Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-11-01
SEN, ROOT BOOSTS
PRESIDENT TAFT
CRUSHING DEFEAT THIS FALL
WOULD ELIMINATE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
VICTORY MEANS DENOMINATION
Candidate for the Presidency
"or Some More Radical
Leader"

New York, Oct. 29.-"If Mr.. Taft
continues to make as good president
as he is making now he will be the ma
tural and inevitable candidate OF his
party in 1912, unless one thing hap.
pens-that the people of the United
States shall repudiate the administra.
ton of Mr.. Taft by such crushing
and overwhelming defeat Of his party
that it will be apparent that Mr.. Taft
cannot be reelected"
This was the statement made by
United States Senator Elihu Root in
a speech at Manhattan Casino. 1t
was his first speech since the Sara.
toga convention, and it had been hint
ed that he would have something to
say about questions of the Republican
party's national policy involved in the
New York state campaign.
Mr.. Root addressed himself particu.
larly to those Republicans who might
stand willing to vote against the Re.
publican gubernatorial candidate for
the sake of rebuking Theodore Roose.
welt, and he declared that Republican
defeat in the state this fall would be
even more of blow to the present
national administration than to Col
onel Roosevelt.
In fact, he said. a Democratic vic.
tory in New York would more likely
turn the next national convention
away from national administration
which could not hold its party togeth-
er and toward Mr.. Roosevelt. or ito
one of the far more radical leaders
who are now looming up on the polti-
cal horizon in the north and middle
west"
Contrary to some expectations. Sen
ator Root brought no direct pledge
from Colonel Roosevelt regarding his
attitude toward the nomination in
1912. He ridiculed the issue of the
new nationalism," interpreted by the
Democratic platform, warmly praised
Colonel Roosevelt for his defeat Of
the old guard" attacked Tammany
He and warned voters of the danger
o. putting the offices of state comptrol-
~ and state engineer in Tammany's
power. He commended Mr.. StimsOn's
service in the sugar trust prosecution,
and called attention to the fact that
the Standard Wall Paper company, of
which Mr.. Dix is director, asked con.
gress TO raise the tariff on wall paper.
"a good many Republicans at this
time" Senator Root said, seem dis
posed to ignore ali the grave and sub.
OF toll ;1h Jp
people of this state and to vote at the
coming election upon no issue what
ever but simply as an expression Of
feeling against Mr.. Roosevelt. whose
course regarding national affairs they
disapprove, for one reason or another,
and whom they desire to punish by
defeating the party to which they
belong, in which they believe, and
which they have long Loyalty support
ed, because he holds distinguished
and potent place in the councils and
activities of the party.
1T should be observed that the Gee.
laration of this determination cuts
10th ways. Wherever man declares
lie will vote against the Republican
tici<tt because he does not like Roose
welt there will he others who will vote
for the ticket because they do like
Roosevelt, and because they feel that
with his tremendous force and cour:
age and ability he has done noble
and much-needed work for honestly,
purity, equality and freedom in the
political life Of our country.
1T is said that we must consider
now the nomination for the presidency
in 1912 Well, Mr.. Taft is president
of the United States; Republican
president; Il strong, wise, conSiderate
and fearless man. He has the quail.
ties which make a man grow in the
estimation of thoughtful people, and
lying back of ali the clamor and ex.
element of our political life the Amer