The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-08

strength among the people is as great
in all of them as it is in Kansas. We
are going to win, as sure as the world.
When the result of the Ohio primaries
is made known the fight will practical
" be over
The governor was not at all certain
as to his plans for the near future. He
has been overwhelmed with invitations
to speak in other states for Roosevelt.
He will likely accept some of them.
Il DO not know of any better way to
serve Kansas he said, than to cam
paign for Roosevelt
1t is expected that a big insurgent
rally will be held in Kansas early in
the spring. 1t is also expected that the
governor will start his own campaign
for United States senator this month.
His Formal Statement.
| Governor Stubs last night gave out
to the newspapers the following for
NAL statement of his views and re-
view of the presidential political sit
uation:
! II find that no matter where I go
| the sentiment in favor of Roosevelt's
nomination is practically the same IN
| the east as it is in the middle west
! The politicians and Office holding
class, together with the big interests,
are generally opposed to Roosevelt.
I'm Boston we had the fremont
temple packed to the outer doors
with as enthusiastic an audieIce as 1
ever saw. The statement that RooSe-
velt's Columbus speech was the great
est declaration of human rights that
has been made since Lincoln, was ap
plauded to the echo.
THE reports from all over New
England indicate that the farmers are
solidly opposed to Taft, and that they,
together with the wage earners and
the working people generally, are for
Colonel Roosevelt.
PittSburQ. Pa all available
space as taken for standing room by
an enthusiastic Roosevelt crowd. The
situation in western pennsylvania is
almost identical with that in Massa-
chusetts, and reports from Ohio show
ed the same general conditions exist
in that state.
"By careful inquiry as to the cause
of the serious opposition of the farm
ers to President Taft, I find that they
do not think he was fair with them
in the reciprocity bill. They claim
that he was willing to strike down tar
iff protection for every thing produc-
an expert commission; but refused to
permit any interference with tar1n
protection on manufa ctured products
until he heard from an expert commits
TT is needless to say that it would be
impossible to even think OF elect1ng
president Of the United states. who did
this nation, and it would be the worst
of folly for a political party to under
take to force the nomination Of man
who is defeated to start with.
''In every state and community where
have been, the local candidates for
county state and congressional offices
sentiment is overwhelmingly in favor OF
Colonel Roosevelt. Some of them are
panic stricken with fear of the effect on
local Republican candidates, If through
the use of federal patronage, and by the
of the party machinery,
Taft's nomination should be secured
II found in my travels all through the
eastern states that the Democratic press
are engaged in selecting candidates Tor
June They are moving heaven and eartn
to avoid the nomination or Theooore
Roosevelt If possible. 1t is my behef,
however. that the Republican party will
not fall into any such trap nave no
ticed in the Democratic press, whole |
pages devoted to the contest between |
and Taft, many columns OF |
which contain receptions and v1lificatons |
of Colonel Roosevelt, wherein in the same |
papers, there would be but column or
a column and a half devoted to the can
didates of the Democratic party. The
answer to this must be apparent to every
citizen If the Democrats believe they
could defeat Colonel Roosevelt as they |
claim they could, why would they not
seek to have him nominated?
This is not Roosevelts campaign. 1t
is the people who are speaking ana de-
a hearing. Roosevelt Is the
leader merely because he represents In
his own striking personality the ideals
and hopes of the overwhelming ma
jority."