The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-01
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| " aShlnStOn, -. g., Aug. i---l'fehi'
dent Tafts formal speech of accept
amce of the nomination Of the Chi
cago convention was delivered here
Itodaf to the Official committee 81 no
tihCation headed by Senator Root ana
/ a few invited guests
| Although Mn Taft defined III detail
tAe issues Of the campaign as he saw
Them. he reserved the right 10 anipii-
Iiy his statement later as the cam.
hagn develops,
the Supreme Issue
The supreme issue that conironts
the voters the president declared.
was that Of the maintenance OF the
nations institutions and the preser-
'ation Of the constitution threatened
he said, on the one hand hy the Dem
ocratc party aud on the other by
those Republicans who had left the
party to try their fortunes in a new
one.
Next in importance Mr. Taft placed
the tariff In the proposals Of tho
Democrats for reductions in the pres,
ant schedules. he said, lay danger or
BUSINESS depression and hard times
'he Republican principle OF revision
only where scientific investigation
shows il necessary, marked the
straight road 10 continued prosperity
and commercial peace.
IN discussing the tariff the presi-
uent said that was untrue that 10
It's door could he traced the high cost
a. living and pointed out chat contli
tions Of living were alike over the
world A political promise could not
remedy such a condition he said
AS an issue only less imaortant
tian the tarin the president placed
me regulation OF trusts he sad the
Sherman law bad beeu enforced with
success but added that specific acts
OF unfair trade should BE- denounced
as misdeneanors that such acss
might be avoided or when committed
unished by summary procedure. In
terstate business enterprises. he said,
should be offered federal ineorpara-
tion law
Record OF G. o. p.
Aside from those issues the presi-
dent pointed to the record OF The Re-
publican party and particularly dur
ing his own administration rs an
earnest OF what il might be expected
10 do in the future ii the people re-
turned it to power in November He
attacked the Democrats at other
points than the tariff. making special
reference to the refusal OF that narty
in the house of representatives 70
continue the naval policy OF two bat
t'eshigs a year Taft did not mention
either Colonel Roosevelt or Governor
Woodrow Wilson by name but refer.
I'd to each, While he did not accuse
either of embracing the doctrines of
socialism. many OF the proposals.
they had made. the president said
savOred of it strongly He closed
with a review OF his administrative
2,hieyemenrs and appealed directly
TO The conservative voters OF the
Democratic party to Join with the K,.
lnhlicans at the polls.
As To Popular clamor
~ know that in this wide country
there are many Who cali themselves
Democrats. who view with the same
aversion that we Republicans do. the
radical propositions OF change in our
torn OF government that are reckless
ly advanced TO satisfy what is sun.
3 Csed TO he popular ciam0r. said
ihe president
The president had heard officially
OF his nomination at Chicago from
the lips of Senator Elihu Root oE
New York. chairman OF the uotiaea-
ton committee.
4 accept it he began. as an ap-
Iroral OF what Z have done under rs
and as an expression OF con-
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