The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-24
BURKE HAS
FORGOTTEN
HEELSTRON
Whole Effort Centered on the
Presidential Scrap
Did Not Mention Democratic
Candidate for Governor
Iaft's Record Is Creditable---
Roosevelt Was Scored

In the formal opening of the cam
paign last nlgnt at Y Sons of Norway
hall, Gov. John BS drew crowd
Of nearly 500 peopl ho listened to
his address on the SD Ut of The Real
Progressive. The go psor himself
was pleased to call his fcNrts an sim
formal friendly talk ame 4emocratic
neighbors," but it proveS 39e Of the
best political orations TIN vas been
heard in the state OF No JADakota
in long time. 1A
He confined himself exclL aly to
the presidential situation and not
touch on state issues at all, neS\ once
mentioning the name of the flickertail
democratic nominee for governor duv-
ing his whoe speech. But he took oc-
t.asion to laud the good works of Pres
idcnt Taft, in the last four years and
TO call attention to the gross incon-
sistencies of Mr.. Roosevelt. He said
he hoped the republican party would
not pass into innocuous desuetude now
as 1t still had a great work before it
If 1t could only be beaten this yeaI,
as a beating was all that would save
il. 9
Pointed to Taft's Record. ."...
The other day." said Governor
Burke. II very painfully read an as
sertion made by Gov Hiram Johnson
in one of his political speeches, when
he declared that Mr. Taft was the
most humiliating figure in American
history. A great indignation swept
over me to taink that any man should
say such thing about the president Of
the United States no matter who he is.
whether of the same political creed az
lie is or not. If Governor johnson is
ambitious to govern the American peo-
pie he would first better learn to gov
Grn himself.
The record of President Taft is a
Very credltable one. Years ago Mr..
Taft very creditabIy filled the position
Of district judge, and then he was
appointed to succeed Governor Har-
mon as q United States Judge. His
record as governor of the Philippine
islands was very creditable and as
secretary of war equally so.
From the time Governor Harmon
resigned from the federal bench and
Mr. Taft was chosen to replace him.
he has never had to go before the
people for election to any office until
he, came up for president four years
ago. / think the positions he has al
ways held have untitled him for an
executive. But think he has tried to
DO his best though he does not know
the wants of the people when no de-
r led them the initiative and refercn-
dunn.
The Other Candidate. +
And now let US look at the other
candidate. Four years ago there was
no great demand for William II. Taft,
for Taft didn't know the people and
the people didn't very well know him.
They knew about the positions he mad
n hut NAp mn. H., s,r,I 8
him. President Roosevelt was re-
sponsible for him and although Mr.
Roosevelt now censures the system Of
representation in the national couven-
tion in the form of southern delegates
that renominated Mr.. Taft. he used
that very same method in forcing his
nomination four years ago.
During the primaries Taft gave UP
his correspondence with Roosevelt
showing where the latter had advised
With HIM on the reciprocity matter
You will remember that Roosevelt s
letters to Taft showed he said great
benefit would como to the people from
Canadian reciprocity and not only lin
his magazine did he endorse the pres
ident's attitude, but urged ii in a
speech at banquet at the Waldorf
hotel in New York. Yet he later de
clared Taft was working for the Gug-
genhiemS
Mr.. Roosevelt yells steam roller and
says it was used at Chicago in June, but
1t was the same steam roller used
four years ago and even back in 1904.
Roosevelt denounces bossism, but |
think he pretty clearly shows he is
something of boss himself. Did not
500 delegates walk out of the repubii-
can national convention in June q!
his command?"
Then he pointed to the charge OF
Mr.. Roosevelt that Governor Wilson
was nominated by the methods OF
bossism. He declared that il was un-
true and narrated the election of Mr.
Wilson two years ago, and at the same
time preventing the election of former
Senator Smith of New Jersey in the
face of the peoples preference, for
Senator MARITIME expressed at the
primaries. The governor said Wilson s
record was entirely free from any
bossism.
',At Baltimore that son of Roose-
vclt's wlo vert with him to Africa
I've forgotten his name and
someone from his audience supplied
Kermit's cognomen. Yes, Kermit
veil he said pop was praying for the
nomination of Clark and yet pop says
Wilson was nominated by the bosses
it was not by the bosses but by the
recple at home.
RoosevcIt's Bossism.
.sMr. Roosevelt is something of 9
Lass himself. Look What he lid in
Illionis. Governor Deneen was soI
him during tbs primaries and through
the convention. but he himself hac
cen nominated on the republican
ticket for governor and honorably
stood by his party. Roosevelt said
go and find out IL Deneen is for me,
and when they told him the governor
intended standing by his party Roose-
welt said go and put up a man against
him.
Now Roosevelt has a son n-law in
Cincinnati. Probably you know him
better as tAlice's husband Well he
stood by Taft and Roosevelt said, put
UP man against him. So you SEE
he's something of a boss himself. He's
off on this wild moose chase, putting
up men against all those men who
won't stand for him.
s.As President Taft said in public
comment the other day, which
thought was very good, ROOSEVELT
idea of boss was politician whe
wouldn't support him. And thinl
that's pretty true.
show Roosevelt politician anG
he asks is he for me? JIG so ther
he's great political leader. III not ther
he's a pernicious political boss who