The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-19
State Press Opinions on the Candidacy
of Theodore Roosevelt for President

ton of President Taft the Democrats
have strong hopes of electing IA presi-
dent this !ea! and are organizing
early in order to make the best of
their opportunity.. They have u half
dozen candidates with Governor Har-
mon Of 0ilie and Governor Wilson of
New Jersey in the lead and if they do
not get into IA wrnnglc among them
selves: and the Republicans continue
I" d~i#h;.rn;~wiac there is reason to be-
licve that they will win.
At the present time the Republicans
liave hut two candidates. President
Taft. who seeks reelection and Sem
ttor LaFollctte of Wisconsin. who
wants the nomination and who has
the lnsurgent organizations in many
states behind him. There is a strong
sentiment over the entire country in
FAVOR of the nomination Of ex-Presi-
cent Roosevelt but up-to-date he has
aecldediE opposed any more toward
mis- nomination. - He. has endorsed
neither Taft non, l.aFollette however
ana it is doubtful if he would turn
down q termination if It was given him
by the convention.
n mSlrgcnt element Of the Re.
publican party insists that Taft car.
not be Reelected and the opposition
10 MN is Very strong,
n Glohe-tiazettc believes that
Taft has made one of the best presi-
dents the country has ever had and
We believe that whether he is re-elect.
cd or not that time will place him
among the truly great presidents. To
oe sure he has made mistakes. which
lie acknowledges. but an unbiased re-
View of his administration will con
vince anyone that he has accomplish
ed Il more for the n as a
whole than is usually accomplished in
one -FOUR Year term. No man how.
eyer can really do much ii the way
OF reform without meeting with OPP
position and President Taft's stand on
MANY questions has caused various
classes to line themselves up against
him. Certain of his ideas as to cor
poratlon laws have Won for him the
opposition of Wall street, his adyo-
cacE of the reciprocity bill arrayed the
asrlrulturalists against him and his
stand with regard to reforms in the
postofflce department has put the
leading magazine publishers of the
country in the list Of his opponents.
The magazines have apparently de-
termined to beat Taft at all hazards
because his postotfice department has
tried to have laws passed whereby the
publishers would be required to nav
postage rates more nearly equal to the
cost of handling the business than
they are now paving.
1t is not at all likely that LaFoI-
lette could be elected il nominated.
While he could probably carry the
northwestern states he would nm
doubtedly lose the east If the Demo
Gratis nominate either Harmon or Will
son and the south will, go Democratic
as it always does no matter who is
the nominee. :
The foregoing is the condition OF
things as we see them today. A.. few
weeks may change conditions greatly
Sentiment may change one way or the
other many times before the primar,
and then change some more before
the election. The Globe Gazette
hopes to see n candidate who will win
nominated by the Republicans be-
cause we do not believe it is for. the
best interests Of the country. particu.
larry the people Of the northwest ia
put a Democrat in the presidents
chair. The Democratic party Is
pledged to h free trade or tariff for
revenue policy and We do not want to
see the tariff removed from farm pro.
ducts. North Dakota Republican.
have a problem before them. II
President Taft can not have the unit.
ed support Of the party behind him
someone else should be endorsed b,
North Dakota Republicans. At pres.
ent no n else f in sight unless 1,
II hn