The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-08
OUT
sTR0NGF0R TAFT
Fairbanks Has No Chance and.
No Use to Waste Ken
tuCky's Vote.
Card in Louisyille post).

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The battle for the presidency Il
now on Certainly no intelligent man
believes that Fairbanks has i chance
for the nomination. OF course, IN
diana Is for him. but who could name
another state that it is possible for
him TO earry?. Hughes win ret i
solid delegation from New York.
through the grace and courtesy Of
William H Taft. Knox, Cannon and
La Toilette are only mentionedr as
candidates. Secretary Taft looms no
everywhere as the choice of the peo-
pie, There is no objection to him
In any section of the country ON his
own account. His enemies are those
who are opposed to the policies of
Theodore Roosevelt. His friends are
those who are for him bebcause he Is
worthy and well qualified, and those
who know that he represents more
fully than any other aspirant the
principles and purposes OF the pres
GAA NN00A Al dullluAblEdLluU ~
Judge Taft is a great man, and
has made good in all the high ofices
he has beben called on to fill. HIS
private character is irreproachable.
His father was an able man, and a
pure patriot. called to the bench at
a very early age, William II. Taft
was known all over the country as
one Of the ablest, purest and most
fearless judges In the land. Selected
to be governor of the Philippines by
Mckinley, he made a wonderful rec,
ord as an executive. His administra-
tion Of the high Office Of secretary
of war has not been surpassed by any
predecessor. He has been ex-oficIo
chief of u tnsular service, and has
so conducted it as to gain new lau-
rels for himself, and in a way to win
the confidence and esteem of the
people of our new possessions. He
is entitled to the presidency, II it
should so to merit ability and pat
rloIc ueVouon TO duty.
And, then more than all this, he
is the choice Of Theodore Roosevelt.
and will continue the policies OF that
illustrious man, who has shown him
self to. be the greatest executive this
country has ever had. Some people.
for lack of any other objection, say
they are opposed to him as a rebuke
to the president for having a choice
of a successor. Theodore Roosevelt
would not be the strong man that he
is II he were not anxious to take part
in the selection Of the man who VIII
come after him. Jefferson was for
Madison, and Jackson had Van Bur-
en- nominated. Taft is a stronger
man than either Madison or Van
Buren,. Madison was an accomplish
ed, able statesman, but the condition
of the country when the war OF 1919
began showed how weak he was as
an executive. Van Buren, was a
shrewd able New York politician, but
nothing more. Judge Taft has abII-
ity, culture, character and experience.
WAAA manu- al Auedl pTeslQGnI anu
his intimate Connection with the adj
mlnistration Of Roosevelt will make
him all powerful in his race for the
nomination and in the struggle be-
fore the people. He win excite more
enthusiasm than any other candidate
and will give fuller satisfaction as the
chief executive of this great country.
Why. then should the Republican
party hesitate, or why should we In
Kentucky be divided in our support
of him? He is as much our neigh
Dor as is Mr.. Fairbanks. He stands
for all that we want as president OF
the United States. I hope that KEN
lucky will vote for him with an en-
thusiasm which will show how hearty
and earnest is our support. Ny own
opinion is that he viii most probably
be the only candidate named before
the convention. The Influences that
are opposing him cannot fool the
American people. With William II.
Taft as our standard bearer. no one
can doubt the result in November.
w. NJ. BECKNER.
Winchester, Ky.