Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-06-24

! Il | O. ?. .,o of ohio. in placing Taft in
 ,,,iou for the presidency, said:
 convention enters upon the grave
 ,.b.IIty of selecting a presidential
 ,, with the serene assurance that
 ,ti. lrpple. What assembled milti-
 I. 'uy land has ever pointed the
 M .,t. h bpneficent results for home
 ~, ,l. progress of the whole human
 i.. recurring conventions of this
 .ld .rganizationf Yet we do not
 ,,. mon the record of that which
 uplished. We emphasize, even
 u. upremc qualification to solve
 ..lf.m- of the present.
 ,lp,ially appropriate that this
 ,rr .huuld be held In this marvel
 r', uf chicago. whence the steel
 ,nmm.rce reach out in every
 .r over plain and river and noun
 ,..Iui,-t boundless distance. bring x,t. host treasure of a continent to T.m at your feet Here it was that righteous uprising against slavery
 unnrhuuism. sprung from the na- s conscience. raised It's first trium- ., ,..s. when Abraham Lincoln was k,ra,,i And here, again. with notes
 ,huiId, rous acclaim. enraptured .cs erected the naming of Garfield r1r.. of Harrison, and of Roosevelt
 once More an Ohioan.
 ,,.r unin presents a candidate to the tonal Republican Convention. In !. .fuli,ornly presidential campaigns,
 of her sacred soil have led the em- k,lci R.t,ublican hosts to victory. The yEs,, state has assuredly contributed sh,r. nf statesmen and generals for rnbuuIding of the Nation. But that rbi,h W- are prouder still is her yrar, eitizenship-thc mightiest bull kx of tlr Republic in every common ng AsnaNianfa
 ,y..r ready to respond to the tocsin lsrm in days of peril. or to crush Lrirti.n whenever it raises its mcnac- b.ad From this citizenship Ohio. in suprrmc emergency of the Civil War. 1, forth more than two hundred thou L s,lli,fs for our country's defense. \ knd,ll, array easily surpassing In I-lsr. iu- world-conquering legions of y.,I,l C1.sar, and even larger than
 armt ever mustered by Britain for | ,.nt.I n,ld. But transccndent above
 1. th, fact that Ohio Is one of a hl,.- union of states linked together r.f'H-tiug bonds of amity and con ,,,nr lu empire wonderful tn power | im.s' immeasurable In extent. Each r.iru stat. alone would occupy bui IuhoriIrat. Idacc in the great current th. worlds events, but when repre- h by ou" of forty-six bright stars
 fold uf stainless blue. every ons - rrr' uf an emblem of union and of -th mur, beautiful far than tho N brilliant constellation in tn" henv' IA. welcome the friendly rivalry of ksiIa',, from other statcs-from the k,. Empire state. the Keystone state yfsra Illinois. and Wisconsin. forming kh Ohio n broad eNpanSe extending tr Bh-ok,r sweep from old ocean to th, krfino.t bound of the greatest of in i .,s. Each of these presents n lead among leaders whose achicvemcnt' a r.nnNu are not confined to the mar 1. limits uf a single commonwealth da, with f,ryid carnestness wc wage 2 ,,..t For inc prize. Tomorrow, united r ihr fray and quickened by common kn z.al the champions of all the can slus wiu go forth with mounting en' rslsm to vanquish the foe.
 Dangers of Wealth.
 In most pcrplcxing questions of to By ars, from the bountifui develop kni of our material wealth, Such q tfopm,nt can not occur without th' ksu1n nf inequalities and dangers t'
 solal fabric. | most strcnuousll fy thnt th, American business man oi k American citizen rherishtr low'' hndlrds than the citizens of any othei 3prify The American people are by nc Spsrs d, praNvd. Hut by reason of thel eg absorption in varied pursuits an' ! d., pIamuur which attends success II Hat undertakings, questionable meth t have been able to cngraft thensclNtl |sH th business of the country kci Nafds itv, too frequently been galne' -im, who are none too scrupulpus r1uuIl. dishonesty and fraud have as tm,d i prominsncc which calls Tor th |ws.f attention and Condemnatlon H pr man who truly loves the Republic Auinsi au these abuses and m tn fk lUr 1. storing old ideals oi honesl ' n equality. as we'll as for higher stand b. pi civic duty, one man has rtpo' r-, mirtnt and that man is Theohor u~ NpIt Against corruption m ever m h. nts set his face wlth grim u' |u.nail"u. prompt and fearless m nS t ind with that intelligent lcdderShl 3Aeh has assured the establishmcut u l-ittf rrh in which the strong and th 3Fak alike must submit themselves
 impartial execution Of inc hw Asrt Wts need of a strong, courhsrou pri to restrain those destructiv" iotct Dhlh have asserted themselves m thi n, of growth and plenty. The stor his achievcments will make up one , brightest pages in the history q s Ur any other age and will prove thh nal, as in any critical hour oi socls r7' ur of danger, the man VII app'' ' D. cin Rrapplc with the emergency
 Who So Fit as Taft?
 IWho sp nt to take up the tasks whle,
 
 wisely and impartialiy performed z s great War Secretary? Since the d, Pbsn iu Bcniamin Hlrrison's ahmlni fsiion. those two first mtt-thc on, lctor General. the. other as m"nin
 tht Civil Service commisslon' I,nV ,il ho been hound together by like ideal rd aims. hy close ties of friendship m lhs cXchange of mutual counsel; ,uo flih his own individuality and chhthi krsiir- keeping constantly In view u nubiuE vision of better anu si,n F America They have not been sati c that thc Temple of Prosperity shou |. drck,d alone. ny the Jewels oi th. lo hate aud the opulent. but have lns'st, al f huuld siill more abound lil " nits which commemorate the eniorv' Hni uf even-handed justice hnn u 1lnirnancc of that equal oppuItu,l,'' ehth spreads hope and blessing even h' humblest home. Since th" day VII VII aS than thirty years of age, MT ~ khounrrd, with burning words, mIil r ni his profession who had peeh s"Ar
 hagraully vicious practices ann ,, n. smora l2rd the community, ne hn ., seh a.soriated with the csnSs ,u .i u m Niorm with that reform when VII " 0nlanl Itself with academic dlssei eita,i' hollow words. He has been linuu' sh C. spirit of action, HIS ahNo oyn' ,
 souudcr conditions has never atis' iom desire for the exploitation ol hiu st has always been based upon '" Terying integrity and the courase spak the truth, as he understands sn an occasions, no matter how lnnue aal or powerful the evils which ne m si,ack
 No one has ever yet assumed the pre- sntiA chair who had received n,n lsal preparation for the duties ., ,, r' reat office. As Judge in State and re sral courts, as Solicitor General; as so Tnor Of the Philippines, as seersra War, which has Included the wVrr o.onial Secretary and Director oi \