Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-29

givs the names of the " mysterious five -
from Lsmoile County, who were said to
have visited Roosevelt, when he was
good aud ready TO do 50. This week he
says:
"No dear boys of the Vermont press,
we cannot give the pam-s Of those five
Vermonters who are alleged 10 have
been at Oyster Bay some two weeks ago.
We thought We had the names, in fact
were so sure of it that we said so, hut
sad to relate, every mothers son of the
bunch deny the soft impeachment, so
what can poor editor do2 The ques-
ton now is did anybody go or did the
New York reporters make it up, when
short of copy, and secondly is there such
place as Oyster Bay anyway?
1t is becoming more and more ap-
parent that this alleged visit OF Yer
monters to Oyster Bay was deliberate
fake of the Roosevelt bureau and that
the Associated Press was imposed upon.
II the two alleged visits were genuine
the names of the visitors should be
made public at once. II these visits
we're pipe dreams Vermonters will not
think any more highly than heretofore
of a candidacy that puts out fake news
of this Sort"
We thoroughly believe Editor Thayer
has eudeavored to be perfectly fair in
trying to secure primary preferences on
the presidency in every instance. lie
now publishes in the Morrisvile Mess
enger the results of postal card canvass
OF members of the Legislature. Only
about half of those addressed responded,
but of those who replied Sc are for Taft,
IS for Roosevelt, three for Hughes, one
for Clark, one for Foss and one for Un-
derwood.
For few days after the announce
ment Of Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy, his
long time and deserved popularity in
this region counted strongly for him,
but az the days have rolled into weeks
and our thoughtful aud sober minded
republicans have had time to study the
meaning of his act in " throwing his
hat into the ring" for third term, tc
recall the strenuous business conditions
when he left the White House, and to
ponder upon the strange theories evolved
the trend of sentiment has shifted away
FROM the man 80 many of us formerly
pu,rr>~-------
civic righteousness. Probably Addison
county had as strong Roosevelt senti
ment at the outset as any section o
Vermont, but the situation is now
rapidly changing there also.
The fact that North Dakota, which
was the western home of Mr.. Roosevelt
declared against him and in favor of III
Toilette, showed that evrn in the region
where most of us regarded him as su
preme Roosevelt is losing his hold upor
the people, as candidate for thirc
term. Not a few are now saying tina
il he should declare that "Under ne
circumstances will take fourth term i
secure third" his words would be
recognized as having no binding fore,
in the future.
The way in which the situation IS re-
garded in Washington is thus stated by
the Springfield Republicans correspon.
dent at the national capital
"Colonel Roosevet's latest New York
speech confounds the republicans. II
had not been believed he conld out.
Herod himself, but apparently there are
no depths which he is not now willing
to fathom. He has already lost his
temper, and Washington infers from this
that additional adverse fortunes are
ahead of him. Even democrats are in
alarm. They say that the colonel has
now made sure of the nomination by
the republicans of President Taft and
that apparently is on the way to make
certain Mr.. Taft's election in November
by thoroughly alarming the country tc
rise up against radlcalism in any form
The democrats are even saying that Mr.
Taft could now defeat Woodrow Wilson
and that in the face of the reaction set.
ting in against radicalism, the demo.
Gratis one hope against Mr.. Taft is Mr.
Underwood or Governor Harmon.
One of the most fetching arguments
against President Taft at the outset Of
the preliminary campaign was that he
could not be elected if nominated. The
Springfield Republican demonstrates
that the democratic observers at the
national capital are taking different
view of the situation, and judging from
the bitter way in which all the New
York American string OF papers have
begun to assail Mr.. Taft, it is believed
by their owner that the Presidents
nomination will endanger the chances
of Hearst becoming vice-president OF
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