The Detroit times., 1911-11-23
EVEN ROOSEVELT COULD
NOT WIN NEXT YEAR
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and The trusts. Mr. Mack said the
POSITION would be the same which the
rartv has always taken
The tariff is the father OF me
trusts, he said, and while they form
TWO distinct ISSUES you can hol uca1
with one without dealing with the
other We believe ~ a lower tarin
we Wish only 10 protect those indus
tries which need protection.
Asked ii the party believed IN q
ltadft for revenue only. MIR Mack
gave the inference that It did not
SAYING SHAT. while the tariff is partly
for The purpose OF revenue, there are
industries which need protection. lie
assented 20 the suggestion that the
tarin should represent the difference
between The cost OF production at
home ana abroad He believes the
people have pinned Iheir faith 10 the
Democratic party.
@Do you believe the tariff or the
trusts is the paramount issue with
the people he was asked
The issues are insepaable, he
said One cannot talk about one
without talking about the other
What do YOU consider the sig
nlficance OF the return OF Republic
can assembly TO power in New Jersey
I I'm response TO GOV Wilson's appeal
Tor Demo ratio assembly until al
ter the election in l9l2?H MIR Mack
Was asked
There is no greater significance in
that than in the return in New York.
ii ~ no more a slap at Wilson than
il Vas 10 Gov. Dix The gerrymander
had been used and then again the
Gle, tons were almost wholly on local
issues Il vas a popular candidate
for sheriff here and county treasur.
er there Wherever national issue
was involved as in Kentucky and in
Massachusetts. we won
Asked about the Socialist gains. he
said. The gains made by the So
cialists have been steady during the
last several years. bur don't believe
they are large enough TO alarm any.
body
Take Tor instance the case OF
Schenectady. y y. where Rev Lunn
a minister and a Socialist, was elect.
ed He was vigorous and earnest
campalgner a minister and was we'll
liked ] don't believe ten per cent OF
the people considered for moment
when they cast their ballots whether
they were voting for Socialist or a
Democrat or a Republican. They
were voting for the man who had
made a good campaign
Yes, IL is true that in Indiana the
Socialists made great gains. But this
was largely Influenced, | think. bv
/ the fact that in Milwaukee a Socialist
administration was elected TWO years
ago, That was, in my opinion. the
most significant Socialist victory so
| far
Mr. Mack was asked from which
party he believes recruits 70 the So.
cialist party are coming and he re.
piled: From the Republicans. lie
then went on 10 explain that the Re.
publican party is losing 10 the So
cla!lsts because IL has been in power
Tor several administrations and natur.
ally would make enemies.
suppose that ii the Democrats
had been III power like the Repltbli-
cans theirs would have been the
same loss. want to be fair to the
Republicans.
Do you believe LaFollette a sin.
cere progressive or a seeker for per.
sonal notoriety?" was the next cues
ton
Il believe him sincere" was Mr..
Macks quick reply He is n candi-
date for the presidency now. but IN
the end he will probably support Mr..
Roosevelt
Mr. Mack does not think much of
The third party talk
The Republicans will probabIy
agree on one candidate" he said. "bnt
The interesting question is how many
ot them viii support that one candi.
date at the polls.
Asked II he believed President Taft
would be renominated. Mr. Mack
said 1T Is race between Roosevelt
ana Taft
lie would NOT commit himself on
the question What do you consider
ar Taft's greatest mistaken"
That would be criticizing the
president and ! 10 not want 10 do
that he said
Mr.. Tart is lovabis, clean sincere
man, he said. and. personally. we
ittt torr TrTTrr- ttUr he seems not 10
nave been able 20 make good with
the people He intimated thar he
believes The president has been mere
" unfortunate.
Mr. Mack seemed anxious 10 know
whom sentiment in Michigan fayors
( lot me presidency. He. of course
would make no statement as 10 his
rctsonal choice Ic inquired If The
state had primary election law