The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-06
STANDS BY TAFT.


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legislative and constructive accom-
plishments of his term. Mr.. IaIt
standards of administration, IKE thoSe
of Mr. Roosevelt, have been constantly
toward purity and elevation IN o"A
public service and our public ll1e.
with great patience, with unsWerN-
ing courage, with absolute alSlhtetS 90
edness, in these exc1taole Times " III.
mems minds are full of a READINESS
for criticism and a desire lor eAp9'4
nent, he has carried on the Duroen u
administration and has carried II Aoi-
ward. 1t will be a reftection upon ~ "a
own power of fair-minded ana caAulu
judgment if we do not recognize Tue
merit as well as the olIncullS u NA@%'
achievement now"
Reform methods of government ad-
yocated by many of the prosIesslFea'
and in part by Mr. Roosevelt "SI
severely criticised by Mi. StlLnSon- 4ae
denounced the recall OF Judges DIS
destined to bring the courts down INT
the Welter of politics" ana salo tutS
81 was no test of a Republicans prog
ressiyeness to require his support 70
systems that had been successIu1 IL
certain states i,+oler-
1T is mere narrowness ana lntoler-
ance to insist upon remedy which mas
nroved effective in one place, as the
necessary test of sincere and lnteIIgei-'
reform in another" he SAID II -
even more erroneous to make noeNtS
to one of these schemes OF local gov
eminent in one of the commonWeltns
test for what is proper and appropriate
in the government of the nation al
large 49,.
President Taft has been most raise
ly villihed and abused in conneclloll
with the tariff, said Mr.. Stimson, and
has, in fact, taken the Republican party
out of the grasp of the special interests
benefited by the tariff and has mace d
part of the Republican progressive
policy the downward REVISION OF the
tariff law schedule by seheauie,
Sign of a Progressive.
Following Secretary Stimson, Dr'
Iohn wesley Hill, of New York, spoke,
He DESIGNATED President Taft as real
progressive and criticized his opponents
as making many motions but little ad-
vancement. He said in part:
"A progressive is one VINO moves
with ordered step; one who thinks
clearly: one who keeps his light on
given spot until it is illuminated. There
is n difference between progress ana ac-
ton. -,
.sIf freedom from influence of the
money power-if freedom from the n
f1ueuce of Wall street, if bringing evil
doors to Justice, if enforcing the laws
whether the defendants be rich or poor,
IF holding the scales of justice evenly
if Interpreting in acts rather tnah
words the square deal,' is the sign or
progressive, then our president Is
real progressive.
His Speech in Full.
Mr.. Stimson's address in full fol-
/ am here tonight to speak for the
denomination of President Taft.
am now and always nave peen a
Progressive. I believe that the Re-
publican party, so long as it is true
to its historical creed of constitu-
tionaI method and Interpretation, Will
necessarily be the party of progress;
and that the Democratic party, SO long
as it is true to it's historical creed
of constitutional method and inter
probation, will necessarily be the party
of conservatism and reaction.
am for Mr.. Taft because L be-
1ieve that he has faithfully carried
out this progressive faith of the Re
publican party; that his administra-
ton stands for orderly, permanent
progress in our national government;
and that to refuse him the nomina-
ton on the assertions that have been
made against him, would be blow
to that progress and would put
premium upon hasty and unfounded
criticism.
I entered into public life under the
Inspiration of Theodore Roosevelt. I
am firm believer in the great ma
tional policies for which he has
fought. And l now remain mis- SIN
cere friend. But believe that those |
who are forcing him, contrary to his
original intention, into the arena
against Mr.. Taft are jeopardizing in
stead of helping the real cause of
progress in the nation. The introduce |
ton of such a contest at this time, |
dragging in, as it necessarily will. |
new and personal issues which are |
quite foreign to the great progressive |
policies for which the Republican |
party stands, can not fail to weaken |
whichever candidate is eventually |
nominated in June. If, as a result, |
that candidate is defeated i'll No |
Vember, the government may be |
thrown into the hands of a truly re- |
dictionary party for years to come.
Under our Republican creed, gov |
eminent is not a mere organized po- |
lice force, but an affirmative agency |
for national progress and social bet |
torment. The Republican party came |
into existence as an organized effort |
to use the national power to limit a |
great human wrong and gradually to
rid the nation of the worst social evil |
from which II has suffered. We in |
herited the views of our federalist |
forefathers in regarding the Consti- |
tuition as the perpetual charter of a |
living nation fit to meet and deal with |
all the necessary changes which /
come with a progressive ciyilizatio !
Our party has never hesitated to use
all national powers in the interest of l