Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-02-06
Why People Want
Secretary Taft.
The People Want William H. Taft for
President Because He's American,
Through and Through.

The people want TAFT because,
when he is called upon to face a
public question or public duty,
he does not ask. "Will it pay
me politically to do this, or not
do this?" but, OIL the contrary,
his guiding thought is What
shall | do with this question, or
this duty, in the best interest OF
my country" Finding for him
self the answer to that seli-sa critic
ing, patriotic question, he acts
accordingly.
The people want Taft because
he has successfully performed
every public duty which has been
intrusted to his charge since
that day in January, 1881, when
he received his first public APP
pointment, as assistant prosecut-
ing attorney for Cincinnati, o.
The people want Taft because
Of his successful organization of
the PHILIPPINE Civil Commission;
his administration of the islands
and his adaptation thereto Of
American forms of government;
his mission in those islands to
various divisions of nat yes and
their pacification; his vigorous
upholding of the flag and the
submission thereto of the insur-
rectos; has support of American
education for the people of all
ranks, classes, conditions and
creeds; his fearless advocacy then
and since and now of the rights
of the Fillipinos to equal treat
ment under our laws.
The people want Taft because
they realize that the success OF
his mission to the Vatican re-
garding our purchase of the
friars' lands in the Phi ILL
pines, is all the evidence requir-
ed to prove that he possesses
diplomatic ability, strengthened
by experience, as will be needed
| by whoever shall be President OF
this great nation of ours, in the
years of international anxiety
and American responsibility
which are before us.
The people want Taft because
when but recently, revolution
threatened our great trade and
investment interests in Cuba, he
hurried down there, and by
diplomacy and candor averted the
catastrope, including the mall
contents on both sides to accept
provisional government at Ameri-
can hands; under which govern
ment the island is peaceful and
prosperous.
The people want Taft because,
though vigorously urged by
President Roosevelt to accept a
seat for life on the bench of the
Supreme Court of the United
States-the most highly respect
ed judicial body in the world-he
remained true to his promise tc
the people of the PHILIPPINES that
he could not leave them until
civil government was firmly estab'
| lished.
The people want Taft because
when the need arose, manly in
the interest of speedy construc'
ton of the American Panam a
Canal, he accepted the great
Office of Secretary of War, and
by personal visits to Panama, iby
the cutting of "red tape, by care
in letting contracts and buying
supplies, he is pushing the work
to expected completion at con.
siderably earlier date than appear
ed possible before the work came
under his charge.
The people want Taft because
he is a man in every sense of the
word; a man whose word is his
bond; a man who impresses his
virile manhood upon other men
man whose work is never done
while there is any of his country's
work to do; man whose watch
word is duty; a man whose simple
creed is "My God, my country
my party, and my neighbor;" q
man who is a true husband, q
good father, and patriotic citi
zen; man who is loved by al
who know him, feared by all who
oppose his righteous acts, aut
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