The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-24

lister a government that shall bring
prosperity to a people.
| say that the principles of govern
ment are of the first Importance, but
it is likewise important that men to
secure under these their best effects,
be guided by the voice of the major
ity. The Republican party standing
upon these principles, upon it's great
record of achievement, has nominated
for its president and vice president,
men who have the confidence of the
people of the United States. CAP
plause.) When the people placed in
nomination VIM. II. Taft, they did not
do SO blindly, nor did they disregard
his record. He has been tried in every
walk of life and found true. Educated
as he was in one of the best education
al institutions in the worldwide Col
lege-when he stepped out of that in
stitution with it's guarantee as to
his fitness for citizenship, he did not
enter upon life of idleness and lux
ury, he commenced to do something;
he went to work. He was made prose-
cutting attorney for the county in
which he lived. He was reelected to
this position on account of the ability
he had displayed in the performance
VI Ills uullCS HCll lC Noo dPPOlhlCu
to the supreme bench. The govern
ment recognizing his ability made him
one of it's officers and appointed him
solicitor general of the United States,
the second highest office in the depart
ment of justice. Performing these du-
ties with ability, he was appointed
United States circuit Judge, and set
upon the circuit bench in the court of
appeals for 10 years, making record
for fairness and justice unequalled by
any man. Because of his ability in
this Office he was called upon to act
as chairman of the board of COVER
nors of the Philippine Islands, when
at the close of the war in these isl
ands it was necessary to pick up these
100000 of irresponsible people and
place them on a higher plane than
they had occupied. This was done by
the board of which he acted as chair
man. He was next called to take the
portfolio of the secretary of war. He
had this up to the year he was NOM
mated by the American people; with
the great Panama canal under his di-
rection; with the differences in Cuba
to adjust; and now we place him as
candidate before you as the great
conservator of the good of the Amer
lean people. Nong cheering.) AS his
assistant we place in nomination James
s. Sherman, of New York. who has
sat in the congress Of the United
States for 20 years, as recognized
leader of the principles of the party,
and stands as one of the foremost men
in the party he represents. These are
the men we offer you as the Republic
an candidates for president and vice
president What have we on the other
side of the platform? Laughing and
cries of "Nothing.D
When the Democratic party came
| into power in 1893, for the first time in
many years they repealed the tariff law
which had been enacted by the Repub-
lican party and substituted the Cor
man bill, and it's articles of free trade.
and offered you the free coinage of
silver at Is to 1. The American peo-
pie repudiated it in 1896. And Mr..
Bryan has repudiated it since then and
does not stand for it. daughter and
cheering) They stood for 1t in 1896,
J and repealed it in 1900, and they repu-