Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-04
ALL Give THEIR REASONS
HARRIS, MCGUIRE, FLYNN, CiDE
AND MORGAN ENDORSE THE
ADMINISTRATION.
TAFT HAS MADE Good
Declare That the Record of Past FOus
Years Entities Tait 10 Rcnom-
ination and Election.
In unqualified terms. the republican

In unqualified terms, the republican
party leaders in oklahoma have CIV
en President William Howard TafI
the strongest endorsements for re-
nomination ana reelection at the
hands OF the republican voters of tbs
country. State Chairman James A.
Harris, Congressman Bird Mcclure,
National Committeeman Cash Cada
and former Congressman Dennis L,
Flynn have given the World their eX-
presslons as to why Taft should be
the nominee of his party at the Chi
.cago convention.
That these men through years OF
political observation, are well quail
lied to judge conditions and men as
they find them, goes without saying
and the fact that they give the pres
ldent such strong endorsements
should 80 IA long way with the re-
pubiicans of THIS state.
Following are given the authorized
statements:
MUSKOGEE, Okla, Feb. 3.-(Spe-
cial. state Chairman James A. Har-
ris of the republican party in OKLA
homa tonight gave the following in
terview to the Phoenix why TAFT
should be nominated.
Because he has the ability, COM
potency and integrity. as well as the
dignity, to be chosen the chief eX-
ecutive of the greatest nation vi the
world.
Because he has proven himself
just and fearless judge wise and
adroit diplomat, and a statesmn, with
tremendous vision reaching FAR INTO
the future, and a man of peace, but
not politician.
Because from the great galaxy Of
presidential possibilities in the re-
publican party four years ago, for
mer President Roosevelt pushed all
aside save Taft alone, and pointed
the party to him and told us he should
be our standard bearer to certain vic.
tory.
Because he has made absolutely
good in all that the term implies, and
| defy any honest critic to point 10
a certain act of his that deserves just
condemnation. lie has proven him
self broad enough and honest enough
to govern all the American people, ir-
respective of party, by appointing two
members of the opposite faith to th1
greatest judicial tribunal of the world,
thus showing his just judicial tenn
perament by giving representation ON
the supreme bench to both political
parties against the strongest kind OF
political pressure from his own party,
a thing unheard of in modern poll"
tics, and never before done by any
of our chief executives.
on the other hand he was suffic-
iently strong to veto the recent harsh
parts of the tariff bill, passed by
combined democratic and insurSent
republican votes in congress, although
consummate politician would have
signed them, or, like President Gro
yer Cleveland allowed them TO be-
come laws without the presidential
approval this In the face of the fact
that his own party platform and
vast majority of the American people /
were and are demanding a downwar /
revision of the tariff. He did it be- /
cause he was a fearless and iar-seeins .
enough to know that such laws would /
in fact only retard such revision. They .
were so unscientifcally drawn as to .
be unvorkable aud to upset business,
and so as to lead only to political ana
financial disaster.
When the sober, second thought OF
the American people has had a chance
to recover from the democratic and
rough rider sensational methods OF
his predecessor, the term Of President
Taft will shine out as one Of the sand
and successful administrations of the
country. His administration has IN
spired confidence abroad and security
at home. He has not ranted over the
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