New-York tribune., 1912-03-05

ministration is reviewed in. the calm lsnt
of history it will be found TO nave Deei.
one of the great periods of Accomplishment
in the history OF this country. MOI only
has he inaugurated and carried throuen =
many valuable principles, but ne mas ~,
to il that promises and hopes heio OUT W
his predecessors have been mace accom-
plished facts. .,..,,,.,,
Because he stands for the Constitution;
His action in the matter OF the proposgiu .iSi
constitutions for certain of our recen'ly
acquired states shows him TO he a man OF
principle and firm believer I'm the docu-
ment that has made this country lhe great
est on the face OF the glope ~. st,co
Because he enforces the law. Not STU ~
the Sherman act, for a single instance, hHs
been a statute has there been such lI lRtellI-
gent activity along the Ines Oh eh,oL L'et
ment of that act looking TO tne trIete trpetnE q
the perncious activities OF the trusts,
Because he is loval to his friends. W me
7 have been panied. and have hot hesl-
tated to say so at times, because Oh soIe
Of the things Mr. Taft has done ouIlle
his term as Chief Executive, nevertheless
ca ch time the President has seemed 10 nave
made an error ii has been because Oh nls
loyalty to some friend on WhoHl ne iau y.
come TO rely in times of necessity ana 10
abandon whom under under any crcum-
stances was abhorrent 10 his nature
Because ne is Republican Ana as 5ucn
is the one man who can carry ne p,hIicr EbStcr =
party and can win in the douottul or close
states
"Nothing to II but Taft"
"The people of Indiana are opposed 10
breaking two precedents," said Robert "A.
Brown. editor Of "The Frankfort und)
News" at the White House to-day. "Jhe
first thing is the giving OF third term 70
any man who has been President OF the
United States. and the second is falling to
give a denomination TO a man who has made
an excellent President. Indiana is for Taf'
and against Roosevelt. 1t must DE rcmem-
| bered that If Roosevelt is nominated the
! convention must also swallow his platform
which is the Columbus speech. Indiana VIII
not swallow such doctrine that"
| "An 1 am sure about IS that Presi lent
Taft will be renominated," said Repre-
sentative Pray, who halls from the same
state as Senator Dixon, the manager Ct ,he
| Roosevelt campaign. Il believe also that
! he will be reelected. He has far better
chance of election in November than Colo
mel Roosevelt or any other man the Repuo-
! licans could name"
| Representative NJ. i. Driscoll, who spent
| last week at his home In Syracuse, ie-
/ turned to-day, and declared that the Re
publican sentiment In his home city is prac-
| tically unanimous for Taft.
so far as could find out-and I talked
| to all classes of peope-the Republican
| sentiment is practically unanimous for tie
/ President" he said. II talked with scores
OF people and among them hll found onll
one Roosevelt supporter. / believe thai
since former President Roosevelt has come
| out as a candidate for the nomination Re
publican sentiment has warmed up for Mr.
! Taft and / am convinced that amons Tho
Republicans in my home city the sentiment
is as strongly anti Roosevelt rs 1t Is pro
/ Taft
Representative Burke, Of South Dakota
who has been accounted as friendly tC
1 Colonel Roosevelt. explained to-day The
reasons for his recent announcement thai
/ ne would work for the denomination anc
reelection Of President Taft
Il am for President TAFT he said, DE
cause no has given the country a clean
/ able, constructive and progressive admins
tration that entities him to second term
[ favor him because he has fearlessly IN
! forced the law against all violators there
Of. whether trusts or individuals, and be-
cause l approve Of his position in advo
! eating an international peace policy, hi:
attitude in upholding the judiciary and th'
Constitution. and because he IS IN favor OF
maintaining the principles Of protection"
! Governor Pothier Of Rhode Island ha,
/ issued statement denying an assertion
Of the Roosevelt committee mere.
! Il am Taft man, said the Governor
adding that his telegram OF Endorsement Of
! President Taft stated his position. perfectly
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