The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-18
UNDERTAKING. AssAsslNs.

UNDERTAKING AssAssiNs-
William Howard Taft was one of i
the chief factors, If not actually the
Backbone OF three presidential ad
ministrations prior 70 assuming his re i
sponsibilities as chief executive of the /
greatest nation on earth He was
handed down by the iamented Mckin- +
ley TO the impetuous Roosevelt and az /
ter serving seven years IN the most
trFing places under the latter Presi- /
dent was given TO the American pee
pie as their President with probably
the most extraTagant econiums ever
bestowed by retiring national execu- +.
tive upon his successor. During all
This period. which vas certainly long
enough 10 establish any mans fitness
or failure, not only Presidents McKin-
!; ley and Roosevelt, but the magazines
Of the ccuntry united in unrestrained
and seemingly sincere praise of Nh.
Taft, to which il must be admitted he
: vas fairly entitled.
This condition continued after MS
election, but not for long. for with
, President Taft.s first message 20 con
sress came Recommendation that the
: second-class postage rate. which was
causing an annual loss of over $50. afs,.
. coo TO the government. be increased
Immediately the Association of Maya
:, zine Muck-Raking Character Assassins
: got busy. and from that day TO this
The minds of the American people
have been Systematically poisoned
against this able and courageous man.
concerning whom. prior TO that cpl
5 sode, no word except OF praise had
o. been spoken. The fact that three post
master generals had called the atten-
ton OF the President and congress to
DR. the glaring injustice OF the one-cent-a-
pound magazine rate cut no figure
with these grating muck-rakers, who
ne had fattened from the subsidies OF
the people and we're determined ID
continue the feast Mr.. Taft was the
n first President who had courage
i'd enough to attempt TO check their in
IN excusable graft and he must be put
out Of business This is the real rea
son of the magazine opposition to tbs
IT President and should be thoroughi!
liz understood by the people
10. The thoughtful reader may have Oh
ne served that fer the past few month
these magazines have been uuitc
docile on the matter OF their posta ge
ne but have made no effort 10 undo Thu
on wrong to Mr. TAFT. The reason is this
yk- After repeated, but Intellectual al
an tempts by the President. TO induce con
all. gress TO take up the second class rat
ne appointed commission. consistinl
IN of Ex-Governor Chas. E Hughes. assc
for ciate justice of the supreme court
ted President 4. Lawrence Lowell. OF Har
ed ward University: and Harry A. Whee1
Ir. er. President OF the Association Q
the Commerce OF Chicago, to investigat
and report upon the matter This cor
mission g few months ago presente
rks very exhaustive report in which the,
ace recommended that the second-clas
e." postage rate be increased from on
18th cent 10 two cents pound. thereo
)ne not only endorsing and supporting In
act. President, but disarming the busf
OF whacking magazines from anv turtle
attack along that line The venom
among the more worthless and ur
.n's scrupulous Of them. however, has i
viii nowise been lessened by this fair an
ana unassailable solution of the problem
They recognize in President Taft III
saa man who has stepped between ther
A. and an outrageous robbery Of the pe,
80 pie, and they viii have their reveng
' if possible
All this talk OF TIE increased Il.
running mo rnava-fras ,o-, -..rIi,,
- them to raise Their subscription, ete
is cold-blooded rot and deception. III
increased postage per copy would b
ecu too small 10 justify an Increased sui
scription price However. # SON
'Aas means would arise by which most
.'eV these undertaking publications woul
ICES be permanently suspended the natio
me ana the world At large would be in
OF ueasurabiy benefited They have q
sted sassinated the Republic Of Mexic
pro- They have fought any just postas
Pro rate. which. II secured. viii insur
Ton one-ceut letter postage In other word
ane every person in this country vh
ing mails q letter is Substituting thes
sion muckrakers one cent And they hal
rate ATTEMPTED 10 assassinzte the characu
OF Of President Taft-a deliberate. CO
AIRY temptibie. peeuniary crime. The 70
the ers should bear these circumstance
ling in mind. and weigh them carefully
tied connection with any magazine sta;
Red inent concerning President raft, #
Inc has done nothing which shou