The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-09
Assert TAFT Is
Best Can ciildate
BIG WALL STREET HOUSE CALLS
ON FINANCIAL INTERESTS
TO ASSIST IN NOM
INATIoN.
SAYS HE WILL CARRY OUT
RoosEvELT's POLICIES, BUT
METHOD WILL BE
TAFT's.

Wall street in particular. are prepar.
ing to line up behind William H. Taft
as candidate for President. no long
er admits OF doubt. Some days ago,
1t was announced that such would be
the case and that some of the big
Wall street houses would lead in the
making public of this determination.
At the time the announcement was
scoffed at by friends Of other presi-
dental candidates but the weekly let.
tiers sent out from Wall street to-day
to all parts Of the country show that
the announcement was well founded.
]. s. Bsche & Co.. one of the old.
est houses in the street and among
the best known on the New York
stock exchange. came out for Mr.. Taft
in their weekly financial letter. In
making the announcement the Bache
firm says:
It is the uncertainty prevailing as
to the candidate which is causing
business to languish. 1t would be
better for the Republican party to
unite on one man at once. and so
reassure the business world. Mr..
Taft Is that one man. He is backed
by Mr.. RooseveIt's influence. and he
stands for Mr.. Roosevelts policies.
But we must here make distinct
differentiation between the policies
advocated by Mr.. Roosevelt and the
methods employed by him to put
them in force. The great financial
interests are opposed to Mr.. Roose-
velt's methods. They have witnessed
with apprehension and alarm his I'm.
petuous campaign, the effect OF
which has been to discredit American
business methods. and to undermine
confidence in the whole structure Of
American business enterprises. They
nevertheless, are fully in accord with
most of the policies which he has un.
dertaken to carry out. They believe
in the reasonable regulation of cor
porations, and in wise provisions to
insure honest conduct of the great
public and private undertakings of
the country. They do not believe in
melting the mob or in arraying class
against class.
Attitude Toward Taft Mistake.
These financial interests, sore from
the slaughter produced by Mr.. Roose-
velt's methods, have looked with dis.
trust upon Mr.. Taft as the heir not
only of the Roosevelt policies. but
also of the Roosevelt methods.
From Information that we have re-
ceived we now believe that this is a
mistake.
Mr.. Tafts long record is distinctly
against any conclusion that he would
continue Mr.. Roosevelt's methods.
He has displayed brains, ability,
good Judgment, and above all, san
! ity. in the great and successful ac-
compllshments of his career.
Chosen by the conservative Nc.
Kinley for the delicate and most diff.
ficult mission to the Philippines. he
there achieved phenomenal success,
! working out the problem with won.
dcrful patience and ability. These
very qualities are what gave him po'
sition under the present administra.
ton. and during the whole of his dis
tinguished career there is not one In
cident which does not stamp him as a
man of breadth. wisdom and justice
We must not lose sight of the fact
that there is temperamental differ
ence in the two men. Roosevelt and
Taft. BY nature. and by training, as
a lawyer and as a judge, Mr.. Taft
has always manifested a thoughtful
attitude in his judgment, and grea
deliberation and conservatism in hi'
actions.
is Wise and Conservative.
During his honorable career on tn
bench. he showed Enthusiastically tn
judicial mind, and 1t is not credibl
that the additional sense Of respons
bility imposed by the presidenc
would lessen his conservatism.
Neither is It conceivable that a ma
of his force OF character would b
controlled, when in the full power c
the presidency, by any outside PEI
sonality.
Men who are closest to Mr.. Tai
assert positively that II elected he wi
conduct the affairs of his ADMINISTERS
ton in n way which will give t
sound business interests that supper
which their welfare requires. an
which conservative citizens demand,
The policies OF Mr.. Roosevelt ca
ried ont with conservatism and jud
cial ability, will benefit every stool
holder and better every honest int
est in the United States.
Mr.. Taft will so carry out thes
policies.
10 tha preat financial interests b.