The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-28
TAFT, man OF ALL
MEN FOR GIG JOB
So Thinks President R0ose-
welt Who Knows a.
Presidency.
HIS JUDGMENT Is SANE.
EVEN BEFORE ROOSEVELT EN-
TERED WHITE HOUSE HE HAD
TURNED TO REPUBLICAN CAN
pIDATE FOR ADVICE, HE SAYS.
Courtesy Success Magazine.

issue of Success Magazine puglishes
an article on "Why the President is
for Taft" The author is Henry
Beach Needham and in view of tho
aggressive political cam paign is of pc
culiar significance at this time. He
says Taft will make the greatest presi-
dent since Lincoln.
Among the sterling traits which
have made Roosevelt and Taft such
strong friends is that the presidential
candidate never surrenders his high
convictions on living issues. The
president is of the same type. Mr..
Taft also has dauntless courage and
unflinching rectitude on all matters OF
public duty, and these are essential in
one who expects to occupy the high
est position in the gift of the people.
President Roosevelt knows the ma,
tons biggest job thoroughly, knows II
from every angle; for he has made
more of the executive office than any
president in our history In his dis
of all men to grapple with the prob
lens which in endless variety and
ever growing number, are deposited
on the white house doorstep day by
day.
Early Episode Makes Hit.
The one episode in Mr.. Tafts earl
Ter life in which President Roosevelt
showed a deep interest when Informed
of it was when the presidential can
didate knocked down a slugger named
Rose who was accused of libeling AL
phonso Taft, father of the nominee
Rose promised to leave town and
| thereby relieved his person of zoe
pounds of militant young manhood. as
Taft had sat down on him and deliv
cred his ultimatum.
Quoting President Roosevelt in ex
PLANTATION of why he was drawn to
| Taft, the article says:
| Il was drawn to him because he
never surrendered his high convictions
and yet he got along well with people
of less high convictions. Holding fast
to lofty ideals, he nevertheless accom-
plisbed things much worth while. We
| had, l soon found, the same views Of
life," continued Mr.. Roosevelt. HE
despised. as l did--and do-the selfish
sordid view of life that rates every
thing by the money standard. He
could not tolerate, any more thar
could l, the stock ticker attitude o.
mind: the mere monev king seemed
to him a poor creature-as he is
| Greed, whether realized or unrealized
seemed to him poor and squalid. He
never sure ndered his convictions anC
+, yet he worked successfully with mel
in public life-better than l did. Fol
instance, he got along excellently will
l did,
Shows Mans Self-Sacrifice.
When William H. Taft accepted
President Harrison's appointment t.
the federal court of the Sixth circui
| it was at what the workaday worlt
calls distinctly personal sacrifice,
which means a financial sacrifice. Al
solicitor general of the United State!
he had proved himself a mastery ad
vocate and had gained an enviabl,
reputation at the bar. Therefore, h;
was much sought after as a partner
and law firms of national standin;
offered to guarantee him large earn
ings if he would enter into copartner
ship agreements with them. To prac
tice law meant at least $4,000 year
to sit on the bench. an annual salar,
of but $4,000. Mr.. Taft chose TIL
judgeship, offering this simple expla
nation to his friends:
| There are more desirable thing
! in the world than money"
That act has always pleased MI
Roosevelt nightly: he said SO EN-
phatically when reminded of MI
Taft's Indifference to the pocketbool
argument. 1t delight Theodore Roose
velt's soul to think of his friend Taft
at this quiet period of his career
wholly content in his modest McMil
len street house, seeing little and car
ing less for those of the stock tick
er type of mind"
While Governor Consulted Taft.
When l became governor of New
York and was confronted with new
and pefplexing problems l turned in
stinctively to Taft, continued the pres
ident. Il knew that we approache,
public questions at the same angle
and wished to benefit from his sane
fair judgment
You remember my fight in New
York for the bill taxing public utilit.
| corporations on their valuable fran
chises. You recall that I sent an en-
Urgency message to the Legislature
urging the passage of the franchis
tax bill; that my special messag
wasn't read. and that sent in anothe
on the following day which was rea,
and that the bill was passed and be
came law. l was sure of my groun
IN that fight, and for that certaint,
OF mind | was considerably indebte,
to Taft.
As | have often said, conside
the franchise tax law a part of m
general policies of railroad regulation
and corporation control. In view
therefore, of the experiences 1 hav
cited. you can understand me full
when | say that Taft knows nv polit