The Washington herald., 1907-01-06
FOR PRESIDENT.

IOR i NEO1DElN
! From tho Boston Herald.
Mr. Fairbanks has at present an ap-
parent advantage in the way of bag
ging delegates" and being all things to
+ all men, But when the question OF the
/ highest availability shall come TO be
settled next year there will be other
I factors to consider. II viii hardly be
! overlooked by the astute leaders that the
/ President has conducted very strenu-
Gus and effective campaign of education
/ in radical RepUblicanism; and unless the
temper and purpose of the people, as evil
denced in the elections Of the last three
years, shall experience a very decided
! change before 1905 it would be a hazar-
dous move to risk the alienation Of these
voters TO Democratic candidate by
nominating a pronounced conservative as
the successor Of Roosevelt. There are
good many sides TO the question of avail
ability Unless the President shall suffer
an obvious loss Of popularity and pres
/ tige, his Secretary Of War will be the
/ most logical and available candidate.
/ From the Charleston News and Courier.
/ Mr. Taft would rather be right than
/ President, and if he shall be nominated
! and elected we feel sure that our in
stitutiOns would be safer under his ad-
ministration than under the administra-
+ ton Of any representative the Foraker
crowd might nominate. OF course, We
nope Mr. Taft viii not be elected-the
next President of the United States ought
/ to be ii Democrat, but if we must have
/ Republican there does not appear to be
/ a more capable candidate IN sight on that
/ side Of the political fence than the genial
Ohioan. He would probably not write as
many messages or run as much 20 the
/ spectacular as Mr. RoOseveit-we have
! never had anything like him before in
/ the public life Of this country and We
trust we shall never have again; but
Taft would make "a good President in
spite Of his politics, and we trust that
/ he VIII prove strong enough 20 overcome
/ the more corrupt wing of his party which
I is opposed TO him.
I From the New York Evening Post
Mr. Taft has undoubtedly impressed
himself upon the country rs a man in
whom is the stuff of a statesman. In
an unusual degree he combines ability
I with good nature. Nor is there lack Of
downright courage in him, as the coun-
I try learned when he went 70 Ohio in
I 1860 and boldly attacked the Republican
boss. Official administration candidates
are always in disfavor; and Mr. Tafts
friends must hope that be viii show
20 the world that he is arr content merely
( 10 shine in the reflected light Of Roose-
welt.
From the Ohio State Journal.
Everybody knows Roosevelts fight for
the square deaI-for the welfare Of the
people against the domination Of privi-
+ lege. There is no man better htted. in
impulse or talent. to push that contention
than William H. Taft No better guar
anty Of the maintenance of what RoOse-
veil has won. or what he proposes in the
future 20 win. could there be than the
promotion Of Judge Tart 10 the Presi-
Dental chair. The cause OF the people
VIII De- safe with him There viii be no
backward step Of the square deal
From the Portland Oregonian.
Much Of MI Roosevelts work will re-
main unfinished when he goes out Of
Office. but. we imagine. the nation has
perceived its value so clearly that it can
not be dropped or seriously perverted, 10
matter who becomes President. Still. we
admit that the question who shall sue
ceed Mr. Roosevelt is Of fundamental i'm
pcrtance. In our opinion # should be
man OF similar character and ways of
thought aad We are convinced that in
America to-day there are such men.
From the birmingham Age-Herald
AS We approach 1905 Fairbanks and Root
and Shaw and even Taft. in the eyes OF
many, fade away, and Theodore R0ose-
welt looms Up in the Republican camp.
While be would stand on a Democratic
platform ~ many respects yet be is
practical staHdpatter, and between Ding
leyism and third-rermism IL ought not
20 be difficult 10 elect next year William
Jennings Bryan with d good Southern
running mate.
From the Omaha Bee
While party opinion is stil in forma-
tive state. the statesman. be he Secre-
taTy Taft or some other, who shall be
evolved in deliberate and untrammeIed
popular estimation as nttest 10 take the
succession TO Theodore Roosevelt will be
made the candidate. though he may be
backed by no elaborate machine and even
though he may be opposed by the machi-
nations Of all the bosses in combination
From the Cleveland Leader.
The Leader believes that William H.
Taft is the most available Ohioan. He
Is the man most likely 10 win the nomi-
nation. against formidable opposition by
the friends Of rival candidates in other
States. lie could not fail to make a
splendid run ut the polls He would GER
tainlv I'll the highest OF all Offices TO the
satisfaction and credit OF his party. his
State and his country
From the Hartford Times
The Hearst plan plainly contemplates
the defeat Of Mr.. Brvan's aspirations in
1903. Under the circumstances the best
thing Mr.. Bryan can do is 90 proclaim
himself in full sympathy with the fol-
lowers of Mr. Roosevelt and 10 appeal
10 the Republicans for the nomination
which Mr.. Hearst win probably prevent
him from obtaining from any other party
a year and a half hence.
From the Providence Journal.
II the Secretary of War impresses the |
imagination of the American people as
Mr.. Cleveland did-and the hypothesis is /
certainly not improbable-then all the /
Vaccinations OF all the machines, includ- /