The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31

the accusation. His public service has
proved too well where he stands, Il
has extended over TOO many years 10
permit Of continued and successful
misinterpTetatiOn. Mr.. Taft is against
special privilege because every drop o.
blood in him cries out against outrage
and injustice IN every form. AIr. Taft
stands for the Roosevelt policies" be-
Gauss they are and always have been
the Taft policies as we'll No man
has &. monopoly Of integrity or BRAY
cry II. This country, and 10 greater in
suit can be given TO the intelligence
and the manhood OF the American
people than this assertion that every
man who denounces the wrong OF
special privilege Is only echoing the
sentiments OF Theodore Roosevelt.
Il was only natural that the Ameri-
can people. who enjoy a fight and love
a gallant hghter, should have enter
tanned very widely the hope and desire
that President Roosevelt himself
would carry on through another ad-
mlnistratiou the fight on their behalf
ne had so we'll begun. But to Presi-
dent Roosevelt the idea was peculiarly
obnoxious because Of the irnputation
Il contained that there was only one
man n the great party OF which he is
the head competent 10 lead IN such
contest. Among the host Of his
friends and supporters Mr.. Roosevelt
knew many IN whose hands the cause
OF those who believe with him would
not suffer But long and intimate
association with AIr. Tan had given
him that close insight into the Elind
and character OF his War Secretary
which convinced him that here was
the best man 70 come after him and
lead through 20 its elimination the
struggle he had opened
IN voiclng this belief President
Roosevelt has only exercised that
prerogative which is the highest priv
IeEe OF every American citizen Il
is only natural that when the cgS1try
finally yielded TO his determiueticU
not TO accept another term in ts=
Presidency his friends and supporters
everywhere. who had often reHeu Cl,
his Judgment before, should look 70
IL again for guidance in choosing the
man 10 carry forward his uncom-
pleted task There are those who.
knowing tie character and attain
ments OF M. Taft. already see in
this an acd ed service 10 his country
BY Mr.. Roosevelt. But the time viii
come when many others viii know
that one OF the greatest Of Mr. RoOse-
velt's services To his country was that
by which he disclosed TO Mt. Taft the
fullness OF his opportunity OF becom-
ing one OF the great leaders for right.
This campaign has now progressed
sufficiently to make Il certain that
Mr.. Taft VIII be nominated by the
Republican national convention at
Chicago in June. and that he VIII be
chosen by an overwhelming majority
on the first ballot. There IS a siguifi-
canoe which cannot be ignored in the
wav IN which the rank and file or
his party have been turning 10 him
all over the country IN the last few
weeks. Il IS not the work Of the
leaders which has brought this about
The leader who IS successful in poll
tics Is the one who has public sentt-
ment behind him. II IS because the
greet mass OF tho people have conf
denCe in him that Mr.. Taft occupies
the commanding position he holds IN
the Presidential race.
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