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Show SAYS TAFT TRYING TO SOUARE , SELF Viewing the present tour of President Pres-ident Taft as an-effort to justify himself him-self In the eyes of his constituents, Senator Thomas E. Gore, of Oklahoma, Okla-homa, expressed himself as Impressed with tho widespread gains of Republican Repub-lican insurgency in spite of tho fact that ho is one of the recognized leaders lead-ers In the Democratic contingent. Senator Goro Is known throughout tho country as the blind senator from Oklahoma and ho nrrlved In this city yesterday almost direct from Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, to deliver an address as tho opening number on the Weber Academy lecturo course. When seen at the Marlon Hotel last evening, tho Oklahoma senator could not be Induced In-duced to discuss at any great length tho political situation. "Tho defeat of reciprocity Is very largely due to the prosperity which exists in Canada," said Senator Gore. "I was In Canada recently and tho attitude of tho' people there showod very plainly that they were not inclined in-clined to experiment with something which was as yet untried whon thoy wero very woll satisfied with existing exist-ing conditions. "Not so very long ago I was awaro of the falling off In tho IntoroBt which marked tho progress of Republican Insurgency but it mu3t be admitted that there Is today a decided Inclination Inclin-ation towards tho policies of that wing of tho party. ThlB seems to be largely duo to the utterances of President Pres-ident Taft since the Inauguration of hla present tour." |