The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-03-07
taft ITO STAND STAND ON ON HIS HIS
RECORD, SAYS DIfKEMA
Presidents Michigan Manager
Explains Plan of Campaign
For denomination

we will open Taft headquarters
IN Detroit for eastern Michigan very
soon, and I will be here "Wednesday
and Thursday OF each week 10 con-
Ter with leaders i'm this part of the
state said Gerrit j. Diekema, Michi-
kan manager for Taft. who is in De-
irolf looking over the situation. We
have not yet mapped out our plan OF
campaign definitely because we have
lot known whether IL would be pri-
mary campaign or a campaign for
delegates.
Our general plan OF campaign,
however, Will be 10 show the people
what the administration has done.
We believe that the president has
proven himself a big enough man
and his administration has been good
enough 10 attract the solid support OF
Republicans when the achievements
have been understood. Our campaign
VIII be an attempt 10 make the peo-
pie understand them, 10 show them
that Taft is a man of strong person
allty, absolute honesty and integrity,
and that he has shown great admin
istrative qualities.
This is shown, for instance, in the
way the administrative departments
OF the government have been con-
verteo into business Offices and
brought up TO high state of ef-
tieieHeS5 saving the people millions of
dollars
The diplomatic achievements OF
the president are SO important that |
believe he Will go down IN the history
OF the world as our greatest presi-
dent. No small country and none
cut big, broad executive could have
made the powers listen TO the plans
Tor universal peace and induced them
ITO enter into negotiations for arbitra'
tion treaties. Taft has done the work
THAT the whole world has been hoping
for from the beginning OF history.
! Furthermore The president has
carried out faithfully every one OF
the so-called Roosevelt policies, in
which the people were interested four
years ago, and he has carried them
olt within constitutional limitations.
He has put through railroad legisla-
ton, he has prosecuted the trusts for
violation OF the Sherman act, and he
has taken long steps toward the con-
servation of our natural resources.
He has enforced the law throughout
his administration against rich and
poor alike.
II believe that the tariff board
Which was secured by President Taft
is the only business-like solution that
has ever been proposed for this vex-
ed problem which has constantly dis
turbed the people. The wisdom OF
the board has been thoroughly demon
strated by its report on the wool
schedule, and the Forthcoming report
on the cotton schedule will add TO
It's achievements. Congressional hear
ings must of necessity be one-sided,
and investigation by commission is
the only method which is scientific
and convincing.
We deprecate personal attacks,
and our campaign will be distinctly
Iiro-Taft and not anti-Roosevelt The
tide has turned strongly in favor OF
the president since Roosevelt came
out into the open with his candidacy
The native American sense OF Justice
demands that Taft be given a square
deal, and the impression that the
president has not received it is en-
listing support in his favor every
DAY.
The farmers OF Michigan were
greatly disturbed over the reciprocity
issue. and the party would undoubted-
~ be seriously divided IL there were
an afttt-rectrroctty cundttate III the
field But the one policy of the Taft
administration which received the en-
thuslastic ana unqualified support Of
Roosevelt was the reciprocity treaty
land on this issue the farmers have
no choice.
Our campaign will be the spread
ing Of information on the accomplish
lncnts of the administration and we
are perfectly willing 10 let those ac-
Complishments speak for themselves
Mr. Diekema was in conference
with prominent Republicans from De-
trolt and neighboring towns all day
Wednesday, and the conferences con-
tinued Thursday. II is not expected
that headquarters will be opened for
a week or so.