Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-07-27
GEO. JACOBSON, Editor.

dent, the leaders of the Republican
party are well satisfied with the con
dition of affairs.
The wave of demagogism which
threatened to engulf the party has
been rolled back upon itself, and the
impression hourly grows that Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and his Bull
Moose party will be unable to sub
vert the wishes Of the party as ex,
pressed by the delegates.
Conscious from the beginning that
the great mass of Republican voters
believe In the principles of repre-.
sentative government, the leaders of
the Taft forces We're willing at one
stage of the proceedings to recon-
mend to President Taft that some
concessions be made In the interest
of united party.
When 1t became plain that the
delegates were insistent that the
splendid record of the President
should be rewarded by a erenomina-
tioD, and that the insurgents should
not be given CONTROL as reward for
their disloyalty, the Taft lines were
stiffened and there was no further
talk of compromise candidate.
There could have been nothing of the
kind In any event without the full
consent and authority of the Pres-
dent as he and his friends we're in
complete control Of the convention
from the beginning.
President Taft has constantly
placed the welfare of the country and
of the Republican party above his
own ambitions. His representatives
in Chicago were able to say for him
that he would sacrifice himself at al
time, Ii 1t become necessary to unite
the party.
Following the conference of the
Taft forces on Wednesday night,
when this phase of the situation was
considered, 1t became plain that Mr..
Roosevelt could take away with him
only a small portion of these dele.
gates who We're pledged to support
MIN. They We're instructed by their
constituents to support the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Roosevelt, but they were
not instructed to leave the Republi.
can party.
They rendered 1t manifest that not
many OF the delegates and only few
leaders of any prominence would
leave the Republican party and fol.
low Mr.. Roosevelt and the other in
surgents into political oblivion.
When 1t was made plain to the
President that this party would be
Dehind his banner as it was four
years ago, and that the detection was
a matter of politics rather than of
principle, the Taft board of strategy
determined that there should be no
weakening, and that no distractions
should be placed in the way of the
delegates doing what they wished to |
do-nominate Mr.. Taft upon a plat
form that would be satisfactory and
mat would have his approval.
There was no thought at any time
OF anything other than a victorious
campaign marked with a triumph for
constitutional government that
Should forever serve as a warning to
those who would crush the party nm.
der the weight of their own ambi.
lions.
The work Of the convention finish.
ed, the friends Of Mr. Taft in full con.
-rol and their wishes needed at every
stage of the proceedings, the result
s regarded as vindication for the
PRESIDENT that is most satisfactory
% himself and his friends.
The campaign of utilization. of
Misrepresentation, of demagogism
which was launched against him has
otally failed of its purpose.
Mr. Roosevelt, beaten and dis.
leartened, with his most loyal fol- I
overs of the past falling away from
i'm, most Of his delegates refusing
o withdraw from their party re- {
ularity, is out of the reckoning so I
ar as the Republican party is con- t
erned. He has alienated himself
nd has made it impossible for any
his followers to seek preferment /
1ithin the party lines with him as 4
heir leader. 8
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