Arizona republican., 1908-01-19
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 civilization; he astonished the world by the readiness with (which he set tied the troublous question of the friars' lands and church property in the archipelago. in a way that was pleasing to the Filipinos, pleasing to the church authorities at Rome. and pleasing to the American people. It had been freely predicted that this question would not admit of satisfac- tory settlement, but Taft settled it- and. of course, settled it right. Only few weeks ago he personally opened the first Filipino congress. and the is- lands are now on the high road to seifgovernment
 Tt was when Taft was making good in such a remarkable way in our far-eastern possessions. that President Mckinley predicted that the people of the United States would some day make William Taft their president.
 Called home by President Roose- welt to take the portfolio of war. a very difficult position because of large problems still in process of settlement in our islands and because of new questions for our government in Cuba and in the Panama canal zone, Judge Taft brought to his new duties a su- perb fitpess which the event has ad- mirably demonstrated. He has again made good in a way that has led many of the worlds best judges to pronounce him one of the greatest constructive statesmen of our time.
 One of the things for which Judge Taft is most notable Is the exceptional sanity which distinguishes all of his work and all of his words He is one of the best balanced men in public life. His personality appeals to the Ameri- can people. He is plainly honest frank, sincere and courageous. We know where he stands on all the questions of the day. Indeed. he is the only candidate wha has had the bravery 10 state hts pOsition-the oth- CT candidates are staying in the high grass. To be sure. other candidates indulge in platitudes and take strong ground on undisputed propositions. but no candidate but Taft has ventured out of the beaten path. What other candidate for example. has dared to stand up. as Taft did in his great BOs- ton speech the other day. and rebuke predatory wealth on the one hand and
 
 gogues who would gain position by assailing all forms of wealth? Let me quote but four short paragraphs froml the speech:
 "I believe myself to be as conser- vative as any one within this com pany. l believe that in connection with personal liberty. the right of per sonal property is the basis of all ourl material progress in the development of mankind and that any change in onr political system which ~impairs the right of private property and mate rially diminishes the motive for the accumulation Of capital by the indi- vidusl is blow at our whole civiliza- tion.
 But no one can have been an ob- server of the operation of the exercise of tine right of property and the ac- cumulation of capital and its use in business by the individual without seeing that there are certain limita- lions upon the methods in the use of capital, and the exercise of the right ] of property. that are indispensable to prevent the absolute control of the whole financial system of the country passing to small oligarchy of indi- l viduals
 If the abuses of monopoly and | discrimination can not be restrained; i if the concentration of power made | possible by such abuses continues and | increases. and it is made manifest that i under the system of individualism and ! private property the tyranny and op- | precision of an Oligarchy of wealth can | not be avoided, then socialism Will | triumph and the institution of private | property will perish.
 "'The administration has been thus ] far successful in showing that dang ITS from individualism can be effectively regulated and that abuses in the exer- else of private property can be re- strained. Thus a great conservative victory has been won and the coming of socialism has been stayed
 Tn these words Judge Taft has talk en a position which the timid ..and;- dates are unanimous in permitting him to occupy alone.
 There is no occasion for surpTise. therefore. that President Ro0s. rcl.. who has the welfare of the republic so dearly at heart, is whoIe-hcdrrc1ly for Taft as the next president of the United States.
 As to Arizona, we can at best have but 2 small voice in the national con vention. We have been depri, eG nf four delegates by the national com mittee. As against six delegates in former conventions. we shall have but two at Chicago. We have lost four delegates because certain candidates Fairbanks. FOraker. Cannon and assured that the territories would be with the national adminis- tration for Taft. and in an ungua-lcd moment they were able. through cfn- ming management in the national cpu' mittee. to cut Arizona's representation to two delegates. And quite shrewdly they guarded against the seating of any additional delegates. by providing in the official call that if we send more than two. a contest shall be deemed to eNist-the result of which would be. of course, one-third of 9 vote for each if we send six delegates and each of them is seated.
 Tn robbing the republican party of Arizona of four votes in the Chicago an outrage has been com mitted against the territory, which every true republican in Arizona will resent. Still 1 believe it is stated