The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-08
COUNTRY ALMOST
TOO PROSPEROUS
Republicans Are Liable to Be
Careless About Going to
the Polls.

success OF PRESIDENT TAFT IN ms cam
paign for reelection" said Joseph b.
Healing, who is directing the organiza
ton work for the Republican National
Committee. ''The people are so busy
making money they may not want to
stop long enough to go to the polls and
vote.
| This thought was suggested to Mr..
Healing this morning by several let.
tiers he received from Republicans in
the Western States. All of those cor.
respondents told of the prosperous times
which were being enjoyed by the peo-
pie of. their States, and il raised this
danger before the Indiana mans eyes.
Vote to Continue Prosperity.
"From several parts of the West in
the last few days continued Mr.
Healing, "letters have come to this de.
partment with the Information that the
people were too busy making money
to think of politics 1t presented the
question seriously whether they would
be so completely concerned with that
one idea they would fail to go to the
polls.
cit would seem, however, that the
average man, who knows he is more
prosperous now than ever before. would
have il as the first thought in his mind
to vote for the continuance of the ma
tional administration which has con
tributed so much to that prosperity
President Gaining In Kansas,
Senator Charles Curtis Of Kansas wa;
caller at national headquarters thi;
morning, and told the Republican lead
ers President Taft was gaining strength
in Kansas, md that that State was
not lost to the Republicans by an.
means.
"Public sentiment out there forced
the boiling Republicans to withdraw
their candidates for electors from tn,
: Republican column on the ballot, sale
Senator Curtis.
"The square dealers tired to slil
through under the Republican cloal
while openly announcing their purpos,
to oppose President Taft, hut the sens
of fair play which prevails in Kansa
forced them to come out in the open
"But we are not satisfied with that
1 We have organized n league of Repub
licans who are pledged to vote agains
/, any pretended Republican who is sup
porting Roosevelt, and we expect t
drive from the Republican State tickle
< every nominee who will not openly dc
n clare his intentions of supporting tn
President. They must be Republican
o or get off the ticket. The line is draw
/, sharply, and the more the boilers OF
> pose an open fight the stronger wi
e President Taft become with our pei
IS pie. -
IL !, Andrews Sees Success Ahead,
:. Col, w. II. Andrews, who formerl
represented New Mexico in Congress
was another caller at headquarters, an
he also brought words of cheer. II
lie has Just returned from trip throug
Sc the East.
ii "When 1 left New Mexico, six weel
"a ago. said Mr.. Andrews. 80 ha
d grave doubts as to whether the Repul
l, Leans were to be successful this yea
n. ! went East, and the farther East ] q
s the more rapidly my confidence gre
ID in the success of our party in Noven
e. Der. | find the reaction has set
favor of President Taft.
"The sober sense Of the America
people is reasserting itself and / al
gratlfed to hear everywhere that I'll
American love of fair play is indu
n ing people to return to the Republica
= fold and vote for the party that Ia
U saved the Union and been instrument;
in building mp the greatest republic o
the globe. President Taft s strength
growing steadily and in some States b
- leaps and bounds. The people are b.
y ginning to see that Roosevelt 3 mai
!, object is to disrupt the Repubica
N party and to aid in the election of Wi
:, son. j do not believe the America
h people will permit this to happen"
e Will Extend Party League.
l. Republican campaign managers al
T. planning to extend to other State
t. the work of the Republican Part
/. League, which has proved so success
e full in Kansas. 1t is to the efforts an
l. remarkable growth of this organizatio
that the Republican managers attribut
r the surrender of Governor Stubs an
+ the Roosevelt organization in the Stat
This surrender gave to the Taft men j
= Kansas the right to have a full set O
e electors running under the Republica
: party resignation.
Eight of the ten Republican - non
y inees for elector in Kansas had M
e nounced that if they were chosen b
WV f'NNin ihNN nhplDIl
e welt regardless of their being elected q
i Republicans.
= The Taft men made a fight i'm TIA
e court to have these nominees for cleo
+ tors names kept out Of the Republica
= columns, but the question was FINAL
G settled by the decision Of the Roosevelt
c Kansas Secretary Of State in favor o
= Taft nominees for electors
+ Immense popularity for the leagu
is claimed by the Taft managers The
! say that last week IL bad reached
q total membership Of 10000 and i
% was increasing lis numbers By 1000
p day.
Eyes on California
California and South Dakota are tw
ot the other States 10 which the wOrl
Of The league will be extended Ia L0tl
of these States the Tai men are hay
ing trouble in getting their candidate
for electors on the ticket under th
iiopul liean party designations IN 9th
er States there b. also opportunity 10
the league ~ no work
tsft- s
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