The Glenwood post., 1911-10-14
PRESIDENT TAFT
GAME IN DENVER
Showed That Ne Could Not
Be cswed By a Shafroh
Pre.ananged Political
Convention
TOO Big FOR SLIGHT

Republican workers to the number
of 800 representing the county chais-
men, state central committeemeH,
county secretaries and editors met with
ordinary of the Brown hotel on the oc-
casion of his visit to Colorado. 1t was
one of the best republican representa-
tive gatherings that has been held in
many day.
Chairman Mcdonald acted as the host
for the reception and presented thu
president with well chosen sentence
in which he informed the chief execu-
tive that he was facing the republican
workers of Colorado. The president
began by saying that he understood
it was to be social gathering, but,
ne said that he just oozed with republi-
ean doctrine"
The president stated that the posi-
ion of the republican party was that
t was in favor of progression and con-
struetion; that it believed in prosper
ty and in doing nothing that will inter
/fere with business growth if that
growth is legitimate and along the
lines laid down by the statute; thaF
the republican party had no desire 20
hit corporations simply because they
are corporations; that if a corporation
contributed to the growth and prosperi-
ty of community, and if it contrib
uted 70 tho wage fund earned in that
community, it should be encouraged
and not discouraged. Mr.. Taft de
clared that the republican party was
in favor of a tariff that represented
the difference in the cost of production
here and abroad. He declared that the
administration had no apologies to
offer for having vetoed the tariff meas
ures that were submitted because
those measures did not carry out the
idea of protection as advocated by the
republican party; he declared that his
democratic opponents who were criti-
eizing him would sign any bill thar
reduced the tariff on anything, because
they believed in free trade; he dis
cussed the DETECTION from the repub-
lican congressional representation last
year and stated that this detection
came from the fact that some repub-
licans stayed at home and not because
of any increased votes in the demo-
cratic ranks; he declared that he be-
lieves the republicans are now begin
ming to realize that the administration
was trying to do what it promised:
he stated that he hoped that when the
country realizes that the present ad-
ministration was trying to obey orders
it would continue it in power.
This was the only reference the pres
ident made that might be construed
that he was a candidate for re-elec-
tion. The republican workers caught
the idea and it was fully five minutes
before he could continue. In closing
he referred to the fact that Colorado
strayed away from the republican fold
the last election, but he hoped she
would return in 1912.
The president IS reception by the re.
publican workers was more than ordin-
ary; it was enthusiastic and spontane-
Gus. There was not an incident that
did not reflect genuine enthusiasm for
him.
President Taft has come and gone
He spent one day in the city of Denver
appearing before the Lands convention,
the leading republicans of the state.
the commercial men of the state, the
railway trainmen who were in session
in Denver and many other minor or
ganizations. His visit means much for
the success of the party next fall.
With one accord the people say that, to
>use a slang expression, he "made
good" perhaps his most important
address was before the Lands conven-
tion. There he discussed the public
domain, which, of course. is one Of the
leading issues Of the west. In this
discussion he took the position that the
entire government owned the public
domain; that the western states were
more deeply interested in its disposal
than the states Of the east; that whils
mistakes have been made in the dispos-
Al Of the public domain in the east,
the entire people, both east and west,