Cox Cincinnati ticket
out of sight and governor Columbus with
10000 majority with loud applause from the independents
political eformer In the second Taft the stage
candidate the presidency and high those who
pear obesance stands George B. Cox political but
living guarantee of Ccnats loyal support Of her favore
SON. quite much applause among the independents and
refOr
brains down the point of believing that Cox serving TAFT TOR
naugh merely to people that his Taft discovered poit
cal head still his shoulders In the third act the shifts to
in the leading role disissng Judges Ferris
from the Superior Court with of the hand which
would do credit the Grand Turk passing the local ticket III
every finding composed of just such he has
delighted into the public service all his life, with Taft
Away off in the Philippines and dead to there
election all and Cox back his high seat with
every available Cincinnati office in the hands of who will help
Mr. Taft loses Cincinnati delegates by reason
absence and silence Dead silence the in
dependents reomers this time The last at Chi
cago and the other at the ballot box, still remain
The problem Who be buncoed in the end? There
still think that the Taft of the HeckPaeon cam
pagn Taft today If the offending circular which
cidenay escaped the Taft headquarters few days since
merely told the truth The Taft earlier day of the
Roosevelt type was tempeamentay repugnant the fireworks
theory running the presidency other office and could not
reasonably expected follow such methods the OF
any earth Within days the present writer has heard
one seearys negbo and admirers ephat
ay belief president he would be wholly unlike Rooe
another Taft delegate the recent state
supporting the secretary with the utmost intense entu
declare with the vigor that under no circumstances
would he vote for any office whatever that he
sdered utterly without the mental balance for such
position and to the legitimate business IN
of the country
But the real truth that the Taft of today the real Taft
of wears gone BY enthusiasm has swept him from
moorng The temptation held out to him to ride into the
presidency enthusiasm has Overpowered his
Judgment He thrown away the conservatism of lifetime and
when he declares present loyal attachment the Roosevelt
programme and branch he just what he 10
saw that much only say he has radically shifted his
ton which may and still retain his personal honesty
To say that will the presidency that platform and
give country conservative administration is to either
that personally dishonest that his judgment has become
aciang possibility of accurately orecastng his
course all
The furry caused by the Columbus prophetic just
will whole campaign if he shall be the nominee
Those realize the change through