The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-10
DR.. THOS. M. HASkINS STRONG
~ FAvORs HIS RENOMi-
NATION.
APPRECIATES MR.. ROOSEVELT,
BUT OPPOSES THIRD
TERMERS.
TAFT HAS MADE GOOD-BuSi-
NESS SAFETY AND STABili-
TY ASSURED BY HIS
ELECTION.


One OF the storng advocates In the
City OF Wheeling of the denomination
OF William II. Taft is DIR. T. NJ Has
kins. member OF the Board OF Con-
troll. and one OF the most influential
Republicans in Wheeling. In addition
to taking n keen and active interest
In local affairs, DIR. Haskins is large
ly Interested in a number OF import
ant industries in this section. He is
the owner of the Haskins Glass
Works and a stockholder in a number
OF other enterprises. AS an employer
or labor and business man who has
invested his surplus in local indus
tries. he naturally feels a deep inter
est in their welfare, in the stability
of business and in the maintenance
OF prosperous conditions. In reply to
request from The Inteiligencer for
statement OF his position. DIR. Has
kins furnished the following state
ment:
Would Be Great Mistake.
As is generally known. 1 am a ZEAL
GUS admirer of Colonel Roosevelt. He
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and the American people have demon
strated their ability TO duly appreci-
ate so great a character by having be-
slowed upon him the highest honors,
and cherishing in their hearts a great
fondness for him. However. no great
er mistake could be made than to al
low his strong personality to arouse
wave OF enthusiasm which. for the
moment. might eclipse the especially
strong and digniicd administration OF
President Taft and deprive him OF
his unques ionable rights Gf we are
TO use as n basis the custom OF our
party and country TO extend a second
term when so richly merited as in his
casel. To ignore all this and thrust
upon another n third term is estab-
fishing
A Dangerous Precedent
for obvious reasons. There is no
dearth OF good presidential timber IN
this country. and no reason. therefore.
is at hand to disregard q principle
established by the wisdom Of our fore.
fathers as measure of safety in tho
eternal preservation. as ours, a plain.
simple. democratic form of govern
mcnt.
The Taft administration will go
down in history as one of the great
achievements. particularly II he is not
disturbed IN continuing the great
work for which he has the foundation
so well laid. For instance. the Sher-
man anti trust law has. at last, been
defined and le-al lines clearly and dis
tinctly established for regula ing and
properly restraining the great busi-
ness combination Of the country.
Hitherto there has been much chaos
and uncertainty as 10 this. with the
ientailmort ~ q certain amount OF
Confusion and Distrust.
IN" businfss of this country Is right
now rapidly settling down upon the
most secure and certain basis in It's
history as rosu. of better under
s'1ndinc % -" law And this IL
brought about bv the building up and
cstab'ishmenf ~ supreme Court
great and strong enough 10 look be-
tond rrnofed technical wording % Law
o. ." object and purposes which ev-
'd@n' y INSPIRED fhe passage 81 such
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