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

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to private life with the privilege of TAX
ing up what they can find Of the strings
left loose when they surrendered their
old connections, and II they are UNI
fortunate they are accused Of malad-
ministration In 0ftlce--nQt an accusation
that hurts them, but an accusation that
brands with infamy any man who
makes e. and that reilects 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 In
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 It 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 misrue 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 IL 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 way In another,
no particular credit, because he was
built so tnat he could do nothing else.
He came out having done that and
having devoted himself disinterestedly
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.,
q man who having won high position
at the bar and then served as solicitor
general With all his tastes impelling
him to q judicial career, and who was
appointed to the United States bench
and who was asked to give up the po-
sltion to so 10 the other side Of the
world, 10 take UP an Infinitely difficult
end infinitely dangerous problem and
TO do his best TO solve IT, He has done
his best. He came back here the other
day. The man has always had the
honorable ambition to get upon the SUI
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 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. I 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, Il has always been
my dream TO be In the supreme court |
but II you should offer me a Justice |
ship now and at the same time Con- |
gress should take OF 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 a great part, In max |
Ing the American name symbol OF |
honor and good faith in the Philip |
pines to govern with justice and with |
that hrmness, that absence Of weak |
ness, which is only another side OF jus.
tice. He has gone back to do all OF that |
because Il is his duty as he sees il. |
We are to be congratulated. We Amer.
leans, that we have fellow American
ike TAFT"
ROOT PRAISED.
The president paid a glowing compli-
ment TO Secy. Root. saying OF the three
men that they had done the best that
permitted.
Said he In conclusion. ut was all
Abraham Lincoln could do. Incidental
~ he has done all. Taft has done It.
Wood has done It. These three men
have rendered that service. can do
nothing for them / can show my
appreciation OF them In no way save