Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-14
THE SUN FOR TAFT


more Sun, the Oldest and most infiu-
entail newspaper in Maryland, and one
of the leading democratic newspapers
in America, made announcement in Its
evening issue yesterday that it would
oppose Bryan and support Taft:
The Sun is the oldest newspaper in
Baltimore and one Of the most influ-
entail journals in the state. 1t has al
ways been looked upon democratic
paper and great majority of its read
ers are democrats. Apparently it has
never lost much circulation or influ-
ence by boiling the party nominations,
however, because 1t opposed Bryan II.
1885,. and supported him in 1900 be-
cause of its opposition to Imperialism.
It supported Parker four years ago. In
all three presidential elections the re-
publicans have carried the state. Nc
Kinley had plurality Of $4,000 in 1895,
and Of $4,000 in 1900. Mr.. Roosevelt
squeezed thru with a plurality of 5l IN
1904. Normally the state is democrat
ic, as is shown by the fact that in 1899,
1903 and 1907 the democrats elected
their candidate for governor. The leg
islature is heavily republican. and the
best opinion iS that the detection Of
the Sun will give the state 70 Taft. "
Interest attaches to the reasons
which this independent democratic
newspaper of high character gives for
it's refusal to support its party in this
campaign. After declaring that, in its
judgment, 'oThe material welfare Of the
United States, Industrial and financial,
would be promoted to a greater degree
by the election of Mr.. Taft than by the
election of Mr.. Bryan" and that, "their
rights would be safeguarded as care
fully by Mr.. Taft as by Mr. Bryan"
the paper gives the grounds upon
which it bases these conclusions, as
follows:
'"The people of this country are Just
beginning to recover from period OF
Industrial, financial and commercial
depression. due primarily and measure
ably to the methods, rather than the
object in view, Of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration, in dealing with trust and
corporation problems The Sun has
never failed to recognize the existence
Of corporate abuses, nor to condemn
on the part Of combina-
tions of capital and industry. 1t has
supported earnestly and energetically
all proper measures for the correction
Of these abuses and for the protec-
ton Of the peoples rights and inter-
ests. At the same time it has not hes1-
tated to condemn Mr.. Roosevelts
methods, his application Of correctives,
which. while failing to curb the law
lessness of predatory wealth and to
impose adequate punishment, tended
to disturb business conditions general
ly. The big stick has been tried Tor
four years, and it has in part resulted
in disaster to labor and to capital MI.
Bryan has his big club and we frank
ly say that the big club in Mr.. Bryan's
hands would argue no better for the
public veal than the big stick mas
DONE"
The SUMS argument that Taft would
he .safer" man than Bryan Is
summed up In this way:
"The Sun is convinced that the arm
Of the law personified by a president
of balanced judgment with a thorougn
Of the lava man OF STEADY
purpose. just and resolute-Wouio
prove q. better defender Of the rights OF
the people, would do more to promote
their material welfare, than the Dig
stick has done in the hands OF MT.
Roosevelt or than the big club could 90
in the lands Of Mr.. Bryan. 1t Is our
deliberate Judgment that for the next
four years the material interests OF the
people Of ..ais country would be SAFER
with Mr.. Taft at the head OF the ma
tiona! government than with Mr.. Bry-
an. We further believe that while law
breakers would be brought to account
by Mr.. TAFT with as littk fear or favos
as Mr.. Bryan could display, the meth
DDS employed by Mr.. Taft would not
curtail the workingman's opportunities
for employment by disturbing the bus
mess Of law abiding men and corpora
tions as has been witnessed in the last
few years. Mr.. Taft's experience in
important administrative posts, his ju-
dicial temperament, his patience and
in investigation, justify
the belief that as president he would
execute the law faithfully and well.
but not spectacularly. And while this
type OF man ought to be in the White
house al. the time, he seems to be es-
pecially reeded now when the country
is emerging from an industrial and
financial depression which brought dis
t-ass and suffering into many homes"
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