The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12

I fact, than has been done at n time
during the present administration. IN
the opinion Of the political dopesters.
The LaFollette men are endeavoring
to make the Republicans Of the Y
try believe that the president cannot
be reelected. IL nominated and.
therefore. that the Republican con-
vention should name a progressive
The LaFollette headquarters in Wash
ington has prepared a forecast of the
result Of the next presidential cleo
ton with Taft running against ANY
pressed 1t. This forecast gives the
Democratic candidate S2S votes In the
electoral college. az against 2oS for
Mr.. Taft. 1t places in the Democratic
column those states which elected
Democratic state officers or Democra-
tic majoritfes on their congressional
delegation last fall. which the LaFol-
lette men declare cannot be 'recov-
cred" by any but a progressive Re-
publican. In answer. the Taft Repub-
licans declare that these states were
not lost" in a presidential election.
They are Connecticut. New York.
Massachusetts. Indiana, Maine. Mary
land. Missouri. Montana. New Jersey.
Ohio and West Virginia.
Tafts Tour Successful.
1t appears from the news that has
reached Washington. brought by poll
ticians who drop in from day to day.
and from reports by letter and wire.
that the presidents western trip has
standpoint. He set out with the
avowed purpose of stating his case in
plain English to the men in the in
surgent etrongholds. and his speeches
upon the tariff II trust regulation
apparently have had the common
sense note in them that appeals. He
will he followed. perhaps within a
few weeks. by %insurgent orators. who
will endeavor to undue the work he
has done.
1t is believed here that the middle
Of the road" speech by the president,
in which he announced his determine
ton to keep the straight course ahead,
Notwithstanding the %pleadings of the
reactionaries on the n side. and the
threats of the extreme progressives
on the other. has been the principal
elements in Strengthening him with
the people.
The westerners have been glad to
hear him say that the Sherman anti
trust law must be enforced and that
the big combinations of capital must
bow to the inevitable. r~earranging
their bunsiness I conform to the law.
Problem In the Fast.
In the eas the effect of these
speeches appears to be somewhat
problematical. There are indications
that the men who represent big
business" object to- the presidents
frankness in speaking Of them. and
fear that he Is taking a dangerous"
course. On the other hand. his mid
dle-of-the-road" smile appears to have
appealed to those Of them who take
a saner view Of the situation
Reports indicate that the president
is having a harder time to convince
the people Of the middle and far west
that he did right in vetoing the DEM
ocratic and insurgent tariff bills pass
ed at the last session on the ground
that the tariff board had not yet re-
ported. His advocacy OF Canadian re-
ciprocity. regardless OF the tariff
board, has weakened him in many Sec
tons. according to one view.
1t might as we'll be. stated here that
many leading Democrats are praying
that Mr.. Taft will be renominated be-
cause. right or wrong. they believe
he will be easier to beat than an in
surgent Republican. Their opinion is
based On the belief that the DEM
ocrats will get a great many insurgent
votes if Mr.. Taft is the candidate.
Representative Albert Burleson of
Texas, chairman OF the Democratic