Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-24
URTON PICTURES OHIO
 MAN IDEAL NOMINEE

hatlper him. Although of an augress,xc p,,sui"i.'|, po ne possesses an infinite good
 ht'' charm or manner and n noise ,'d uaNe Haue him a model for exalt- ,h Stat,on, m the final analysis even the highest officials must h. judged s" men and under this criterion Secretarv Lait ls now and will ever be known for n, u,vaa symiathies with every grade V, nuinahltN and as one invaribly pctu- ated by that democratic spirit which snoulh charactorize h progressive Ameri. san Ahd yet no one can for moment hesitate to recognize his severity i'm deal ing with wrong doing While no honest ehterpris" need fear him, no dishonest scheme could hope to hide its face from "'v ngh, or to escape punishment.
 men he has had Co do with our outIyinR dependencies and colonial relations ii was ne who took in charge the prosec,i- tlon ot tnat colossal enterprise on the lsthmus, the canal uniting the lesser and the greater oceans. and under hig directing hand the completion of this most stupenduOus of public works Is no iong,r vague and distant hope. but an imminent reality With his cver-ready skill as n pacitcator. he restored tran quility m the fertile Island of Cuba, su often dis,rac,ed by civil strife In the iar-9u Philippine. under n blazing tro- pical sky, he found a people of many races and tribes. degraded by centuries or misrule and oppression: and there too he not only established the rule of law thhN fp'ii 'NNupl lll pidtt or confusion and strife. but showed the way to self government. and a new recognition of the rights of man For peoples and races, like individuals. under the inspiration of Friendly guide. may lift their faces hcayenward and seek to climb the grea, worlds altar stairs to nobler heights of liberty and opportunity. It k to his last ing honor that his desire was not to be known as Taft. the Pro-Consul." but as Taft, the Father of the Philippines. % who brought to them the light of mod crn civilization.
 Taft in World Politics.
 In the larger sphere of world politics. wc are entering Into new and closer bonds with all the nations of the earth. Who is better qualified than be to lead America to her true position m this later day when the boundaries established in the centuries past ar" becoming less dis tinct and kingdoms and races are begin ming to realize that they have nll one common destiny?
 Secretary Taft has exceptional iamili- urity with conditions in the distant Oricnt-in Japan, in China. We may rest assured that our traditional friend ship with Japan will continue. MoreoN0
 Inc future promises that the slumbcrihp millions of China will awake from the |. .thnrgy of agts. and she then VIII real ize that the morning dawn oi trcshei life and wider outlook comes to h"i across the broad Pacific from free Amer lea. her trucst friend and helper. w coVct no portion of her territory. w desire from her. as from an nations, in' creased good will and that mutual re- spect which knows neither bluster noi cringing on either side. Thus in fhi' new era of larger relations. Secrotar, Taft. with his compre honsion oi nation, al and international subjects Moul' furnish a certainty of peace and sustain, ,d prestige. Under him. at home ano everywhere. this mighty p"opl" woul' hay. an assured confidence m the Srcut' development and progress of the country and would rest safe in th" reliance tha' a Chief Executive was at the helm who I'm peace or in war. would guid" the h"s ,iui,s of the nation with a strong hand and with gentle. patriotic heart. And go today. in the prcs.nc. oi nor iny thought of the wcll-nigh ten thous land times ten thousand who dwell with i'm our borders. I nominate for the pr.sl dency that perfect type nI Nni,ll'" ~ n inc nnblest ideals in our national hi' William IT, Taft. of ohio.