Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-05

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New York. september "a, 1912. \
Hon. Hiram w. johnson,
Sacramento, California. /
Gov. Johns Unfair and 0%issraestul
Ha statement.
Sir fyH eNG.{s. 3 ,s.gH.Y 14'
am astonisheA at the remarks
made by you, 10 reported. In your
speech before the state convention Of
your new party at Columbus, Ohio,
on September 9Th. II is reported that
you said: s f
700 not for . minute consider
the president In this race. Ne 10
negligible quantity. Il 10 with
shame 10 an American citizen,
that say today the most nv.
N~niiiatine character IN American
history 10 the president Of the
United otateS." @ sg.s3
Ais lack Of Respect for the Presi.
dental Office.
II you did not make this statement
as reported YOU ought to disavow it
at once. II you did make it you ought
to apologize to the American people.
1t is about the most shameful and
dlsgraceful statement ever uttered by
a candidate in q presidential contest.
II 10 an insult. to the people of the
whole country for you to refer thus
to their president. 1t reveals al en-
tire lack Of respect on your part for
the high Office of the president of the
United States. ,
1t Ia n OF the fine characteristics
of the American people that they do
sincerely respect the dignity OF their
chief executive and that they regard
this office as the highest in the world.
They consider that the incumbent OF
it is entitled to respectful considera.
ton by every citizen. They resent
your foolish public reference to the
president as 1.-THE most humiliating
character in american history" and
they will undoubtedly see to it that
the man who made this statement is
not placed in a position where he may
be called on to occupy the high Of
fec he has sought to bring into con
tempt. | do not believe for q moment
that you represent the viewpoint and
character of the Western people. 1
believe that, they respect the presi.
denCy fully as much as any other OF
our people, and that they will get the
true measure Of your character and
; act accordingly. ~, ..lf
; Your statement illustrates your lack
of the first elements of fairness. You
urge the American people to pass
) over the president without considera,
: ton. You urge them to neglect a1d
dismiss him without a minutes
: thought. You preach much about fair
ness and Justice but you will not be
! fair to an opponent. But l well un
derstand why you are anxious to have
no consideration given to Presiden,
!. Taft. You know that consideration
I of him and his record must bring es
TEEN and support, and that is VIVA
. y0u are trying to break down.
president 1aft's Remarkably Efficien,
Administration.
Your statement and attitude con
lcerning the president seem to bt
Tainted with the vice Of hypocrisy, fol
as q man of affairs you must know
as we'll as others that the administra
) ton Of President Taft has been &
, notable n for important achieve
ments OF craftsmanship and accom-
plished results for the welfare ant
progress of our people. You mus,
know that your statement is shame
} fully false and meanly contemplate
J AS you know, in foreign affairs Presi
dent Taft has % for his country q
return and increase of dignity and in,
%fuence in the councils of the nations
He advanced the cause Of information
al arbitration and peace, through the
important treaties negotiated with
. Great Britain and France, although
these treaties were made practically
imperative through partisan oppOsi'
ton in the senate. He secured the
%ahrOgation of the former treaty with
Russia, so that the rights of American
Citizens temporarily in that country
will be better protected. He secured
la new treaty with Japan whereby
troublesome immigration questions
are settled in a way which gives bet.
ter protection to the wage-earners of
the United States. He has wisely
handled the difficult task of protect
ing the lives and property of Ameri-
cans in Cuba and Mexico under the
Threatening and disturbed conditions
in those countries, and with his great
Experience ana ability he has worked
|tirelessly and effectively to save our
country from being embroiled in a
war with Mexico, with the great loss
of life and property, and the waste
lof money and energy, with business
disturbance, which such a %deplorable
event would involve.
The people will not forget that
President Taft, whom you try to hui
initiate, has had a long and disain-
lguished career, crowded with impor.
tant public services, as judge, as ad-
nlinistrator In the! Philippines, as
negotiator and agent Of our interests
I'M Panama and in Cuba, and as the
head Of the war department. For his
lIstatesmanlike work he received the
unqualified commentator of Prasi-
dent Roosevelt and was picked out by
him a. the man most worthy to be-
come his successor in the presidency.
As you must know, President Taft
secured the general acceptance Of the
plan Of neutrality-suspicious. revision
thn farfR and fhn first tnntah1iRh.