The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-11-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.

" &AAAA4ANOAO AV Liz i Ext
) Special Washington Correspond
ent of The Times.
BY Clyde H. Tavenner. 3;
Washington, D. Gas Massa
chusetts goes, so will the nation 90 ir
1927"
This was the slogan of both Repub
licans and Democrats in the Massa.
chusetts campaign. And the Demo.
cratic candidate, Gov. Foss, won
handily.
The issue was the tariff and Taft
standpatism, the same issues that will
predominant in the 1912 campaign.
Query: If the protectionists cannot
carry Massachusetts, home of the
cotton and wooden manufacturing in
dustries, where the people are sup.
posed to reap some Of the tremendous
advantages Of protection, how can
they expect to carry the middle and
western states, in which regions live
the people who pay the excessive
prices caused by high tariff and reap
none of the alleged benefits of pro-
lection?
Why Mr.. Taft Feels Shahy
Here is an article which speaks for
itself. II is taken from the Dakota
Democrat, published at Aberdeen, S.
D., and is a fair sample of what the
newspapers in the cities visited by
Mr.. Taft on his trip through the West
published after he had left town. In
cidentally, this article in a measure
reveals the sentiment which prompt
ed Mr.. Taft to make his now famous
prediction of Republican defeat in
1912
"The big event-Taft day at Aber-
deen-has come and gone. Curiosity
to see the President caused thousands
to come to Aberdeen, stand in line
and even give vent to few feeble
cheers when he spoke, but they were
not with him at any stage in the game.
Poor Taft! Big-hearted, jovial and
companionable, a commoner in his
bearing. Everybody instinctively ad-
mires him for the personal charm of
his manner. 1t is too bad that such
good man should be spoiled in trying
to make presidential timber of him.
We love him for his large personality,
but in view of what he has done we
cannot vote for him again."
The President Voted!
The President got to vote after all.
A lot Of red tape was necessary, but
he voted. And thereby hangs tale.
Six years ago Mr.. Taft made a
speech at Akron, O., in which he
scored the notorious Cox
machine in Cincinnati. He said he
could take great pleasure in voting
against it. He declared this foul Re-
publican machine was stencil in the
lostrils of all good citizens. The peo-
de of Ohio, realizing that William H. {
Taft was telling the truth, applauded l
lin vigorously and with the utmost
sincerity. i
In the recent election Mr.. Taft pub |
icly Endorsed and voted for the Cox /
machine, which is still the disgraceful {
llliance Of politics, corrupt business |
md the brothels that it was in 1905. l
Gut the President was there with an l
excuse. He said that conditions had
substantially changed" e
Whatever the President wasalluding l
o, it was not the Cox machine, for it r
lad remained as foul as ever. The F
'nly change visible to observers is d
hat, whereas six years ago Mr.. Taft e
vas not candidate for office, he is
oday. S
South May Desert Taft
The prediction is made at the La y
gillette headquarters in Washington /"
nat the administration will find it i'm
ossible to send solid Taft delega-
on from the South to the next con- :.
ention. ~
''For many weeks" says a state u
lent given out at the LaFollette
eadquarters. there has been signs o
lat the Southern Republicans have +
cen fearful that the nomination of Il
resident Taft will be a serious h
lenace to their continued receipt of
i-monthly checks from the United e.
tates treasury. The South is afford