The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-11-05
THE ELECTION OF Mr.. Taft.

THE ELECTION OF Mr.. Taft.
The country is to be congratulated
upon the result of the national election
yesterday. The verdict of the majority
of the voters was in favor of William
II. Taft, the Republican candidate for
President. MIR. Taft received the sup
port not only of Republicans, but of
many independent voters and of many
Democrats representing the conserva-
tive elements in the Democratic party.
The States carried by Mr.. Taft insure
him decisive majority in the Electoral
College, and this demonstrates most i'm
pressively the strength Of his candidacy
and the confidence which it inspired
among all elements. In the result of
the election all good citizens will patriot
icaily concur, and regardless of party
affiliations, stand shoulder to shoulder
for the good Of the country.
The election of Mr.. Taft was due phi
marily to the profound conviction of the
majority of the voters that the time had
come to exercise the sober second
thought. to moderate the tone and scope
of agitation and to place at the head of
the Government man whose influence
will be eXerted firmly. but nationally,
for necessary reform policies. Mr.. Taft
is honest, courageous and candid. He
attempted no concealment Of his position
on any of the issues which entered nto
the campaign. At the same time he re-
fused to appeal to the prejudices or the
special interests Of any classes among
the voters. He revealed himself to
the people as a man of positive convic-
tons, who adheres inheNibly to the
fundamental principles of the law,
man who is essentially reasonable, who
believes in the equality Of all men before
the law, who typities constructive states
nanship, progress and the spirit of sane
reform by orderly methods.
The election of Mr.. Taft is not a re-
action against reforms that are needed.
1t is, however, reaction against indis-
criminate agitation and against extreme
legislation conceived in a spirit of de-
structiyeness and enforced recklessly
without regard to the consequences. 1t
is a reaction against the executive poll
cies and legislative eXpedents which
take no account of the injury that may
be done to the law abiding business in
terests of the nation by spectacular
methods andtunbalanced and sweeping
denunciations and threats. In the
opinion of thoughtful men, Mr.. Taft is
the anuthcsistof impusive and mercur-
ial craftsmanship. He has convinced
the people that he is a man of fixed
principles, definite purposes, essentially
rational and deliberate; man who acts
upon knowledgevand upon reason, and
has sufficient reason for every action
A President of this type is sorely need
ed in the White House
While the country is to be congratu-
lated that s atesmanship of this type is
again to hold.sway in the office of Pres
ident, the Democratic party is also to
be congratulated upon its delivcrance
from the leader who has thrice led it to
defeat-frOm the thraldom of extreme
and unsafe political and economic doc
trines. The Democratic party has had
another impressive and, if the party has
ordinarytwisdom and courage, a final
object lesson in the futility Of attempt
ing to re-establSh itself in public conf
dence under the leadership of Mr.. Bryan
and thespolicies with which he is associ-
ated. If Mr. Bryan's third defeat has
the RESULT of bringing the Democratic
party back to the paths of true Democra-
cy, under the leadership of men loyal to
the principles Of the historic Democracy.
the election of Mr.. Taft will accomplish
two important.and valuable results: 1t
will assure the nation safe and efficient
administration; it will rehabiltate and
give new strength. to great political
party.
With reference toEthe attitude of The
Sun in this election, we can only repeat
what we said at the beginning of the
campaign that We supported Mr.. Taft
because we regard him as the safer,
the stronger and in every way the bet
ter man to be intrusted with the great
responsibilities Of the Presidential
Office and because we believe he stood
for policies and methods which would
tend to restore confidence and business
prosperity and promote the best inter-
ests Of all classes. In a word we sup