Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-02
IL Is Up 20 the voters,

| In on address, the other day. Elihu
Root named the only logical reason
| why Pre- sident Taft may not be nomi-
| nateu t. succeed himself He said:
1T is said that We must consider
| now the nomination for the Presi-
dency in 1872. Well. Mr.. Taft is presi-
dent Of tn" United States--a Rcpupi-
| can president, Il strong. wise, consid-
crate and fearless man. If he
| continues to make as good Il president
rs h" is making now. he will be the
| natural and inevitable candidate OF
| his party in 1872 unless one thing shall
| happen--that the people of the United
| States shall repudiatc the adnlinistra-
| ton Of Mr. Taft by such d crushing
and overwhelming defeat of his party
that it will be apparent that Mr.. TAFT
| cannot be reelected
The Democratic party cannot bring
| about such a result. but Republic ans
can by their adverse votes. After
election people don't scrutinize the
| multitude Of reasons which may have
contributed to the result. They see
only the general result; and il it
| should happen that the administration
| can't hold its own party together. the
! national convention would be quite
| likely to look for a Moses to lead them
| out OF the wilderness. and they might
go to Mr. Roosevelt or they might 80
| to one OF the far more radical leaders
who are now looming up on the po-
litical horizon in the North and Middle
West
In the opinion of statesmen and 9TH
crs who are drifting into Washington
| in these days. the nation is turning to
Tart. They believe that every day
makes him stronger with the people.
He is said to hold the friendship of
even the insurgents and will meet
with little opposition or hostility in
the next Congress. He has no fear of
a clash with Roosevelt in 1912. The
leAt congress should be Republican.
H, has urged all along with convinc-
ing force that Republican Congress-
| mcn b. elected in order that the plans
of the administration should be car
ried out. and the pledges of tn" party
redeemed. \ party majority in the
next National IIous" of Representa-
tiv"s antagnonistic to the administra-
ton would halt and probably defeat
| til" aims of the President and his adj
viScrS.
Ttr. Democrats have been jubilantly
looking forward to having control Of
the House and Republicans under
stand that they have a hard fight on
| to prevent it, 1t is evident from vari-
| that the majority will he small in eth
err cast This makes each congrcssirn-
81 district a matter OF individual in
tercst Special attention should be
given to these. in order to redeem the
administration and to prevent the ne
cessitv Of a Moses to lead them out of
the wilderness. as suggested by Sena-
tor Root rs being within the limits OF
possibility. The loss by the Republi-
Gent to determin. the party complex
ION of the rext House That fact
should be we'll Understood by all upon
W hom any responsibility falls
AS Mr. Root said in his address. the
Democratic party cannot bring about
such a result Is would necessitate a
cans can. 1t would be idl. to deny
that there are conditions which make
the contest FOR Republican congress-
| men harder than ordinary. There are
| more districts which are classified as
doubtful by both parties and the loss
| of single one OF these may mean
| the defeat of the administration s
plans. Republican apathy IS the
chief danger and thus far in the cam
tonshing indifference as to the result
Upon the election of Republican
House depends the success of Presi-
dent Taft's administra lion.
AS mentioned above the President
has no fear OF any influence against
him on the part of former President
Roosevelt. Mr.. Taft was member of
| Roosevelt's cabinet and was peculiar
ly in the confidence of the President
He knew how Roosevelt felt then and
he knows how the people feel now
He has never made so much as a sign
that might lead anyone To think he
was playing for his own renomina-
ton in 1912. No one enjoying the
slightest intimacy with the two men