The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-06-23

I the Philippines, as secretary of war, which
| has included the work of colonial secre-
| tary and director of national public works,
| he has received his training and has al
| ways shown himself master of the situa-
ton and competent to make more honor
| able and beloved the American name.
| There have been no years Of inaction In
| his career. He has been continuously en-
| gagged in weighty tasks and each success.
| sive service has been characterized by an
increasing influence upon most vital ques-
| tons.
In our domestic affairs, in whatever po-
Bition he has held he has displayed the
rare union of judicial temperament with
an unsurpassed gift for administrative
management.
| More than 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 vague and
| distant hope, but an imminent reality.
! With his ever ready skill as a pacihcator
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 he found a people of
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 famfl-
iarity with conditions in the distant ORR
ent--in Japan, in China. We may rest
| assured that our traditional friendship
with Japan win continue. Moreover, the
future promises that the slumbering mil
lions 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-
lations Secretary Taft with his compre-
hension of national and international sub
jects, would furnish 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 gentle. patriotic heart
And so today in the presence of more
than 10000 and with the inspiring thought
OF the well nigh 10000 times 10000 who
dwell within our borders l nominate for
the presidency that perfect type of Amer
lean manhood, that peerless representa-
tive of the noblest ideals in our national
life, William H. Taft of Ohio.
Demonstration For "5ig 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 little girl to their Shout
ders and cheered like mad, and finally
the Ohio delegation started march
around" headed by Ex-Governor Her
rick, Charles p. Taft, half brother of
the candidate, and Governor Harris
The galleries caught from the Ohio
ans the refrain, Taft, Taft, Big Bill
Taft, and marked time with 1t as the
march proceeded, willie other delega-