Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — IN WILSON, PEOPLE SEE TRUE FRIEND [ARTICLE]

IN WILSON, PEOPLE SEE TRUE FRIEND

Voters of Both Parties Sure Best Interests of Country Will Be Served by His Election. CONFIDENCE IN TAFT LOST

Renomlnatlon of Present Chief Ex* ecutlve Will Mean That Progressive Republicans Will Turn to New Jersey Statesman. BY HON. FRANK Q. CANNON, Former United States Senator From Utah. I have traveled In ten states since leaving Colorado a month ago. The cry of the Progressives in these states —Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, lowa. Illinois, Indiana and even Missouri—la for LaFollette and Wilson. The Progressive Democrats want the Republican party to nominate Robert M. LaFollette for the presidency; so that —ls the Democratic party shall lose —the People will win. And Progressive Republicans want the Democratic party to nominate Woodrow Wilson; so that—if the Republican party shall lose—still the People will win. 1 You will observe that the Progressive Dove has at last learned wisdom from that wily old Serpent, the System; whose favorite plan has been to (.elect both candidates, subscribe to both campaign funds and then let the People, in deadly earnest, fight a useless battle. Personally, I fear that the Progressive Republicans cannot control their convention. Republicans Playing Politics. The office-holding machine, is powerful, inslduous, and experienced. The Interests are desperately determined to prevent a LaFollette term In the White House; and their financial aid makes the machine almost resistless. Frankly, I do not believe In this talk of a fatal breach between President Taft and Big Business. On both sides it looks like a calculated quarrel, a melodrama played for national entertainment. The need of such an affectation of battle is too obvious. Despite his earnest work, the people had no faith that President Taft would solve our vital problem and restore the government to the custody of the people. A play was needed. It Is being played. ' But there remains Wilson, whose nomination by the Democratic convention can only be prevented by Insanity or perfidy—or both. Otter candidates are able; they have sincere advocates. But the Progressive Republicans—as well as the mass of Democrats—want Wilson nominated; and it Is the Progressive Republicans whose votes will decide the issue. If Taft shall be the Republican nominee, Progressives of his party would turn almost en masse to Wilson—and Wilson Is the only possible Democratic nominee to whom they Would thus turn. They will not leave Taft In order to vote for any Democratic ally of the Interests. They will not desert their own party to chance any humiliating experiment with the other.( They want to preserve their selfrespect and at the same time perform a high public service.