The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-02-25
OUR NEW PRESIDENT.

Before the next issue of The Citizen reaches its readers will
have new president Theodore Roosevelt after seven years Of
the people Of this country whose election against the forces
financial corruption and political possible only by
Seldom change of admins
aon full Of satisfaction and of promise for the welfare Of this
country.
1t oregone conclusion Mr. Taft will continue the
Roosevelt policies The politicians who had hoping
change OF policy are already seeing disappointment Mr. Tats
methods will be different from RoOseve, and this
opponents Of the farmer had built much hope Now
that the difference will be merely of method
will be more confidence among the ~ patriots who have followed
Mr. Taft takes office many important problems
brought forward by Roosevelt still unsed He will be supported
not least have to face the bitter antagonisms
Roosevelt has aroused He will bring his task mind
the law and therefore fitted grasp
solve the questions which with which he must work He will have
in his work seadns and quiet force almost powerful that
of his predecessor and likely opposition things
be expected of the next four years and they will be
fruitful in constructive Legislation than any since the
Those, however who expecting all the great things
happen at will be disappointed 1t the Taft
try things problems are too many and too
heavy permit any lightning solution will take the full
term of his Office to accomplish the important
pansbu some Of these plans have been hanging fire for
The first question up s oil tariff Already
that in fair of settlement and Tafs personality has shown
its strength By simple announcement that fake" reform
spite of the powerful who wished to continue of their
friends in what amount to public thes The session to consider
and finally place the tariff out OF the realm of politics for several
FooWing will be taken up the other Roosevelt policies
Mr. Taft has yet indicated which push first
the end bis term we certainly expect laws for the
Creating parcels post
Regulating the OF securities of all railroads
porations doing inter enable
investors to Judge certainly OF the value of the properties
Preventing the issue Of injunction by Federal
in such unfairly to nure labor industrial disputes
Establishing form Of currency banking system
take from the hands of Wall Street bankers the
the welfare of the country.
Regulating procedure in Federal way
greatly hasten the adjudication of
Establishing regular forest policy covering the whole
of the United States.
Establishing system which shall give the country
every where cheap competition with railways.
Providing taxation which shall make the rich their full
share OF the burdens of imposing duties either
large inheriances incomes
This programme is along and it will haste
Neither when all here will have heaven earth
these will long toward justice among toward financial
prosperity and toward and happiness this
No administration has been position pluck much Of
the peued fruit OF this and
indeed have such as Taft upennd the harvest
least of Rooeve good work that he possible
Taft to take the seat of power after him.
The good wishes and gratitude Of eighty million people follow
Roosevelt into his retirement The nation looks Taft
with hopeful confidence and the of his wohness
great office.