The Daily Missoulian., 1912-05-23
THE ECLIPSE OF TAFT

4
AS the returns in from the precincts OF Ohio be-
comes more and evident that the Taft campaign has
passed into eclipse The victory Of Colonel Roosevelt is
more complete than it appeared the light of the early
figures
Nine delegates are all that Mr. Taft can claim this morn
ing The control Of the state convention will be in the
hands OF the Roosevelt people and that convention will
choose the delegates-at-arge.
This will give Mr. Roosevelt thirty-nne of the states dele
gates to the national convention
ne Associated Press figures this morning show this
Certainly there nobody who will claim that the Associated
Press is over-frendly to the Roosevelt cause
When the returns from Ohio, Tuesday night reached
Washington, the Taft managers stunned They had
no word OF comment to make Yesterday they recovered
their breath bit and advanced preposeros claims
It was a case Of whsng to keep up their courage.
Mr.. Taft is beaten and his managers know IT,
The TaLorimerMckinley combination decisively de-
feated The repudaton Of their campaign has been COM
pete They know it. themselves and their efforts to dis
guise the fact poor attempts.
Ohos verdict after all but one more word in the chap
ter which has been written at the polls by the people in
every state where the preerencepm has enabled them
to express their honest opinion
hat verdict the repudaton of the alliance between the
privileged interests and the Taft campaign The Lorimer
people, the Penrose foksal the bosses and their allies are
identified with the aft campaign and long ago all attempt
at concealmen OF this alliance thrown aside And it
is this alliance which the people repudiate.
In vain have the Taft campagners sought to raise other
issues in the hope that public might be diverted
from the real question The people have not been fooled
The true issue stands clearly and sharply II is the
rghto the people to govern themselves 1t this right as
opposed to the administration of affairs by the bosses
for the benefit OF the privileged interests
1t this right for which the people voting is for
this right which Theodore Roosevelt has made the most
magnificent fight ever recorded in political history
And that fight is won.
The nomination of Mr. Roosevelt is assured His elec.
ton will certainly follow
Even the local henchmen of the Amagamated who have
thar
support yesterday the living pictures of beaten men,
The Ohio returns made il certain that Taft is beaten
Mr.. Taft himself had told the country that the vote of
Ohio would settle the question of his denomination.
And the vote OF Ohio against Taft and against Lori
mer and against Penrose and against the niqutous comb
nation which they represent.
The returns which have this morning leave no doubt
to the outcome
Mr. Roosevelt is in command Of the situation The people
are with him from end Of the country to the other
The campaign of fasehood and deceit backed by the most
powerful interests in the country has failed 1t has fallen
before the royal battle Of the champion of the rights of the
people -~.
The victory of Roosevelt means that this will become once
again "a government by the people
And every good citizen OF this country may thank God
this morning that such Theodore Roosevelt has
been raised up in this hour OF extremity.
And let us give thanks too that there are states enough
which have primary laws to make that Theodore Roose
welt will be nominated