Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-29
President Insists That No DAN
ger Exists of Election of
Colonel Roosevelt Except to
Stay at Home,
BALLOTS SHOULD BE
CAST FOR PARTY
Fear Expressed That Many
People May Support Demo-
cratic Ticket Fearing Bull
Moose Success,
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! Beverly. sept 2S.--presdcnt Taft
made a direct plea today to rcpuh-
! licnns to vote the republican ticket
and not desert the party at the polls
in November. in order to defeat the
third party and Theodore Roosevelt
II was the first prepared political
address he had made since his speech
accepting the Chicago nomination. 1t
was delivered from a temporary
stand before the republican clubs OF
Essex county and residents of Bever-
~.
The speaker devoted particular at
tention 10 the third party. for the
first time since its formation. He
mentioned Mr.. Roosevelt and Cover
nor Wilson several times by name In
connection with their views on poa
litica and economic subjects.
There Is one issue nf this cam
paign of even greater fundamental
and permanent importance to the
government and the people than tar
tf and prosperity" said the president.
beginning his attack on the third
party "That is the preservation of
the Institutions Of civil liberty as they
were handed down 10 us by our fore
fathers In the constitution OF the
United states and the state constitu-
tons which were nodded after II.
"a third party has split off of tho
republican party, not for any ono
principle, nor indeed on any principle
at all. hui merely TO gratiIy personal
ambition ana vengeance and in the
qualification of that personal ambi-
ton and vengeance, every new fad
and theory some of them good. some
OF them utterly prcposterous and I'M
practicable. some of them as socialis-
tie as anything that has been pro-
posed In thu countries Of Europe,
many having no relation to national
jurisdiction or policy. have been
crowded into platform in order TO
tempt the votes of enthusiastic sup
porters of each of these proposed re-
forms.
"rhis new party is not united on
any cohesive principle and is only
Kept together BY the remarkable per-
sonaity OF its leader. Were he 10 die
the party would go TO pieces, for tho
cause of which 50 many gibly speak
view of the crazy-qult character or
the platform. But there Is running
through the entire declared policy of
he third party IN entire Willingness
10 destroy every limitation of con-
'ttutonal representative government
n order that by short cuts, these va
'ious reforms. Inconsistent as they
nay he ana many Of them are. with
,ach other may he accomplished BY
he decree OF a benevolent desoptism,
o be supported by the acclaim of hero
emotional, undiscrimi-
iating, superficially minded and
people.
"Fortunately, there is not the
lightest chance of the success of the
hird party. It's chief purpose Is to de-
eat the republican party ana even In
hat there Is now every possibility that
win be disappointed. II has been
uggcsted that republicans should
otc the democratic ticket in order
o defeat Mr.. Roosevelt Men who do
his win act most blndly for their
otcs, though unnecessary to defeat
fr Roosevelt. viii aid the cause of
he democracy with whom they have
@ sNmpathN especially in the policy
/ tnriif for revenue only being a dis
lrhunce OF business and an end or
There is no need Of our being put
pom the defensive. The flood OF un-
ist dcnunciations. 20 which the re-
uhlican party has been subjected.
ns no real foundation or justifica-
on. II Is sc who should be In the
,refront affirming our right to con-
nuc to represent the people In au-
lorit, in government because or
hat we have done and because OF the
,surance hy what we have done, OF
hat we shall continue to do in the
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