The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-27
President of Earlham Col
lege Lines up Republicans
of the Seventh Ward on
Latter Issue.
PUBLIC STATEMENT
is MADE BY KELLY
He Attacks Ex-president
Roosevelt in His Commu.
nication and Sounds the
Praises of Mr.. Tan.

President Robert L. Kelly Of Earl,
ham college. member Of the state
board of education and one OF the
most influential members Of the soci-
ETY. of Friends. In communication to
the Palladium, urges the adoption OF
county local option plank in the Re
publican state platform. and indorses
President Taft for denomination. He
makes bitter attack on Col Roose-
welt.
Last evening at the meeting Of the
Seventh ward Republicans Mr.. Kelly
entered resolution calling for the
restoration of the county local option
plank in the state platform, and the
resolution was adopted. However, the
meeting did not concur in President
kelly's views on the presidential situa-t
ton. as resolution, entered by Rich
ard Sedgwick, indorsing the nomina-
tion of Col. Roosevelt. was adopted
Mr. Kelly's communication follows:
M. kst,y's Statement.
Editor Palladium:
As life long Republicans with some
what Independent proclivities when
the party has not gone right, wish
to commend the two leading resolu-
-tions Of the editors in Indianapolis
this week. refer to their Enforcement
of President Taft for renomination and
their demand for county option plank
in the next state platform. Both Of
these are wise steps and presage good
for the people and victory at the polls.
1t is true that during the time VIII
liam H. Taft has been president he
has not turned red In the face. broken
his collar band, called all men liars,
or done any other thing picturesque,
or calculated to arouse the passions of
men. He has pursued his course IN :
calm, dignined and sane way - our
chief executive. He has stood TOR
some things that have mot been tor tho
best, but who In our administrative Do
sition has made no mistakes? On tho
other hand his administration has ac-
lcomplished many things of great vaE
We for the American people, He has
not been careful to have his achieve
ments given exploitation. but the
! thoughtful citizens know that no presi-
dent in recent years, In 4 given time.
has accomplished more in the way OF
constructive statesmanship.
Aid to Roosevelt.
| Many men rightfully resent the In
reference of Roosevelt. It II not for
gotten that Mr.. Taft, in order to
strengthen Roosevelt's administration.
gave up the ambition Of his life to. b.
come member Of the Supreme Court
and accepted various administrative
positions. In return for this Roosevelt
has done all he could do to block
| Taft's progress a. President. With the
apparent motive OF self interest, and
with the evident belief that no man n
this country except himself II At to b
President
Roosevelt has embarrassed the TAFT
administration, when by I spirit d
helpfulness he could have turned th1
excitable portion Of our citizenship -
ward the administrator. Taft has moi
had square DEAF from the man whl
made the term popular. Hs deserves
chiefly because of Whist he has accom-
plished, and incidentally for what he
had sacrificed, q second term. SIS
The editors did well to stand for tn
county-option plank. 4 II right and 4
il expedient. II the party again fails 4
stand squarely on tho question Il viii
Iagain go down to defeat. speak foi
that large class Of Independent ReDub
licans who love the party. but who vii
not sell out to the liquor power. With
out the county-option plank IN the -
publican platform there is little choict
between the parties 70 far - stAte 4
sues are concerned. The Republican
lparty has alNays claimed tn. stand foa
high ideals. 1T II not turn hypocrit4
again, at its pefil.
/ ROBERT Z. KELLY.