Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-02-08

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!. man, gives the following reasons
Why the people want Secretary
! Taft for president:
!, The people want William How
ard Taft for president because he
IS an American through and
! through.
) The people want Taft because.
! when he is called upon to face
a public question or public duty.
: he does not ask, will it paw me
politically to do this, or not do
that! but, on the contrary. his
guiding thought is What shall I
do with this question, or this du-
ty; In the best interest of nv
country Finding for himself
the answer to that self-sacrificinc
patriotic question, he acts ac-
cordingly.
1 The people want Taft because
he has successfully performed
every public duty which has been
intrusted to his charge, since
that day in January, 1881, when
he received his first public ap-
polntment, as assistant prosecu-
ting attorney for Cincinnati.
Ohio.
The people want Taft because
OF his successful organization of
the Philippine Civil Commission
his administration of the islands
and his adaptation thereto of A.
merlcan forms of governments:
his missions in those islands to
various divisions of natives and !
their pacification; his vigorous
upholding of the flag and the SUBJ
mission thereto of the insurrec /
tors; his support of American ed
ucatlon Tor the people of all ranks.
classes, conditions and creeds.
ms fearless adyocasy then and
since and now of the rights of
Gne F1lllplnos to equal treatment
under our laws.
Inc people want Taft because
they realize that the success of
MS mission to the Vatican re-
gardlng our purchase of the
frlar' lands in the PHILIPPINES. is
all the evidence required to prove
that he possesses diplomatic abil- {
lty OF the highest order-such-l
ability, strengthened !
py experience, as will be needed
oy whoever shall be president of i
this great nation of ours. in the '
years of international anxiety s
ana American responsibility ]
which are before us. T
Inc people want Taft because )
when but recently, revolution s
our great trade and q
investment interests in Cuba. he a
hurried down there, and by di- S
'lomacy and candor averted the
inducing the NAL :,
contents on both sides to accept -
provisional government at Amer =.
can hands; under which govern :.
nent the island is peaceful and :"
~
The people want Taft because az
hough vigorously urged by "
resident Roosevelt to accept a
eat for life on the bench of the
upreme Court of the United tr
tates-the most highly respec- F,
ed judicial body in the world. til
e remained true to his promise ca
the people of the PHILIPPINES tr
lat he would not leave them I'M re
civil government was firmly sc
established
The people want Taft because
hen the need arose, mainly in go
lie interest of speedy construc- er
On of the American Panama Ca tai
u. he accepted the great office De
Secretary of war, and by per tic
nal visits to Panama, by the :.
ltting of red tape,'' by care in
tting contracts and buying sup ia
les, he is pushing the work to gu
pected completion at a consid- SCI
ably earlier date than appeared fo1
'ssible before the work came
der his charge. b.,
The people want Taft because Gin
Is a man in every sense of the bel
'rd; man who's word is his A
nd; man who impresses his An
lie manhood upon other men:
nan whose work is never done
Tile there is any of his coun- WI,
rs work to do; man whose tor
is duty; man whose
nple creed is My God, my =
lntry, my party and my neigh
T; a man who is a true hus-
nd, good father and a patrio-
citizen; a man who is loved by
Whn lxn0xr 4; i