The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-04-12
TAFT A
PROGRESSIVE
SURE ENOUGH
The Roster Of His Supporters
Furnishes Legal Proof.
SOME OF THE MEN BEHIND HIM
Corporation Lawyers, Standpat Soma
tore, Trust Organizers, Machine Poll
tioians, Are All Working For Taft.

Corporation Lawyers, standpat Soma
tore, Trust Organizers, Machine Poll
ticians, Arc All Working For Taft.
A respected member of Mr.. Taft's
cabinet has been circulating pam
phlet containing n speech written by
himself to prove that Taft is progress
slve. That ought to settle 1t, especial
ly as Mr.. Taft himself says he is a pro
gressive. The best proof as to Tafts
progressiveness, however, lies neither
in the pamphlet of the cabinet mem
Der nor the statement of Mr.. Taft, but
in the list of progressive American
statesmen who are leading the fight
for Mr. Taft in the United States and
who have declared Mr.. Taft's progress
siveness as the only genuine brand
which they were willing to invest In
or indorse.
As nation of 1awyers-for that, 1t
seems, is our chief magistrates con
ceptiOn of the American people-we are
entitled to the best evldence-to legal
proof And the best legal proof of
what Mr. Taft Is and what Mr.. Taft
stands for Is to be found in who the
men are and what the men stand for
who are leading the fight for his re-
nomination They know him better
than the average citizen, for they are
daily working with him and for him
Here Is small list of the main Taft
enthusiasts who have put the brand of
progressive" on the Hon. William
Howard Taft and are now booming
him for four more years of progress"
1t Is not complete list, and the read
er is at liberty to add to 1t from the
store of his own political knowledge
II Is arranged for convenience by
states.
Now York.
The Hon. William Barnes, Jr., whom
Taft made chairman of the Republican
state committee. boss of Albany coun-
ty, recently charged, In Vice report
now before the New York legislature,
with protecting gambling and prostltu-
tlon; old guard dictator in the legls-
lature; lmplacable foe of Roosevelt,
Hughes and direct primaries, and lead
err of the combination between Tam
many and the Republican machine.
J. d. Duke who recently promised
Taft his support, head of the tobacco
trust, whose ACKNOWLEDGMENT" as re-
suit of Understands prosecution has
simply amounted to an immunity bath
and n license to continue Its dshon
est warfare against competition at n
profit already of more than 100000
II. - l,A
southern water power combine.
Chauncey Nj. Depew, ex-railroad SEN
ator, officer In seventy corporations
and trusts, lieutenant of the late Thorn
ms c. Platt
The Hon. James Wadsworth, stock
raiser and eX-congressman, who lost
his seat in congress as the result of his
fight against Roosevelt's meat inspec-
ton bill
Washington State.
Richard A. Ballinger. late secretary
of the interior, forced from office by
public opinion In spite of President
Taft's determination to keep him. sup
porter of the Morgan uggenhelm-C Gun
ningham Alaska interests.
aud Webster water power, electric rail-
way and electric light corporations
throughout Washington and other
western states.
The Hon Wesley Jones, standpat
senator supporter also of Senator Lor-
inner
Minnesota.
Taft leader of Minnesota principal
lieutenant of Cannon the man who
helped Cannon in his fight to oppose
Roosevelts pure food and drug law
the chief representative In congress of
the lumber interests and one OF the
strongest opponents In congress of
progressive legislation, supported by
Mr.. Taft. Mr.. Cannon and the cabinet
In his unsuccessful fight for reelection
TO congress.
james j Hill, the most active friend
of corporate privilege and foe Of pro
gressiveness in the west, who recently
called upon the president and gave
public assurance of his support of
Taft's candidacy.
Ex-senator Lafe Young, an old fash.
toned reactionary politician, who sue
ceeded nolliver through Taft's infu'
ence
Massachusetts.
The Hon Murray Crane, boss OF
Massachusetts Republican politics.; one
VI the largest individual holders Of
General Electric Bell Telephone and
Western Union securities in the United
States; deeply interested in the New
England textile industry and in the
water power enterprises in the west
ana south: also one of the most power
ful influences in the j. p. Morgan
merger of New Englands steam rail-
WAYS. electric railways and steamship
lines; since Aldrich's retirement the
most powerful friend of corporate priv
ilege IN the senate.
Oregon.
Ex-senator Fulton made famous by
Heney's land graft prosecutions Mr..
raft offered Senator Fulton the POSI-
lions of minister to China and federal
Judge.
California.
Pat Calhoun, boss of the ring or San
Francisco and traction magnate. Mr..
Calhoun at recent dinner In Boston
Rat by President Taft, spoke in his sup
bort and denounced Roosevelt's pro-