Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-26

old connections, and II they are un-
fortunate they are accused OF malad-
ministration In offce--not an accusation
that hurts them, but an accusation that
brands with infamy any man who
makes It. and that renec,s but III on
the country in which II is made.
TRIBUTE TO GOV. WOOD.
Leonard Wood four years ago went
to cuba. He has served there ever
since, has rendered service TO that
country Of the kind which, performed
5000 years ago would have made him
a hero. mixed w with the Sun God Ia
various ways, man who devoted his
whole life TO these four years, and who
thought Of nothing else, did nothing
else save 70 try 10 bring up the stand
ard Of political and social life In that
island; 70 clean II physically and NOR
ally TO make justice even and fair In
II; TO found school system that should
be akin to our own TO teach the people
after tour, centuries of misrule thai
there were such things as government
al righteousness and honesty and fair
play for all men on their merits as
men. He did all that He is man Of
slender means He did II In his pay
as an army officer and as governor Of
the island. Sixty millions of dollars
passed through his hands, and he came
cut having had to draw on his slender
capital in order that he might come
out even when he left the island. Cred
II TO him? Yes, In a way In another,
no particular credit, because he was
built so lnGt he could do nothing else.
lie came out having done that and
having devoted himself disnterestedly
to the good Of the Cuban people in all
their relations MS man could He has
come back here and has been attacked
forsooth, by people who are not merely
unworthy Of having their names coup
led with MS, but who are incapable OF
understanding the motives that have
rpurred him on to bring honor to this
republic.
GOV. TAFT, TOO.
"And Taft, Judge Taft, Gov Taft. who
has been the head OF the Philippine
commission and who has gone back
there, Taft, the most brilliant gradu-
ate OF his year at Yale, the youngest
Yale man upon whom that Institution
ever conferred the degree of LII D.,
a man who having won high position
at the bar and then served as solicitor
general with all his tastes impelling
him to judicial career, and who was
appointed to the United States bench
and who was asked to give up the po-
sition to so 10 the other side Of the
world, TO take UP an infinitely difficult
end infinitely dangerous problem and
TO do his best TO solve 1t. He has done
his best He came back here the other
day, The man has always had the
honorable ambition to get upon the su-
preme court. and he knew that | had
always hoped he would be put on the
supreme court and when there was a
question OF vacancy arising, / said
to him.
Governor. | think I ought 10 tell
you that II a vacancy comes In the SUI
preme court, while II would give an OPP
portunity to put you in the position you
would like TO have. / think | ought to
tell you that II such a vacancy should
occur | do not possibly see how
could give II to you, for | need you
where you are He said 10 me.
Mr.. President, II has always been
my dream TO be In the supreme court
but II you should offer me Justice
ship now and at the same time Con-
gress should take OFF entirely my salary
as governor. | should go straight back
20 the Philippians. nevertheless, for
those people need me, and expect ME
back. and believe | won't desert them
He has gone back, gone as a strong
friend among weaker friends, TO help
them upward along the stony and diff
cult part OF self-goyernment. To do
his part, and as great part, In MAX
ing the American name a symbol OF
honor and good faith in the Philip
pines: to govern with justice and with
that frmness, that absence Of weak
ness, which is only another side OF jus.
tice, lie has gone back TO do all OF that
because II is his duty as he sees IT,
We are to be congratulated. we Amer.
leans that we have a fellow American
ike TAFT"
ROOT PRAISED.