Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-17
TAFT pEhouhcEs ELECTORS.
says Those Who Threaten to Bolt Are
Dishonest.

Taft yesterday made his first political
speech since that he made when noti-
Aed Of his renomination. Addressing
members ofsthe Maryland Republican
Editorial Association in the east room
Of the White House, he declared blunt
~ that presidential electors were dis
shopeat men, II they let their names
appear on the republican ballot and
int dsxa tusvote for the candidate Of
Sxuolher party. He asserted that these
whi,fWsres not for the republican party
SAanAE 4 and should sGet out of
de i,
I ..AiI we ask u a fair fight. "A man
can not be in the republican party and
In third party at the same time ana
should be compelled to make his Sc
lection" !" said the president. Regu-
larity or feeling Of regularity and re-
spect for the republican party, Tor
what It has done. what 1t Is capable
OF doing, are going to bring over into
the republican party many man who
has been doubtful, and it Is going to
increase that number. in my judgment,
a. we approach the election.
s'It IL therefore essential that we
make the cleavage as clear as 1t can
be made, 10 that those who are repub-
Leans and those who are with the
boilers shall bear their name and title,
and not be republicans and bolters'
because they can not beat least they
ought not to be in all fairness.
1--WE ought to have electors In eacn
state bearing the emblem OF the re-
publican party. bearing the names OF
the candidate Of that party Tor presl-
dent Or Vice president at the head OF
oIo W.
are going to vote for those names. II
there are any men on that list VINO are
not going TO vote for the men at the
head Of that ticket. don't hesitate to
say that they are dishonest men, in
that they are holding out to the people
who are to vote for them an implied
promise that they will vote for the
names on the ticket, when they, in
fact. intend to vote for somebody else
/ think that is just following the plain
est kind Of principles Of ordinary
morals
Some Of the editors told the president
that either the electors chosen for the
republican ticket in MARYLAND would
1 declars thoir intention to support him
y Of ! new state convention would be
held to make new selections. He said
4 ne x9lI 100CyI81AO WOuAO SssA0 AOAA0
i steps In the right direction.
The president began his speech with
i brief summary Of what the repubM-
can party stands for. He said:
Eve are republicans. That means
thAt we believe In certain principles:
Sthat We believe Ii the constitution Of
H. United States: that we believe In
usafintaining that constitution; that we
believe Ii progress along the lines that
tlat constitution indicates. We are
pfotectipnists and we are in favor OF
maintaining the present prosperity by
maiiitaining dttarin system which shall
ipreserxp business % It goes on now
and sh11l secure - high wages as pos
sfble to- the eswaee-earners and Q reason
able prollt to those who invest their
capital. Those two propositions cover
IL rood deal Of republicanism.
\ sBeingsa party, We are anxious to
hSve tlK opinions that our party repre-
4 aSSnts put into force in the operation Of
che eovernment. The only way we can
do that i6s by the election Of q congress
and . president who will carry them
out. Nov, that means that we have
10 ~ single party and not part Of
two paFti1 don't think we are un-
fatf 81 askdng that We be given q chance
fCe : fa1a night and in counting those
aeainat % who are not with us.
70 have man on both sides Of the
: fgnt who1 We are on one side II un-
conafoftafl6 especially when he Is be-
Before ne conysntion It Is all right
that We should differ - to the men
best qualg ~ e represent M @ re-
4 publicanss ying ont the principles
4 y - - ~ sktse ths conysntion