Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-04
ENTER MIR. TAFT!

Today it is ex-President Roosevelt
and to-day 1t 10 President Taft! The
Lynohburg News va ces the genera
sentiment whAn ii gays:
Drawing a sigh OF infinite relief
at the retirement OF Mr.. Roosevelt
to private. the American public turns
to greet his successor IL halls his
advent into the exalted stat on OF a
nations highest office with cordial
yo!ce; in FRI endly mood, with hope
ful expectation. 1t wishes that the
new administration will round out a
success yful career; that fact, as
vel. by promise and pretense, 1t will
consecrate its efforts to the advance
ment of the general welfare, and
THAI when shall come its ending
time. Il will have written TO good
purpose upon the scroll Of the ma
sons experience. Forgot for the
day, the rancor OF political differ
ence--forgot the sting of pol tica
disappointment-f rgot oil else save
love OF country, impregnable faith in
the country's future, and the spec.
tacle OF the great body OF Ameri-
can citizenship united by common
hopes, inspired by a common pur-
pose; actuated by common loyalty
to country and the national veal.
Thus should it be with al true
American
Irrespective OF party affiliations
the people OF the United States have
cause for satisfaction, in the beV ef
that the man who is to be inaugu-
ratified as president today, tyBdie
high order of citizenship-that
he combines force OF character with
Dreadth Of vision; loftiness % pur.
pose with a keen and consc EN- tious
fsenAe OF responsibility; that he. is BIZ.
OF heart and mind, strong In resolve
and lnfexibue in disposition TO pur-
sue the right as he sees 1t. and TO
act fairly by al sections and ali
classes OF the American public. All
this said OF Mr.. Taft by his friends
and so OFTEN has 1t been proclaimed
and So earnestly, that the public is
ready to accept the estimate. The
duty now resides W. tn the new pres
ideM to live up TO the exaN,d rep.
utation.
MI Taft starts out upon his career
supported by the confidence of the
public, fortified In the esteem of his
party, and with the word looking
IN to see how we'll or i'll he meets
me requirements Of his ,h gh calling
Much depends upon him juH now
The country has but just recovered
rom severe financial crash. The
after days OF RooseVelt's admins
rattan have witnessed but the per.
;epSble widening i'm the unhappy
breach long exist ng between the OK.
ecutiye and legislative departments
Of governments; the conservative
interests are still shudderng from
the shock Of a presidents uncon.
troEed radcallCm and recklessnes,
u temperament. Sanity; catholic.
ry; firmness; a courage so deepl,
'eoted that dt scorns the blatant
tongue Of boastinM to proclaim its
1resen'e; good faith; respect for the
covenant upon whose observance de
ponds the maintenance OF safel,
poised government-thes csc tn mss are
wanted just now at Washington az
they have not been needed since the
lays OF Andrew johnson. Does
Taft pos -ess them? No one save
himself can answer. And he can
answer only by the things that he
ioes-nOt by what he says. How
viii It be wth him? How wild he
respond 70 the supreme obligation
which he assumed to-day? No one
AN say but all can hope that n
vii be as coed and IA thful ser
want. he sha . render account Of hi,
'tewardfh'p to the American pee.
pie.