The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-25
TAFT ON ISSUES,

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| iff he declared. Referring to woman
sl1ffrag e. the president said that this
issue would have to be decided py the
various states and that he beheVeu
women to be as capable or wise use
of the ballot as men.
In the matter of recall of judges,
the president said he regarded the
maintenance of an Independent Juul-
ciarv as a supreme issue, and that the
recall applied to judges would tend to
deprive the public of judges of ability
character and high sense of duty.
The Republican national headquar-
ters declared today that this inter
view was authentic.
New York, Sept 25.-President
Taft in a prepared interview issued
here. declared that his recent claims
of strength were entitled TO respect:
He repeated that he believed ne woulo
be elected, and gave his reasons LOT
guine. He analysed the political stu
alton as he saw it, maintaining that
the regular Republicans would carry
the solid east, and hold enough of the
central and western states to win.
The president made these state
ments at the home of his brotner,
Henry w Taft, where he went on
his arrival from Washington, and re-
ceived a number of his friends and
political associates. The president
interview follows:
when 1 declared a few weeks ago
that I felt reasonably sure of my own
reelection in November and OF the
success of the Republican party, was
regarded by some as entirely over
sanguine and unaware OF the SITUATION:
Today, however, after number OF
indications that the Republican party
is still the dominant party and that
the expected growth of Democratic
strength has failed to materialize,
nv original declaration is shown to
he entitled to respect. The Republi-
cans necessarily will have reduced
majority over 1908 because of the
presence of three tickets in the field,
but the Democratic party will not be
strong enough to change the ultimate
results.
Five or six weeks ago it was as
serted generally that the Republican
party would secure the vote of the
solid east including the New Eng
land states, with the exception or
Maine and Vermont; that the Demo-
cratic party would maintain its mold
on the solid south and that the third
term party would secure the solid
west, leaving only the middle west as
debatabIe ground. Today, with the
election still one month away, the
Republican party finds itself with
hold on the solid east,
having routed the third term party
in Vermont and the Democratic party
in Maine.
Roosevelt Losing Ground.
1.-The third term leaders recently
conceded that we would pick the state
of Utah out of the solid west and,
after comforting with Chairman HilIes
and others recently in the west, there
is every reason to believe that the
party will carry Michigan,
Idaho and Wyoming.
Moreover, if the proper kind of
is waged, we will carry Ore
eon, Kansas and Minnesota, where the
third term strength has rapidly waned
since the recent tour through that
section by the partys candidate.
IT am not familiar with the develop
ments in other western states, although
many good reports have come to me ut
Beverly concerning them, but even with
the states already mentioned it can be
seen that there is no longer a solid
west back of the new party, but more
nearly, a more solid west reunited in
support of the Republican ticket. This
strength, added to the indisputable Re
publican hold on the eastern states,
in itself, a sufficient
strength to give success to the party
1T is scarcely necessary for me TO
point to the necessity of re-establish-
ing a Republican majority in the house
OF representatives. If this is done
feel confident that I will be able to
have placed on the statute books the
compensation law, which I
urged upon the last session. but which
was sent to oblivion by the Democratic |
house.
Tariff Revision.
IF the country will give the Repub-
lican party a complete victory in it's
as we'll as it's presidential
ticket, a proper tariff revision will be |
speedily effected with knowledge Of
the facts ascertained by a tariff COM |
mission, which will harm no one and |
remove its present defects
Those who called to see the president |
included George r. Sheldon. treasurer |
OF the Republican national committee; |
Charles D. Hi1les, chairman; National |
Committeeman Thomas K. Barnard of |
New York and President Nicholas Muir |
ray Butler, of Columbia university.
The president attended the theater, |
leaving for Altoona, Pa, shortly before /
midnight.
The president made it clear that he |
had not changed his position announced |
from Beverly. of keeping off the New
York state political affairs.
The president explained that the visit |
in Washington of Samuel Untermyer
the New York attorney. who is counsel
for the house money trust investiga-
ton committee, was merely to secure |
now in the hands of Comp
troller CT the Currency Murray relating
to national banks which might be con-
eerned in the committees inquiry The
president raised the point that the
house committee was acting under a |
resolution adopted only by one branch |
Of congress and wished to consider the
matter further. He will do so when Mr.
Cntermyer's written request reaches