The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-02-16
Or. HAskiNs EXPLAINS AIS RE
CENT INTElIIC= NcER
INTERVIEW.
AND ANSWERS SOME CRITICS OF
HIS DOLLAR DINNER Ao-
DRESS.
TAFT HAS MADE cooo-pual nc
INTEREST DEMANDS HIS RE-
NOMINATION..

| have been advised that some ad
verse criticism had been expressed as
TO my Interview appearing in your
paper Few days ago. in which | re-
amrmed my great admiration for Col.
Roosevelt. but advocated the renomi-
nation OF President Taft. as a matter
or consistency and Justice Some of
my friends claim this does not har.
monte with my remarks at the IDOL
lar Dinner. in this city recently. Let
US see: i stated in this short address
that defective and inefficient states
manship was alone responsible for the
unfortunate conditions which over.
took our country few years ago. out
OF which we had not yet fully recov-
cred. Following this. however. I point.
ed TO the magnificent picture present.
ing itself in the progress now being
made by the Taft administration in
righting wrongs aud bringing Justice
back TO all the people.
! felt that very likely il was fash
ing through the minds of my many
hearers that these reforms had been
long time in making their appear
ance. | set on TO explain that while
This was true. no great reforms were
possible in this or any other country
! without the backing and support of a
strong. deliberate. public sentiment:
and that IL was up 10 that able, peer.
/ less. fearless Roosevelt TO cry aloud
10 the people making them cognizant
OF the wrongs which were being. and
had been. for years inflicted upon
them by the few money mad: and AT.
/ ter the way had thus been paved by
properly developing public sentiment.
As If guided by a Divine hand. came
forward as Roosevelt's successor that
master jurist and noble American. w.
VI. Taft. TO direct the legal battles
which had TO be fought to re-establish
justice among the masses" This is
practically word for word what /
stated.
No Third Term.
While | am a Jealous admirer of
Col. Roosevelt. | shall not allow this
admiration 10 carry me TO advocate
MIN or any man for "A third term as
: President of the United States. In
violation OF a sacred cardinal prin.
clple established by the patriotism OF
! W ashinRton. jefferson and others OF
I the founders of our government. as
one OF the restraints TO any tendency
! 10 Imperialism. II We 20 beyond the
/ compass OF the tradition of our com.
/ try and call a particular man TO q
I third term as President. why should
I II not be n fourth or fifth term. or for
| LIE? The same argument could be
used TO work out an apparent neces.
/ sity for "A fourth or fifth term or fol
I life. as well as a third The fact OF
the matter is. il is foolish and fanciful
: To claim or suppose any such a neces.
Sity exists. or ever did exist in this
ilation. II is an extremely dangerous
habit TO indulge. TO break rules estab
/ lished upon sound principles In bust
ness or the ordinary affairs OF life
and infinitely more dangerous and
serious is IL for our people TO permit
themselves to indulge the thought OF
violating rule wrought out of the
! pure unalloyed patriotism of our fore
i fathers nj time when their great
breasts were illuminated. not in the
least by personal ambition. but only
and solely by love Of country and its
/ preservation in safe position as re-
! mote as possible from anything like
4 they had fought so yaliantly TO get
away from
Aside from all this. President Taft
deserves second term and the best
! interests Of the country are 20 h.
subserved by his getting IL. for the
simple reason the great work OF get
+ ing the true spirit and purpose OF
the sherman Law in operation for the
good II Is capable of doing had It's
actual dawning und'r MS administra
ton Attempts hitherto have been
miserable failures This gigantic I'M
d"riaking is only comparatively in Us
incipiency The ship OF reform has
iust set sail under most favorable
aus pieces for successful voyage
~hH ID n" DO rallied back and a nev
crew installed Wouid an bushes
concern under such conditions - "a