Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-26

he is taking part in public affairs at this
time he writes in part:
IT believe that conditions at the pres
ent time call on business men to think
speak and act in view Of the danger
threatening mercantile business and the
| manufacturing business dependent upon
good times. as well as the workingmen. ii
employments are reduced by less work.
1T is the duty of all business men un-
der the peculiar conditions that exist as
We approach the presidential election to
do any service that is open to them
whereby they can exert any influence to
conserve the good order and prosperity
Of our country. We have come to a time
! when the welfare Of the people is threat
ened by strange doctrines. and when the
PASSIONS and pre1udices Of tho people
are being appealed to.
1T Is not difficult to infiame the multi
tudes In days when strikes are popular
and the high cost Of living is general.
We shall never promote the real ends of
representative government by causing
one GLASS of people to clash with an
ment is not In such preaching. 1t Is the
cry of the dema gogue whose paramount
purposes are to promote personal ends
rather than the good of all the people"
The third trip to New England Of Col.
Theodore Roosevelt since his announce
ment that he was candidate for the re-
publican nomination for President will
..
ceived by supporters of Col. Roosevelt
at Concord, N. H. that the former Pres
ident will speak in Nashua. Concord and
Manchester on that date President Taft
spoke In those cities week ago
Taft headquarters gave out the fol.
lowing today:
"On the night Of April IS President
Taft will have a sufficient number Of
votes in sight to insure his nomination.
hHy q VyA
Arthur L. Bates of Pennsylvania sizes
up political conditions as they appear
to every we'll Informed politician in
Washington Mr.. Bates indicated the
night of April Is because on that day
the primaries in Pennsylvania will be
other states viii bring the number Of
Taft delegates to the point where a
Taft victory in Pennsylvania will end
the contest. The Keystone state IL ex-
pected to elect. practically, a solid dele
cation Of seventy-six for President
Taft
Pennsylvania is for Taft today just
as it was in 1908. when 1t gave him a
plurality of nearly 100000 continued
Representative Bates. Our people strong
made in the White House; they believe
his service for the country entities him
to another term. Mr.. Taft Is protec
ZIONIST without fiaw-the sort Of re-
PUBLICAN INC heyStOuc stdtc euuiuSS6
over. Pennsylvania is unalterably op-
posed to the judicial recall and the radi
cal measures advocated by Col. Roose-
Welt. And IL Is against Col. Roosevelt
because he is third-term candidate. For
these reasons the keystone, state at the
coming primaries will elect Taft
delegates. Under a primary system dele
gates cannot be instructed. However. the
state convention to be held in Harris
burg May ! will attend to the instruc-
lions. 1t will name twelve delegates at
large and instruct them emphatically to
cast their votes for President Taft.
have no doubt that the republicans Of
Pennsylvania will settle the contest for
the presidential nomination, and they will
settle 1t in favor Of President Taft