Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-10

this is an attribute OF the successful
politician that can not be overlooked.
He has this faculty to q rare degree.
He realizes the Importance Of cooper
alton on the part Of all republican
hands in the campaign this summer
and fall and when he meets man and
talks to him he is quite apt to get
him impressed with the Importance OF
giving genuine aid to the cooperative
movement He believes the republicans
are certain to defeat Mr.. Bryan but he
will not be satisfied by any means with
victory won on narrow margin.
lie wants the victory to be decisive and
especially he wants to break into the
solid south. He believes there Is excel
lent prospect for accomplishing this
and when he speaks of the solid south
he does not include Kentucky and MIS-
souri,. Tennessee and North Carolina
are two OF the southern states where
the republicans are thought to have
good fighting chance. Tennessee Is good
fighting ground for the republicans,
not, as many suppose. because or the
appointment of Gen. Luke r. Wright,
but because OF the extreme bitterness
aroused between the Patterson and
Carmack wings OF the democratic party
in the fight over the governship. NO
small part Of Mr.. Taft's support for the
nomination came from the south and II
he could succeed in breaking into 1t In
genuine fashion he would be deeply
gratified for many reasons.
Middle West is Battle Ground.
Mr.. Taft looks on the middle west
r,f ra
paign, as, indeed, do most politicians.
He is gong to give that part OF the
country much attention. 1t Is true
th4t he viii not make many stump
speeches but he will have In mind IN
what he says and writes the senti-
ments of the middle west voters. Thus,
he will speak out ON tariff revision
in palmer terms than the platform
does and will leave no doubt that he
Is for a genuine revision downward,
despite the position taken by the Am
erican Protective Tariff League that
the platform means revision upwards
OF course, New York will be great
battle ground. But outside of New
York, the states OF Ohio, Indiana, Hill
nois. Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Kan
sas and Missouri will be given special
attention. This does not mean that
other states will be neglected but 1t Is
realized the democrats will put for
ward tremendous efforts in these states
and that such efforts will have to be
counteracted. Indiana, OF all these
states, is, perhaps, as doubtful as any,
tho the state ticket put up by the re-
publicans is considered more in doubt
than is the national ticket and espe-
cially IL Mr.. Taft succeeds, as he
seems likely to, in soothing the feel
ings Of the Indiana republican leaders
which were slightly ruffled at Chica-
go. 1t appears likely the Chicago
Headquarters Of the national commit
tee will become more important In this
campaign than the eastern headquar-
ters In the different western states
named is a powerful Roosevelt follow
ing, voters Of radical tendencies, who
will vote for whatever man they feel
will best carry forward the Roosevelt
program. Mr.. Taft appreciates that he
cannot afford to lose the confidence
of these voters and his talks with lead
ing politicians in recent days will be OF
much value to him as giving him an
index to public sentiment in the chief
seat of war between now and Novem-
her