The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-05-10
PRAISEROOSEvELT
FOR SQUARE DEAL
Even RidebOund Taft Organs
Laud His Action In Bay State.
WAS MANLY AND HONORABLE"


Eight Delegates at Large Instructed
For Roosevelt Exoites Admiration
and Approval of Newspapers and In
dividuals Regardless of Political Bias.
Washington, May.-[Special.l - The
voluntary and immediate action of
Colonel Roosevelt in giving up to Mr..
Taft the eight delegates at large from
Massachusetts instructed for himself
because of Mr.. Taft's majority in the
preference vote has excited the adj
miration and approval Of newspapers
and individuals the country over re-
CARELESS of political affiliations. TAX
en-, as 1t was, of his own yolition and
without consultation with his political
advisers, the action OF Colonel Roose-
welt has with few exceptions received
the commentator of newspapers Of
every political complexion and among
them several OF the strongest admin
istration organs in the country
The New York Times, than which
there is no stronger supporter of Mr..
Taft, comments editorially on the colo
nel's action as follows:
tIn surrenderlng to President Taft
the eight delegates at large from Mas
sachusetts who were elected as pledged
to vote for himself Mr.. Roosevelt has
done manly and honorable thing 1t
IS an act that will have an instant re-
Spouse of praise and approval for him
the country over
"The voters declared a preference
for Mr.. Taft, and that under the law
Is the exact equivalent of resolutions
of instruction in a state convention.
II should be binding upon the dele
gates at large. This Mr.. Roosevelt
frankly and with most commendable
candor acknowledges, and he will urge
and continue to urge the eight dele
gates at large to support Mr.. Taft at
Chicago
From the Hartford Courant, bitter
anti-Roosevelt newspaper, comes the
following editorial paragraphs:
Theodore Roosevelt has released the
pledges to vote for him and requested
them to vote at Chicago for William
III. Taft as being the choice of tho
preference primary. 1t Is a very
sportsmanlille action"
The Detroit News places the relln-
qulshment of his delegates by Colonel
Roosevelt as an event of equal impor-
wit In n
State. The News comments In this
wise:
This voluntary REIMBURSEMENT OF
support is easily the big event of the
contest 1t Is a concrete demonstra-
ton of the square deal which Presi-
dent Taft has so recently charged
Roosevelt with repudlatlng. 1t makes
more evident than ever before the fact
that Mr.. Roosevelt is lighting for prln-
clples more than votes or office. 1t Is
n singing rebuke to the methods of
the Taft managers, who have grabbed
off votes wherever possible and by
any methods at hand, even to the con-
testing aud unseating of regularly
elected state Roosevelt delegates. 1t
is Theodore Roosevelts most powerful
exempllilcatlen of his sincere and dis
interested belief In his doctrine that
the people should rule"
The New York Evening Post, one of
the strongest Taft organs In the coun-
try and one of the bltterest opponents
of Colonel Roosevelt, comes to the
front with a handsome acknowledge
ment of his honesty of purpose In re-
linqushlng his Massachusetts dele
gates at large. The Evening Post says:
1T would be unfair to question Mr..
Roosevelts motives in announcing, as
he did SO promptly yesterday, that he
did not want the eight delegates at
large of Massachusetts, Elected by
ballot mistake and In opposition to the
clearly expressed preference of the
majority, he declares that they ought
TO vote in the convention for Mr.. Taft
and that he will strongly urge them
to do so, This is one of those square
and manly actions in political life
which everybody must admire and
which should not be meauly criticised.
1t is in line With the early tradition
about the character of the Ideal Roose-
welt which he has unfortunately done
SO much since to shatter. For our
part we give his course in this husi
ness ungrudging praise and shall not
yoin with those who are intimatng
that II was all trick designed In the
first place 10 affect public opinion and
then TO make sure of twenty or thirty
delegates in Oregon and Illinois In re-
turn for the eight handed to Taft In
Massachusetts. We prefer to regard 1t
MS simply one of those instant and in
stinetive decisions by Roosevelt, at
once expressing his sense of the right
thing to do and hitting the sentiment
of the people between wind and wa
ter, for which he has always been
noted. That it was adrolt politics
does not alter the fact that it was
handsome and honorable"
Under the caption. People Against
Bosses" the Chicago Tribune speaks
of Colonel Roosevelts action thusly:
Colonel Rooseyelt's prompt renun-
citation of the eight delegates at large
from Massachusetts, il consistent APP
plication of the principle which he and
his supporters are lighting for through
out the country.
"That principle is, Let the people
rule
"In total vote of about 14S,000 Mr..
Taft received less than 1900 more
than Colonel Roosevelt. But, small as
1t was, it registered the direct vote of
the people, and Colonel Roosevelt asks
that it be followed In spite Of any
technical claims.