The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-11
saturday. July II, 1908.
A CHOICE OF MEN.

The two great political parties have made their choice for president and in consequence the country is given q clear cut, comprehensive and con vincing choice between two distinct types of men. In addition to the nomination, which the two parties have made they have also adopted two platforms of principles. altogether too long to be read and lnwardly di- gested. and altogether too verbose to be again reprinted in any of tho newspapers of the country. They have had their merry hour of exist ence and will now operate to focus at- tention upon the temperaments and mental habits of the nominees.
 It is impossible at this stage of tho contest to accurately measure the in- fiuence of the middle west and far west upon the campaign. It is com paratively easy to estimate the chances of Mir. Taft as compared with Mir. Bryan in the east. and especially in the state of Connecticut. Both men are known here, the one through his connection, past a~d present, with Yale university. and the other as a frequent visitor and platform advocate of experimental phllosophies. Both are known in this state upon larger scale. from that national point of view which enables one to make a decis- ion as to the comparative usefulness of men as public servants. These views may be modified or enlarged IS the campaign progresses, partly be- cause of what the candidates them selves will say and do, and partly because of what their judiclous and in- judicious friends will say and do, but nothing short of mira ,le will dis turb that fine difference between the two men, which has been established by the service they have already given, and which logically marks MT. Taft as the better prepared of the two to take up the burden of federal responsibil- ity
 The nation has moved forward since the election of 1904. The old tradi- tional conservatism of the fathers, while we are not prepared to say that it has been abandoned under the ad-
 
 ministration of President Roosevelt 1t has certainly been stimulated by the application of more aggressive princi- pies of conduct A different view eX- ists as to the responsibility of the government toward the people it is charged to protect against every form of greed. The old principle of the survival of the fittest, operating along the lines of least resistance, has been vival of the most deserving, operating under the direction of the government itself The readiness of the two gre 1t political parties to extend their lines of resistance until the government un- obligation is clearly reflected in their
 
 platforms. For good or for evil, the country is to continue to solve its problems in the modern spirit of in- quiry and that fact carries one logical ly to consideration of the two men, one of whom will be selected to do the work.
 The personal integrity and patriot ism of MT. Bryan has no part in the discussion. Both gentlemen are men of high personal honor and motives, Neither has 6 private past to conceal and 1t is because each has lived hls life in the open, and afforded every conceivable opportunity for men to compare their achievements, that the services of MT, Taft appear much