Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-01
TAFT EXPECTS
PARTY TO WIN
FALL ELECTION
President Tells Ohio Editors
1t is Not First Time That
Rough Places Have Been
Successfully Travelled.

| Columbus, o., Jan. 31.-President
Taft in an address to more than fifty
republican editors Of Ohio today de-
clared that he believes the party will
win In November but said much of the
brunt Of the fight will rest on the edi-
tors.
The president confessed that he had
forgotten much about Ohio politics but
eaid he depended on the editors to
bring victory In the fall. He said in
part:
The party has had during last two
or three years hard time but 1t is
not the first time in its history 1t has
had to 60 over rough places. It 10 not
the first time in history when 1t has
been unjustly attacked; when 1t has
been misunderstood by the voters and
it's own members, and 1t is not the
| first time in it's history when as be-
lieve this compaign is to show. 1t has
shown the power in itself to overcome
obstacles and to win victory again
and show that tt is the real agency
In the United States upon which real
progress can be based
"The truth is that we have not
had the whole story told and we have
not been out in such way that the
issue can be distinctly made and the
facts bearing on that i-sue brought
out. There has been great deal OF
fog But think when we get strip.
ped for the fight and get down to the
arena with only two antagonists and
the parties drawn up on each side, We
shall be able to show q warrant fCr
our continuance in power that com.
mon sense and discriminating people
cannot ignore.
upon your energy and faith in re.
publican principles and in your belief
that the party has a large future Of
usefulness before it, rests the ques
4 tion whether we are to be successful
In the coming campaign
Pleased with his reception in his
home state, President Taft ends his
4 three days trip to Ohio tonight at
Akron, where he will address the
chamber of commerce.
According to Republican National
Committeeman Al. Voreys Of Ohio the
president will 60 back to Washington
with assurances from majority OF
republican leaders that the state dele
cation to the republican national CON
vention at Chicago will be for him.
Aggressive Speech Last Night.
Reviewing achievements Of his ad-
ministration before the Columbus GIee
club here last night, President Taft
drew the line sharply between the old
line republicans and the progressives
OF his party and said that the time
was at hand when the denunciation OF
the progressives must cease and when
! the nation will demand facts.
/ : Z In ho1 mol "a olt n n
said, that the republican party would
win out in the November elections.
The president made one of the most
aggressive speeches he has delivered
in many months. He indicated that
he had grown impatient with the at
tacks that have been made upon the
Republican party and upon his admin
| istration in the last few years. He
| said that the old line republicans were
progressive; progressive enough to
ladopt all the legislation that progress
demanded, but said that he was not
the sort OF man to promise to make
a heaven on earth," or to reform the
world in a day. He said that In his
mind there were three reasons why
the party should be returned to power
! next November. One was that it had
! uOu0 TCdbUudUly duu LdiIly " WCIl ~ Al
1 it's administration of the government
in the last few years and deserved
the continued confidence Of the
country; the second was that it was
progressing and would put in opera
tion all the necessary legislation that
is progressive" and the third was that
| the party was mot chasing chimeras
and not unsettling the foundations OF
government merely to indulge in the
! fancies Of hope"
/, Sees Success In November.
The presidents political speech
came as. surprise to many Of his
auditors, who listened respectfully
when he began, reviewing in narrative
fashion his knowledge Of William Nc.
Kinley. From the former president,
however, he switched suddenly into a
discussion of present day politics and,
the diners cheered him wildly when he
1 said:
81 believe that the republican party
/ is going to be successful In November,
| 1912. and ! believe 1t thoroughly and
sincerely and without any mental re-
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