The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-07

againg tonight at jamestown. Tn,
fight in this state is between the
Roosevelt and La Toilette forces. i
is said there will be 175 La Toilette
meetings in the state in the next fit
teen days, before the primaries. WIN
j. Bryan will address the democrats
at Fargo next Thursday.
ROOSEVELT LEADS IN AL
THE PRESIDENTIAL POLLS
lThe following matter is issued by
the Roosevelt National committee
Washington, d, C.-Polls taken in
various parts OF the county give the
former President a big lead over the
present occupant of the White House
and in many cases the socialist ticket
and the democratic candidates have
run ahead of Mr.. Taft.
The poll OF the states of Wisconsin
Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Montana, taken by
the st. Paul Dispatch, shows S,223
for Roosevelt, 1856 for La Toilette,
Eugene Debs, socialist, 1,243, Bryan
1885 and Taft 791.
The poll of Philadelphia, taken by
the chairman OF the Keystone party
shows 1886 for Roosevelt and 1883
for Mr.. Taft. In several counties in
Pennsylvania where polls have been
taken the sentiment is shown to be
Overwhelmingly in favor of Colonel
Roosevelt.
The poll of the state of Indiana
taken by the Indianapolis Star re-
suited as follows: Roosevelt, 1S,Sl3;
Taft SOP; Albert j. Beyeridge, A.
426; j. Frank Hanley, 1,1SS; La
Toilette, 333 and a number Of Scat
tering votes.
Roosevelt is given S4,9O3 in poll
taken by the Kansas City Star.
Champ Clark is next with 16,TO1;
Bryan 1896: La Toilette 9,641;
Taft 1926. Wilson S,S61s and sew
eral thousand scattering votes.
From Topeka, Kansas, come dis
patches giving the result OF the poll
taken hv the Topeka capital, which
gives Roosevelt, 5,119; La Toilette,
2,704; Taft, $3.50 and less than one
hundred scattering votes. Champ
Clark, leads in the Democratic race
wit 1,a3S.
Attesting the esteem in which the
former President is held, ever more
forcibly than the polls quoted, is the
draft of the Republican platform
adopted in Chicago, June IS, 1908.
Under the heading, disqualification
under Roosevelt" the platform
reads:
I'm the great race era of the
American advancement the Republi-
"a party has reached its highest
service under the leadership of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. His administration
is an epoch in American history. In
no other has there been such mighty
progress in those ideals of govern
ment which make for justice, equal
ity and fair dealing among men.
The highest aspirations of the
American people has found a voice.
The most exalted servant represents
the best aims and worthiest purpose
Of all his countrymen. American
manhood has been lifted to a nobler
sense OF duty and obligation. Con-
science and courage in public station
and higher standards of right and
wrong in private life have become
cardinal principles of political faith
capital and labor have been brought
into closer relations OF confidence and
interdependence, and the abuse OF
wealth, the tyranny of power and al,
the evils of privilege and favoritisn
have been put to scorn by the sim.
pie virtues of justice and fair play
The great accomplishments o,
President Roosevelt have been frs
and foremost, a brave and impartia
enforcement of the law, the prosecu
ton of Illegal trusts and monopolies
he exposure and punishment of evil
1oers in the public service, the mor'
effective regulation of the rates ant
services of the great transportation
lines, the complete overthrow O
preference. rebates and discrimina
tons, the arbitration of labor dis
putes, the amelioration of the con
dition Of wageworkers everywhere
the conservation of the natural re
sources Of the country, the forwar
step in the Improvement of the in
land waterways, and always the carr
rs tsupport and defense of ever
more secure the guarantees of lif,