The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-15
M'CUMBER
CAMPAIGNS
FOR TAFT
Senior Senator From N. D.
Back in State
Nothing But Praise for Taft
Administration
No Chance for Third Party
He Says .".. .

Wahpeton, n. D., Oct. 15.-Sen. P. J.
McCumber has returned from Wash
ing and announces that from now until
election he will give his entire time to
the interests to President Taft in this
state. He has established head
quarters in this city and will enter
upon speaking tour of the state.
The senator gave out the following
statement yesterday:
AS a republican ! am back in the
state to work for President Taft and
republicanism. / shall do my work in
dependent of the state central COM
mittee. My chief effort will be to Sc
cure votes for a republican president
Of the United States.
II am glad to note the unanimity
with which the nominees on the state
ticket have declared their purpose to
support the entire republican ticket
from president down. On the other
hand, / cannot overlook the fact that
at a meeting of the state central COM
mittee resolution was passed to the
effect that party fidelity should not be
measured by the vote which the party
should give to the head of the ticket.
l cannot believe that a ma ajority of the
central committee of North Dakota
have or would support such a propo-
sition. This resolution coming from
men who are nominated by republican
votes is, to my mind, an act of po-
litical perfdy that ought to be re-
buked by every honest republican in
the state, whether progressive or stall
waTt, who believes in fair play. When
did any army wage successful warfare
where its under leaders invited the
rank to assassinate the commander in
chief, ard what can we say Of these
leaders, who, while drawing on the
provisions of that army suggest a mu-
tiny against its conlmander2 This is
not the way TO win battles.
Praises Taft's Administration.
I'VE are fighting the battle Of re-
publicanism. Mr.. Taft is the nominee
of the republican party. A more hon
est, sincere and patriotic American
never lived. In the advancement of
progressive legislation along every line
of human welfare, in the active prose-
cution of the great trusts. in relieving
the people from the dangers of the
n1onopolistfc tendencies of the age. Mr..
Taft has accomplished more than any
president since the days of Lincoln.
His administration has been one
of effective action rather than loud
words. Under his administration more
actions have been instituted many
times over, to destroy the great com
binaUonS of the country than all of
the actions instituted by preceding ad-
ministrations since the anti-tr law
was enacted. The STANDARD Oil Co.
has been broken into it's original parts.
The tobacco trust has shared a like
fate. The International Harvester Co.,
against which an action Is now pend
ing, will be next in line. The work
of his administration has been effect
i've and because of that effectiveness
it has made powerful enemies. The
power of these enemies ought to be
more than Offset by the power of the
people in whose interests these enc
mics have been made. If fidelity to
the interests of the American people
! is to reap its merited reward his re-
election will be beyond question.
As to Reciprocity.
I'm his administration, repIete with
so many good things, he has, in my
opinion, made but one mistake, and
that mistake was his support OF Cana
dian reciprocity. opposed the reci-
procity pact of Mr.. Taft as earnestly
and persistently as was in my power
both in the .sente nd out of 1t. But,
while was SO earnestly endeavoring
/! to prevent the reciprocity agreement
because / believed, it was injurious to
| the agricultural interests of the north
west, ] also knew that majority Of
the people of the United States favored
| the pact; and / realized that he is
president of the whole United States,
and that he believed this agreement
would be a great benefit to all the
people and would injure none. If Mr..
| Taft was in error. as / certainly think
he was, 1t must be remembered that a
majority OF the people of the United
States were also in error.
1T should also be remembered that
President Taft inherited this Canadian
reciprocity proposition from preced-
ing administrations. The whole press
Of the country was for 1t. Many good
republicans had. without careful con-
| sideration, according to my belief, con-
sidered it a profitable trade. So we. the
people of North Dakota, in the light
OF all the great things that President
Taft has accomplished and in the light
of his well known integrity and patrt-
otism, may we'll forget what we believe
| was an error OF mind and not of the
heart. We no longer have any fear OF
| this reciprocity proposition from re-
publican sources. The republican plat
| form, on which Mr.. Taft stands, de-
clares against it In its demand for
equal protection for all farm products.
We do fear, however, and we may
We'll fear not only free trade In food
products from Canada, but from the
whole world, If the democratic party Is
successful. Remember that the demo-
/ cratic party voted almost solidIy for
| the reciprocity agreement, while the
majority of the republicans in both
houses OF congress voted against 1T.
Remember, also. that the democratic
party In the senate voted almost solidly
i against the repeal of the invitation to
Canada, still outstanding, to accept the
reciprocity act. while the republicans
voted solidly to repeal It. And renlem-
ber still more yividly that Mr.. Wilson
declares unequivocally In favor OF Can
adian reciprocity and that the demo-
cratic platform declares against any
protection whatever upon any neces-
4 sity OF life. with a democratic con
gress and democratic president the
farmers will be competing not only
/ with the products Of Canada right at