Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-03
increasing influence upon most vital ques-

increasing influence upon most vital ques-
lions.
In our domestic affairs. In whatever po-
alton he has held. he has displayed the
rare union of a judicial temperament with
an unsurpassed gift for administrative
management.
More thar any other of our public men
he has had to do with our outlying de-
Tendencies and colonial relations. 1t was
he who took in charge the prosecution OF
that colossal enterprise on the isthmus.
the canal uniting the lesser and the great
er oceans. and under his directing hand
the completion of this most stupendous
of public works is no longer a vague and
distant hope, but an imminent reality.
With his ever ready skill as a pacificator
he restored tranquility in the FERTILE is
land of Cuba, SO often distracted by civil
strife. In the faroff Philippines. under a
blazing tropical sky, ne found a people of
many races and tribes. degraded by CEN
turtles of misrule and oppression. and
there. too, he not only established the rule
of law and local control in place of con-
fusion and bloody strife, but showed the
way to self government and a new recog-
milton of the rights of man.
Secretary Taft has exceptional famil-
iarity with conditions in the distant ORR
ent-in Japan, in China. We may rest
assured that our traditional friendship
with Japan will continue. Moreover, the
future promises that the slumbering mill
ions of China will awake from the leth-
argy of ages, and she then Will realize
that the morning dawn of fresher life
and wider outlook comes to her across
the broad Pacific from free America. her
truest friend and helper. We covet no
portion of her territory. We desire from
her, as from all nations. increased good
will and that mutual respect which knows
neither buster nor cringing on either
side. Thus in this new era of larger re-
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hension of national and international sub
jects, would furnish a certainty of peace
and sustained prestige. Under him at
home and everywhere this mighty people
would have an assured confidence in the
secure development and progress of the.
country and would rest safe in the reli-
ance that a chief executive was at the
helm who in peace or in war would guide
the destinies of the nation with a strong
hand and with a gentle, patriotic heart.
And so today in the presence of more
than 5000 and with the inspiring thought
of the well nigh 10000 times 10000 who
dwell within our borders I nominate for
the presidency that perfect type of Amer
lean manhood, that peerless representa-
tive of the noblest ideals in our national
life, William Fl. Taft of ohio.
Demonstration For "Big Bill"
When Representative Burton ended
his eloquent speech nominating the
secretary of war with the name of
Ohio's favorite son there occurred the
real demonstration of the day. When
the name of Ohio was reached in the
roll call of the states the delegates
started a cheer which lasted for two
minutes, but they desisted to listen to
the forceful address of the distinguish
ed Ohioan. As he finished the Ohio
delegation gave a cheer which started
the ball rolling, and one delegation
after another Joined in. Texas led the
shouting and displayed a banner con-
sisting of a huge pair of trousers la
beled "As Pants the Hart For Cooling
| Streams, So Texas Pants For Taft"
The Taft banner of the Blaine club
was produced, the Philippine dele
gates raised a little girl to their shout
ders and cheered like mad, and finally
the Ohio delegation started a ''march
around" headed by Ex-Governor Her
rick, Charles P. Taft, half brother
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