The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-29
FRANK Z. HOWE. Editor and Publisher
Taft of Ohio.


Republican national convention the
campaign is being forced by the tire.
mendous efforts OF the big corpora
lions and their attorneys to make head
way against President Roosevelt and
the ideas which he represents. IL Is
yet too early to know what progress Is
being made by the presidents enemies
but II has resulted 10 calling attention
TO the men, some one OF whom will
probably be named as the Republican
standard bearer.
OF these there are Taft and Foraker
OF Ohio, Fairbanks OF Indiana, Shaw
and Cummins OF Iowa, Cannon OF ILL.,
nols, La Toilette OF Wisconsin, Root
and Hughes OF New York and others.
II seems practically certain that Pres.
iient Roosevelt will adhere 10 his de.
termination not 70 be again q candi-
d ate and will insist that his name be
removed from consideration.
With the field thus narrowed the eyes
OF the believer In the Roosevelt theory
OF the square deal and federal control
OF corporations cannot but turn 10
William Howard Taft, "Blg Bill Taft''
Of Ohio. For the FIRST time In history
the country sees the spectacle OF a
great national character OF presiden
tial size who Is not an active candidate
for the Office thoughhe would OF course
accept II the nomination came 10 him
Fifty years old, q native OF Ohio
but OF good old New England blood,
Judge raii Is, next 10 Roosevelt, The
great central figure OF the present ad'
mlnis,ra,lon, and 10 many respects hs
IL the superior OF the president him
self. TAN Is the man who as Judge did
DOT hesitate 10 do his duty under hi,
oath though he aniagonIzed both cap
ltal and organized labor.
lie is the man who out OF the chae
Of war aud lnsurrection developed the
government OF the Philippine islands
under which the colonies have made
greater progress In Eve years that
nave England's eastern possessions Il
300 years Of British rule.
lie IL the man who, turning from hi
deliberations with suspicious Malay
siubg by centuries OF Spanish oppres
sion and double dealing 10 nego,Iab
with the great Pope Leo XIII st ROM
by calm tact aud straiehifor str,
honesty reached settlement that va'
fair and equitable aud thereby averte'
a religious war.
lie isthe manwho, when the Cuban n
pablo 1ushed In the pan, went 10 Cubi
and reconclled the warning factions .,
yield 10 reason and the reestablishmen
Of Law aud order, doing 10 no, ,hrougI
the authority and force OF the Unlts'
States but as man and = brother.
He Il the man who as the head OF th
war department Is In charge Of III
great work Of building the Pauaml
canal. Twice offered q position Of
the United States supremeeourt bench
a place which he has always desired
he has refused because he felt that b
could not honorably leave The work II
which he vas engaged In The Philip
pines.
No work seems totIre him. no under
taking IL too great for this blue eye
giant. Not q politician, he has neve
been q candidate for Office except ono
for 4 trivial place when avery younI
man. He has gone forward on his me
! Il alone from place to place, unie,,ere'
by obligation 10 any selfish interest,
statesman Of the front rank on whor
no man or fartlon has n string.