The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-06
Because He Believes Taft's Ad-
ministration Represents
BEST EXPRESSION OF IT
Vote Taken in New York Yesterday Aft
ernoon Is Said to Have Been Unani-
\ mous-Dealers in New York
Increase the Price.

Chicago, March 5.--Henry L. Stimson
OF New York, secretary of war, and
the Roosevelt candidate for governor
OF New York in 1910, last night de-
clared himself for President Taft, and
said that while he remained the sin
eerc friend of Mr.. Roosevelt he could
not support him for the presidential
nomination.
Mr.. Stimson entered President Tafts
cabinet last year after consultation with
MIR. Roosevelt, and with the distinct
understanding with the president that
he would be bound in no way to take
part in the political activities OF the
administration. In speech before the
Taft club OF Illinois last night he de-
clarcd his belief that President Taft's
administration represented the highest
expression OF progressive Republican
policy.
Il am here tonight 20 speak for the
denomination of President Taft" said
have been a progressive.
Il am for Mr.. Taft because | be-
leye he has faithfully carried out the
progressive faith of the Republican
party; that his administration stands
for orderly, permanent progress in our
national government; and that to re-
fuse him the nomination on the asser-
tions that have been made against him,
would be blow to that progress and
would put a premium upon hasty and
unfounded criticism.
Il entered into public life under the
inspiration of Theodore Roosevelt /
an firm believer in the great national
policies for which he has fought; and
/ now remain his sincere friend But
believe that those who are forcing him.
contrary to his original intention, into
the arena against Mr.. Taft, are jeopar-
diaing instead Of helping the real cause
OF progress in the nation.
"The introduction of such a contest
at this time, dragging in, as it neces-
sarily will, new and personal issues
which are quite foreign to the great
progressive policies for which the Re-
publican party stands, cannot fail to
weaken whichever candidate is event
ually nominated in June. If. as u re-
suit. that candidate is defeated in No
vember, the government may be thrown
into the hands of a truly reactionary
party for years to come"
Mr.. Stimson said that President Taft
had devoted himself increasingly to the
carrying out of constructive work along
progressive lines. The administration
was begun. he said, upon plan that
had "the thorough approval and DELHI
crate endorsement of Mr.. Roosevelt;
and to that plan President Taft had
adhered rigidly.
as it fair now to criticise him"
asked Mr.. Stimson, because, in faith
fully carrying out this pledge of four
years ago, in performing this vitality
useful though inconspicuous work, he
has not dominated the public attention
with dramatic display?"
President Taft pledged himself, said
Mr.. Stimson, to a progressive develop
ment" of the work that President Roose-
welt had inaugurated, and the compile
ton and perfection of the machinery
by which the moral standards set by
President Roosevelt may be maintained
"To this work Mr.. Taft has devoted
himself" said Mr.. Stimson. Gle thus
deliberately renowned more striking
methods of reform, and set himself to
the undramatic and inconspicuous pub
lie service which leaves out all thought
OF mans own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
''fIe has repeatedly for example. urged
upon Congress to place upon the CLASH
fled civil service virtually all of the
presidential Offices; measure which
would at one blow strike out most of
the enormous political power of the
president.
"1he results Of this deliberate self |
are shown in the great leg !
islative and constructive accomplish |
ments of his term. Mr.. Taft's standards !
of administration. like those of Mr. |
Roosevelt, have been constantly toward /
purity and elevation in our public serv-
ice and our public life.
with great patience, with unswerv- /
ing courage with absolute disinterested-'
ness. in these eXeitable times, when /
mems minds are fun of readiness for |
and desire for experiment, /
he has carried on the burden of ad- |
and has carried it forward. |
II will be reflection upon Our own |
power of fair minded and candid judg- /
ment If we do not recognize the merit |
rs well as the difficulty of that achieve
ment now"
Certain reform methods of government
advertised by many of the progressives,
and in part by Mr.. Roosevelt, were Sc
terely criticised by Mr. Stimson. He
denounced the recall OF Judges as des-
tined to bring the courts down into
The welter of politics; and said that
Il was 10 test of a Republicans pro-
gressiveness to require his support to
systems that had been successful in
'ertain states.
ut is mere narrowness and intoler-
lnec to insist upon remedy which
las proved effective in one place, as
The necessary test Of sincere and intel
igent reform in another" he said. 1T
= even more erroneous to make fidelity
% one of these schemes Of local govern
uent in one of the commemorative
est for what is proper and appropriate
n the government of the nation at
arge"
Mr.. Stimson said that the referen-
Ilm had apparently worked we'll in Ore
.on. but in Il 30 years trial in New
FORK, as applied to constitutional ques-
ions. IL had been failure.
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