Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-08-23
President Greets
Editors.

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seoa"ee" ! 'n- 'r--'dr"' by state
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previously entertained The edi o-s az
luncheon az 'iie Nsw Mi'srd HOt~i p.
Congr ssman Parran was a guest a.
the luncheon and ne omni.I.a n,s
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ut iiahha 'H i'toiueius the visitors
10 the President.
Tie President maua tho f.,j,o.;n.
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was personally introduced to each one
and chatttd with them for hall II an
hour. !
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49, ''"'eu ''"n@'y suat ~ re-
garueu any man on the ELECTORAL ticket /
who would not vote for the man "A the
had n ,ba ,i..t., :. i,.,.,. ~
"'a''"ese an
ena' w nep"uieths ASK ne said, is
iair nght. A man cannot be in the Re
pnblicau mart, i, n IA III. tbird ,.,,.
attb sum-. ,i,,. -.
49, - w ~ Sy'i'-
peie" 10 hiaNea seieeb'un' lie express
sed his qualification at the policy ad 4
opted by the Repnhleaps If Nfar.,and
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- ~ eio'' w e'e HSAV
tne men whe d'd not belong there.
1.-The principle Is that the man who
is not with US is against us and he
should get out OF The way. y lie said
Il am very glad to have the oppor-
tunity OF meeting y..u personally said |
President Taft 1--WE are Rel ubl.cans
That means that we all believe il Ger
tain principles; that we believe in the
Coz stituti4n OF the United States; that
we believe in maintaining that Consti- |
tuition; that we believe in progress d
long the Ines that that Constitution in
dicatts. We are pr0tectiOnI>ts, and we
are In favor OF maintaining the present /
prosperity by maintaining tariff sys-
TEN which shall preserve business as
goes on now, and shall secure as high
wages as possible to the wag' -ea .ners,
and rea ssnable profit t. those who IN |
vest their capital. Those twa PROPOSE
lions cover a god deal Of Rspubli- |
canlsm.
Being party, we are anx Gus to
have the opinions that our p1r'y reDre-
sents put int force in the operation Of
government. re ouly way we can do
that is by eiectiug a Co gress and a
president who will carry them out
Now that means that we have to be a
single party, aud not part Of two
parties. | don't think e are uafair in
asking that we b. given a chance for a
fair fight, aud in counting those against
us who is not with us. To have man
on both sides Of the tight when
we arr-ou one side is uncomfortable
especially when he is behind you.
Before the convention II is all rich
that W. should differ as to men best
qualified 70 represent us as Repuhlica
in carrying out the principles OF the
party. But after the CONVENTION zach
voters influence should carry its proper
and proportionate weight ia the cleo
ton Of the party's candidates. We
have been seeking to find place in
which we could fight for oar own princi
pies and with our own people, and know
who our enemies are aud who our friends
are. [ think we have done well |
am sure, from what / have heard of
Maryland, that you have taken long
steps in that direction. The principle
is that man who is not with US is
against US, and he should get out Of
the way.
81 am glad to Say that have had
luncheon with me today Mr.. Daugher-
ty, the chairman Of the Ohio Republi
can Committee, and he is Carrying GU.
that plan just as you and your commit
tee have authorized Mr.. Hanna to do.
It is not UNJUST is not unfair. Ii is
honest that we should ask that those
who are against us should be openly
arrayed against US, and those who are
with us should help us along. All we
ask is a fair FIGHT. A man cannot be
in the Republican party and in a third
party at the same time, aud should be
TO make his selection
Regularity. or feeling of regularity,
and respect for the Republican party
for what it has done and what it is ca
pable of doing are going to bring over
into the Republican party many man
who has been doubtful, and 1t is going
TO increase that number, IN my judg-
ment, as we approach the electio J. Il
is, therefore. essential that we should
make the cleavage as clear as 1T eau
be made, 50 that those who are Repub.
licans shall be Republicans, and those
who are with the boters shall bear !
their name AID title and OF be both
Republicans and holters, because they
cannot beat least, they ought not 70
be in all fairness.
1--WE ought to have electors in each
stare bearing the emblem Of the Repub-
lican party, bearing the names OF the
or thar party for president
and vice president at the head of the
ticket, covering the electors who are
going to vote for those names If
there are any men on th u list who are
not going to vote for the man at the
head Of that ticket, don't hesitate TO
say that they are dishonest men, in that
they are holding out to the people who
are to vote for them an implied promise
that they will vote for the names on
the ticket. when they, in fact, intend to
vote for somebody else. think that is