| Show pOWER OF PATRONAGE It seems reasonably certain now flow tha that William H Taft Tatt of war will wil wilbe willbe willbe be nominated by the Republican na national national convention QUon at Chicago for tor the presidency of the United States H Hmay He may be named on the first ballot If It In Indications indications indications count for tor anything he will wil certainly receive a majority of at all aU the votes otes cast on the second ballot ba lot And And there is a possibility of his falling tailing to win on the first ballot only because some favorite sons are to receive complimentary votes delegation will vote for tor Fairbanks New York will vote for Hughes Illinois for Cannon and so on onI I in 10 n the case of or both Illinois II and New Nework fork tork ork the real choice of at the delegates will be Taft The chances are that Taft could carry both hoth conventions if It he caret cared cared tot toj make a fight But as there th re will be enough federal officeholders in the na national national a convention to assure his ultimate nomination tion he can afford to be generous gener us in the matter of complimentary votes Taft TaCt has had a tremendous advantage over all the other Republican possibilities possibilities possibilities From Fro the beginning he lie has En Enjoyed enjoyed n joyed the earnest arnest e active and vigorously aggressive support of President Roose Roos Roosevelt Roosvelt velt The lI e president acrimoniously de denied d denied nied recently that he lie le was using federal federa patronage to further the ambition of my my candidate c But he did not deny and he could not with any show s o of of hon honesty honesty honesty esty deny that the men he Tie tins Has ap appointed appointed appointed pointed to federal offices during his Ms nearly seven years in the presidential office are almost to a man for Taft T ft The president has let it be known in inno inno inno no uncertain manner that he desired to bequeath his high plan to Secretary Taft He has issued bulletins and and ukases against inter interference Interference interference ference by federal officeholders in pol politics polItics politics but he lie has never removed d an an of officeholder officeholder for or pernicious activity if that officeholder was a Taft man In mos most of the conventions that have instructed delegates for Taft the federal office officeholders officeholders officeholders holders have predominated The mighty machine created by the president for tor Taft TaU has mowed down aown all ali effective op opposition opposition position The Herald does not regard Taft as asa asa asa a formidable candidate for the presidency presidency dency We believe he will be defeated by William Jennings Bryan at the polls next November and we believe his de defeat defeat defeat feat will put an end forever to bequests of the presidency by one holder of ot the theoffice theoffice theoffice office to another The American people will not stand for machine politics in inthe inthe inthe the nation anymore any more nore than they will wIH stand for that sort of ot thing th J ng in their cities and states At least they will not tolerate it very long tong The Th president f the United States has hils no right though in this instance he has had the thee power to select his suc successor successor cessor If It Taft is nominated and elect elected elected elected ed he he will wail will oWe Give his advancement a v to Roos Roosevelt elt sand to nobody else And with the Roosevelt precedent pre before him when wh n he gets ready reany to lay down the reins of ot government he will wIH no doubt select his successor The power to smash the practice rests with the people of the nation We believe they the will exercise se it at the t e coming com ng election |
