The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-10-09

New York the other night, and it has
been coming back and despite the in
clemency of the afternoon and the
fact that [ have made nine or ten
speeches from the train in the course
of the day, feel it's security more this
time than for the last forty-eight
hours.
l am here to speak on behalf of the
republican party and it's candidates.
I esteem that a privilege. The re-
publican party has been the party of
achievement and today it is the party
of intelligent progress. The great
leaders of the republican party are the
priceless memories of the country; their
names and their services are cherished
by all our citizens, irrespective of their
party division. The name of Lincoln,
of Grant, of Garfield, of Mckinley and
of Roosevelt speaks of services to the
nation which no partisan enmity can
obscure, which no partisan division
will ever, permit the nation to forget.
We are now faced with a critical deci-
sion. Shall we 60 forward intelligently,
sanely, choosing carefully our steps, or
shall we give ourselves over to sinful
principles and visionary schemes. In or
der that we may up-build the indus
tries of the country and foster its
prosperity, we need not simply hon
esty of principles, we need discrimin-
ating Judgment; we need not simply
humanity and sympathy, we need wis
dom, sound convictions; we need propo
sails that will stand the test of sober
discussion I am here today to speak
for the candidate of the republican
party for the great office of president.
We must not in our consideration OF
legislative proposals forget what is in
volved in this high office. 1t is the
greatest administrative office in the
world. 1t has confined to its care the
widest range of activities that any
one chosen by any people could essay.
1t has the keeping of our honor to
large degree, the keeping of our peace
1t has the maintenance Of proper
standards of administration of our in
ternal affairs within its care. We can
not have too sagacious, too sane, too
strong, too wise a man in that place.
A man may be recommended by virture
of his ability, or by virtue of his SER
vices, or by virtue of his policies.
Tested by whatever criterion, there
If
the result. 1t is not a matter of con-
sideration wiln regard to the ability
of the candidate? Here we have man
who has been tried in two fields-a
very rare thing-a man tested in two
difficult departments of governmental
work. He has brought to the judicial
office distinction. In his place upon
the federal bench he. commended him
self to the country without regard to
difference of party. How little some
times in this country we fail properly
to appreciate the Importance of leader
ship and a faithful service. The air
is so full of criticisms: we have so
many campaigns and there is so much
effort to array one against another that
sometimes the cynically inclined are
disposed to thinR there is very little
honorable service on the part of our
public officers. Why, if that were
true, we would have gone to pieces
long ago. If it were not for the fact
that the average business man is an
honest business man, we would soon
have lost our prosperity and free in
stitutions would have become a mock
cry. No. it is not so; and when we
consider the work that has been done
in the last few years of a judicial
character in this country, it would
be difficult to point to any man who
has performed more conspicuous SER
vice than has been performed from the
bench of the republican candidate. He
was man whose incredibility and in
telligence and fairness were .univer-
sally recognized. Then he went into
another field, difficult field and with
intricate problems to solve, and again
he justified the confidence of the
country. These days.. when so much
may be said with regard to the fl
deity of the people he placed in POSI-
lions of trust, say, all honor to the
faithful public officer who has shown
his ability, who has distinguished him
self by his service. endorse solemly
and enthusiastically, the candidacy of
William H. Taft. desire not only
that people shall rule that have ruled,
but that they shall rule wisely, and
that the conscience and good judgment
of the people shall rule them. I am
DESTROYS that every abuse in the
effort to turn the government of a free
people to the advantage of few should
be corrected; that every evil that has
crept into the management of the pub
lie should be eliminated; that every
special privilege obtained at the ex-