Show president taft says victory can carl not be overestimated washington president taft issued the following statement saturday night after he had learned of te me final action of the convention A national convention of one of the greatest parties la Is ordinarily important 1 rn only as a preliminary to a na lional campaign for the election of a president the chicago convention just la IA much more than this and Is in III itself the end of a pre convention campaign presenting a crisis more threatening and issues more im than those of the tho election campaigns which Is to follow between the two great national parties the question here at stake was whether the republican party was to change its attitude as tho the chief con in the nation of constitutional representative government and was to weaken the constitutional guara antles of life liberty ana anci property and all other rights declared sac red in the hill bill of rights by abandoning ohp th r of the absolute independence of or the judiciary u bial to the maintenance of these rights the campaign caralea on to seize the republican Republic tn party and make it the instrument of reckless ambi tion and the unsettling of the fund fundamental principles of ot 0 our ur government was so sudden and unexpected that time was not given nearly mearly to show to the people and the party the dangers which confronted them it was sought to break the wise and kalua ble traditions against giving m more ore i than two terms to any one man in tho the presidency and the danger from ita its bleach could not be measured the importance of the great victory which has been achieved cannot be overestimated all over this country patriotic people are breathing more freely that a most serious menace to our republican institutions has been averted it is not necessary to 10 speak of the result in november on the issued which will arise between the lican and democratic parties in the presidential campaign to follow it 1 ill ie le time enough to do that after the action or cir the 11 convention en tion it 1 canough now to say t that hat whatever 1 I may happen in november a great victory for the republican party pa arty and tho the united states has al ready been won the party darty remains as a brent great powerful row erful its organization for barring carrl car rIng ng out patriotic principles aa a an agency 0 of real progress jn in the development of the nation along the constitutional lines upon which it was constructed and has ever been dainta maintained I 1 ned and it its future opportunity for usefulness u s ef ulness la Is as great as its achievements ach leverne n ts in the past sherman I 1 Is pleased utica N Y vice president shon man issued the following statement lato late saturday night I 1 am not unmindful of the honor conferred by the nomination by the republican national convention aa as the candidate for vice president to appreciate its full significance one must remember that not for three quarters of a century has a been to any one for this office it has long been known knon to my close personal friends that my prefer ence was to retire from public office at the close of the present term and at no time have I 1 been a candidate canal date for I 1 have been too greatly honored by the party how ever to decline further service when its leaders and its representatives by their conen convention tion action have expressed a belief that that service was required my services as vice ice president have been both agreeable and congenial and I 1 believe have been acceptable to the senate my desire to retire was based upon a wish to devote more time to my private affairs aff mrs and to have hm e iema remaining ining a moderate roo derato amount for rest and recreation it goes without saying that not the east cast cause for satisfaction is Is the added honor abbell the conent lons actions bring to utica |