The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-08
Trains Going West.
TAFT MAKES GOOD.

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public sentiment in favor Of President
Taft. Immediately after the adoption
of the present tariff measure he, next
to Aldrich, was the most roundly
abused man in the country. No presi-
dent of the United States-since Lin
coln-was SO bitterly condemned.
President Taft had difficult role
He succeeded Roosevelt, the most spec
tacular and sensational president of the
United States. 1t was not Tafts in
cIination or disposition to be the news
paper headliner that Roosevelt was.
He is built along different lines. His
methods differ from those of the rough
rider.
More recently the people of the coun-
try are better satisfied with Mr.. Taft
They have realized that the tariff
measure was a compromise between
the widely antagonistic elements of
both branches of congress. The voters
have discovered the tariff measure
while not satisfactory to any particu-
lar clements one of the best tariff
enactments of a century. They are
beginning to appreciate its possibilities
Taft has come out strongly for a
tariff commission by which the neces-
sary changes for the future can be
made on one schedule at a time-with-
out so much trouble and without dis
rupting the business of the country.
Along other lines the president is
making good. He has been proven to
be safe and sound on so many things
that the people of the country are
learning to love and trust him.
He was the personal choice of Theo-
dore Roosevelt for the presidency.
Roosevelt practically dictated his nom
ination. The colonel knew Tafts ster-
ling qualitites--knew of his sympathy
with the Roosevelt policies and today
has only the best wishes for Taft
On his recent conservation speech in
ST. Paul. The Chicago Record-Herald,
the leading insurgent organ of the west
pays the following tribute to President
Taft:
President Taft's address on conserv-
alton at st. Paul is a mastery docu-
ment. 1t Is comprehensive, thorough in
the right spots, sane, practical and es-
sentialiy constructive. 1t furnished the
congress plenty of food for thought
1t gave proper credit where it was due
Tor past and negative achievements
for spade work and public education,
and reminded the delegates that the
second and much more difficult phase
of the movement had been reached
the stage not Of rhapsodies or ardent
advocacy of principles, but of positive
policy, regulation, novel legislation, the
application OF specific remedies or pre-
ventives.
Moreover, the president--who has
been rather impatiently criticised in
some quarters for inaction-promulgat
ed definite policy and outlined a pro-
gramme. He dealt in an illuminating
manner with the several aspects of
conservation, and advocated the Ieas-
Ing system with reference to national
coal, oil and gas lands The partfcu-
iarly knotty problem OF water power
sites, which raises the whole highly
contentious question of state versus
national control and regulation, he
promised to treat In a special message
to congress, but his review of the ar
guments pro and con state control was
lucid and impartial. The necessity of
preventing either monopoly OF water
power through combination or condi-
tons breeding and inviting repeated
efforts at monopoly was fully recog-
nized and faced.
Indeed, no element OF the problem
has escaped the presidents attention.
He has grappIed with objections and
studied the experiments and policies OF
other countries He has preserved an
open mind on some points, but where
action II imperatively called for, as in
Alaska, be has solid, substantial CON