The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-08

Rudolph Spreckles and the work OF
Frederick Townsend Martin, the phil
anthropic brother of Bradley Martin.
Taft a Mistake.
THE people have found they havsa
made a mistake in electing Mr.. Taft
he said, and then smiled as he contin-
ued, u had a strong suspicion OF their
mistake three years and q half ago. 3
But Mr.. Taft had Mr.. RooseveIts of
fetal stamp Of approval. his gusran-
tee to the people that he would be
just what they want. a
Mr.. Roosevelt wrote volumes about
Mr.. Tafts good points, wrote it all
over his back. Now he thinks he was
mistaken in Taft. I lave been strong
ly suspicious of that for some time
from articles I nave seen in The Out
look and I just had a ~premonitioni
that Roosevelt couldn't restrain HIM
self any longer and come out a. q
candidate. l was right. a.a
NOW they are both in the fight
Mr.. Roosevelt guaranteed Mr.. Taft to
the people and said. II he doesn't
make good call on me- and Taft hasn't
made good and Roosevelt has called
IN himself. Roosevelt feels Taft IN
a mistake and wants him out Of the
White House. And I'll venture the
remark that If you could get a dicta-
graph into the White House at this
time, Taft thinks it would be a mis-
take to renominate Roosevelt, and i
think they are both right
THE my trouble I am afraid Of In
this fight is that the democrats will
become so interested they viii Just
sit back and watch the gold dust twins
fighting 1t out. President Taft has
put through no reforms that the dem
ocrats have not helped him to get and
he himself has no part in them. -.
Will Fight Roosevelt
But do you think If Roosevelt Is
nominated the democratic party is GO
ing out of ~business?p he cried. NO,
no. His nomination will only mean a.
slight shift of the lines of our cam
paign. If the nomination Of Theodore
Roosevelt for a third term means that {
after fifty years of existence the rs-i'
publican party has only one man ito
occupy that high position and they
can't get him without violation OF the
traditions of 100 years, then it ought TO
die a natural death, a5t.
This third term idea is something
to view with m~isgivings," he warned.
THE third term is not precisely like
dissolving a cup of coffee. / was never
SO surprised as / was recently when
I read that ~audacious statement about
the third term being similar to dis
solving sugar in a cup Of coffea In
The Outlook. Really It would have
been pathetic in its attempt to ba
logical If it hadn't been so amusing
That cup of coffee idea was the rtch4
est ever" and the speaker chuckled
to himself as he recalled it.
There the third term idea wan
constructed in this way. II you were
asked If you will have another cup OF
coffee at breakfast and you answar
no. that does not mean you will not
take another cup at 0
Is for LaFoIIstte, (.
Now when it to progressive
republican candidates I am pledged tol
Bob LaFrolIette who was a progressive,
before Roosevelt could spell the word.l
I have gone into Wisconsin and camzi
paigned for him and have refused to
go there and campaign for democrats I
who / knew were against him. ii
think he can get more votes than
either Taft or Roosevelt"
Mr.. Bryan asked what Mr. RoossNl
welt had ever lone to commend him
for reelection for another term. he
claimed that Roosevelt sent Taft down
to Oklahoma to stump the state against
the adoption Of the initiative and ref
erendum idea In their state constitu-
ton, and that now. when that idea
was popular, he was advocating # just
five years later.
On the platform with him were Cow
ernor Burke, Judge Carmody. Judge
Fisk, Rep. Joseph Doyle and many
other leading democrats from all parts
OF the state.