The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-31
"a Ohio Newspapermen That He
thinks Republican Party VIII
be Victorious At Next
Election.
ONLY PARTY WORTHY
4. Has Faith In tho intelligence and
Discrimination Of the American
People When Time
Comes.

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A COLUMBUS. Ohio, Jan. S1.--A per-
,onal plea for support for republican
principles at the fall election was
made today by President Taft before
the Republican Editorial Association
Of Ohio
The editors had just been received
sv the president and they sat about
the hotel parlor while the chief exc
cutiye stood at big table and talked
IN a conversational tone.
II am glad to be here and to see
vou face to face, or if it might not be
deemed personal, to have you meet
me and to meet you in the flesh, said
! the president.
"The party has had during the last
two or three years hard time, but 1t
Is not the first time in its history
when verify believe this coming
campaign is to show that it has the
nover in itself and in the principles
hat govern 1t to overcome obstacles
and to win victory again, and show
that It is the real agency in this whole
United states upon which real pro
gress can be based. The truth is that
Ne hare not had the whole story
told. &
There has been great deal OF
+ fog, but / think when we get stripped
fcr thqs6ght and get down Into the
arena with only two antagonists, and
with the parties drawn UP on each
side we shall be able to show a war
rant for our continuance in power that
common sense and discriminating
people will not ignore
The president discussed the In
fuence newspapers represented and
said; ~ wish to extend to all of you
who have been kindly to me in your
mention, and sympathetic, my appre
citation of your support. It is some
times pretty lonely at Washington
lonely because you feel as If 1t wert
hard to bring out to those who are
really interested and have right t
know, the exact proportion of things
the exact reasons why certain thing.
are SO, and certain things are done
and certain things are not done. ant
you have to wait months or a yea
sometimes to have the exact relations
Of things understood. There are thos'
who in the doing of the thing are abl'
10 make SO clear the right they ar
unfolding that they do not feel tn
lack of a general spread OF informa
tion on such a subject but I am no
OF those. | was educated as a lawye
and as a judge. was never used t
accompanying my DEGREES and opiI
Ions filed in courts with interview
explaining what they meant and wha
the motives were for entering then
have lacked the knowledge Of wha
sad history has taught me, that yo
cannot hammer thing into the pe'
PIE too often, that reiteration is "a
thing that tells in spreading do
trine.
In physical condition somewhs
weakened from his severe cold and th
eject of his long speaking program
Yesterday, President Taft today star
ed his third and last day Of campaigl
Ing for denomination in his hon
state. From political viewpoin
the most important engagement on IL
executives program today was the co
Terence with Ohio republican editor
This meeting was called for 10 o'clot
lhis morning and editors from 9
sections OF the state gathered
center with the president.
AtS11:S0 the president is schedule
.o address the constitutional conve
uon OF Ohio. His talk to that bo,
VIII necessarily be short, as at /?
o'clock he leaves Columbus for Akro
where he closes his visit to Ohio wi
an address before the board of ira
oi that city. Before the constitute
az convention the presidents frien
looked for him to reiterate his obi,
uons to the recall and possibly to t
ihlsiatiye and referendum, to VIII
PRINCIPLES a majority of the delegat
~ The convention are pledged.
According to the official announ
lneht Of DR.. Rhoades, the execntiv
pnssicial condition remains about
same today. DR.. Rhoades still ma
'alns that there is nothing alarmi
'h President Taftss condition.
Friends and supporters are jubiI;
.oqay over Taft's expressed confider
y, lne success of the republican pa
AZ the polls next fall. I'm address,