The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-09

cal can; % any sort. no tire for mere
poifsscs ~ IL the t.n~ - sD>.k ana
act the truth. the whole tEsth. and ESte-
rAs pSsDts vsrszs Psssr,aizsn-
In the THIRD piac@ f~r4r<f vote for
1f TAFT a. = vote 20 protect The rtrhts
Of these lights % s.ssrn-ns1. Toe
political record 81 ar. Eso-~seir. a.
told In the eFen,s Of the pat sonths.
~ass ana ns,hoas 81 he solitseaa
would awaken grave miaTivinEH we're
this an ordiner, poilticzi campaign. IL
The recent conssntion at Chicago did
much more than - make Mr.. Roosevelt
eAncidAts. even q third-terfn eAndi-
declared him. after ihs Roman fsrhioh.
10 D. the ons man Indispensable 10 the
safety % the repubifc.
trance OF q n~w party into the pontirsi
helo-sverythisg new. no inherited
eths. no bosses. no corruption. NJ
isuds. No pledge. except TO the people;
am profoundly In sJmpathy with the
spirit OF the program Of social justlc.
utilized 81 the new party. social jus-
rrsssiyeism- What guarantee does the
party on r that ~ can maintain STE prs
tine purity ana frinii its promises Th-
answer - Alf. Roosevelt. The answer
10 entirely fair. for 10 II evident tina,
without AR. Roosevelt the party has no
existence. IL - therefore a. fsir - -
~ necessary 60 analyxs Mr. Roose-
yeitr recent political rscord. and A. vn.
nnds there the signs of political de-
terioraiiOn 10 determine his own yoliu-
cal duty accordingly. I have Indicated
the result Of my analysis.
BY contrast the course OF Mr.. Taft.
as ~ sp.,ears under the hght % ths
primary campaign. seems to me Go show
assured political a6 -ance. lie stands
! today. as I see him. -four square.
amid the diver winds OF political doc
iIine. holding the ground ana narkinI
ne wa OF progress Without doubt
the natural gifts OF Mr. Taft are jgdi-
cisi more than merely administrative.
sensal kahle a. was his government OF
naturally began In the resolute en-
oeavor 20 put the policy OF his prefe-
cessor into law. Gradually but surely
Air. Tart has asserted his power In the
enforcement OF the laws for the pro-
lection OF popular rights Whatever
mistakes he has made they are such as
a politician would never make. but such
as d statesman might make. The great
er things accomplished. like his judi
cial appointments and the breaking up
of Objectionable trusts. and the greater
things attempted. like reciprocity and
International peace. will stand to his
credit In history whatever the result
di-conten'r often fomen;ed for political
ends. Ia spite OF party disaffections. the
country has made steady political pro-
Fress under hts standardization. The
80 progressive a platform as that on
which Mr. Taft stands for reelection.
In fact. the controlling question IN the
coming campaign - simply this-what
kind OF progress do the people want7
coupled with the hardly less serious
question. In what assurances OF prog
, rcss do the people connde7 My Insist
ence In this article has been TINT the
broad lines OF cleavage are between Mr..
TAFT and Afr. Roosevelt. not between
the Republican and the Democratic par
~ The political purpose OF Mr.. Roose-
Welt Is 30 clear that he who runs may
read-to attempt 20 swamp Mr.. Tart
In the popular vote 90 1912 with the
moral Certainty Of thereby defeating
Mr.. Wilson or the Democratic noIninse
In 1915. A vote for Mr.. Taft virtually
covers two campaigns. hold no BRIEF
for the Republican party. Party obli-
cations in ordinary times sit lightly
upon me. At the present time I am
more than ready 20 travel the road OF
political progress. perhaps farther ana
faster than the Republican party may
he able IN the future 20 guarantee pas
rage. / am not ready to he proDelle1
or to be sidetracked into Rooseveitism