The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-21
POLITICAL SENTIMENT,

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from the Houghton Mining Gazette Sc
fully represents our own views that W.
give it space
"a friend OF ours who has beer
travelling through the northwest FOL
the past week made it his business e
make inquiries of every man he could
engage in conversation on the trains
and ask has opinion as to business fu
ture and as 10 politics. He says that
there is unanimous sentiment Of IN.
rest tear as to what the politicians are
going 70 do to the business next time
and q disposition TO sit tight and take
no chances until they know. There Is
no complaint relative TO the amount OF
business being done. just that dread OF
which business is 10 be next struck or
VIII ether it is going to be left alone for
awhile. Politically every man express
sed the sentiment that Taft means
well, but was unfortunate in succeed
ing Roosevelt and all doubt If he can
be re elected. Practically everyone and
this man was in Wisconsin part of the
time, looked upon LaFollette as joke
or conducting good publicity cam.
paign for his own financial benefit. a
long the lines That Bryan capitalized
his political career The democrats
were all for Champ Clark The repub.
licans all hoped for the appearance Of
a strong man to lead them next time,
believing ttat the nominee had not yet
appeared Several mentioned Hughes
as the man. Farmers through the
northwest have enjoyed good crops aud
received big money for them They
are hanging onto the money
There Is a resume Of the situation as
il appeared to one man who makes
careful obser vations. We are rather
surprised at it, in some respects, parti-
cularly in respect to LaFollette tor we
thought everybody in Wisconsin except
Ing, Ike Stephenson, took LaFollete
seriously. The Gazette has alwayP
believed In President TAFT sincerity.
Wedid not favor him for the republican
nomination last time believing that
Hughes would be much more capable
man for the position and not likin.; the
steam roller methods employed by
Roosevelt to dictate the appointment
and selection of his successor How
ever Mr. Taft came after great pres
ident and no had an awful pace TO fol-
low. Furthermore he had TO assume
an entirely different policy Roosevelt
had run the country extravagantly.
gloriously and with much bombast, but
he left il badly in debt.
"A period OF retrenchment came
with TAFT and retrenchment Is not a
popular thing for political hangers on.
Moreover. Roosevelt left lot Of trouble
makers in Office Taft discharged most
of them and they have made more
trouble Tor him ever since Then again
he has been unfortunate in the choice
of has secretaries picking out men
lacking tact and with g capacity main
IS for creating unfortunate situations
which have reflected unfaynrably ON
Taft. Again, he has played in bad
luck He starts out on month !
journey swinging round the circle and
before no is fairly going there is a
great railway strike, real European
war. and "A whole lot OF other things
that steal the best front page positions
every day from President Taft. Then
too. he lacks that decisi seness that the
public expects He starts ont first as 4
friend OF the reactionaries. Then he
switches over to half hearted endorse
ment of insurgency. The people ar,
not enamored OF middle OF the road
artist
There is that uncertainty abou
him. IL is the same uncertainty tina
all business interests. big and little
feel regarding the government as
whole. Nobody knows where the cheaI
politician is next to attack business AM
the man with money ~ not expendin
any more OF it than Is necessary {
conduct his business affairs properly
He Is not expanding his business. II
is not putting out any new dollars
Business is good, sure bot he wants /
be srre he mas "A great big cash reserv
behind because You can't tell wha
they are going to do next. The natio
needs a strong man. a man Of decision
man with a backbone, a man in whor
the people have confidence and ma
who can be leader We too, hav
heard Justice Hughes mentioned as tina
man many time The republica
party will need a man like Hughes @
some other equally strong man will NJ
pear at the psychological moment
That has always been the luck of th