Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-05-31

OerStanOS that MT. 1HIC Is uOI CNlk-
ing for himself, but for the great
special privilege combinations which
are seeking to nominate him. The
more bitter, indicative and abusive !
he becomes the more clearly does he
demonstrate that special privilege.
with its control Of the national adj
ministration, with its control Of
courts and with it's control, through
illegal methods. of business and in
iustry, fears alone the nomination
and election Of Theodore Roosevelt,
and fears it because it means that
the public interest will once more be-
come the dominating factor in poll
ties and the government.
Public Distrusts TAFT.
1t is one of the peculiar revelations
OF the present campaign that Taft
himself appears to be incapable of
understanding this.
Yet he knows the country absolute
ly rebelled against his alliance with
Aldrich when the public was tricked
and cheated with the Aldrich tariff
law. He knows that the congress re-
fused to permit him to put through
legislation that would have DESTROYED
the interstate commerce commission
and relieved the railroads of any ef-
fective restrictions, and the country
approved the work of the congress.
| lie knows that the congress and the
country refused the proposition to
make the postal savings bank mere
collection agency for the Wall street
financial combination and an aid to
Aldrich scheme to give that cOmblna-
ton absolute control Of all money
and credit.
lie knows as u fact that Ills express
sed opinions. which have always been
the opinions also Of the special priv.
lege interests, have never been ac-
cepted by the people, except for what
they were. dangerous and insidious
attacks upon the public interests and
tile liberties Of the people.
Notwithstanding his humiliatjng
experience extending over more than
three years, in which he has seen
that the public has not believed lis
statements nor trusted his motives,
he still insists npoM extending his
speaking tour in New Jersey until
the POLLS open OH Tuesday.
His managers woaM have kept him
out M the state il they could have
done 80. but with the stnbborness OF
weals man he now Thinks he IS real.
" making fight and that those who
listen 80 him will believe him, al
though millions of republican voter.
have shown that they attach no i'm
portanCs whatever to, What Ne says
Ills statements that he has alread,
| enough votes to nominate him ant
, that he hopes to get u few in Ney
| Jersey to make assurance doalbly sur
! are as absurd as have been all til
!. other fantastic claims put forth eitl
r er from the White House or frol
: Taft headquarters here. Mr.. Tai
can be nominated only in oDe way
= and that is the way of open robber,
v Outrage Is Planasd-
n Every one is now discussing Il
IN probable action Of the national con
" mittee respecting contrasting deleg
e ! tons. by refusing to- 1eco@naZe
L. gally elested Roosevelt delegates al
~ placing, instead, upon the Temporal
'. roll Of tine convention delegates who
~ election bears no resemblance to IL
yr place TAFT men in cont, sol of the co
MI ventiOls-
lie 1t is i severe reelection upon the l
,se tOnal committee that the strong L;
IDS and special privilege newspapers ;
.m declaring this will be done. and tt
ON failure to defeat Roosevelt by +
ain means will be followed by a res
Md to fONl Outrages. 1t is suggested
ne dispatches out of Washington tt
ne not only will such All effort be m;
ii Il to control the convention, but til
ces- if it fails and Roosevelt is nomil
ed, Taft and his band of special pl
ilege supporters will either nomin
al another ticket or they will supp
the democrats, SO determined
they to prevent Roosevelt's elect
WY The Roosevelt men take no s
!" view of the outlook. They bel
lim. ~. ,.t;nn,, oomm;ttaa will 81,
" "e Judges Oh the contests to be bro,
Nv before them, and ut that
70 :" that these contests will be dec
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