Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-30

ing toward state socialism as Mr.. Olney
can be: but the most dangerous efforts
which 1 now see on foot in that direction
are Mr. Bryan's demand that the govern
ment should guarantee bank deposits and
his belief that the railroads should be
owned by the states and the ration.
Mr. Olney Is opposed to the President
and to Mr.. Taft because he says that
their policy of regulating great Interstate
corporations leads to government owner
ship. The curse Of government owner
ship may be forced upon us. but the only
way In which its coming can be arrested
is by government regulation II Is Mr.:
Roosevelt's policy, which Mr.. Taft Will
carry out, which has thus far prevented
government ownership and which. in my
Judgment will continue to prevent II.
Mr.. Olney. as have said. predicates
his argument on what he alleges MI.
Taft and Mr.. Bryan would respectively
do II elected. have very clear concsp
ton of what Mr.. Taft will do. but 1 do
prophecies OF my own. There Is only one
way in my judgment TO decide between
parties and candidates. and that Is TO
Judge them by their record and by what
they are, not by what any one lmas'hes
they may he in an unknown future.
"Mr Olney puts forward as principal
reason for defeating the republicans that
they have held power almost constanrs
since 1890. No stronger republican atsu
ment could be advanced. The great Ten
ure Of power of the republican party mas
been due to the voters OF the Cnlted
States. and they have given the repuoli,
can party power because they believed
that it was better fitted to WELD II than
anv other party. Whatever the shortcom-
ings of the republican party may nave
been. they are competent to carry on tne
government.
I'm the same way would I judge the
~ G0nEDlC-
uous before the country for the past
twelve years. He has large popular FOL
lowing in his own party. he is a prli-
liant and effective popular orator he mas
our politics has been in words. He mas
advocated the free coinage OF silver IN
1896 he stood upon a platform wnich
made a direct attack upon the COURTS. he
has advocated the government ownership
of railroads He is now advocating the
guarantee Of bank deposits. and promises
TO push the Roosevelt policies. to which
Mr. Olney objects. TO unheard-of extremes
II turn to Mr. Taft. 1t is true that
his nomination had the earnest support
| of President Roosevelt. and Mr.. Olney
| thinks that our liberties are In danger
| If. to use his phrase "a President Is al
| lowed to name his successor This Is
| one of the bogies of American politics
unless the American people unite with
| him in doing II. Mr.. Jefferson picked
ont his successor. and Mr.. Madison I'M
doubt dly promoted the choice of Mr..
| Monroe. Andrew Jackson named his sue
| cessor as absolutely as IL could be done.
These Presidents all happened to be
democrats. but 1t makes no difference
| What they were The liberties OF the
country were not endangered by their
action. nor will they be by the election
| of Mr.. Taft because Mr.. Roosevelt favor
| ed him.
What Of Mr. Taft's record? He was
| horn to an inheritance of DISTINGUISHED
| public service. He is a highly educated
man, a graduate Of one of our great uni
yersities. He was bred a lawyer He
had a large practice at the bar He was
a distinguished Judge in one of our high
est courts. He has been governor gen
eral of the Philippines and Secretary OF
War. I cannot express better what Mr.
Taft's services in the Philippines were
than in the words used by Mr.. OInev in
regard to him in Sanders Theater June
2S 1904:
The welcome presence here of nv
friend. the eloquent orator of the day.
suggests some of the most striking of
the new doctrines. He has filled with
eclat certainly the second IL not the
first. most important post in the national
Department OF Justice. He has been a
Judge OF the circuit court Of the United
states. inferior in merit and repute to
none or the eminent holders of the like
once He may In time to come-and
prophetlc voices to that effect are by no
means uncommon-become a member OF
the greatest court the world has ever