Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-03

preston of this opinion will beget con.
ndence in the other things he has to
say about the outlook.
United states Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts. who helpei
to open the republican campaign In
Ohio, has returned from his western
trip, confident Of republican success
He was Informed that President TAFT
was RAPIDLY gaining strength In ONO.
and nc made It a point to listen 10
what men on the trains In Inherent
States had to say about the presiden-
tial contest.
Senator Lodge was particularly
impressed by what the commercial
travellers had to say. and they talked
politics almost continually. Almost 20
n man they agreed that Roosevelt was
losing in the West. and this agrees
with the reports that came from his
meetings in different western States
Senator Lodge in speaking Of the sit
uation said:
"The consensus Of opinion was that
the cause of the falling off In Roose-
welt sentiment is due to his abuse of
other candi iates Of both parties. Tho
men whom 1 heard talking said that
the people of the West were growing
tired of this sort Of thing and were
less enthusiastic over Colonel Roose-
welt than they have been in years.
president Taft. on the other hand,
appears to he gaining everywhere.
People are beginning to stop and con ..
slider his record. and they are realizing
his value as n president.
The men I heard on the trains ha
been all over the West In their regn'
lar line Of business ana ought to know
the sentiment of the masses Of tle
people. Their views, coupled with the
advrces 1 received in Ohio, are highly
encouraging. and I really feel that the
President Is going to make a campaign
that will surprise even his friends"
It Is to be noted IN this connection
that according to the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Transcript
the story Of the recession of the Roose-
welt tide is being told by representa-
tives of every western state visiting
washington. The news dispatches al
ready have shown that the force vt
public opinion In Kansas has forced
the Roosevelt electors off the republi-
can ticket in that State. where they
mad usurped the places that belonged
to the representatives of Taft and
Sherman. In the adjoining State If
Missouri n striking incident Is report
ed by the former chairman of the re-
publican State committee. Kansas
City has been in the heart of the Bull
Moose district but 1t is said that ut
recent dinner Of $50 persons in the
Commercial club. canvass showed
1903 to be for Taft, SO for Woodrow
Wilson and only 8 for Roosevelt. The
western primaries as a rule are show
ing that the third term candi date is
destined to find q very great difference
bet ween his candidacy for the repub.
Ilrcan nomination and his candidacy TN
president.
They are counting heavily upon q
capitalization Of public sentiment
within the next few weeks which shall,
demand that the con 1rtions attending
prosperity shall not be changed. As
the time of election draws near. they
argue, popular realization OF prosper.
Gus conditions will develop into tense
anxiety that prosperity continue. The,
know that the election of Woodrow
Wilson, as the executive OF the fan.
tastic Baltimore platform, would alarm
business men everywhere; while the
triumph of Roosevelt whose hunger
for power has grown into a mama ant
whose vindictiveness is notorious
would inject an element Of uncertainty
into the business world from wlrch Il
has been free during the Taft admin
istration.
| Inc fresiIeHt never HAS uOupte'
that the solid business sense OF tht
country has been friendly to HIM; no,
by this Is meant such interests as are
represented by the trusts. 1t Is the
purpose OF Mr. Taft. II he remains ir
office. to bring about a legislative re-
adjustment Of the trust question which
will. on the one hand. protect the PEG
pie against the possibilities of monop
oily and. on the other. enable big bust
ness to be carried on without the de
mora lization that would certainly re
suit from unwisely drastic Legislation