Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-11-11
TAFT talks OF
HIS Defeat
Is Probably Less Cast Down
Over Result Than Many
Of Bis Companions
Young Men Must Be Rallied
and Brought Back 10
Sound Principles

L "b
ton of Governor Wilson. issued the
following statement from his bother's
home at Cincinnati:
THE returns insure the election OF
Gov, Wilson to the presidency. This
means an early change in the econom-
ic policy Of the government in refer
ence to the tariff. If this change can
he made without hating prosperity !
sincerely hope it may be.
1.-The vote for Mr.. Roosevelt. the
third party candidate, and tor Mr..
Debs. the socialist candidate, is a
warning that their propaganda In IA
vor OF fundamental changes in our
constitutional representative govern
ment has formidable support.
while the experiment OF q change
in tariff is being carried out by the
democratic administration, 1t behooves
republicans to gather again to the
party standard and pledge anew their
faith in, their party's principles and to
organize again TO defend the constitu.
tional government handed down to us
by our fathers.
Must VII Back the Young Men.
I'VE must make clear to the young
men OF the country who have been
weaned away from sound principles
of government by promise OF reforms.
impossible of accomplishment by mere
legislation, that patriotism and CON-
mon sense require them to return to
a support of our Constitution. With.
out compromising our principles, we
must convince and win back former
republicans, and we must reinforce
our ranks with sConst1tution-loV1ng
democrats.
1--WE favor every step of progress to-
ward more perfect equality of oppor..
tunity and the riding society of In.
Justice. But we know that all progress
worth making is possible with our
present form of government, and that
to sacrifice that which Is of the high
est value in our governmental struc-
ture tor underlined and impossible re
forms is the widest folly. We must
a the danger with a clear knowl.
edge of what it is. .
"The republican party is equal to
the task. 1t has had no nobler cause.
Let US close ranks and march for
waSd to do battle for the right n the
true"
co%nqratulates Wilson.
President Taft sent kilograms to
Gov. Wilson and Chairman Hilles OF
the republican national committee.
Hero are fhe messages.
"Mr. Woodrow Wilson, Princeton, NJ.
81 cordially congratulate you on your
election, and extend to you my best
wishes TOR a successful administra-
ton.
civilian H. TAFT"
"Hon Charles D. Hilles, Chairman Re-
publican National Committee, Times
Building, New York City
"YOu have conducted a most difficult
campaign in the face of unusual OBJ
stac1es. l congratulate you heartily on
the fight you have made, and am
deeply grateful to you for 1t.
CIVILIAN H. TAFT"
The president was cheerful, smiling
and apparently was under less, strain
than other members of the family din.
ner marty at the home OF his brother,
G. p. Taft. before leaving Cincinnati.
Wilson Sends Replies.
PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 11.-Pres.
ident-to-be Woodrow Wilson sent re-
plies to the congratulatory kilograms
of President Taft and Col Roosevelt,
and issued a statement in which he de-.
declared that "there is absolutely moth.
ing for the honest and enlightened
business men of the country to fear"
from the democratic administration.
TO President Taft at Washington,
Mr.. Wilson sent the following tele'
gram:
81 warmly appreciate your kind mes
sage and wish to express my sincere
personal regards"
To Col. Roosevelt, at Oyster Bay,
Mr.. Wilson sent the following tele.
gram: "i
my s~incerest thanks for your kind
message. Pray accept my cordial
wishes"
Nothing for Business to Fear.
Mr.. Wilson made the following
statement:
THE result fills me with the hope
that the thoughtful progressive forces
OF the nation may now at last unite
to give the; country freedom Of enter
prise and a government released from
all corporate and private influence, de.
voted to justice and progress.
There Is absolutely nothing for the
honest and enlightened business men
OF the country to fear. No man. whose
business is conducted without viola.
;tion Of the rights OF free competition
and without such private understand
ing and secret alliances as violate the
principle of our law and the policy of
all wholesome commerce and enter.
prise need near either interference or
embarrassment from the administers.
ton. Our hope and purpose is now
to bring al the free forces Of the ma
ton into active and intelligent cooper
alton and to give prosperity q
freshness and spirit and a confidence
such. as 1t has not had in u time.
"'Thhe responsibilities Of the task are
tremendous, but they are common re-
probabilities which all leaders Of ac-I
ton and opinion must share. And
with, the confidence Of the people bel
hind us everything that is right rs
possible. Ny own ambition will be