Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-04
DECLARES 1912 Is NOT
AN ISSUE AT PRESENT
Speaker Tells Voters at Republican
Rally Of the importance of Victory
In New York This Year from a Ma
tional Standpolnt-Resuit In State
of Great Importance.
cRy Associated pressl

- -"O'.a -
the first snow storm of the seas on. Al
banans turned out in force tonight
to greet Henry L. Stimson, Repub-
lican nominee for governor, and to
listen to a discussion of national is
sues by Charles Nagel, secretary Of
commerce and labor in President
Taft's cabinet. 1t was the first big
Republican rally in Albany during the
present campaign and the audience
filed the auditorium from orchestra
TO gallery.
William Barnes, Jr., leader of thel
"old guard" forces, occupied a box.
Speaker James w. Wadsworth, Jr,
who also played an important part
in the "old guards" fight against di-
rect nominations, was one of the
speakers in behalf of Mr.. Stimson.
Secretary Nagel was the first
speaker.
81 do not come here authorized tol
say this thing or that thing, he said
by way of Introduction. but / am here
TO speak my own mind on national
issues. The result in this state is
bound TO be of great Importance to-
the nation II you ask me about 1912,
say that is not the question, because
our country has a President who is
not staying awake nights to try to-
find out how nominations are TO be
made in 1912"
Opportunity Of Administration.
Secretary Nagel said that while in
a measure manifestations of agitation
in different paris of the country are
avoidable. it nevertheless is for those
who realize the importance of stabii-
ity to do what they can to have every
election so far as may be. determsn-
ed with reason, fairness and impair
TALLY. Above all he emphasized 1t
should be borne in min0 that import
ant as local issues may be. the ability
of the national administration to car
~ out its pledges and to cope with
the problems that are presented to
il is now to be fortified or weakened.
The question. he declared. is whether
or not this administration shall be
given the fullest opportunity to ful-
fill those pledges which found def
mite and precise expression in the
last national platform
There Is a disposition among the
opponents of the Republican party,
he said. to contrast the present ad-
miuistration with the last and to
have appear that even in some res
poets they stand in antasonism to
progress. This, ne declared. is far
from the truth. The last administra-
ton rendered a service of inestima-
BILE value in bringing the public mind
TO a realization Of the questions and
problems with which this country Is
confronted. It is needless at this
time, he pointed out, to urge that a
condition of things had arisen which
called for a strong hand and an I'M
waveriug personality such as Colonel
Roosevelt. to bring them 70 public at
tention for answer.
Compliment Each Other.
So much has been done. public
sentiment having been created. the
demand having ripened, the time
came. he said. when 1t was for the
government to formulate those prom
ises and to cast them into permanent
shape. Instad Of contrasting two ad-
minsstrations. he continued II ought
to be realized that in point OF fact
they completely eomplimented each
other.
when the time came to look TOT
the man who could give shape and
construction to the demands which
had been aroused in the public minds.
the Republican party looked about u
with deiiberation and discrimination
II selected q man who had been
sympafhetic and active member OF
the former administration and who
had been most especially charged with
the constructive work OF that admin
is.rstion. That man was William
Howard Taft"
For the rest. Mr.. Nagel anaiyzed
the accomplishments % the present
federal administration going deeply
into the admitting that not a. much
had been accomplished as had been
hoped for but. pointing out the fact
that substantial progress mad been
made and the continuance Of HeVubli-
can administration means that TINS
urorrcss vili be continued. While the
placing Of q Democratic aoministr1-
ZION IN power means that al which
has been gained IN this direction VIZ
he lost