The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-18


is Theodore Roosevelt. Against cor
ruption In every form he has set his
face with grim determination. prompt
and fearless in action and with that
Intelligent leadership which has as
sured the establishment of a better
era in which the strong and the weak
alike must submit themselves to the
impartial execution Of the law. There
was need of strong. courageous
spirit to restrain those destructive
| forces that have asserted themselves
in this time of growth and plenty.
The story of his achievements win
make up one of the brightest pages
in the history Of this or any age and
will prove that today. as In any crit
ical hour of social unrest or of dan
ger. the man will appear who can
grapple with the emergency.
Who SO fit to take up the tasks
which this wondrous generation de-
mands should be, wisely and impar-
TALLY performed as his great War
Secretary? Since the day whe7. in
Benjamin Harrison's administration.
these two first met,-the one as So
licitor' General, the other az q member
of the Civil Service Commission
they have been bound together by
like ideals and aims, by close ties
of friendship. ald by the exchange
of mutual counsel each with his own
individuality and characteristics keep
ing constantly in view the ennobling
vision of a better and greater Amer
lea. They have not been satisfied
that The Temple. Of Prosperity should
be decked alone by the jewels of the
fortunate and the opulent, but have
insisted that 1t should still more a.
bound in trophies which commemo-
rate the enforcement OF even-handed
justice and the maintenance Of that
equal opportunity which spreads hope
and blessing even to the huhblest
home. Since the day when. less than
thirty years of age. Mr.. Taft de-
nounced with burning words. mem
guilty of iagrantly vicious practices
and had demoralized the community,
he has ever been associated with the
cause of true reform-with that re-
form which will not content itself
with academic dissertation or hollow
words. He has been imbued with the
spirit of action. His advocacy of
sounder conditions has never arisen
from a desire for the exploitation of
himself 1t has always been based
upon answering integrity and the
courage to speak the truth. as he I'M
derstands it, on all occasions. no mat
ter how influential or powerful the
evils which he may attack.
No one has ever yet assumed the
presidential chair who had received
a more ideal preparation for the du-
ties of that great office As Judge in
State and Federal courts, as Solic-
itor General, as Governor of the Phil
lippines, as Secretary of War, which
has included the work OF Colonial
Secretary and Director of Public
Works, he has received his training,
and has always shown himself mas
ter of the situation and competent to
make more honorable and beloved the
American name. There have been no
has been continuously engaged In
weighty tasks and each successie ser
vice has been characterized by apf
creasing influence upon most tvdtaf
questions.
II our domestic affairs. In what
ever position ne has held, he has dis
played the rare union of a judicial
gift for administrative management
To him belongs the extremely valu-
able faculty OF eliminating the non
essential from complicated problems
and going directly to their substance.
His capacity for work is enormous.
yet quite as helpful Is his equable
temperament, which will not allow
hamper him. Although of an aggres-
sive personality, he possesses an in
finite good nature, a charm of man
ner and a poise which have made
him model for exalted station. In
the final analysis even the highest Of
f1cials must be judged as men. and
under this criterion Secretary Taft
is now and will ever be known for
his broad sympathies with every
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