Arizona republican., 1912-02-29
Lincoln Roosevelt League of California Comes Out
 Strongly for the [
 President. z
CALL ISSUED
 FOR MEETING
Most Significant Move of the Campaign is Now Un-
 der Way in the Gold
 en State. Ti

l SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2S-The
 signal for the forward march of the Taft forces in California has been | given. That signal was call for ] meeting of progressive republicans tO | he held al the Palace hotel March l. { The announced purpose of the meet 1 ing is the formal organization of the i Taft league of progressive repub- | licans
 1 The call. which was notice of the | inception of organized work for Taft | in California. was signed by repub- | licans recognized as leaders of the progressive movement by the men Nho were the backbone of the Lin
 coln- Roosevelt league. by the men whose loyalty and unswerving devo-
 tion to the cause of free republican i party made progressive success pos sibIe in California
 Four years ago the republicans who were leading the Lincoln Roosevelt league forces against the intrench- ments of the old machine demanded a California delegation for Taft. Their demand was based on the belief that
 the man who had been the nations | greatest secretary nf war was the
 nations greatest champion of human rights. of one law for all the people.
 They made the fight in 1908 that literally crushed the old machine in every community which enjoyed the legalized primary-the fight that gave the reform republicans of California | their first delegate in q national con- ventiOu of their partisans They made | the fight that forced the instruction of the California delegation for Taft Now these men have sounded the call to battle for the president who had justified their faith of four years ago. whose steadfast adherence to the { true principles of republica rism had resulted in undreamed of achieve ment. They have called progressive i republicans to rally to the Taft standard not because If their lust for office. or political preferment. but because of President Tifts extraor-
 dinary accomplishments for California and for the nation-because they are republicans.
 The informal meeting whence issued 1 the call for the organization of the Taft league of progressive republic ans was held in the offices of A. l.. Shinn.
 i, The meeting adopted the following statement expressing approval of the Taft administration and indorsing his candidacy:
 As progressive republicans we are opposed tu the political ascendancy of special interests and assert our adherences to the principles of the republican party.
 We favor the nomination and re- election of President W. II. Taft and assign the following reasons why California is especially interested in his candidacy:
 He has exercised all of the powers of his office to fulfill the obligations implied, and in every instance he has manifested the highest intelligence. good faith and patriotism. The great progress accomplished by his admin istration in this behalf is familiar to all Under such circumstances he should be granted the ordinary cour- tesN of d second term
 He represents the integrity of the tariff policy Of the republican party. This policy is of vital importance tn California. We have the best tariff schedule for California products in the history of the state. but that schedule is the subject of constant attack. and any reduction would mean great loss to our people. California
 can depend upon MT. Taft for fair l treatment in her tariff schedules. Upon the other hand. there is
 clamor for horizontal reduction and unreasonable changes, which endan- ger the protection afforded California products of every kind.
 ''The non-partisan tariff commission
 recommended by the president is. in our judgment, the only safe method of I adjustment
 He represents the civilized senti l ment for peace among nations. and | the elimination of warfare MT Taft has always manifested d strong friendship for California. IL is common Knowledge that tine Psna
 ma Pacific exposition would have gone to New Orleans but for the active as sistance of the president Very re- centIy the prospects of the vast scheme for improving the Sacrament" and san Joaquin rivers were unprom- ising but Mir. Taft came to our aid and now the consummation of that work is practically assured. It in wolves the expenditure of s35,O00.Ooo. one-third of which must come from the federal government. and the ne cessty for d president wh" is friendly to the enterprise is self-evident. There is q strong tendency L" di- vert the republican party from it's Continued on Page 9