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Show ITAFI TALKS TO EDITORS President Says His .Party Has Had a Hard Time Columbus, Jan. 31. President Taft, In an address to moro than 50 Republican Re-publican oditors of Ohio, today do-, clared that he believes the party will win In November, but said that much of the brunt of the fight will reat upon up-on the editors. Ho declared that ho had forgotten much about Ohio politics but said that he depended upon the editors to bring about a victory in the fall. IIo said in part: "The party has had, during tno paBt two or three years, a hard time, but it is not the first time in its history It has had to go over rough places. It Is not the first tlmo In history when It has been unjustly attacked; when It has been misunderstood by the voters vot-ers and Its owa members. I verily be-llove be-llove this coming campaign Is. to show that it has the power in Itself to overcome over-come obstacles and to win vlctorv again and to show that It Is the roal agency In the United States upon which reaL progress can be based. "Tho real truth Is that we have not had tho whole story told and what has been told has not been put in such a way that the issue cantbe distinctly made, and the facta bearing on that issue brought ouL We have had a .great deal of fog. But I think we will get stripped for the fight and get down to the arena with only two antagonists and, the parties drawn up on each side, we shall be able to show a warrant war-rant for our continuance In power that a common sense and discriminating people cannot ignore. "Upon your energy and faith In Republican Re-publican principles and In your belief be-lief that tho party has a large futuro of usefulness before it, rests the quos. tlon -whether we are to bo successful In the coming campaign." After addressing the oditors President Pres-ident Taft spoke to the delegates of Ohio's fourth constitutional convention, conven-tion, now In session here. He declined declin-ed to make suggestions on constitution constitu-tion building, but told the delegates he would later show how he regarded their efforts -when the people vote to ratify or reject their work. At 1 o'clock the president left Columbus Co-lumbus for Akron, where he closes his three davs' visit to Ohio with a speech tonlgfiL He will then return to Washington The president breakfasted with tho local Yale club at the hotel and afterwards af-terwards delivered a short talk In which he praised Yale for her manly sons. He was cheered by the club members, who coupled Mr. Tafts name with that of "Old Eli." |