Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
OF GREAT MOVEMENT
Weight Of Personality in the Sphere
of Politics.
ADVANTAGES OF TAFT
Superior Qualifications OF the Repub-
Iicnn Csndidate-suppOrted ~
Progressive Forces of Amer
lean Nationality.

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the matter Of conspicuity he is the fore
most citizen of the world. He is the
leader of the greatest organized power
in the politics of either hemisphere, and to
this distinguished leadership he adds the
weight of a faultless personality. The
more deeply we inquire into the character
and capacity of Mr.. Taft the more CO.
losssl does he appear habitually and intel
lectually. He is one Of the extraordinary
statesmen who. on close acquaintance, in
spires confidence in great nations. Glad
stone. Bismarck and Lincoln were Of this
class. Their devotion. character and
genius were Of such magnitude as to in
spire implicit confidence. And II is
doubtful IL this country ever had a presi-
dent who was higher in the peoples esti-
nation than is the republican presidential
nominee.
Mr.. Taft's advantage Is tvofold and Is
far greater than that Of any competitor.
He is a man to whom the people can
freely intrust the most august station in
their gift. Can hat be said OF any one
In competition with him7 Examine the
list and see II it can. Mr.. Bryan is the
head man of the opposition. Would the
power Of the republic be secure from en-
c%roachment under the application OF his
impractical and reckless policies? 1t suf-
fered very serious encroachment under
the leadership of more conservative dem
ocrats than Bryan. Don't ever come to
the stereotyped but false conclusion that
the country would get along well enough
with a democratic administration. Six or
seven candidates are out for the presi-
dency, and the only representative OF con-
stitutional government among them is
William H.. Taft. This is his advantage
In conjunction with his remarkable capac-
ity for statecraft.
The personal qualifications Of the re-
publican candidate, you see, are re-en-
forced by a majestic depth OF background
that in the case Of every other nominee
for the presidency Is either very incon-
spicuous or totally absent. Mr.. Taft has
the backing. He runs on both personal
and party records. And where a man is
impelIed in his candidacy by a combined
force OF This kind that defies suspicion
you can't we'll beat him. From any point
OF view he is dominant. The elements
OF invincibility are his. Beyond the In
vulnerable individuality of Mr.. Taft lie
those profound powers Of a political party
that knows not defeat and of a govern
ment whose supremacy Is unuuestioned.
1t is not at all wonderful then that the
personal attributes which in him make
UP the character and the man have the
weight of. Influence and persuasion that
presages victory. He leads the hosts OF
popular government and It is the vast
power Of popular sentiment that s~ustains
him..
Taft's Position Considered.
II one would have b fair estimate Of
Mr.. Taft individually he must take into
consideration the position he occupies
No other man living is so fortified by
political power as he is. The perpetuitS
OF popular government and the execution
Of the party in control. are the incom.
parable forces that sustain him. Mr.
Taft can review history and conscien'
tiously say that his leadership is a par
Of that in which have centralized thu
great OF the world. There
never was a more righteous movement
within the sphere OF civil government
than that to eternalize republican or con
stitutional power. The perpetuation o
the peoples genius as the dominant fore
In politics is what our revolutionar!
armies fought for, what the federalis
and whig parties stroved for, and wha
the republican party has carried to com
pletion and rendered irrevocable. That /
the profound power that re-enforces tn
: character Of William H. Taft and make
him invincible.
He is the friend and benefactor of tn
American people and of all people VIII
comprehend and want eternal liberty
There is no distinction in politics superle
tive to this. Nor does any rank with it j
a comparative sense. We are not, it
' .-,o an,rogsa1 NannIa fiohtfpO FOR frae
dom. as we're the colonists, but at every ma
tional election We either affirm or repud
ate the principles OF government that hav
made the country free and dominant. Ha
not republican politics raised US from tn
abyss of a fratricidal war to the eminenc
of the greatest fraternal and most pow
erful nation of the earth? Nobody can di,
pute that 1t has, for the achievement is a
everlasting and overwhelming fact. 1t
this stupendous achievement that sets OF
In the boldest relief. and with the utmoi
harmony OF relationship, the individualit
OF Mr.. Taft. He has been nominated l.
! the greatest popular force in politics to col
serve and enlarge the power Of the grea
est OF all popular nations
Mr.. Taft's leadership IL in strict oppos
. ton to the revolutionary and discordaI
> elements. You read the character Of Il
opposition in him and his policies. II
Ideas of government are those OF the ms
who, in every epoch, have contributed
~ the majesty and duration of K. All opp
sition to MI. Taft is antagonIsm to wha
ever is conservative and constructive
American politics and IN the entire sphe
OF constitutional government That d
scribes the opposition exactly. It rails
- the republican party, and the republics
RS party. unassisted. has acquired the his
T. order OF Independence that arises from pc
ID ular sovereignty. And that Is the on
IL kind of independence that you can susta
a and perpetuate in this country. IL we a
he not a sovereign people we ars not an ind
d. pendent people. That is the lesson OF o
he politics. Nothing short of supremacy
es sufficient for American independence.
he Hits BuIlseye in Politics.
y, In that discovery the craftsmanship of I
he republican party struck the bullsey4 In pC
lis tiles. The best sentiment of the count
had struggled through two SUGGEST
ed parties for absolute independence, but
ey was not found until the republican par
n materialiEed. Then We got the indepen
e- ence that the founders OF the republic, I
organizers OF the federalist party. saw
the flights OF dreams and bright anticip
lions. The great fact, OF course. is high
- laudatory Of the republican party. It Civ
Oh Il prestige that is unique and immort
10 And this unrivaled prestige Of his party