Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-20
Repre- Theodore E. Burton Nominates
Secretary of War William H Taft For President

cess in great undertakings, question
able methods have been able to en-
graft themselves upon the business of
the country. Rich rewards have too
frequently been gained by some who
are none too scrupulous. Monopoly,
dishonesty and fraud have assumed a
prominence which calls for the earn
est attention and condemnation of
every man who truly loves the Repub-
lie.
Roosevelt Stands Pre- Eminent.
+ Against all these abuses and in the
work for restoring old ideals of hon
esty and equality, as well as. for high
er standards of civic duty one man
has stood preeminent, and that man
is Theodore Roosevelt Against cor
ruption in every form he has set mis-
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 a strong, courageous
spirit to restrain those destructive
forces which have asserted themselves
In this time of growth and plenty. The
story of his achievements will make
up one of the brightest pages in the
history Of this or any age and will
prove that today, as In any critical
hour of social unrest or of danger, the
man will appear who can grapple with
the emergency.
Who so fit to take up the tasks
which this wonderous generation de-
mands should be wisely and impartial
ly performed as his great war secre-
tary? Since the day when, in Benja-
min Harrison's administration, these
two first met,-the one as solicitor
general, the other as a member Of the
civil service commission.-they have
been bound together by like ideals
and by the exchange of mutual coun-
sci, each with his own individuality
and characteristics keeping constant
" In view the ennobling vision Of a
better and greater American 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 it
should still more abound in trophies
which commemorate the enforcement
of even handed justice and the main
tenance of that equal opportunity
which spreads hope and blessing even
to the humblest home Since the day
when. less than thirty years of age,
Mr.. Taft denounced, with burning
words, member Of his profession
who had been guilty Of fagrantly VIC
ious practices and had demoralized the
community, he has ever been associa-
ted with the cause of true reform
with that reform which will not con-
tent itself with academic dessertion Or
hollow words. He has been tmbued
with the spirit Of action. His advocacy
Of sounder conditions has never arisen
from q desire for the exploitation of
h,msff 1t has always been bass ed
upon answering integrity and the
| courage to speak the truth, as he un-
derstands 1t en- all occasions. no mat :
ter how influential or powerful the
evils which he may attack
Taft Has Ideal Preparation For Pres
idency.
No one has ever yet assumed the
| presidential chair. who had received a
rnnle ideal preparation for the duties
Of that great office. AS Judge in state
and federal courts, as solicitor gener-
al, as governor of the Philippines, as
secretary of war. which has included
the work of colonial secretary and
director of national public works. he
mas received his training and has al
ways shown himself master of the sit
uation and competent to make more
honorable and beloved the American
name. There have been no years Of
lhaeticri IL his career. He has been
! continuously engaged in weighty tasks
| and each successive service has been
characterized by an increasing I'M
fluence upon most vital questions.
In our domestic affairs, in whatever
position he has held, he has displayed
the rare union OF a judicial ternpera-
ment with an unsurpassed gift for
| administrative management. To him
belongs the extremely valuable faculty
| of eliminating the non essential from
complicated problems and going