The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-05-14
TAI men OUT
FOR ROOSEV Welt
Leaders in Two States Explain
Changed Attitude.
Tidal Wave That II Sweeping the
Candidacy OF the Colonel to Sue
cess " Daily Growing In Volume
Strong Declarations for ct. r."


Washington. April 27.-Many sup
porters Of Mr.. Taft have within the
last few days changed their allegiance
and hencaforth will support Colonel
ROOSEVELT Leaders in two states.
Kansas atld New York. have declared
themselves for Colonel Roosevelt, and
from several of the southern states
letters have been received telling OF
OBJECTIONS from the Taft forces.
The tidal wave that Is sweeping
the candidacy Of Colonel Roosevelt to
success Is daily growing in volume,
and no better exemplifcation of the
sentiment felt by political eleaders
throughout the country is to be had
than the statements in two letters re-
ceived by Roosevelt leaders. One is
from former Congressman Charles B.
Law of Brooklyn. N. Y, now sheriff of
Kings county, and the other from J.
M. Simpson. former United States in
ternal revenue collector. chairman Of
the Kansas Republican state central
committee, and for years wheel
horse of the Republican organization
In that state. Both OF these men, up
to o short time ago. were supporting
Mr.. Taft.
Former Congressman Law writes as
follows:
President Taft's pleasing personal
ity and his undoubted honesty Of mind
and purity of character very naturally
prediSposeG In his favor those of us
who knew him personally and who be-
lieved generally In the policy of re-
nominating a president who had &C
ceptably served one term. But as the
contest between the president and
Colonel Roosevelt has progressed. 1t
has become painfully apparent that
there is good ground for the charge
made by Colonel Roosevelt that the
president does not trust the people
and is unwilling to leave his candidacy
In their hands. Instead of directing
his appeal TO the people and trusting
them to find a way to accomplish
their will, he has obviously been
sceptical either of the good will of
the people or Of their ability to have
their way. and has deliberately chosen
to rely upon the political machines
headed and controlled by men Of the
| type of Penrose and Lorimer. to grind
out delegates to the national conven-
ton.
"The logic of the situation is as
clear as it is disagrseable to those
who personally admire the president
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his obligation to those upon whom he
relied for his delegates. and the in
/ terests they represent. Personally
obnoxious all this obligation may be
TO the president, it will be real and
he cannot escape its influence.
Colonel Roosevelt, with character
istic courage has gone over the heads
of the big machine bosses and has
made his appeal direct to the people
/ themselves, to whom alone he will be
under obligation II nominated and
elected. With what effect this appeal
has been made can be seen In Illinois
and Pennsylvania. where it became an
Issue whether the machine was to
have it's way or whether the people
were to have their way. There never
can be but one result to such con-
test where fair and reasonable oppor-
tunity for the expression of the popu-
lar will is afforded This remarkable
situation has developed to such an
4 extent that even the friends OF Presi-
! dent Taft must In fairness admit that
the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt
would be the greatest demonstration
of the reality of popular rule this
country has yet seen. Unfortunately
4 there are some good men who either
fear or do not believe in genuine
1 popular rule.''
q Mr.. Simpson In his letter says II
would be suicide for the party to nom
mate man of the weakness Of Mr.
Taft. His letter In full Is as follows:
"The success of the Republican
party at the polls next November IL
SO far reaching and means so much
to the American people that no mans
ambition and! no mans personal In
4 terests should for moment be con
cidered when the party's success IL In
danger.
.sWhereyer by direct popular pri
mary public sentiment has been un
covered. north, south, east or west, tn,
. weakness of President Taft has beer
undisputed.
President Taft lost the confidence
of the American farmer when b,
made common cause with the Demo
Gratis and used all the power Of hi
!, administrator to force through con
gress the socalled Canadian reciproci
ty agreement, which would have cos
the producers of this country million
Of dollars annually, had It been rat
fed by Canada.
Il IL pitiful Moreover, Il l. suicid
: for the party to 90 into the NoVembe
: elections with man OF this weakness
/ at its head.
II "T doubt If there IS another Amel
lean living who stands SO high In tn
: esteem OF his countrymen e. Thet
dore Roosevelt.
z Il most earnestly hope that all fol