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Show TAFT BELIEVES INJS PARTY Washington. March 28. Former president Taft although declaring that he Is out of politics, is optimistic over the future of the Republican part During his brief stay In Washington Wash-ington he declined to discuss tho availability of any of the men mentioned men-tioned as possible nominees of the next convention, but said he was confident con-fident the Republican party would be restored to power at the next presidential presi-dential election. "I believe there Is excellent, reason for Republicans to feel confident with regard to the future of the party," said Mr. Taft at the Boardman residence, where he was a guest during his stay in the city "M-v observations and what I learn convince me that Republicans Repub-licans are getting together and that the coming campaign will open under most satisfactory conditions. There is a condition of unrest and uneasiness with respect to our present economic and business conditions and dissatisfaction dissatis-faction with policies that have been enforced that cannot be removed so long as the advocates of these policies have control of the government Turned Toward Republicans. "The eyes of the eountrv are again turned toward the Republicans, and the great mass of the people have had impressed upon them that there can be permanent prosperity only when Republican policies dominate our national na-tional affairs I am a Republican optimist op-timist and believe that 1010 will witness wit-ness the end of Democratic power In this country " "And who will be the candidate of the part or whom do you Ihink the Republicans should nominate'" Mr Tnft was asked "Oh,' he replied, laughingly 'T have formed no opinion on that subject, sub-ject, have given (t very little thought, for I am not now in politics you know. The Republican paitv is not lacking in available and competent men. A number have been suggested and a good man will be found when the time comes for the party to agree upon its candidate " Recenth a number of the Republican Republic-an papers throughout the country have had much to say about the advisability ad-visability of renominating Mr. Taft. just as Cleveland was renominated after having been defeated bv Harrison Harri-son With this fact In mind, Mr Taft was asked "Are you out of politics for good?" "I am just a professor now," he laughingly rejoined. "I am too busy with that profession to be a politician." politici-an." The former president did not say flatly that he never again would reenter re-enter the political field, but he conveyed con-veyed the impression of a man who was thoroughly satisfied with his present pres-ent state He said he delivered four lectures a week at Yale, and these were so arranged that he could devote a portion of his time to law lectures at other educational institutions, which occupied all of his time, although al-though they gave him the opportunity to visit other sections of the country and keep in touch with the puhlic thought. |