The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-30
Dickinson Declares Taft is
Acquainted with South
ern Situation.
PROMOTING Pc ACE
And Will Do Nothing tc
Cause Agitation of the
Race Question.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 24.-Re-
serrIng at length and On compliment
tary terms to President Taft Secretary
of War Dickinson in addressing the
Tennessee State Fair today, discussed
the political situation Throughout the
south.
President Taft" said Mr.. Dickin-
son. has gone further than any Re-
publican President to meet the wishes
of the South in establishing a policy
looking TO the promotion of peace
within her borders. In this he has
not responded to any demand either OF
his party or the people of tho North.
A leader OF thought, knowing the con-
ditions he patriotdcaily and courage
ously does what he believes is best,
trusting to results for his vindication.
The great hold he has upon the conf
dence of the country at least holds
Judgment in allegiance, il 1t does not
at once gain entire approval HIS vim
dication will depend mainly upon the
wisdom. seif-control and conserva-
ton manifested by the Southern peo-
pie. 1t would be a calamity IL his eff
forts should be nuflifed and his good
VIII alienated. II man of his char
acter. position and patriotism fail, then
1t will be long before another will fol-
low in his footsteps No question of
the South's giving him political support
is involved. The South can cooperate
with him in his great work of concil-
iation and promoting peace and ,har-
mony. and yet cast every one of Its
electoral votes against him IL he
should become candidate for re-
electios 4 am confident that no
Thought of winning Its votes has IN
fluenced his course toward the South,
and that even II he expected to he
come a candidate to succeed himself
he womb, though confidence of the
South would vote against him, do ex-
actly what The has done. deeming 1t
sufficient reward IL he brings peace
where discord prevailed. and estab-
aiahes a sounder basis for dealing polit-
IDEALLY with the conditions that affect
the relations between the races in the
South"
Mr. Dickinson spoke OF the honesty,
energetic application to public affairs,
courage and patriotism. as character
istics of former President Grover
Cleveland. and declared that these
same characteristics were manifest In
everything said and done by President
Taft.
THE country Is richly blessed in
having chief executive OF such high
ideal and endowed with the courage
and frmncss to carry them out" he
said.
The South is doubly blessed" he
continued. for her sectional attitude
was such that successful man of
narrow views. personal vanity resent
ful mind, and a pseudo-patriotism
that did not embrace the entire conn
try might have been out of sympathy
with her and repellant. If not actively
antagomstic.
President Taft has attained to his
high Office 4hroupb n nov,t,ate nm
SURPASSED hy any Of mi. mad eces;ssi,rs
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was TO nm so ,as,,flt : yo,,f,, t,,e f,,tnre
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father hre.tbad the atmosnhere or
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