The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-04-24

suicide. | thought that was clever. !
would have taken the same course
II was good political sense, common
political prudence. One day stump
speaker stood before new audi.
ence. He posed ~ moral man.
but did not know what church his
new friends PARTICULAR, fsvored. SO
he crept along He said Ladies
and Gentlemen, my grandfathei was
a Presbyterian (no app!ause) Ny
grandmother belonged to the chui.
of England (no applause). My father
was member OF the Lutheran
church mo applause). My sainted
mother was communicate OF the
Methodist church" The audience ap.
plauded and cheered him. The politi-
clan had found the pulse. lie con.
tinued: And. ladies and gentlement.
at my mothers knee. when toddled
down from the lap espoused the
faith of the peoples church founded
by Wesley, and | do not give "A
Cd d--m who knows It,"
Taft does not know anything about
the peoples pulse. He is not a vet.
erinary. When he made his trip
around the circuit. what did he do.
He struck right out frankly from
the shoulder. He committed himself
finally on every question before
the people. lie talked Dutch. Had
he been less honest. less brave he
would have felt his way. TAFT neve:
feels his way. lie fights for what
he gets and he fights in the open
To illustrate. The temperance wom-
ed called in delegation on the
president and congratulated the pres.
ident on becoming a teetotaler The
president answered. Ladies, you do
me too much honor. do not drink
because | do not wish to take on ad.
ditional flesh" Now there was a
chance for the president 10 gain
favor with many good people and
pin a lily on. He turned aside the
crown
1t Is not a question OF record or
honor with the president. 1t is a
question of doing right and speaking
the truth. This great man chuck full
of impersonality has punched every
error he could land on, not in the
back. which is the favorite finesse
OF the politician. but between the
eyes. Taft struck out at corrupt
political bossism in Ohio. He struck
out at the flaw In southern chivalry,
the error Of the black, the unjust
demand of labor. Wherever error
has raised its hydra head Taft has
smote it. The press has howled.
the insurgent has howled about his
heels. This section and that has
| protested. In vain this impersonal
man. loving all. has invited political
death in patriotic endeavor to
bring all up. none down.
II 1t is not easy to measure a
man by saying he is above politics,
then | submit Taft in these new
times Is the greatest politician in
/ Amerca-in that he makes an open
stand for the truth, cost what II
may. Look back over his past record
and watch him in the future. Loyal.
/ t. to the truth Is his slogan. and
/ a lt.n
incarnate Pontius Pilot. let It pro.
coed, and on the cross Of liberty let
IL place ON one side of it's victim
an insurgent republican and on the
other side an insurgcnt republican.
Two political thieves.
Public opinion is an impersonal
thing. lie who would win the hand
and faycr of public opinion must
throw Off the garments of person.
aIi,y that snell of soflshness and
emulation, and come forward with
very clean hands. \ Lacavar out
from the west, he must wear The
badge OF imporsonality
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