Semi-weekly herald., 1911-10-02
TAFT IN KANSAS.

President Taft scarcely needs any
champions these days. He is speaking
for himself. He is speaking with a
clearness, precision and compre-
hensiveness that is deserving of the
attention and respect of all men. He
is proving conclusively that his stew
ardship of the highest office in the
land is all that it should have been.
And the people are applauding in
hearty and generous fashion. Wher-
ever the president has stopped, on this
big thirteen-t thousand mile trip he is
taking, large and enthusiastic crowds
have greeted him, even in the centers
that have been classified as being
prejudicedly insurgent. Nor have the
people of Kansas, during the past for
ty-eight hours been at all backward
in showing the admiration they have
for the states distinguished guest.
Not so many months ago, and there
was something of an anti-Taft senti-
ment in the Sunflower state. 1t wasn't
nearly as large as the presidents enc
mics made it out to be. But most of
it that actually did prevail has been
wiped out of existence. AS Kansans
have had time to analyze the achieve
ments of one Of the greatest Repub-
lican presidents, they have not been
slow to extend their favor and SYM
throughout the entire country, and
especially in those sections in the CEN
trail and far west, whose people were
AT one time led to believe by misguid-
ed patriots that President Taft was
failing to make good.
With scarcely more than half of the
first term of President in the past he
has already obtained pronounced
acclamation for denomination, re-
election and second administration.
The president has come to this pres
cnt popularity slowly but surely and
solidly. Well as he had been known
and schooled in diplomacy and gov
ernmental affairs of national and
worldwide scope, the people did not
at first seem to understand or COM
prehend him or appreciate his great
worth. But they do now, for he has
created this belief in him by them
because of the results produced by his
courage and capability. His breadth
of character has placed the welfare of
the public above that of his party.
He has been big enough to advance
the former, by attacking evils in the
latter, and elevating in season and
reason eminent men in the political
opposition.
To name the great things already
done by President Taft makes a long
list, but notable and worthy one.
For like period administration rec
ords have indeed been broken.
The correction of corrupt customs,
the postal surplus, the program for
arbitration between nations, postal
savings banks, Panama canal work,
the Mexican incident, control of
trusts, improved tariff and increased /
revenues, business economies, court
appointments; all blaze trail of tri-
umph for Taft, that must lead to a
second nomination and second cleo
ton, because he has created senti-
ment that is now strong toward these
ends.
Though the conservative the country
needed, the president has been the
most practical and effective of pro.
gressives.
In his bold, brave move for rec-
,rocity he led charge on the tariff
walls that should have drawn the
words, instead of fire of certain in
who signally and selfishly
allied to see their own standard aloft
n the practical palms of the nations
olor bearer. II
While Kansas people were divided {
N reciprocity, the question did not
ngender animosity, but as a whole