The Washington herald., 1908-06-19
No MAN HIS MASTER
New York Suns Opinion of
the Nomination.
NO FETTERS IN THE PLATFORM
Considers Candidate Free TO Let
Men Live in Peace and Enjoy the
blessings Of Liberty-Sees No Rea-
son why He Shall Not Prove Ac-
cOmpIice OF Prosperity.
special to The Washington Herald

Special TO The Washington Herald
New York. June lS.--The sun tomorrow
will publish the following editorial on
the nomination Of Secretary Taft:
The unanimous and enthusiastic ap-
proval al Chicago Of Mr.. Roosevelts con-
duct Of the Presidency. Of his policies Of
his unselhsh patriotism. Of his adamant
veracity. and OF his simple-hearted states
manship passes into history as a pure
and unassailable record Of greatness.
Dictated by the gentleman himself, II
probably lacks nothing Had the con-
vention had anything 10 do with Il. other
than to furnish the noise. It might not
have been worded in such modest taste.
and might have offended the fastidious
by some unfortunate redundancy of
idolatry. AS It stands, II is a reliant but
sufficient paean and reflects infinite credit
upon its usually Incorporate author.
No Handicap I'm Platform.
1T is a great relief, too, to find that
nothing has been put in the platform
which precludes the possibility OF Mr..
Tafts election. He is not committed by
It to any well defined form Of sacrilege in
respect Of the Constitution or Of the
courts. Ii contains no mandamus to con-
tinue the work Of destruction so aUspi-
ciously pursued by his predecessor. In
fact. we discern in II no insuperable OBJ
stacle TO Mr.. Taft's' conducting a con-
structive and beneficient administration.
Mr.. Roosevelt has so far escaped a single
achievement of a constructive character.
everything that he has accomplished has
been disruptive or destructive as he him
self. doubtless. now amiably admits But
Mr.. Roosevelt imposes no compulsory pre-
cedent upon Mr.. Taft any more than Mr..
Mckinley imposed moderation. sanity. or
Christian charity upon Mr.. Roosevelt.
No Pledges to Keep.
"Of course, no one forgets how Mr..
Roosevelt pledged himself over Mr.. Nc
Kinley's bier to perpetuate the benefcent
and humane policies Of that lamented
statesman; but equally no one expects Mr..
Taft. when Mr.. Roosevelt has entered into
a becoming political repose to pledge
himself to insure the people four years
more Of nightmare.
NO. we see nothing in the Chicago
platform, depressing and Unmistakable as
its authorship Is. which entails any obli-
cation on Mr. Taft that Is in conflict with
his character as a truthful and honest
gentleman, who Is incapable Of perverting
his experience as a servant of the people
and as a Just and fearless Judge to the
betrayal of the Constitution and the de-
Element of the institutions of his country.
If Mr.. Taft is elected. the platform as
signed TO him to-day imposes no duty
upon him to provide for his future per-
sonal political welfare by filching twenty
millions year from the National Treas
ury in fictitious and scanddlous pensions
Committed to No Procedure.
I'VE see nowhere that Mr.. Taft is com
mitted to any insane procedure against
private property, or against wealth, or
against the business structure OF the
country. There is no heaven-sent invoca-
ton in the platform TO wreck the country
at the height of its prosperity, and in a
lew short months to transform a hive of
happy industry into a scene of misery
and confusion. From that Mr.. Taft is
immune
If 1t pleases an almighty and kindly
Providence TO permit in now little
while the removal OF the pail of dealt,
]
has spread over the welfare of the coun-
try and to forbid the prompt replacement
of that pail at the hands of Bryan. there
is no order in the platform to Mr. Taft
that he proceed forthwith 20 spread an
other.
Free to Let Men Live.
Mr.. Taft is free TO let men live in
peace and enjoy the blessings Of liberty.
There does not seem to be any compulsion
upon him to foster IN the breasts Of the
millions who work an implacable and de-
stroying hatred of the capital whereby
work Is created and made possible We
can see no reason why he should not
| prove, following the natural inclination of
the sort Of man that he is the very ac-
complice of good feeling and prosperity.
1.-The profession Of faith attached to
Mr. Roosevelt's personality in the Chi
hcago platform inculcates among its mega
tive beatitudes the exhortation that we
forget our common misfortunes. forgive
the wrongs to which we have been sub
lected so brutally, give thanks to AL
| mighty God, and so back to work."