Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
Campaign Manager Says
Colonel Stated Case When
He Saw Calamity in His
Own Nomination. /,
SQUARE DEAL MEANS
TAFT DENOMINATION
Says Republicans Must Go
Into Campaign on Record
and They Cannot Main
tain Record and Hit Taft

Chicago, Feb. 27.-That Presiden
Taft will be renominated and re
elected is the belief of Representative
in Congress- w. B. Mckinley efCham
paign. The director of the presidents
national campaign arrived in Chicago
yesterday. expressed his faith in the
presidents chances, conferred with
local leaders and prepared to return
Immediately to Washington.
AS a result OF the hurried visit here
of Mr.. Mckinley Colonel Frank l.
Smith of Dwight may be selected to
manage the presidents battle in this
state. Several, political managers OF
proved ability were discussed, but
Colonel Smith found favor with the
majority of the committee, although
the question will not be determined
upon definitely until Representative
Mckinley reports the result of his visit
here to President Taft.
Mckinley Talks Of Situation.
> Congressman Mckinley at the Union
League club last night said:
Colonel Roosevelt's announcement
of yesterday leaves the situation un-
changed Coming events had cast
their shadows before. In my opinion
the republican party has already made
its choice and the developments of the
last month have made it evident that
that choice is Taft. President Taft
has made a record during the last three
years unparalleled in it's wealth OF
achievement His foreign policy mas
added luster to American prestige
abroad. Every party pledge has been
sacredly regarded and faithfully kept.
He has enforced the laws without
discrimination, and has put the rear
of the law in the hearts of those pow
erful combinations which had hereto
fore regarded themselves as above and
Deyond the operation of the statutes.
Coming to recognize his righteousness
and courage, big business is gradually
accepting the situation and is reorgan-
izing along lines from which the
American people will derive the greaE
est benefits and which will make for
an even more generous national pros
perity than that of the past!
General prosperity is. of course, as
vital to labor as to capital.
Showed Courage on Tariff.
"In attacking the problems of the
tariff that had long cried for adjust
ment-a cry that had not been needed
because of the political danger with
which it was charged, President TAFT
showed the full courge of his convic-
tons He signed bill WHICH en-
bodied substantial revision down
ward, which transformed an inherited
deficit into a treasury surplus, which
resulted in the crea ton of tariff
board and in the imposition of an ex-
else corporation tax which has brought
thirty millions annually into the treas
ury, and enabled the government to su-
peryise the system under which the
corporations of the country conduct
their business. He did not hesitate to
veto the wool, steel and free list bills,
obvious violations of the republican
principle that revision of the tariff
should be based on the difference be-
tween the cost of production at home
and abroad.
His conservation policy has brought
happiness and satisfaction to the
American people in the cause of the
wage Garner he has ever made his own.
His course has been approved by all
classes of American citizenship, and
the business element of the country IS
united in his support
Deserves a Second Term.
"Onl that record. which he has estab-
lished his supporters demand his re-
upon that record. no mat
ter who is nominated, the republican
party will have to go before the voters
of the country. How can it maintain
the record and rspudiate its maker? If
the square deal means anything,
stands for anything in national pol
itics, it means the reorganization of
President Taft with it's Implied verdict
of well done, good and faithful SER
want.
Colonel Roosevelt is man OF
great personal popularity. Great popu-
arity alone, no matter how great any
one mans Individual following, can not
and will not dictate the. party's choice,