Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-17
President Makes First Speech
on Political Question Since
Notification Of Nomination
Was Made.
ONLY REPUBLICAN
ELECTORS ON TICKET
Nominee Asserts Only Dishon-
est Men Would Run Under
Party Emblem and Vote
Against Candidate,

! IBy Morning journal Special Leased wire
! Washington, Aug. 10 President
Taft today made his FIRST political
J lSpeech since he was notified Of his re-
| Nomination.
! Addressing members of the Mary
land Republican Editorial association
in the East room OF the White House.
he declared bluntly that presidential
electors were "dshonest men" II they
let their names appear on The republic
can rallot and intended To vote for
the candidate Of another party.
"All we ask is fair fight man
cannot be in the republican party and
in Il third party at the same time and
should be compelled to make his selcc-
tion. said the president.
"Regularlty. or feeling Of regular
ity. and respect for the republican
party for what it has done, what il is
capable Of doing, are going to bring
over into the republican party many
a man who has been doubtful and it
is going to increase that aumber IL
my Judgment as we approach the
election
ut is therefore. essential that we
make the cleavage as clear as it can
he made, also that those who are re-
publicans shah hc republicans and
those who are with the holtcis shalt
bear their name and title and not be
republicans and boilers, because they
cannot beat least they ought NOT
TO be, in all fairness.
I'VE ought to have electors in each
state bearing the emblem Of the re-
publican party. bearing the names OF
the candidates Of that party for presi-
dent and vice pres dent Nt the head Of
the ticket, covering the electors who
are going To vote tor hose names.
II there are any men on that list who
are not going to vote for the men ut
the head Of the ticket ! don't hesitate
to say that they are dishonest mon,
in that they are holding out to the
people who are to vote for them an
implied promise that they viii vote
for the names on the ticket when
they, in fact, intend to vote for some
body else.
Some Of the editors told the presi-
dent that either the electors chosen
for the republican ticket in Maryland
would declare their intention to sup
port him or new state convention
would be held to make new nomina
tions.
The president began his speech
with brief summary Of what the re-
publican party stands for He said
We are republicans. That means
that we believe IN certain principles
mat we believe in the constitution
of the United states; that we helieNc f,
IN progress along The lines that the
constitution indicates. We are pro-
Iectlonists and we are in favor Of {
the present prosperity hN 4
maintaining tariff system which shall
preserve business as it goes ON now
ma shall secure as high wages as pos
lbie to The wage earners ana rea-
'onablc profit to those who invest
helr capital Those two propositions
over Il good deal of republcansul
Being Il party. we are anxious to
iaNe the opinions that our party re
PRESENTS pat into force in the opera
ION or the government The only
way we can do that is by elccting
'"hsress and president who will
AIRY them out. Now, that means
nat we have to he a single party. ana
lol a part of Two parties. do not
hihk we are unfair in asking that Wc
'e gwen Il chance for fair fight ana
u counting those against us who are
nt with us.