The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-25
CURTIS IS HERE.
Returns Today From His Visit
at Boston.
Greatly Pleased With the Re.
publican Ticket.
TRIBUTE TO SHERMAN
Calls Him the Best Parliamen.
tartan Since Reed.
People Will Find Taft a Really
Great President.

Senator Charles Curtis returned to-
| day from Boston accompanied by his
wife and daughter Leona, where they
| mad been to attend the commencement
exercises of his eldest daughter, Miss
Permelia, at Wellesley college. Miss
Permelia and her brother, Harry, will
remain in the east a couple of weeks
on visit with friends.
Senator Curtis went direct to Boston
from the Chicago convention and
joined his wife and daughter in the
Hub CITY,
When seen this afternoon by State
Journal representative the junior sem
ator from Kansas talked as follows
about the Chicago convention, the
nominees and the platform:
"It was a splendid convention. The
delegates knew what they were elect
ed for by the people at home, and no
demonstration, not. even the whirl-
wind for the man of San Juan, could
affect them as regard their allegiance
for Taft.
while there was not the enthu-
siasm at Chicago that marked some
of the conventions of twelve and six
teen years ago, and especially the
Minneapolis convention when Harri-
son was nominated over Blaine, yet
the HepuDl1cdn meeting OF ldSI week
was a wonderful gathering.
1.-The sentiment clearly showed that
vast majority of the Republicans
of the country were for Taft, and
firmly believe that the ticket will grow
in strength and popularity in every
section of the country from now until
November.
1.-THE platform is one upon which
all Republicans can stand with pride
and confidence. AS far as the anti
Injunction plank is concerned, / be-
lieve that it will satisfy everyone but
the extremists. The plank adopted by
the convention shows plainly that the
Republicans are opposed to allowing
temporary injunctions to become per-
manent by putting off the hearing of
the case for an indefinite period.
1.-THE revision plank was all that the
west could ask for. 1t is explicit and
fulfills all promises made last winter.
1 have talked with Republicans from
Boston to Topeka about this plank
and find that it satisfies them all.
Even the beet sugar men from Michi-
gan have no complaint to make, and
1 talked with a delegation of them !
met on the train.
ct have known William H. Taft very
| intimately ever since we made the
trip to the Philippines in the same
company. He is one of the broadest
and ablest men of this generation and
will make one of our greatest presi-
dents. He will be president in every
| sense Of the word, and will grow in
his hold upon the people every year of
| his administration.
| HE is fearless in the discharge of
| his public duty, and 1 believe that his
| address before the Philippine assem-
| bly, when that body was clamoring for
independence was one of the master
| speeches of the new century.
HE told the Filipinos. and there
! were some of the brightest men in the
archipelago present in that assembly,
men who had been educated IN Paris
| and Berlin, that he was opposed 10
| their independence at that time; they
were not ready yet, and they &C
| quiesced to his recommendation OF
| patience.
"I have known James S. Sherman,
| the nominee for vice president, in
timately for fourteen years and served
part of that time on the Indian COM
mittee with him. He is one OF the
best men in the country, is possessed
of fine business ability and no shadow
of suspicion of any kind has ever rest
ed upon his public or private life. He
! is the best parliamentarian in congress
since the days of Thomas B. Reed Of
Maine. and even during Mr.. Reeds
| reign in the house. Mr.. Sherman was
| often called to the chair
| Mr.. Sherman is one of the most APP
| proachable of men, warm hearted and
whole souled. He has been in congress
| for twenty years, the last eight as one
of the leaders in the house. He served
as a member of the Hepburn rate COM
mittee. The talk of his being a re-
dictionary is without foundation: He is
a warm friend and admirer of Pres1-
| dent Roosevelt, and has often been
| called by the president in consultation.
| I know whereof speak in this matter,
| for 1 have been with him on several
occasions of this kind"