, 1908-06-20
PLEASED.

The people OF this state have got
what they wanted. Democrats and re-
publicans favored TAFT before any re-
publican candidate. The members Of
the minority party favored Taft be-
cause they were certain he would
make a president In whom they could
place implicit trust and they are just
as anxious for good government in the
United States as the republicans. To
be sure. they would prefer to have
good government come through their
own party. but II hat cannot be, then
they desire that 1t shall come through
an honest, able republican. The Re
aublicans of Wyoming favored Taft
because he was the embodiment of all
the progressive policies for which the
party Is now sponsor. He has repeat
eddy said in most emphatic
that he viii continue to carry out the
work so ably begun by Theodore
Roosevelt and in which he ha per-
sonally taken such an important part.
Wyoming has been for Mr.. Taft from
the opening Of the campaign for the
nomination. Here and there were a
few scattering votes for other can
d,dates, but the great mass of the
voters we're for the secretary. Every
straw ballot gave this result. Every
primary vote proved 1t and county
and state conventions confirmed the
peoples will. When he was selected
by our state convention rs the states
choice, there was general satisfaction.
There are many reasons why Sec
retary Taft should be acceptable to
Wyoming voters. First of all, he ID
charmed with the west and has ever
given 1t his hearty support and earn
est, sincere friendship. Our repre-
~sen&atives at washington are close to
him and have not only HIS official
friendship and good will. but his warm
personal regard. Senator Warren as
as close to him as he is to any man In
public life, and this mutual friendship
and high regard is something that
lei a great deal to a state. we
send representatives to Washington TO
aid us not only in a legislative way
but through the departments. on
stantly citizens OF the state are ask
ing that things be done for them al
the seat of government. Matters De
fore the several departments are 10
be expedited and eve calls for favors
are made 1t the White House. How
important it is that we should be upon
amicable, friendly relations with the
chief executive and the members OF
his cabinet.
Mr.. Taft has visited our state and
has a warm personal feeling for our
people. He was given a splendid re-
ception in Wyoming and appreciated
1t to the fullest extent. He Is more
nearly the embodiment OF all that we
hole to be ideal in a candidate thar
any other living american. He stands
for protection to American industries
something in which wyoming has a
vital interest. There is to be a ire
mendous fight over the wool schedule
and the tariff upon hides, iron and
coal. These are things New England
would be pleased to see on b free
list and for which that section OF the
nation will fight. Wyoming's finished
products are New England's raw ma
terial. so far as hides and wool are
concerned, but all sections of this ma
ton must be compelled to yield to the
general principle of protection to
American labor. The laborer on the
sheep ranch must be looked after with
the same solicitude as the laborer in
the New England mill.
Secretary Taft is just the big, broad,
generous.hearted kind of a man that
the west likes. He is broad in his
judicial training, broad in his states
manship, board in his executive abil-
ity and broad in his personal friend
ships.
There is certainly not a man OF
woman in the state OF Wyoming bu,
who feels a sense Of security In the
thought that Mr.. Taft is likely to be
the pext prpsident of our great nation.