The Detroit times., 1908-11-06

As a reformer yet know nothing of him.
81 know.
His is familiar from his birth.
Roosevelt wistfuleyed youth Roosevelt the
STUDENT Roosevelt the champion lightweight pugis Roosevelt
Roosevelt the rough rider and Roosevelt the
.ident.
The life of Bryan the has also been pictured by
pen oftmes he began his activities political
omer We have Bryan the of Baptist minister
quaint Salem Bryan brilliant scholar; Bryan
vaedctorian of his class Springfield delivering on
Characer Bryan washing windows in Chicago law ONCE SO
he pay n the law study.
The evolution of things political since Bryan became factor
public affairs Roosevelt became president clearly
preentdy conditions We have had equal
seachigh the character and general makeup
This especially during the debate between them
the public shortly before election We Roosevelt
ne and Bryan, the tactful debater.
Now let's look at Judge Taft
The president much unlike Roosevelt or Bryan
HE he reform and sody things that
lave eruped by Roosevelt and Bryan rather by Wall
erect
We Mr. Taft the democratic atmosphere of Yale
niversty graduate of Yale and
VIM H. Taft inherited all the active
ia scholarly attainments of his father.
"Solid Bill conspicuous figure Yale 1t at Yale
here learned the rdimenary principles that shaped his
and president Through the period OF COM
college politics strife his principal characteristics were
Souesty and integrity
thirty years Mr. Taft his golden days of
Yale In that thirty Young Taft has developed
p fine of manhood He the embodiment OF unusual x
capacity business integrity has the physical capacity
official strain and has and patience
dealing with other
And passed, the American people and in
~ people of all world directing their attention to
resides the president Of the
Med States
Nh His is mapped for him.
Roosevelt has made the
W. Bryan would have pursued it.
WIN Tafta
WIN he meet requirements of the job7
~ Taft necessarily call upon all the resources
whe
ndows national capitol when he is confronted with
fu pressure vested rights and special privileges
plutocrats when he the illegal monopoles
AVN they and crush without those that
horde of Office
i curse and they do $40
~ job.
u during glitter the upon the in
ation president large minority will
Nebraska plains where lives the Tooy of America
neh defeated powerful influence good
~ Bryan became Democratic candidate
f6cut has burning glass microscope, Of the
~ titcs his enemies. He has been denounced
BY press; his finest sensbities scraped
wallpaper and moral shells by his critics. and he
been de target auns jeers and laughs of his
In other pursuit. certainly legitimate is there
&h humiliation disappointment and vexaions in the political
una Every of leader especially that leader popular
watched by treacherous enemies
But Mr. Bryan onaughts with his ovable DISPOSE
b and Christian spirit Meanness, lying cowardce and double
ng are basphemes and yet Of infinite force Of infinite
swept through Mr. Bryan and guided by splendid virtues
~ Though defeated Mr.. Bryans victory pronounced
the triumph of the principles he the first ad
ce though they in another's hands
Gx millions Americans stood by him during his three
eeooful efforts 20 become president
~ Byan American and patriot and he and this large
support the of the majority guided
ns famous words At Gettysburg in their
ovrRnMENr az THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE
THE PEoPxE