The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-08
MAN ON HORSEBACK
IS NOT WANTED
(By Winfield Jones.

DAuSI IICSluSnN ASOOoSfSAb Ae'9 ~
initely entered the lists against Pres /,
y ident Taft for the republican nominal |
ito nfor president. The isseu is now
sharply drawn between the two men,
lbetween the standpat and the radica.
wings Of the republican party, and the
battle will be fought to finish before
'the Chicago convention.
y Nothing more favorable for demo
cratic success at the polls next No
Member could have happened. Roose-
Feits that in the ring" absolutely as
.sures the election of a democratic
yTesident.
& The republican party is now split
bride open, and is between the devil
and the sea- The situation is this: If
Taft wins the nomination he will have
~ run on an old line, protective tariff,
Aandpat platform The radicals in
he party will then either stay away
rom the polls, or vote the democratic
Icket. If Roosevelt captures the nom
Aation the old line republicans will
AXE no interest in the election in Mo-
ember. Any way it is figured the re-
ublicans are in a worse situation than
|efore the Rough Rider announced his
Andidacy. Neither republican candi-
81 ate will be satisfactory to the great
g dependent vote. Roosevelt is, ac-
ording to his Columbus speech, more
tdical than a socialist. The people
An't want that kind of man in the
yhite House. Taft owned by the pro-
cted tariff interests, is more con-
irvative than any president in many
yars. The people have already turn
N down their thumbs for Taft. The
% factions are at daggers drawn.
lis is shown by the laconic state
ent of former Speaker Cannon, who
id on being told of Roosevelt's an
uncement: Il am republican, not
tpopulist." Cannon is one of the
tef hackers of the Taft campaign.
Should Roosevelt, by a stampede IN
Chicago convention, succeed in
sturing the nomination, he will be
Jmed to a worse defeat at the polls
= sven Taft. The people of this
wM hntry don't want man on horse
A- N.3 They don't want any third
-zna a.. After that he would want
rth term. little reflection will
Eince anybody that Roosevelt is
k3most dangerous ma min the Unit
Btates He would become king II
\ a thing were possible. The peo-
know this, and if he is the repubil-
nominee they intend to administer
txere rebuke in the national cleo
to the Iormer presidents bound
Rnegotism. and to retire him where
Selongs, to political oblivion.
sosevelt's entire course in regard
third term has been marked by
icity and deception. Says Repre-
atiye Kahn, Of California. Col.
eyelt said, and reiterated, that he
d not be a candidate again, and
-. coming out would indicate to me
he is the real president of the
JAS Club
m osevelt mas simply reversed him
" Eaike the opportunist he has al
! .been. Promises are mere sound
lords with him He wants to be
dent again, and what is a mere
ise to political acrobat.
course the former president
the nomination decided through
irect primary system Of choos-
elegates to the national conven-
out not for any love he bears for
,stem. He wants that because
a Rtlieves he will have better
~ - 40 obtain delegates than by
INVENTION system, and particular
because Taft already has the
an delegates bound hand and
y his wagon through the federal
holders in the south.
his has given cheer to the dem
Before Roosevelt's announce
hey felt reasonably sure of win
i the November elections. no
IS who will be the candidate
at the Baltimore convention
M1ey feel certain of victory.
managers for the four candl-
or the democratic nomination
Ioubling their efforts because
Be victory for the democratic
q Underwood has just opened
adduarters here. The Clark
E.rters are sending out printed
ats for their man by the ton
not much doing at the Will
@douarters. Somehow leth'
ems to have settled over the
headquarters here The vim
I'LL have gone out of the Wilson
ment for some reason.
aN announcement that the COVER