The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-10-25
PRAISE FOR Mr. TAFT
EDITORIAL COMMUNICATION OF
HIS CHARACTER, HIS ACHIEVE
MENTs AND HIS WISDOM.
ALL SECTIONS REPRESENTED
The President EuiogIzed Because He
10 WIse, honorable, Dignified,
Courageous and Safe and His
Triumphant Reelection
10 Predicted.

comes editorial commentator OF
President Taft and of his administers
ton. Quite number of papers which
until recently. had remained independ
ent. have, like the Clinton, ILL.,, Jour
nal, declared their conviction that
only the continuance of present poll
cies will ensure the stability and pros
perity of the agricultural. industrial
and financial interest of the nation
The president Is receiving credit for
his courageous vetoes of free trade
tariff bills, for his efforts to secure
economical administration of the gov
eminent and for his success in Inn
proving social conditions through
recommending and forcefully advo.
eating legislation. A page could well
be filed with extracts from editorial
columns praising the president. but
the following must suffice:
Friend Of Old eoIdIers.
From the Clay Center, Kan, Republican.
The old soldier vote should help
to elect Its friend. william Howard
Taft. signer of the Sherwood Pen.
sion bill and son of Grants secre.
tary Of war.
Where Mr.. Tan Stands.
From the wausau Record Herald
Taft stands exactly where either Of
the great martyr presidents would
have stood had they lived in his day
and occupied his place. He stands for
the constitution, for the courts. for
the 4perpetuation Of the tried and
proved American institutions, for the
principle Of protection to American
labor, just laws and their impartial
enforcement against rich and poor,
high and low, alike. No president ever
had higher ideals, better comprehsn.
sive Of the intricacies of government.
or more courage in presenting his con.
victions to the public.
Now Outspokeu for Tam.
From the Clinton, ILL.,, Journal
AZ the Journal up to this point In
tho campaign has exercised ito pro-
rogative Of expressing dlsIntereste
comment upon Issuss and candidates,
20 now, n IN independent newspaper,
II feels that the time hat hand and
the opportunity 10 ripe TO declare tts
policy on the Issues u the day. From
now on until November 5, therefore,
the Journal viii, contribute lie efforts
to the success Of the principles Of the
Republican platform and the Ps-elsc.
tioN Of William howard Taft to the
PRESIDENCY. IL 10 convinced that only
the continuance Of present policies
will Insure the stability and pros.
PsrIty Of the agricultural. Industrial
and financial Interests Of the nation,
and II trsmbiss for the future at the
thought Of the havoo and ruin which
the suocses either ot the Democratic
party Or Of the NIeaaased "Proarss-
Give" party would MEAN.
este and Sound.
'' SS. 20 s:u Stfyl Sz. 1'nk X Sr..,.
Dental chair who can be relied upon
to uphold 'ths principles Of protection
and the other doctrines >of the plat
form on which he was Siocted,- Mr..
TAFT II standing courAgeously for tho
principles In which he and his party
believe. -Four more years Of his "a.
offers safe and sound
protection to labor and to capital.
Dionif,ed and Positive.
From the Occur dAlsns. idaho. Press.
Compare the dignity, the tact, and
tho positive stand taken by Mr.. Taft
with the bombastic acts and ut
tersnoes Of his predecessor, and see
which measures up to tho standard Of
\ president and who has accomplished
most for the country.
Has Done Much Tor Labor.
Prom the Biueneid. w, Va. Telegraph.
The Taft administration can point
10 solid record Of practical
achievements In labor legislation.
The Safest Man In sloht.
Prom the Petaluma, Cal, Argus.
BY November 1t Ia likely that the
common sense OF the country will
have found itself 80 far a. to see and
cay that, for the presidency. Mr..
Taft 10 the safest man in sight.
Honest and Brave.
Prom the Morristown. Pa, Herald.
Fair-minded people. even IL they
40 not believe that bills In equity and
under the Sherman anti
trust law are the proper thing. must
credit the president with an honest
and grave determination to enforce
the law az II stands.
Wise and Prudent.
From the Denver, Colo. Repubiicsa
President Tafts administration has
not been one Of talk and parade, Of
assertion and show Of an
thority. But II has been an admins.
tration of hard work In quiet and
ways. He has said