Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-09-22

the more dignifed way of presidential expression. He has written private letter intended for public consumption, just as he did two years ago when he gave to the republican majority in con- gress, individually and collectively, his famous indorssment in an emphatic epistle to Congressman Watson---an in- dorsement to which many members ad- mittedly owed their return to Washing. ton. MT. Roosevelt's latest address to the voters-as it very frankly is--comes at psychological moment. It confronts Mir. Bryan on his tour of the east, it synchronizes with the Bryan scare" that has been cleverly worked up by republican campaign managers, and it served as clarion call to Maine repub- licans to do their duty. So much for MT. Roosevelts neat choice of time and opportunity.
 As to the substance of the letter, 1t is most amazingly superlative certificate of Mir. Taft's character and ability. We should think MT. Taft, coming the vo- ciferous praise of his supcr-ego, would pray to be delivered from friend so prolific in the garnishment of his vir- tues. Was ever candidate so bedecked with high Qualifcations7 He is fairly smothered in excellences; he is overwhelmed with the loftiest attri-. butes. To his wisdom, Judgment, good sense and fair-mindedness, extraordin- ary as these are, must be added other mental equipment of truly Roosevelt ion order-faming hatred, scorn, un- quailing and lofty indifference, indig- nation against oppression, jealous cham pionship, fearlessness against abuses.
 So his passions, as also his intellec. tuals, are Jovian. If unable, by reason of native modesty, to promise much, MT. Roosevelt does not hesitate to prom ise profusely in his behalf. Thus we have heavy invoice of post election goods listed for prompt and certain de- livery--relentles swar on evildoers, so even and exact a fxation of railroad rates that the wage earner will be satis- fled with his wages, the shipper with his freight bills, and the stockholder with his dividends, and an efficient regulation of capitalistic combinations.
 MT. Taft will have to be an agile as well as an able and all-powerful execu- tive to live up to all these professions. We haven't observed him making them with any frequency or precision on the stump. On the contrary, MT. Taft, when himself. has usually deprecated the expectation that immediate results in the way of 'even and exact justice'' between the warning elements of our modern industrialism could be hoped for from statute law alone; that it could only be worked out through tedious and painful legislative, administrative and judicial processes. That, however, is not the Roosevelt way, and MT. Taft, We fear, is committed to a fresh dose of my policies" that may not have been mentioned in the original bond.
 MT. Roosevelt s direct plea to labor for support of MT. Taft, in spite of the latter's injunction record, or because of it, adds nothing to the argument on that head, and yields nothing whatever to the labor side. Mir. Roosevelt insists that Taft is labor s best friend; labor, as represented by MT. Gompers, at any rate, holds another view, and there's an end on it. Indeed, the whole letter is an apt illustration of Pope's couplet: Praise from q friend, censure from foe Are. lost on hearers that our virtues
 know.