The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-12

ings bank law, the parcels post, the
revision of the Sherman anti trust
act, legislation to prevent over cap
~italization, stock watering, ETC., of COM
mon carriers, legislation to compel in-
corporation in federal laws Of corpora
tons engaged in interstate commerce.
He was therefore deeply interested In
having a president succeed him who
would carry out the great policies
which he had established and recon-
mended.
Largely through President Roose-
velt's support and influence william
Howard Taft was nominated and elect
ed as president of the United States
in 1908. Mr.. Taft had under the d.
lection of President Roosevelt made
an excellent record as a cabinet officer
and was supposed to be in sympathy
with all the Roosevelt plans, policies
and principles. Instead of carrying
forward these policies which Theodore
Roosevelt had inaugurated in favor OF
these great national principles Mr..
Taft adopted the plan OF least resis-
lance and became the ally Of Aldrich
and Cannon and submitted meehiy to
the direction of these representatives
of big interests enjoying special priv
ileges.
He discharged from his service prac-
tically all OF the men who had given
R~oosevelt's administration a world
wide reputation and surrounded him
self in his cabinet and appointed smen
with corporation influences. The re-
suit was a failure to keep the prom
ises of the republican platform in 1908
followed by a disastrous November
election in 1910 in which the lower
house of congress and the great states
OF Maine, Massachusetts. New York,
New Jersey and Ohio went democratic,
To make the situation worse the
president called a special session of
congress and forced through a meas
ure which cost the president the Com
fidence and support of a large majority
of the American farmers, the farmers
from the east and middle west claim
that the president was willing to strike
down all protection from farm prod
ucts without the advice of an expert
commission but refused to permit any
interference with the tariff prote ,tion
N manufactured goods until an expert
commission had made a most care
LII lAF~CStlBdtAOH Oh the WfNOlB SuDJSCl.
They therefore argued that the Ca
madam reciprocity treaty was reci-
procity In name only and was entirely
a one sided affair and also declare
that 1t was a breach Of good faith.
AS a result OF ali this 1t seems inn
possible that Mr.. Taft could hope for
any considerable number Of farmers
votes in the November election il
through the southern delegates and a
Few scattered delegates from northern
states his nomination could be e
cured.
Mr.. Tafts eleetion Is absolutely
hopeless. IL he drags the national
ticket down Il liz only reasonable to
suppose that numerous republican
states would 80 down In the landslide
which would inevitably follow his
nomination. On the other hand the
nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt
means the election in every normally
republican state OF the state ticket
the control OF congress by the repub-
lican party n the carrying forward
Of the greatest administration in the
interests Of - the people that has
been witnessed Aince the days of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
It is my Judgment that the hope,
Of the republican party from the ma
ton as well as many states depends
| upon the nomination at the Chicago
convention of Theodore Roosevelt.
Yours very respectfully.
Signed, w. II. Stubbs, Governor.
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