The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-04-17

have been very disappointing, not on.
y to the supporters of President Taft,
but to those who have the welfare OF
the republican party at heart. They
have been disappointing to Taft's
friends because they feel that he was
entitled to and has fairly won the hon
or of unopposed denomination, they
are disappointing to the friends of the
republican party because the victories
have been won by Roosevelt after a
campaign of villifcation, misrepresen
tstion and demagoguery which cannot
fail to react upon the party as whole.
Should Roosevelt be nominated and
elected it would not be republican
victory. 1t would be demo-populist
victory and we would have that kind
of an administration based on one-man
power. 1t might be better for the
country than the Bourbonism of such
man as Champ Clark, but it would
be the death-knell OF the republican
party as such.
1t is still our firm belief that the
Taft men, that is the stalwaIts, will
control the republican national con-
vention. We do not believe that the
sober, common sense of the repub-
lican party will be stampeded by the
Roosevelt rioters. We believe either
that Taft will be nominated or that
his friends will control the nomination
and that the nominee will not be
Roosevelt or any man whom he may
select.
Personally We feel the greatest SYM
pathy for President Taft. We feel
that he has been betrayed by his
| friends, that he has been mistreated
and unjustly abused and we are per.
fectly confident that the verdict of his
tory will be very largely in his favor.
We believe that the people of future
generations will wonder that this
country were ever lead away by the
horse-play that has marked the pres
ent campaign and that there was any
question about supporting so wise, so
judicial and so fair a president. But
the verdict of history is one thing and
the verdict of the primary is another.
Personally, again, We would rather
&C to defeat with Taft as a leader
| than to victory under the banner of
| Roosevelt. Had Roosevelt been presi-
dent we would have been at war with
Mexico long before this. 1t would
have been popular, it would have been
exciting. Teddy would probably have
taken command of the armies in per-
son and at the head of the rough rid
ers would have climbed the heights
OF Chihuahua or some other place. But
thousands of American boys would
have been killed and millions of treas.
ure would have been wasted and the
most we would have gained would
have been the difficult task Of .assim
lila ting a foreign and a sullen race.
Circumstances everywhere have
been unfortunate for the president,
but we have faith and hope that the
great republican party is not to be-
come the prey of demagogues and if
the nominee is not Taft, we believe
it will be someone who is not tarred
with the Roosevelt brush.
The duty of Iowa is plain. The is
sue was straight forward and was
keenly fought. The administration
has been victorious after a hard-fought
battle. There should be no compro-
mise. The issue in this state was two
fold. Support of Taft and opposition
to Cummins. The talk of the Regis
ter and Leader that now is the time
to get behind Senator Cummins is the
purest tommyrot. AS much as any
thing else, the people Of Iowa have
decided that they do not want A. B.
Cummins as the presidential nominee.
If there is any show for his nomina-
ton, the reasons for refusing to sup
port him are increased and not less
ened. He is one of the demagogues,
enc of the dangerous demagogues who
has done everything possible to
assassinate the republican party and
if there is any chance for his NOM
ination the reasons for being against
him are doubled. The most conserva-
tive figures give Taft control of the
state convention. The delegates were
elected on that issue. The large ma
jority of them were instructed, and
even where they were not. the issue
was clearly understood. There should
be no wavering, no juggling and no
compromise The verdict of Iowa was
against Cummins' candidacy and in
favor of the candidacy of Taft That
verdict should be made effective at
the state convention and any man who
IrenudiateS that verdict Of tho ranuh-