The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-04-15
BY Dixon with the Sanction
Of Cotoney Theodore
Roosevelt Himself.
-RANK.BsT SOCIALISM
Is Sought to Be Inflicted
| upon the Grand Old
|. Party.
SOCIALISM

Director William B. Mckinley, OF
the national Taft bureau, last night
said:
THE outcome OF the Pennsylvania
primaries is plainly indicative Of the
fact that national issues are playing
only a small part in some states for
the Republication nomination for
president.
"Instead OF constructive states
manship being put forth In an eff
fort to. solve the problems before
the country and as a bid for votes
on the ground of merit, nation
wide campaign of wilful and MALICE
GUS Misrepresentation, villiacation
and assault on the president OF the
United States has been substituted.
Such campaign, amounting in fact
to conspiracy, not only to humill-
ate the president personally, but to
commit the Republican party to rank
Socialism. has not only been coun-
tenanced but conducted by former
President Roosevelt.
The time has arrived to call a
halt on such proceedings.
''Preident Taft, always mindful OF
the decencies OF human conduct; be-
lieving that friendship is sacred
thing and that, like truth, it should
be maintained even at personal
sacrifice, and also believing that the
American people expect the occu-
pant of the highest Office in the gift
of the nation. as we'll as those who
have formerly occupied it, to respect
the dignity Of that office, has, during
the course OF this campaign, patient
ly submitted - Misrepresentation.
villificution and insult without re-
ply.
1.-THE result is that his opponent
has thrown all restraint to the
winds. Senator Joseph Dixon, the
national campaign manager of for
mer President Roosevelt, has been
permitted, without rebuke from his
candidate, to insult the president OF
the United States. He has not only
been permitted to charge the prest-
dent with being "a receiver OF
stolen goods" without protest, but
former President Roosevelt has re-
peated the charge on the stump.
1.-The time has now come when
the American, people will no longer
sit idly by and see this unfair and
malicious persecution and villFfca-
ton continued by man, and by the
friends of man, who has already
served two terms in the White House
by the votes of the Republican party,
and who now, not only in violation
OF the unwritten law of the republic,
but in violation of his own solemn
promise to the nation, voluntarily
given on the might of November s.
u9OS, is seeking third term OF a
national platform so unrepublican in
nature that he dare not discuss 1T
himself, as is shown by his recent
speeches in Illinois, Pennsylvania
and New Hampshire.
Those states which have yet to
elect delegates to the Republican ma
tionaI convention in Chicago might
Just as well realize now that the re-
public as well as the Republican
party has been placed in jeopardy
by the issues raised by Theodore
Roosevelt. They must realize that
the unwritten 1aw.of the republic
that no man shall be president three
terms, is an inslfmountable OBJ
stacle to the success of any party In
any national erection in this coun-
try. They must realize that the pro-
posal of the recall of judges and of
judicial decisions is not only UNI
Republican but rank Socialism. The
duty of Republicans towards such a.
platform and toward candidate for
the nomination on such a platform
is therefore plain.
''Including Pennsylvania, which
according to latest advices, has given
President Taft at least twenty-one
votes in the national convention, the
president has today 364 delegates
instructed for or pledged to his re-
nomination. He needs 176 more
delegates to insure his denomination.
He is already assured of 3S2 more
delegates, making mis- support in
the Chicago convention 746 dele
gates, or more than 200 majority.
"The president is In the fight tc
stay. He will be the nominee OF the
Republican convention at Chicago