Arizona republican., 1912-03-11
Straw Votes.

Straw Votes.
 There are straw votes and straw votes. One straw vote that Was taken re- gently by d Missouri newspaper of strong populistic procliyities in d district that is also strongly popuIistic. showed. according to that newspaper. an over whelming sentiment in favor of Mr- Roosevelt. And upon announcing the result of that vote. the editor of the paper in question elevated himself upon his pedal eXtremities and pro claimed lustily that the country IS for Roosevelt"
 That does not follow. as a matter Of course: for other straw votes. taken in various sections of the coun- try. show overwhelming majorities for MT Taft But the most interesting straw vote so far taken is one recently an nouncod and which was engineered by the Appeal to Reason.
 The Appeal is published at Girard. Kansas. It is perhaps hardly neces- sary to explain that it is the most rabid Socialist paper in existence. Its columns are a combination of ignor- ance and yituperation that appeals strongly to the aIcNamaraS. the Debs- es. and the Hayuo0ds of Socialism. This delectable sheet recently took q postal card vote among its readers to determine their choice for the presidency. Half dozen men were voted for, as follows:
 Eugene V Dehs. 65.92N
 John j. McNamara. 5i.7-G.
 sam Gompers. 4S.225-
 Theodore Roosevelt. 41,$S4
 William D. Haywood, 4l.1o9.
 William Howard Taft, 4-G
 Eugene Debs may be said to have begun his career in jail He was once d railroad fireman but since he got to be socialist leader he has found it more profitable to talk than to work Few writings or speeches are more incendiary than those which he has promulgated. He is member of the Industrial Workers of the World. and has been nominated time and again for the presidency by the socialists
 John J. McNamara is now serving term in the pcnitentiary for dyna- hitting.
 Sam Gompers is the man who raised some hundreds of thousands of dollars as defense fund for the McNamaras and who modestly de- clared that they were being bounded to death at the behest of capital ism
 Theodore Roosevelt. who ranks next in favor to MT. Gompers and second below Mir McNamara, was twice president of the United States.
 William D. Haywood who is not far below Mir Roosevelt as a favorite. is one of the three men who were accused of murder in connection with the death of former Governor Steun- enburg. of Idaho He is an avowed sympathiser with the McNamaras and their methods. according to current reports.
 Out of the hundreds Of thousands Of votes cast Mir. Taft got pitiful 4ee.
 There are some very good people who have felt inclined to criticise the Republican for saying that Theodore Roosevelt is socialistic But in the face or the figures. what is to be said? This vote was taken by socialist paper among socialists: and in this vote MT Roosevelt stands right up among the high priests of socialism. The socialists themselves accept him as one of themselves. and certainly they should know what socialist is.
 Ii may be said further that this vote is probably the best of all com mentaries on the character and stand ing Of Mir Taft It shows that he isl ps far removed from the baneful no lions of socialism as man can well