Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-24

dental year like this. unless there is
added to them n flrm sagacity and An
unylelding independence and courage
IN meeting the great Issues"
The Atlanta Constitution, strongly
democratic. in an editorial entitled
How the South Views Judge Taft"
quoted in the New York World OF June
20, has this TO say;
And Willie the Constitution and the
Southern states speaking by and
large, maintain a political alignment
antagonistic to Judge TAFT, we RISK
few contradictions IN stating that the
dominant element In this section VIII
view this nomination as the wisest and
most acceptable choice that could have
been made by his party 80 far az the
interests of the South and the nation
are concerned. The affiliations OF the
Constitution and the Southern States
are too we'll known to require elabora-
ton. But should the Democratic party
fail OF success at the polls next No
vember. we believe observant South
erners will regard the access Of Judge
Taft 20 the Presidency with compla-
cence."
The Washington Herald, In an edl-.
torial in its issue OF June 10, admits
that neither party can tell with GER
tainty what Is going to happen in Nov
ember. II is to be a hard fought cam
paign, this great national struggle now
nj hard. and 1t viii be fraught with
doubt TO the very end" But in the same
editorial 1t characterizes Judge Taft as:
"a man OF clean personal life, of
demonstrated capacity for doing things
and a ull-blooded American, his wor-
thness to carry the standard OF his
party in the coming quadrennial cam
palgn is not to be disputed in any
quarter He Is Of Presidential size.
The great office Is not belittled in his
nomination.
The New York World, the leading
Democratic Journal OF the nation, of
June IL has this to say:
ut is true that Mr.. Tart could not
have been nominated on his own merits
without Mr. Boosevelt's support and
the support of u great army of Office
holders. But 1t is fair TO admit also
that they could not have nominated
Taft but for Taft's exceptional record,
ability and character"
The Worcester Gazette, of June 10. an
independent journal, takes this view:
Taft has been long tried in the pub
lie service. He has never been found
wanting. His views on great public
questions and policies he has often de-
ciared. In word, the manner OF man
he is and the manner of things he is
likely to do are well known. He is bet
ter known than any of the other candi-
dates, This is why his choice at this
time of business hating and uncertain-
ty In the country is particularly fortu-
nate. Confidence is felt in the man
who in all human probability will be
the chief executive of this nation for
the coming four years. That confidence
can have but one result, which Will be
the inspiration of a fresh confidence In
the people of this land--a thing much
needed Just now to turn travel on to
the highway of prosperity"
II Independent journals can with
propriety express the views here quoted
on the qualities of the Presidential cam
didate of one of the great national par
as crime almost. word OF compll-
ment In the Deseret News, which also
claims the distinction of being an In
dependent impartial newspaper? That
denunciation Is indeed one of the mys-
teries of local politics.
We have already stated, and now
repeat. that the News" is always
pleased TO say a good word for public
men, no matter to what party they
belong. as far as consistent with truth.
In this we are pursuing no course diff
ferent from that OF other respectable,
Independent journals.