Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-02-09
presidents chair was Jackson, he of

presidents chair was Jackson, he of
patriotic fame among the Democrats.
The incompetency OF the union gener-
ais in the early years of the civil war
and the disastrous defeats by the army
under them, was the result of the pol
itics that prevailed at the white house
forced on the president, it is true, ty
the schemers, but politics just the
same. When the balance between the
political parties is small it behooves
the president to play politics with the
skill of a diplomat. His means of
doing so is to make the support of
members Of congress depend on the pat
ronage given them. Consequently con-
gressmen will stay by the president
so long as there is chance for his
continuation in office.
But at the present time, the men,
beers of the lower house are quitting
the Taft for the Roosevelt banner ev-
cry day. Even Congressman Dalzell of
L
ribbed administration Republicans in
the country, is out for Roosevelt and
will either be candidate for delegate
to the national convention or will cam
paign his district for candidate who
will support Roosevelt. This desertion
of the patronage dispenser means that
4L 10 s,,5-
tons by comparison among them
selves of the sentiment of the various
/ congressional districts realize that
Roosevelt can defeat Taft in the con.
vention. No such action was taken,
it should not be forgotten, until the
Roosevelt boom was started.
The sentiment of the country was in
peculiar condition. Thousands Of
Republicans did not want Taft re-nomi-
mated. Yet as between him and free
/ trade democrat the difference in favor
Of Taft was so great that the party
could not afford to entertain the idea
of supporting lukewarmly the candi-
date LaFollettc has made a vigorous
campaign in his own behalf, yet the
/ people were aroused more by what he
/ represented than by himself Had he
have shown an ability to wrest the no.
mination from Taft, we do not believe
the candidacy of Roosevelt would ever
have been seriously suggested. But it
is significant that men who have blaz-
ed the pathway of certain policy have
not been able to rally the forces to fol-
low. Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
Wendell Phillips and James G. Blaine
had no peers as opponents of great
principles, yet none Of them ever reach
ed the presidency. The conditions in
the Republican party today are only
repetitions of history
But it should not be understood that
Roosevelt will be nominated if every
Republican takes it for granted that
the work is done or that some other Re-
publican is attending to it. The Roose-
welt campaign is an uprising Of the
people against what had been conceded
an unsurmountable fate. It is time
when Republicans should consider all
the facts and realize that by support
ing the man who can take the most
strength from the opposition is the one
to support. Do we in North Dakota,
want repetition of Canadian reel.
procity7 Do we want the same thing
with all nation-free trade in farm pro-
ducts? We know what the past has
been, and we know that the Democrat
ic party, if in power will put every
farm product on the free list. There
is only one way for North Dakota to
contribute her strength to the defeat
of both those things and that is by
supporting Roosevelt in the conven.
ton and helping to elect him at the
polls.-Grand Forks Times.