New-York tribune., 1910-07-27
AS TO Judson Harmon.

,,,r Democratic opponents have noIni-
mated as head OF their ticket a stroIih .ii1+, ,r-
make no mistake about that nhateA 49,, -
NAV be the principles he Stanos ioi, r. L" |,
,-fnies which in our opinion Nouid speli, II
adopted the TlIinatiOn OF TINS counu ;, - 20,
son Harmon is nevertheless tts: !or0e, y
Individual: q keen, shrewd ponucian' IA
axsaVS on the ioh: man OF unlimited AM
l,ifj0n with anaZing confidence III lntiSeii L
aud IN his lucky star. ,s -.
Not content with nominating hlnlSeIi loI
Governor he has nominated himseif TOT
President also There Is nothing siiai'
about him. o,,,,
,,ent and successful lawyer no man ols-
plifes He has gained fame ana fortune %
an advocate of the interests OF corporatlohs'
and principslly OF railroad cofpofetioi,S..
l9e has been the receiver of an important
railroad for years and during at least
portion Of his term as tToFerhor o. tlIe
STATE for sS Governor he has not on4N coh-
tinued TO bold this position but mas even G
leff his office TO appear in the courts ~ @ tue
advocacy Of the interests OF hls pTifate
clients. This may be proper accoI IollS 70
ne ethics OF private life, bat is II proper
in an aspirant for the PRESIDENCY. NO
man Democrat or Republican, can apah-
den the habits OF thought OF Hielhle
after be has passed the age of fhFeescote
years Judson Harmon has spent neatIy
t,voScore Of his more than threescofe {
1ears in locking al public questions Lo..'
me railroad and corporation STANDPOINT
The pcople viii not forget this when they
come 10 cast their ballots
\ II.
IF the United States. How different nave
heca the uses of his legal talents tIie4
lrare not been employed in the service OF
the railroads and corporations, hut ~ tne 81.
.ser,-;re Of the peoDle Like his great pTeoe-
cessor, he sees the peoples sloe hIel: - -
his administration corporations get
square deal, but they get no more 'i'Sl
that $.
Whatever the people may have thought
a few weeks ago. there is no question sboC1
II to-day President Taft has mace soou'
- Few men realize what nNltN OF putpoSS;;
what strength. SaEacity, good huinor aho
rsafience We're required 10 bring order ou'
al the chaos that existed during the cioSIis
weeks Of this session OF congress ooI,Ie
75eopla IuiStook his good humor 1of He2h-
ness his patience for pliability- events h9Ne
proved how sadly mistaken they were To-
,iar there are few who do not know thas
an" TAFT smile IS hut q mask LOT uosS7u
determination and an iron viii.
seldom has il fallen TO the lot Of any
Ia&u to surmount greater obstdcle6 ., ~
cam wing out his promises thail 10 tIle les-
f.ieuf Bssef GA all sides bY violent anu uil-
-r=t critfclSm. haTassed by facuonal dls'
-.tes he remained serenelE conhdeflt q
~. end and the end was a triumph. He
-ad determined from the beginning thal
Iarty pledges we're made TO be performed
7c-dar these pledges are the laws OF lht
rnr1uae7 I'm this legislation are the re
vision II the tariff the railroad bill. the eS-
tahIisamcnt OF postal savings banks the
creation Of tariff commission. the pro-
sisjoa for the invest sllSation OF rahNaN d'
gidentS AND tor n3oulAiE reports ifleff't'
Ef, creation Of a Bureau of Mines. the eA-
tension OF Lax requiring safety appliances
or common carriers suppression or me
''zhi.e slave traffic. the conservation oiiS
4 campaign publicity hin and the admits
Sion Of arizona and New Mexico 10 state
hood.
These hills we're not made hy reaction
aries or bv radicals. they were not made
bv regulars o. bv insurgents. they Were
made b. Republicans. They are kenubil-
an mea aSureS: as such they were signed pA
? Republican President, and as such we
stand for them
| have never asked d man TO leave my
fouSe hecause he did not happen TO agree
with NE upon everything that [ though'
right l have never been in sympathy VIII
he proposition 10 read men out of the Re'
-.llbllcan party because they have not GIloI
al occasions voted with the majority MY
General course in the last Congress ma:
been that OF a So-calle1 regular. because
believed that in 50 acting l could best nell
20 effectively promote the policies or ffesI
d-nt Taft I have quarrel with any mar
who thought otherwise