The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-17
TAFT starts Campaign With Speech to Maryland
Editors, While Roosevelt Begins His Fight
for Votes in New ENGLAND.
TAFT MAKES PLEA
FOR FAIR FIGHT
He Wants Doubling Ones to Get
OH the Fence and Be Republi-
cans, or Go Over, Bag and
Baggage, to the Progress
sives-Cleavage Should
Be Clear.

Washington. August is-P.esident
TAM to-day made his nrst political
speech since lie was notified u his re-
Horuinain. Addressing members OF
the MARYLAND Republican Editorial
Association at the White House. he
declared biunty that pres!deniial cleo
tors were dishonest men" ii they let
tneir names apesr on the Republican
ballot and intended To vote for the can
didate Of another party lie asserted
'h2t those who We're no, for the re
publican party were. against il ana
shonlH get Out OF the Way.
All Va ask Is fair nght = man
canot be !n Republican party and
iA third party q; the same time. and
should be compelled to make his so!ec-
llon,' said the President
WANTS Cleavage CIenr
Regularity. on feeling OF regular
itF and respect for the Republican,
party .or what u has done and for
what II is capabl Of doing arc going
TO bring over into the Republican
party many a man who has been doubt
fui and fl is gong to Increase that
number in my Judgment as we APP
preach the election Il is therefore es-
sentiai that we make the cleavage as
cleor 40 IL can be. SO that those who
ar" Republicans snau be Republicans
aud those VINO ara with the boilers
s"ali bear their name ana u.le and
not boz Republicans and boilers. be-
cause they cannot oe--a, least. they
ought not to be. in all fairness
some OF the editors told the pres!-
cent ihat either the electors chosen Tor
the Republican ticket IA Maryland
would declare their intention TO sup
port MIN or a new s,.ic convention
would be ncld TO make new selections
Hc said he fclt sur. Na-vi.nd would
take long steps in the right direction.
The President began his speech with
a orief summary of WAT tn, Repubii-
can party stands for lie said.
We are Republicans That means
that We believe In certain principles
that We believe IN ;ne Constitution OF
the United States that we believe In
maintaining that Constitution that ".
bciieyi in progress along the lines that
Constitution Indicates We are pro-
tect!on!sts. and we are IN favor OF
maintaining the present prosperity by
maintaining a tarin system witch
shall preserve business as IL goes
on now. and shall secure as
high wages as possible to the wage
earners and reasonable profit 20
N'-''' - i.' 'N'sl iNtlE tdpllGl. IrOse
two propositions cover good deal OF
Ropublican!sm
Asks Chance for Fair Fight.
Belns party. We are anXious to
have the opinions that our party rep
resents put into force IN the operation
OF the governments. The only way VIC
can do that is by electing a Congress
and a President who viii carry them
out Now, that means that wc have to
be single party and not part OF
two parties don't think we are
unfair IN asking thai We be given a
chance for a fair fight and in counting
those against US who are not with us
To have man on both sides of the
tight when w are on one side is un-
comfortahlo. especially when he is be-
hind YOU
"Before the convention it is all right
that we should differ as to the men
best qualified TO represent US as Repub
licans in carrying out the principles OF
the party. But after the convention
each voters influence should carry its
proper and proportionaie weight in
the election OF the pariy's candidate"