The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-02-07
WILL SOON BE OVER.

President Taft has done his duty and
deserved reelection. We have agreed
with him upon every subject, except
ing Canadian reciprocity. Upon that
subject the president and the Capital
have radically disagreed, but there is
no impediate danger of Canadian reci-
procity. The chances are that If the
president had not forced the issue on
reciprocity and compelled certain
faction of the party to show it's hands,
the tariff would not be the main issue
in the campaign. But the president
compelled a great many tariff reform
ers to declare themselves and by so
declaring themselves they became so
inconsistent as to be but little short
of a laughing stock. So much for reci-
procity.
The president has made the strong
est effort possible to enforce the law
against commercial combines. His ad-
ministration has compelled the levy
ing and collection of enormous fines.
No administration could have done
more in this direction. The beef pack
ers are on trial at Chicago, under the
direction of the United States district
attorney.
The president has settled all the dis
putes in regard to Alaska. The peo-
pie have quit talking about Alaska.
The yellow journals have suspended
that subject.
The president has done the right
thing in respect to conservation OF
timber, ETC., in various parts of the
country
The president has called the atten-
ton of the civilized world to the ne
cessity of international peace.
The president has taken the whole
country into his confidence; has talked
upon every subject; has treated every
phase of every question with candor.
What more could any president have
done?
What more could Senator Cummins
have done had he been president?
What more could Senator LaFOllette
have done?
In what respect has President TAFT
not been radical enough?
Would the business men and farm
ers of the United States be benefited
by more radical policies? Are the
changes not swift enough?
We believe President Taft should be
renominated and reelected on his mer-
it's as president and upon his char
acter as man.
The country would like to have a
chance to do business:
The president has had hard time
of it. The politicians have kept him
guessing They have thrown him
down time and again. They have de-
ceived him. He did not know exactly
how to manage. He heard the polite
ians say they We're above patronage
and the influence of the same. But he
found out when they did not get the
patronage they were mad. He also
found out that the average politician
wants to abuse the president all he
wants to and still continue to pull out
his federal jobs. These are lessons
the president had to learn. He had
been dealing with men that could be
relied upon.
But the presidential contest will be
over inside of a month. In less than
thirty days there will be no candidate
but Taft in the republican column.
New York will declare for Taft soon,
then it will all be over but the shout
ing. The republican committees of
the great cities of New York and
Brooklyn have declared for Taft by
almost unanimous votes. The Empire
state will be for him.
In thirty days the country will have
nothing TO talk about except the pro-
posed republican platform and the pro
posed nomination for president
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