Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
TAFT THINKS APPEAL
TO PRIDE OF OHIOANS
MEANS HIS SUCCESS


. adent that his appeals To the pride "f
ohio in an Ohio President have been of
some avail and that his chance of cap
turing this state delegation to tho re-
publican national convention has i'm
proved greatly since ne crossed the Ohio
. river last Monday. President Taft to-
+ night closed the weeks campaigning
with a speech here
only one more day. Monday. viii DO
y devoted bv the President 10 this cam
+ paign. When he makes his last speech
. ~ DAYTON. Monday night he VIII nave
Travelled almost 5000 miles in ONO. VIII
: have spoken in every congressional as
triet in the state. aud have visited sew
s tnty-threc of its eighty-eiSht counties
ohio politicians, who have talked WIN
Mr.. Taft say that never IN the state
{ history has there been such a campaign
{ In his talks today to the farmers in the
counties along the western border OF
! the state. from Lake Erie southwark tue
: Presidents feeling OF confidence III the
outcome was reflected in his manner
Old Smile Is in Evidence.
Although lie used plain language about
, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and the ''ohio
bosses at times, his old smile, that has
appeared but seldom of late. was again
: in evidence. and he talked optimisticaiiy
). board his private car.
I To the farmers today the President
: talked ibout Canadian reciprocity ana
about Mr. Roosevejt's tariff revision pro-
. posalS.
had changed opinion in regard 10
reciprocity to get votes. and charged that
: he was painting something 10 sell ana
not to use when he made pubic h!s
tariff proposals. The crowds Kept com
he
! the bright skies and warm sun brought
into the towns where he stopped thou-
. sands of farmers with their wives ana
: children. Mr.. Taft's remarks We're aiWaSs
listened to respectfully and often APP
plauded HIS voice. that came near quit
ting entirely earlier in the week. STOOD
mp well under the strain of dozen
speeches and his advisers felt certain to-
the campaign next week without IN
convenience. with day of rest tomor-
row at the home of his brother, G. F.
Taft, in Cincinnati
. Cites Colonel's Tariff Views.
velt's tariff reform ideas concisely
s set forth at Paulding- He said
Now Mr.. Roosevelt has finally come
to answering question on protection.
something which he has avoided for years
and years He has now reached dis
covery. He is in favor of that kind OF
protection that will produce profit in
business so that most of ii goes through
the office down into the pay envelope OF
kind of protection If you can get it.
HE states the conclusion that he
would like to reach. without stating how
he is going to bring it about Now it is
absurd to say that you can have pro-
tective tariff bill that in any way will
divide the profit or the earnings in the
business that protective tariff bill may
develop You cannot do it, you cannot
do it any more than you can attach
machine to your collar button and have
that machine SO arranged that you can
find your collar button under the corner
of the bureau foot when it gets lost. You
can promise those things and say that
is what you would like to have. but until
he develops a statute which shall show
YOU how he is going to dot it you and
/ have a right to say That is all very
well. that is painting something to sell.
not to USE
Veteran Voices His Approval.
At Lima late today an old soldier in the
audience who sat up near the platform
rose every time the President asked
question. and usually had answer ready
that showed his approval of Mr.. Taft's
administration.
Il ask your support next week in the
primary for an Ohio President who has
made good said the President
The old soldier rose.
I'VE will elect you again. he an
sEounced calmly. The President suggest
ed that he take his seat. Go to 1t. old
stocking. go ahead, old boy" continued
the soldier
Won't you sit DOWN. asked the Pres
ldent-
5 No" said the old man. I'm going to
stand up and listen to YOU
When the President came to a discus
! sion of the Lorimer case and Mr.. Roose-
velt's charges against him In connection
. with IL. he wound up by asking If Abra-
ham Lincoln would have acted in that
matter as Mr.. Roosevelt has acted.
He would have dropped dead first"
said the veteran.