Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-04-19
TAFT FAITHFUL TO THE PEOPLE.

Democratic optimism, which is everlasting runs
higher than this year because Of the insstent
elamor maintained by the insurgents of the repub-
hcan party. That optimism is increasing because
of the certainty that there will be three candi-
dates before the Chicago convention-Taft La
Toilette and Roosevelt To those who mistake
clamor for convetion-as is the democratic wont
lit might appear that the republican party is
threatened from within by greater menace than
the Bourbons have ever been abolt to raise Fol
lowers of Roosevelt, and their leader himself
haze appeared to be utterly reckless of the fate
of the republican party. They have INDUCED
in the most bitter personalities and have commit
ted themselves to contradictory promises entirely
at variance with the principles of republicanism
in various states. Some success has attended this
straddling policy in states where the Roosevelt
supporters fought on issues not concerned with
national policies And naturally the Roosevelt
forces have made more noise over these victories
than they warranted and have equiyocated con
corning their significance La Toilette is stoutly
maintaining that he will hold the balance of pow
er in the hicago convention
President Taft holds safe a majority of the
delegates already elected to the convention and
despite thee shoutings of the Roosevelt wing he
will very likely enter the convention with a
substantial majority. The Taft campaign has been
carried on with the quiet dignity inspired by the
knowledge that it is conducted on straight and
simple issues President Taft has not stopped
to juggle questions nor to give countenance 70
circus methods for winning votes He has been
honest with the people through his administration
and through his campaign
That is why find powerful interests will
ing to put up large sums behind the Roosevelt
campaign in Pennsylvania These interests do
not find President Taft "a practical man., He
has shown himself to be statesman with ideals
which is Just the sort of a man that these inter
estS do not want They realize that such man
as President Taft has shown himself TO be- real
y trusts the people and really has faith in them
As has been the in the history Of other
peoples. the leader who has been frank with his
fellow citizens is the against whom the dema-
gogues and the selfish interests are most DESTROYS
Of turning the people
There are no big lump sums Of money in the
Taft campaign The denomination and the re.
election Of President William Howard Taft will
not be for the good of any special interest These
selfish interests realize that Taft would never
stoop To deal behind the scenes with any trust
magnaies or magnate on the ground that he was
practical man driving q secret bargain for
an lmpraeteahle people Taft has not been shouting
1t trusting the people because he does trust
them, and has an abiding faith in their ability 10
make their own laws and moreover. he trusts
their Intelligence To refrain from houtng the laws
ihs' they have made
This !. WHY President Taft refuses 10 stoon 10
ne demagogues tricks 10 make impossible prom,
Uses or le hermit himself 60 he diseoneerled by
the clanor If the enemies 1T his poley 81 trusting
~ people absolutely Is the highest sense And
President Taft : trust in the American people viii
~ sustained despite the fact that these who 10
nei believe ihe people should he trusted outside
CT campaign speeches are pouring tens ~ thou