New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
TAFT SOUNDS KEYNOTE.
Republicans Delighted srith His
Speech and the Political Outlook.

Washington. Sept 6-To say that Republicans
In Washington are overjoyed in consequence OF
the political developments OF the last ten days
is 20 state the case mildly. Ever since Mr..
Bryan landed in New York events appear to
have been making for Republican success ana
finally the mastery address OF William II. Taft.
IN which he sounded the keynote OF the autumn
campaign. has inspired all Republicans Win
the utmost enthusiasm. Nowhere is heard a dis
sentins voice. while most Republicans are ioua
IN their praises OF the exceptionally able pres
entation OF the issues which Secretary Taft made
last night IN Maine.
The simplicity with which the Secretary placed
before the voters not OF Maine alone bur Of the
entire country. the questions at issue. the candor
and the frankness with which he expressed his
views and the forceful manner in which he sub
mitted for consideration the magnificent record
OF the administration and OF Congress. have. IL
is maintained. combined 20 make a showing
which renders Republican success this fall in
evitable and which VIII go far toward assuring
the election OF the Republican candidate OF 1908.
TAFT AND BRYAN CONTRAsTED.
Nor would IL be human IL Republicans failed
20 contrast Mr.. Tafts able presentation OF the
facts snd his clear cut and forcible enuncia-
iion of policies with Mr.. Bryans widely heralded
address of a few nights ago. an address in
trite. and wherever he failed TO be trits he
so radical TO compel immediate and unequiv-
OcaI reputation from stanch a Bryanite
Senator Daniel and from influential a DEM
ocrat as Senator Bailey and TO create antago-
nism among all the other leaders of the Solid
South"
Even Secretary Taft's frankly expressed views
the tariff appear 10 please ali Republicans,
the manner Of thei= reception indicating a
greater harmony this subject than might
have been supposed 10 exist within the party
ranks. That the Secretary of War has held
what may he termed conservattVely radical
views has long been known to most Republicans
in Washington, but that these views when
clearly enunciated should prove 50 attractive
has not hitherto heen appreciate II is now,
however, declared to he evident that Mr.. Tafts
Tsdicalisu is of precisely the same character as
President Roosevelt's tempered. possibly. with
the prudence which comes with judicial training
and experience on the bench-an experience
which leads the Secretary Of War invariably to
weigh both sides OF a proposition before forming
a conclusion.
RADICALISM REJECTED.
simultaneously with the sounding Of the key
note of the campaign comes information from
various quarters which indicates that the people
of this country are opposed TO violent radicalism
in all its forms. and which gives promise Of
great Republican harmony. Close on the heels
of Democratic rejection OF Bryan's railroad doc
Senator la Follette's candidate for Governor has
been defeated AZ the primaries by an overwhelm-
ing majority. while New York dispatches bring
news Of the moSr influential Democrats gather
Ing AZ Albany 70 denounce in unmeasured terms
the radicalism of William r Hearst
From Delaware comes the news that Addicks
has been finally rePudated. and that henceforth
Delaware Republicans will act I'm harmony. while
even from Ohio come fntinnations that the lead
ers are preparing To act in concert for Repuh
lican harmony and Republican success. although.
as usual. ohio viii arrive At harmony only
through number of discordant stages.
The political situation IN New York. which
has occasioned some concern tn Republicans in
the national capital. appears 70 he assuming a
more satisfactory aspect. and while the news
papers chronicle Mr.. Jerome saying. "the
Democratic Organization has not the respect
and confidence even of the Democratic parfy TO
say nothing of the people of the state al large"
they state that Charles z. Hughes will not per
NIT himself - he made the club with which To
belabor Governor Higgins, and all minor incl
dents seem 70 point 10 a united Republican party
ana assured Republican success in November
Meanwhile from Vermont comes the news of an
overwhelming Republican victory.
DEMOCRATIC DISTRESS.
Every indication at Democratic headquarters
In this city points 20 the distress OF the Demo-
cratic congress campaign. and even Chairman
Griggs finds it difficult 10 predict Democratic
success with even a trace of verisimilitude
Under these circumstances II is hardly sur
prising that Washington Republicans are look
ing forward 70 the November elections with the
utmost confidence. and II is confidently
in need or campaign funds he cannot do better
than 10 strike now while the enthusiasm engen-
dered by Secretary Tafts speech is still az white
heat
DIsAGREES WITH EX-JUSTICE COHEN