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Show THE HTTiTiES OPTIMISM. Chairman O. D. Hilles of the Republican Repub-lican National Committee was certain' in ait optimistic mood when ho made his talk and report in Chicago as to thu jrospcct3 of tho Republican campaign, cam-paign, which he assures tho Republicans Repub-licans of the Nation "will terminate in Novcmbor in the re-election of William Wil-liam Howard Taft to the Prcsidcnc3" There can bo no doubt but that there ie a remarkable and general shift of opinion in favor of President Taft corresponded cor-responded to the waning of the enthusiasm en-thusiasm for Roosevelt, and even in more far-roaching degree. It is true that some of what Roosevelt calls the "good trusts," the Harvester Trust being conspicuous, arc for Roosevelt because Roosevelt is in favor of recognizing recog-nizing tho trusts and monopolies hy the Nation and giving them protection protec-tion and regulation. Roosevelt snys openl3' that tho Sherman anti-trust law was never meant to bo enforced. When President, he refused to enforco it, and unquestionabty if he wer.e reelected re-elected again he would continue that refusal. President Taft, on tho other hand, has undertaken the enforcement of tho law without fear or favor, and so has alienated tho friendship of a number of the. monopolistic trusts; but tho average business man of the country has the utmost confidence in President Taft. He knows, as Wilson, tho Democratic Demo-cratic candidate for President, and Col. Br3'an, the great orator of Democracy, admit, that President Taft is honest, upright, and fearless in tho administration administra-tion of his office, and that his only-fault only-fault is that he is not able to gain popular applause through the adroit methods of tho politicians. That is to say, President Taft is a perfectly honest, hon-est, honorable man and an able, high-minded high-minded President; but because ho does not play to tho galleries, the claquers will take advantage of him and will try to drown out tho popular acclaim for him. This, however, is certain to bo more and nioro an impossible task. It lookod indeed, as though Taft wero the losing man in popular estimation b3" reason of the uproarious clamor which was raised for others, in which the calm, sober, common sense of tho country was for a time submerged, and its voice unheard. Now, however, this general voice of common son6e, of justice, nnd of recognition of eminent public service, ser-vice, is being heard moro and more, and f.ho moro it is heard tho better Prosidcnt Taft will Gtand with tho people, peo-ple, and the stronger will be his assurance assur-ance of ro-olcction. Chairman Hilles does well to take advantage ad-vantage of tho turning of .the tide, and to help it on by his stronuous declaration declara-tion that President Taft's re-election is cortain. It surclv is looking that way moro and more cver3' da3-, and by the time that election day comes we have full faith in tho forecast made that tho people will Tally to Proaidenl Taft this year just aB they did to him four years ago, nnd will again triumphantly tri-umphantly place him in tho Presidential Presiden-tial chair. |