Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1908-10-13

- IN the general movement, but by nj
= special activity in his own specia
field. He has made the Americana
who were exploiting the Philippines
- his bitter enemies by his consisten
and vigorous maintenance of the doc
trine, "The Philippines for the Fill
:. plnos. He has done much-how II uch
e history does not yet tell-to clean ont
= the corrupt elements that had fiocked
to Panama and to make that pestilen-
: tial spot compare favorably ia sani-
tary conditions, with our Northern
cities. Those who know him,
know that be is as fighting
honest as Mr. Roosevelt himself.
Finally, Mr.. Roosevelt has, with
characteristic candor, indicated Mr..
Taft as his candidate. He has been
criticised for doing so. am glad he
did so. am glad TO know whom he
would choose to complete the work so
we'll begun. II the President had
removed, or threatened to remove from
office, any man for supporting or not
supporting Mr.. Taft, or had appointed
or promised to appoint to office any
man, as reward for supporting Mr..
Taft, 1 should be as quick to criticise
as any. But there is not the slightest |
evidence that he has ever done any
thing Of the sort. He has simply told /
the country whom he would choose to
finish the work he has begun"
Continuing, Mr.. Abbot claims that,
il Mr.. Taft is elected President the
policy Of reform, inauguratel by Mr..
Roosevelt and now barely under way,
"will be as vigorously maintained as
it has been vigorously inaugurated. "
He believes that 'the Government will
continue to ferret out frauds and to
punish the perpetrators already de-
tected, :" while ''if Mr.. Bryan is elected, q
this whole policy will be halted for a
necessarily halted" While the
halt will perhaps not be due to Mr.
Bryan's inability properly to admin +.
lister the government, it will inevitably =,
occur. "Mr Bryan cannot help the l
malt" New Attorney Generals and a
lew staff Of assistants in Washington
will be appointed There will be new
District Attorneys in every District in Ia
he United States. "The present Dis bl
rict Attorneys, who are familiar with
be facts will retire" and "the new
District Attorneys will require at least
tx months to acquire familiarity with r
he facts. There must inevitably be an
n interTegnum, even if the newly
ppointed officers are "as able and as
onest as the present incumbents.
But we can by no means hope that
ley will all be "as honest and as u'
a. their predecessors. Mr.. uu
Roosevelt, in his seven years, has Ia
al time to weed out the less compe-
mt and he has done So" Mr. Bryan
elected would have the same thing
do with the men whom he appointed, In
T it were folly to expect him to phi
loose with infallible judgment and
point none who would not prove,
ter the test, to be Incompetent. J
THE paramountissue, then, appears 7
be this: Shall We continue 10 the h,,
d the campaign against political ON
ID commercial corruption which Mr..
,oseyelt has initiated? To thatques-
N but one answer can be given.
IS 1t will be carried on with as [
lch yigor and efficiency by Mr.. Taft eao
by Mr Roosevelt. He is Nj. a
,Oseyelt's choice. He is fighting HoI
nest. He is great lawyer,
'uliarly fitted for such a campaign.
is familiar with the facts because /
has been one Of Mr.. Roosevelts Ho
sted counselors in that campaign. pa
has shown his ability to be a COM he
nder-in-chief in such a campaign I've
the work he has done as "A division llte
nmander his aIwavs bo,ardons or
swap commanders on the battle
d. We have no assurance that Mr..
van would conduct such "A campaign
b success. However good his inten-
ls, for the first year or two he age
did b. at great disadvantage. yea
iranted then that the moral phase mo-
the question, namely the fight pla
linst corruption, is the paramount rec'
ne Of the campaign, it remains for anc
people Of the United States to see SAT-
L that this crusade be continued
hout hindrance or delay to its ulti-
te conclusion. And 10 showing :
.rein Mr.. Taft is in a position to vic.
G up and continue the work with ov,
delay or error while his opponent -,
80 Of necessity act, for time at 80,
perhaps for several years-as a ~
Z upon aud a stumbling block be- ono
3 the march OF this issue, Mr.. .iI.
Dot has given 10 the people Of the am.
ted States most conclusive yiI
as0n why" they should extend their ,ri,
port 70 the former candidate. 80,
-. NoT
low fond is William Jennings
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