Evening journal., 1912-08-02
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912
TAFTs sTRONG APPEAL.

II RESIDENT TAFT'S speech in acceptance Of the
Republican nomination for President is a strong
appeal to the American people for Justice himself
and his administration. and a scathing arraignment
OF Colonel Roosevelt and others who are seeking to.
oiscredn him and his great public work and wreck
the Republicai party 1t is a stirring document which
viii live long in the memories Of those TO whom it
is addressed No doubt it will go far toward dspel-
ing from the minds OF thousands Of voters doubts
which have arisen because Of the gross misrepresen-
tatons which and his associates and policies
have been subjected
When the fight first was begun against President
Taft it thought by those back of It that they
could frghten him from the hed, Their surprise
was great when they discovered that instead fright
enne him. they merely had stirred his fighting blood
and made him fully determined not to permit himself
and his work TO be discreditod by seseekng polih-
clans within the party.
President Tafts speech deals at length with the
accomplishments of his administration. He shows
that both his policies and his work American
people have been progressive in a wise sense, and
that the criticism and abuse to which they have been
subjected wholly unwarranted. One Of the most
striking Of his uttefauces aimed at his enemies is
follows
u know that in this wide country there are many
who call themselves Democrats who view with the
aversion that we Republicans do the radical
propositions of change in form of government that
are reckessly advanced to satisfy what is supposed
TO be popular clamor They who revere the
with all the love and respect that could possibly
have who deprecate disturbance In business
conditions and yearnng for that quiet from dema
gogc agitation which is essential the enjoyment by
the whole people of the great prosperity which the.
good crops and the present conditions ought bring
To them appeal. 10 all Republicans. to join
in earnest effort avert the political and
omic revolution and business paralysis which Repub
lican defeat will bring about Such misfortune will
fall most heavily the wage May not
hope that he viii what his real interest is, will
understand the shaowness of attacks upon existing
fugfit md of hpup
tit by underlined changes?
inlay hope that the great majority Of voters will
be able to distinguish between the substance Of per-
formance and the usan Of promise; that they be
able to that those who would deliberately stir up
discomfort and hostility toward those are
conducting legitimate business enterprises and who
represent the businos OF the country
ing dragons teeth2 In other campaigns before this
the American people have been confused and misled
and diverted from the truth and from clear precep-
Of their welfare by specious appeals their pre-
judce and their misunderstanding but the clarifying
effect of a campaign Of education the prlcking OF
the bubbles of demagogio promise which the discus
sions OF campaign made possible, have brought
the people 10 clear conception Of their interests
and rejection Of the injurious nostrums that in
the beginning Of the campaign Il then feared they
might embrace and adopt So may we not expect IN
the issues which are before that the ballots
cast in November shall show a prevailing majority in
favor of sound progress great prosperity upon pro-
tective basis and under constitutional and rep
resentative rule by the people?'
That makes it clear that President Taft does not
concede that he will be defeated in November lie
Is of the opnian that when the questions at issu,
have been discussed and considered thoroughly by tn,
voters they will rally to his support and elect him
There millions Of voters the United States VIII,
hope this view of the situation will be realized by
man for whom 7637,676 Americans voted four years
ago.