New-York tribune., 1908-05-23
WANT TO SEE TAFT WIN
GEORGE T.. Ide and Isaac ~. Sehg-
man FdUor His Candad0cy.

c.orrs 1de nresident of the Home Life In
surance Company, in an interview yes'e'ua' A.,
out for a careful conservative. quiet man III 'ii. -
Presidents chair and said that eeoie'' i"-
would fill the bill. Mr.. Ide said:
.In the present chaotic condition OF aHairs' "ni'
we need is a careful, level headed cohS'i
and quiet man in the Presidential char' d i"'
will restore things to their normal conoi'ioh' ro
three or four years previous to TINS pai,io 'no
dition was abnormal 1t Impossible 10 hhow
what 20 expect Each morning had d SUI ,. %
some sort Now what want is 10 kho" "iia' -
expect and my condition and state OF Ihiiio rep
4 49, -, ~. r,,hic In other words. we are
IN the air The only hope of getting down TO eallh
again is in putting into the PresioenliH. @ cnar
man who can be relied upon. who VIII ho' sdS oI.
thing to-day and another tomorrow, wise ana
modest man who is not only certain VI A
tolerant of the opinion of others. -,
Never forget that the wsest man - .le ~,
tolerant Tolerance of the opinion OF o'res 10 'ie
hallmark of the broad thinker. IL you lhteho u
institute reform In any particular me III is' 'uuy
:. from every side from top to bottom; consult
with those best posted. practical men III ,a. ~
and before you act digest thoroughly .he ia' '
in all reforms particularly in the business REFORM
tho nrocess must be cautious ana gradual ahu 'o
,,,,st he Ied hv a cautious and careful hand
.Spectacular appeals to prejudice lhcohple'e hiii
imperfect Investigations hasty lesslator' Pupic
clamor pride of opinion, these should nave no
pIace In the programme of the true studeht ol
American economies We need caution wisdom.
tolerance patience and every other good oid-lash-
ioned virtue combined In the leader of our anars
at the present moment. and it is my oplhoh' paseu
upon nv personal knowledge of the man-and
should know him we'll having been his reno"
student at Yale-ttat they are notably conlpheo Ill
the person and character of Secretary Tatt-
Isaac n. Seigman the banker also is out lor
Taft He sad
II consider Mr. Taft appropriate candidate lor
the Presidential nomination, for the reason that
he is conspicuousy of legal and temperate tone
of mind He combines with these exceptional quar-
ties a experience in all public questloIs' Is
pecialIy on matters affecting our newly acquired
countries and colonies. He has been marVellously
successful on these missions in Panama Porto Rico
and the Philippines.
Mr.. Taft has the absolute confidence of the pet
ter class in the Philippines His adrot and d1pio-
n1atic settlement of the complicated friar church
controversy in the Philippines would undoubtedly
gain him a great number of Cathohc votes
Aside from this, his vast experience on the
bench would prove of great advantage TO the COM
munity, especially there will be several Vacah-
cies at least three four. to be filled in the Su-
prene Court during the next few years. regard
this matter as OF much importance ana Sec
retary Taft as conspicuously well able to make
these selections.
Mr.. Taft represents the conservative element or
the Republican party, and he will have the sup
port of the business interests throughout the coun