DRAWING COMPARISONS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 87, 19 April 1913, Page 4

DRAWING COMPARISONS.

Sonic of the American papers are drawing comparisons between the old and the new President of the United States. The Outlook .says: “The man who goes out is a Republican and a reactionary; the one who comes in is a Democrat and a Progressive. Mr Taft believes in a high tariff, framed to meet the specific interests of

manufacturers that need protection. Air Wilson believes in tariff reduction to meet the interests of the general consumer and the revenue needs of the (iovernment, Mr Taft stands for a strong central (iovernment; Mr Wilson upholds the doctrine of State rights. Temperamentally, the i.vo men differ in a marked degree. Mr Taft has,the habit of falling in with the views of those by whom he is surrounded ; he is heavy, slow, and complacent—a natural stand-patter. Mr Wilson does his own independent thinking; he is entirely ready to fight when necessary; he is thin,, nervous, intense, and rather a comeouter than a con form ('r. In a few tilings these men resemble one another, but those are not the things that enter very largely into lug political policies.” The Outlook does, however, do ■Sir Taft some credit, and applauds the spirit in which he accepted defeat and expresses appreciation of his cordiality towards his successor.