The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-04-09
IS OUT
sTR0NCFOR TAFT
Fairbanks Has No Chance and
No Use to Waste Ken
tucky's Vote.
(card in Lonigyille Postl.

NSoAu AZ LOUISVILLE fOSLJ 49,
The battle for the presidency is
now on. Certainly no intelligent man
believes that Fairbanks has n chance
for the nomination. OF course. In
diana is for him, but who could name
another state that 1t is possible for
him to carry? Hughes will get q
solid delegation from New York,
through the grace and courtesy of
William H Taft. Knox, Cannon and.
La Toilette are only mentioned" as
candidates. Secretary Taft looms up
everywhere us the choice of the peo-
PIE. There is no objection to him
In any section of the country on his
own account. His enemies are those
who are opposed to the policies of
Theodore Roosevelt. His friends are
those who are for him bebcause. he is
worthy and well qualified, and those
who know that he represents more
fully than any other aspirant the
pnlnciplcs and purposes OF the pres
ent federal administration
Judge Taft is n great man, and
has made good in all the high Offices
he has beben called on to fill. His
private character is irreproachable.
His father was an able man, and a
pure patriot. Called to the bench at
very early age, William Fl. Taft
was known all over the country as
one of the ablest, pnrest and most
fearless judges in the land. Selected
to be governor of the Philippines by
Mckinley, he made wonderful rec
ord as an executive. His administra-
ton of the high office of secretary
Of war has not been surpassed by any
predecessor. He has been ex-ofIicio
chief of our insular service, and has
SO conducted 1t as to gain new lau-
rels for himself, and In way to win
the confidence and esteem Of the
people of our new possessions. He
is entitled to the presidency, if 1t
should go to merit ability and pat
riotic devotion to duty.
And. then more than all this. he
is the choice of Theodore Roosevelt,
and will continue the policies of that
INDUSTRIOUS man, who has shown him
self to be the greatest executive this
country has ever had. Some people,
for lack of any other objection, say
they are opposed to him as a rebuke
to the president for having choice
of successor. Theodore Roosevelt
would not be the strong man that lie
Is II he were not anxious to take part
in the selection Of the man who will
come after him. Jefferson was for
Madison. and Jackson had Van Bur-
en- nominated. Taft is stronger
man than either Madison or Van
Buren,. Madison was an accomplish
ed, able statesman, but the condition
OF the country when the war of 1919
began showed how weak he was rs
an executive. Van Buren, was a
shrewd able New York politician. but
nothing more. Judge Taft has abil.
ity. culture, character and experience.
He Will make an ideal president and
bis intimate Connection with the ad-
ministration of Roosevelt will make
him all powerful in his race for the
nomination and in the struggle be-
fore the people. He will excite more
enthusiasm than any other candidate
and will give fuller satisfaction as the
chief executive OF this great country.
Why, then should the Republican
party hesitate, or why should we In
Kentucky be divided in our support
of him? He is as much our neigh
Dor as is Mr.. Fairbanks. He stands
for all that we want as president of
the United States. I hope that Ken
lucky will vote for him with an en-
thusiasm which will show how hearty
and earnest is our support. My own
opinion is that he will most probably
be the only candidate naped before
the convention. The influences that
are opposing him cannot fool the
American people. With William II.
Taft MS our standard bearer. no one
can doubt the result in November.
w. NJ. BEcKNER.
Winchester. Ky.