The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-29
Thursday, August g. 1912.
SOME CRITICISM OF MR.. TAFT.


A correspondent from Adena. Ohio.
propounds some questions TO the In.
telligencer in todsy's issue. referring
to the Intelligencer's editorial OF Tues.
day. In which II states that honesty.
capacity and patriotism should be HI
test OF an aspirant for ONCE. The cor.
respondent asks first concerning Presi-
dent Taft. lis a man who votes for
George r.. Cox honest and p%atriotic?"
In this question. the correspondent
makes the mistake which many good
men have done Of assuming that a
prejudice is a fact. He infers that at
sometime or other President Taft
voted for George y. Cox for some DO.
sition in Cincinnati. The correspond.
ent ought to know that President Taft
never cast such a vote. George y.
o has not been a candidate before
the voters OF Cincinnati in many
years. II ever. The vote which Presi-
dent Taft did cast was for a highly
reputable business man. nominated by
the regular Republican party for the
position OF Mayor. That man was
supported by George p. Cox. hut the
support of n man who may not be
an ideal citizen certainly does not
Justify or xcu good citizens for
falling TO support a good candidate.
Who happens TO be running upon a
party ticket. We assume. for instance.
that the Intelligencer's correspondent
does not criticise good citizens for
supporting Theodore Roosevelt be.
cause Theodore Roosevelt receives
the distinguished support OF VIM.
Finn OF Pittsburg and Timothy Wood.
ruff and W. L. Ward OF New York. We
may also assume that our correspond
emf will not criticise a good citizen for
supporting Woodrow Wilson. merely
because Woodrow Wilson is now re-
ceiving the distinguished cOnsidera-
tion OF Chas. + Murphy Of Tammany
Hall. and Tom Taggart OF French Lick
gambling house fame Why attempt
10 apply 10 VIM II. Taft an absurd
standard OF morality and integrity
which could not be successfully ap-
piled 10 other men,
Every voter when he goes to the
polls has 70 decide for himself on con.
ditions az they are. He must decide
between the candidates presented 70
him. Every candidate. however
worthy. will have some supporters TO
whom good citizens NAV object. but
tina Is nor sufficient reason for op-
posing or rejecting a candidate who is
in himself worthy. and whose record
commends him 20 the Judgment Of the
voters. Simply as All evidence OF the
Vicious animus with which VIM q.
Taft has been pursued and assailed.
the question asked by the rntelli
%gencer's correspondent Is interesting.
and Il Is equally as interesting 10 ask
Vhy our esteemed correspondent and
those Who think like him. do not A..
tempt 10 apply the same standard 70
other Presidential candidate
As % the second question. rs a man
Who consents 70 the dating ~ an ar
ticle n defense ~ n ~ his cabinet
three months ahead 70 its richtful
time. honest and capable" Z. IL suf
fcient n say that the insinuation con
tained therein has FOR ifs authority
only The statement made by a muck
raking magazine r. has never been
confirmed or affirmed on the floor ~
either House ~ Congress. and ''s ma
terial lmportsnce 10 FAR ~ tho H1I
linEer caso 10 concerned has mover
been shown From among fho sc0roa
% tho Democratic members Of con
gress who would DO GLAD 20 End fust
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