Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-07-20

lature, and a United States senator.
that We felt it unwise that there
should be a serious division among
Idaho Republicans on the question
of a presidential candidate. It is
probably true that a majority of the
Republicans of this state preferred
Mr.. Roosevelt as theii candidate, but
| there Is no good reason known to the
Herald why Mr.. Taft should not be
acceptable. He is patriotic and hon.
est, and man of great ability. H.
Is judicial in his temperament al.
though he lacks the fire that makes
Mr.. Roosevelt popular. However, ac-
cording to our Oldest traditions, the
best interests of the country will he
served by the presidential chair being
occupied by man of dignity and con
sentative temperament.
The Herald was great admirer of
Roosevelt up to the time he disclos
ed the character Of his campaign; it
early developed that Roosevelt propos
ed to rule or ruin, and the welfare OF
the great party that had twice honor.
ed him by making him president of
the United States, the highest c.yi.
position in the world, was to be sac
rificed to crafty his personal ambi-
ton. AS his campaign progressed
thousands of people must have felt
Inundated at the spectacle presented
in this country. His attacks upon tn
President of the United States were
SO gross that President Taft could
no longer remain silent, and was fore
ed to leave the high position he had
honored and take the stump il his
own Defense Had he not done so
Roosevelt would have made the
charge that President Taft was I'M
able to defend himself and many I'M
thinking citizens would have accept
ed the Roosevelt charges as true.
The Roosevelt of today is no. the
Roosevelt that was the idol of the
American people six months ago.
The Herald hopes that President
Taft will be reelected. 1t IS a long
time from now unit, November and
tha Amar;can naopIa u,;1, bora TIN, Al
calmly consider the situation. Vot.
ers will now turn their attention to
the administration of President Taft
and to the splendid mplishhmcnts
of his administration and will arrive
at the conclusion, long before Novem
er, that it is far better to elect Taft
than to experiment with a democratic
administration. The American peo-
pie have made wonderful progress
under the administration of President
Taft; the country has been at peace
with the world; the development of
the country has been great, especl-
ally in the northwestern states, in
Guiding Idaho; wages have been good
and every man who wanted employ
ment could get it.; the price of farm
products have never been better
and industries of all kinds have flour.
ished; the people were never more
happy and prosperous than they are
today. In addition to this there has
been no industrial commissions caus-
ed by the cratic actions of a president
In all the essential things therefore,
President Taft has given us splendid
administration, and is entitled to
the endorsement of the American
people.
President Taft does not play to
the galleries; he is not a political adj
wiser. He does things and depends
upon the sober judgment of the peo-
pie for approval, rather than by STAN
peding methods that carry men off
their feet and warp their judgment.
1t ought to be significant that the
powerful trusts that Taft has honest
ly attempted to prosecute are spend
ing millions trying to defeat him.
Thousands of Republicans have been
misled by Theodore Roosevelt, and
they will be convinced of the truth
fulness of this statement long before
The time to cast their ballot in No
vember. The present attempt Of
Roosevelt to destroy the Republican
party will give the voters of this
country a better idea Of the man.
They will again turn to Taft as the
safe and sane president and trium-
phantly reflect him, and the state
Of Idaho, Of all states In the Union,
with undeveloped resources and its
need of capital with which to devel-
op them, can least of all afford to de-
sert Mr.. Taft. The Herald believes
that Idaho will not do SO; and that
The electoral vote of this state well
no east for William II Taft Thu