Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-08-26
TAFT And HIS PUBLIC WORK
What the President Has Accomplished
During His Term.
MISSION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY
Thomas w. blackburn Replies to n
Bull Moose who Insults His
Intelligence In Political
Debate.

Thomas w. Blackburn had a short con-
and II set him thinking. Later he met up
with reporter and outlined to him what
he had told the bull mooser. This Is
what Mr.. blackburn said:
"A bull moose politician challenged
my Intelligence the other day when /
announced to his that / was for Taft
and the republican party. Realizing that
wisdom is likely TO die next November
when the bull moose disease has run Its
course, nevertheless intended to vindi-
cate my political intelligence by recit-
ing a few reasons why any genuine
republican can proudly stand by his
party and enthusiastically support its
nominations.
"The history OF the republican party
is a chronicle Of peace, prosperity, prog
ress and constructive statesmanship. No
party In political history ever approxi-
mated the republican party in achieve
ment and no political party in the world
has so little in Its records to regret and
50 proud a score Of victories won for the
people.
1.-THE republican party is constructive
organization of unusual intellectual,
moral and political power 1t has been
an emergency meeting institution; a tri-
umphant foe to industrial as well as
African slavery; @ militant force for
order. honesty and continuity Of political
principle; promotion Of intelligence
commerce, prosperity and morality; a
successful political organization actuated
by high motives for the common well
fare and a potent partisan institution,
standing for those things which have
made America great; her people the
best housed best clothed and wealthiest
per capita and in grass on the face Of
the earth and the equals Of any In the
world in intelligence and morals.
I'm the past three and half years
the president OF the United States, the
republican standard bearer in this cam
paign, has stood as adamant against
the menacing attacts of democrats, So
calists, diz------ politicians, self-seeking
publicists and that army Of muckrakers
developed out Of greed for money, APP
DeIlL6 uhN SPPSASAAA1S
for spendingdssfph awor
forpandering to an unrest begotten
largely out OF our unexampled pros
perity.
"Rallying to the course Of the people,
and knowing the political consequences,
he made an alliance with his partisan en-
emies to secure a hope Of Canadian re-
ciprocity--a statesmanlike conception. He
was right and history will extol him
for undertaking to establish free inter-
change OF commerce between two coin-
alike in productions. alike in institutions,
alike In population and divided only by an
imaginary arbitrary line. Canada and the
United tSees missed a great opportunity
when Canad rejected enc overtures Of
Presidetn TIT and congress.
President Taft sfiew, fr he was
warned, that the democratic party
would not fail to seize the opportunity
to embarrass him with tariff legisla- |
tion. He knew also that such legisla- |
tion would, of necessity, be Of the half
baked variety and the veto would be
necessary. For the welfare OF the |
country, for the maintenance OF the
of protection, and for the de-
veiopment of tariff commission which |
should remove schedule making from
the realm Of partisan politics and local
selfishness to the broad plane Of COM
mon sense and business honesty he
exercised his high constitutional right
TO refuse to approve Of the democratic
measures.
President Taft Is recognized as the
soul of public honesty His enemies
In their widest shrieks of contumeby, do
not assal his personal integrity. The |
worst charge this is made by his fellow
partisans and his political enemies. is
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