Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — HEARTILY ENDORSES TAFT DO REPUBLICAN EDITORS. [ARTICLE]

HEARTILY ENDORSES TAFT DO REPUBLICAN EDITORS.

State Association Praises Achievemeat of President and Pledges Loyal Support to Him.

There was great enthusiasm at the republican editorial association meeting Friday afternoon when the appended resolutions endorsing the administration of President Taft were passed. There was some speech making, one of the best addresses being by Robert Brown, editor of the Frankfort News, who says he has been shouting “Bully for Taft” for the past two years and intends to keep it up. He says that republican newspapers are not doing their duty by their country or their party who fail to point out every day that Taft is working for the good of all the people and standing firm for everything that is right. Harry New, Indiana’s member of ‘the national republican committee, attended the meeting, and talked about pary organization. He places the duty of educating the party members in confidence in the republican party and its possibilities and urged that they be set about to preach harmony, discussing those things on which they are agreed and leaving alone those measures upon which there is fractional thought. At the banquet Thursday night former Vice-President Fairbanks delivered a splendid address and gave out some good advice. He spoke of his tour of the world and of his confidence that the United States is gaining more and more the respect and admiration of all the world. He was roundly applauded when he said that any man or any newspaper devoted to an effort to undermine our faith in one another is a traitor and not deserving the confidence or esteem of any one. Former state chairman Goodrich made a fine speech and quoted for his guide the following passage from Jeremiah:

“Stand ye In the ways and see, and seek from the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein and ye shall find rest for your souls.” The meeting sparkled with the ofd time republicanism and there seemed a general belief that the party had been led estray during the last election.

The following resolutions were passed:

We endorse heartily and unreservl- - the patriotic and progressive administration of President William H. Taft, and pledge it to the loyal support of the Republican press of Indiana. No administration has been characterized by larger achievements for the common good in the consideration and settlement of questions vitally affecting the welfare of the American people. We note with gratification the increasing popular appreciation of the great work in which the President has been and is now engaged, and we predict that the administration will continue to grow in favor as the value of its service to the country is more fully developed. It requires for its complete vindication only a thorough dissemination of the facts, and to the accomplishment of the facts, and to the accomplishment of this end to the Republican newspapers df Indiana pledge their united efforts. We earnestly appeal to all the republicans of Indiana to rally with us on common ground to the support and defense of the splendid achievements and policies of the present administration. So united we may face with courage and confidence the campaign of 1912 in state and union.

We predict that before the close of the present Legislature the voters of Indiana will be anxiously awaiting the opportunity to return to power th j party that for twelve years conducted so wisely and well the affairs, of the state. Extravagance, offensive partisanship, and prostitution of the state’s penal, benevolent and charitable institutions to the base uses of a political machine have characterized the present state administration and represent a backward step in government, inconsistent with the progressive character of Indiana citizenship. The Democratic legislative majority, in the repeal of the county option law at the behest of the liquor Interests, and In defiance of the will of the people as clearly expressed in the several county option elections, has committed a political outrage on the voters of Indiana, for which it ought to, and we predict, be called to accountt

We deplore the tragic death of David Graham Phillips, journalist, author and among the foremost mefi of the day In literature. Today his memory Is being honored at his funeral service by the' literary world and his untimely death is generally mourned. Born and educated in Indiana, Mr. Phillips grew to success in newspaper work in America and Europe. He realized his ambition as an author and we deplore his death as a loss to the press as well as to the country. The resolutions committee was composed of W. H. Elliott, Newcastle; L. B. Braden, Greensbarg; George B. Lockwood, Marlon; Sam E. Boyes, Plymouth, and David H. Swain, Bluffton.

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