The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-07-12

as the Boston Transcript (Ind Rep0 |
enthusiastically believes, instead of
hopelessly awakening and dividing
the party, this fact may explain the
confidence now shown by many Taft
supporters. Undismayed by gleeful
Democrats and boiling Progressives,
these editors point to Taft and Sher-
man as winning ticket, and to the
Chicago platform as a mighty asset
in the campaign, a documentwhose
progressiveness is guaranteed by men
like Governor Hadley of Missouri.
Sharing the notable optimism of the
Philadelphia Telegraph (Rep) and
Milwaukee Sentinel (Rep.). the Den
yer Republican (Rep.) stoutly asserts
that "the right thing has been done
49,. Taft will be reelected" In re-
nominating Taft and Sherman the
Republican party has put forward the
strongest names it coul offer for the
ticket" in the opinion of the Detroit
Free Press (Ind.). The Washington
Herald (Ind), too, is thoroughly
convinced that "the Republicans can
and will elect Taft" Such confidence
is generally accompanied by approval
OF the acts of the Taft Administra-
ton, and a belief that the Roosevelt
party will cut but a small figure in
the campaign.
And there are a hest of papers
which, while less inclined to prophe-
sy success in the November election,
are no less certain that the result at
Chicago was in itself a great moral
victory, and that the party owed it
to itself to give Mr.. Taft renomi-
nation. In words not unlike the Pres
ident's own, the Kansas City Journal
(Rep) calls it the greatest triumph
since the organization of the party.
going a step farther, the Chicago In
ter Ocean (Rep.) calls for an out
burst of thanksgiving upon the part
Of every patriotic and sober-minded
American" "the greatest danger
that has menaced this Republic since
Secession died at Appomattox has
been averted" This, it adds, 'is the
meaning of the rejection of Theodore
Roosevelt and all his works and
ways, and of the denomination of
William Howard Taft on a platform
OF stalwart Americanism by the Re.
publican National Convention" Yet
even The Inter Ocean deems it idle
TO ignore the difficulties of Mr.. Tafts
election" And the same idea seems
TO haunt the minds of other loyal
supporters who acclaim his indorse.
ment as deserved tribute. as a vim.
dication of the Constitution, as a re.
tention Of party ideals. Once more
the st. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep. J
sees the Republican flag waving ain
decisive triumph over menacing and
sinister forces" But all these Repub
Hcan papers, as, for instance. the
Buffalo Express, the Dayton Journal
the Pittsburg Dispatch and Chronicle
Telegraph, and the Baltimore Ameri
can, at least tacitly admit the posi-
bil'ty Of defeat To quote a leading
editorial in Mr. Charles P. Taft's
Cincinnati Times-Star:
q THE denomination of Mr.. Taft was
important not so much a victory Of
an individual or a faction, but as &
victory for the party itself Roose
welt held out the temptation of tenn
porary profit at the expense of prin
ciple and devotion to the right. Pc
litical parties have succumbed to sucl
temptations in the past, followine
what appeared at the beginning The
line of least resistance, only to fine
that in the long run a party, like
an individual, must hold true to prin
ciple in order to keep a permanent
and honorable place in the world.
ut is said that the ticket nominal
ed at Chicago can not win in No
vember The number of people whc
subscribe to this belief will be con
siderably smaller a month from nov
than it is to-day. However, no mat
ter what may befall in the election
the Republican party. in refusing tt
be fooled or tempted or bullied b.
Roosevelt, has earned the thanks o
every thinking American. AS for tn,
President himself, history will speal
in no uncertain terms of the servic,
he rendered his country in standin,
firm against the grasping ambition o
a man who for the first time in on
history has thrown over the Republic
Of Washington and Lincoln tn
shadow of a dictatorship"
With such sentiments the anti
Roosevelt New York World (Dem.
and Commercial and Indianapoli
News (Ind) are in entire agreement
The Springfield Republican (Ind.
calls the Presidents nomination de
served, but his reelection dubious.
Almost certain of Democratic sue
cess are the New York American
(Dem.), Cleveland Plain Deale
(Dem.), and New York Evening Post
The Post seeming to find in Mr.
Roosevelt a more formidable oppo
nent than the President. 1t is
"whoopless and hopeless ticket" tn,
Buffalo Inquirer (Dem) concludes.
Turning to the Progressive pres
we find a firm and almost unanimous
conviction that the "taint" upon tn,
organization and every act of tn,
Chicago convention will keep man,
Republicans from considering iii
nomination binding party action
confronted with the necessity O
meeting the insistent and imperativ,
demands of a newly risen people in
spired by a new faith and a glorious
hope" those in control at Chicago
says the New York Evening Mai
(Prog. Rep, could do nothing bet
ter than to force into nomination tn,
two discredited leaders whose an
wer has been negative. and to refur
bish adroitlv and emptily the out