The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-26
FOR TAFT.
Decided and Definite Express
siOns OF Favor
Toward the President for His
denomination.
STRONG STATEMENTS.
Interesting Reading for Those
Who Want to Know.
Also a Few Polls Taken From
KanSanS.
STRONG STATEMENTS.

In the opinion OF the state journal
which may be taken for what it IS
worth. the sentiment of Kansas is for
Taft for the Republican nomination
more than it is for any other candidate.
or even for Roosevelt who is not a can
didate.
There are three influences which arc
at work among the admirers of Colonel
Roosevelt against an expression in his
favor for the presidency.
F'irst-These admirers take the col
onel at his word; that he is not can
didate and does not wish to be one.
Second-The general feeling against
a third term. and its hazard toward
defeat.
Third-The fear that if Colonel
Roosevelt be dragged into a candi-
dacy. it might be interpreted
measure of bad faith against Presi-
dent Taft, whom Colonel Roosevelt
said was well equipped for the office,
and would ALLEVIATE much Of the great
Taft strength.
Between Taft. who is classed as
conservative, and who is also a Pro-
gressive. and LaFollette who is an
''Insurgent," there can be no doubt IN
the opinion of this paper Taft is over
Nhelmingly in the majority.
Speaking of polls, the Topeka Capt.
tai and the Kansas City Star, which
have been trying to discredit the ad-
1ninistration OF President Taft, and be-
little his work as a Republican leader,
do not have a monopoly of the polling
business. L would be natural for the
majority of their readers to vote the
way the papers have tried to educate
them to vote, but that is by no means
the case.
There are other polls being taken
which reflect on entirely different
sentiment from that given out from
the polls taken by the papers which
are opposed to President Taft's admin
istration-
Here is a little vote that was taken
the other day at the Washburn Med
icaI college: Taft Is, Roosevelt 10,
IaFollette 4. Wilson 1. Harmon 1,
Ryan for governor IA, Capper 3, Bill
lard T. Hodges 4, Curtis for senator
Is, .Stubbs 13, for resu submission 2,
against resubmission ~
Mr. H F. Leib of state Treasurer
Tulley's office is also taking a poll
My first ballots says Mr.. Leib,
Showed thirty-twO for Taft, one each
for Roosevelt and Champ Clarke.
My second collection of ballots, 6A in
number, show GIL for Taft, and 73 scat
tering- These ballots were sent in differ
ent parts Of the state and were gathered
UP just the voters saw fit to cast
them
Here are a few expressions about five
columns of brief comment, which the
State Journal compiled today from Kan
sas papers,
Suicide to Name Other Than Taft
The insurgents are going to consid-
cradle trouble in their endeavors to /
throw the Republicans of Kansas off
their feet and secure some sort of a
declaration for President Roose-
Velt as Republican candidate for pres
ident. There is a political reason for |
this activity among the Insurgents |
They realize that they are going to |
be unable to swing Kansas for LaFol- |
lette so they are trying to use Roose- |
Welt as the cats paw to draw the I
chestnut. Republicans should not be |
misled by this Roosevelt movement. /
It would amount almost to political +
suicide for the Republican party to /
name as its candidate in the next I
pa -sidential election any other man /
than President Taft He was nomin- |
ated and elected by the Republican |
party will have served one term and |
unless there be charges against him |
almost sufficiently grave to call for |
his impeachment he is the only logi- I
cal nominee Such charges have not /
and cannot be brought. President I
Taft has proved himself an honest I
capable and conscientious executive /
and must be named by his party for a /
second term or the party Will not only t
go to defeat but will suffer such dis I
organization and demoralization that I
will require years to recover from. /
Lay aside all names rake a DrOau !
view of the situation and there is no
other logical candidate for the Re
publican party than the man occupy /
ing the presidential chair elected as
the candidate of the Republican party
and who has so occupied it for only
aae term.-Medicine Lodge Cresset.
Where Taft Is Strong.
In one particular you viii have to
give it to the Taft administration. and
that is the vigor and success with
which it has enforced the Sherman
law The law has been on the books
for the past twenty years, but until
Taft took hold the government never
seemed to be able to get anywhere
with it The attorneys for the big
trusts whipsawed the government at
every turn, fooled its agents and COM
missions and played horse with the
department of justice generally. You
will notice that they are not doing that
hfgh-priced legal talent are no match
for Taft and his legal department, and
they know it.
That is what Mckinley and Roose-
Welt never were a great lawyer He
knows what legal ability is, where to
get it and how to direct it so as to
obtain the best results
There is now teamwork about the
administration of the department of
operations, that the country has new
ar known before Trust magnates
promoters. dynamiters
and criminals of every grade are all
getting what is coming to them. and
Ishat is more, these prosecutions are
not costing the country cent, as the
attorney generals office in fines and
g~ no11arffn1 mora