New-York tribune., 1902-06-26

S3at out Of it he gets less than nothing out OF It
particle Of superiority in consideration because ne
IS in ruth n9 20 fe ha pqf The ne Fact q his hav
ing mad college education imposes upon hlrn a
a@ou53ly @ incumbent on him to 90 well and nobly IN
MS HE private and public.
ROOT, TAFT AND WOOD.
,g want to speak Of three who during the last
graduate Of Hamilton College. Eliha Root Of a
Egale sras % OF fee Governor TafI ant OF 5e,Im bo
dld things. did say how they should DO them,
put did them themselves: men who have met that NAT
service that cannot be bought the need for the
willing 70 forego the material advantages. for It
cost When in England they get a man to do
what Lord Cromer did in Egypt; when man re-
AREA, they give him peerage and great sum
OF money none ne receives Iarge ana taLslOie ] bT IL
TO the country and. If they are fortunate they 20
up what they can find Of the strings left loose
when they sundered their old connections, and II
version in observation-disclosures an accusation that
infany every man VINO makes it. and that reflects
but Ill on the country in which it IS made. tLoUd
WOODS WORK IN CUBA
has served there ever since. has rendered services
70 that country Of the kind that if performed three
mixed Up with the Sun God in various WAYS, a
ears and vybo thoIghf Of I7o+hi5 else did nothing
else save to try TO bring up the standard Of political
and social life il that island, to clean it physical
70 found school system that should 6e akin 10 10
nfsrule that there were such things govern
eHJa! Fshts6gsness and honesy 39 @ 5i5 a a f hat ar
an men on their merits as men Ile GtI - "A - &c
He is Of slender means He ClC !! on MS
and. sixty millions Of dollars passed throush his
hands. and he came out having rad 70 araw on S hiS
Yes. in way In another no particular credit. be
he bIliir that he could 90 nothing
else. loud applause) He came out having done
II 10 the good Of the cuban people all their rela-
has been attacked, forsooth by people VINO S are e
merely unworthy Of having their names coupled
H5sH w oIv2s 55 2 ta4 Saye Sprred him On to bring
honor this republic. CApplause)
GOVERNOR TAFT'S ACHIEVEMENTS.
And we'll. Taft. Judge Taft. Governor Taft
who has been the head Of the PhIllppine CoHllhis-
sion and who has gone back there: Taft, the most
brilliant graduate Of his year at Yale The youngest
ferTsd degree Of LID, man; who hsying won
Solicitor General with all his tastes impeing him
10 judicial career and was appointed 70 lhe
tinted states 6ench. was asked TO give Up TIE
world take up an infinitely difficult an in1nitely
He has done his best. He, came back here the
other day The mar has a!Ways & &ea1 I1e 'E5l9 Eorr
bench and he knew that I HAD always hoped ne
w6eB W6eI1 there Vas question Of vacancy arising
said TO him: Governor. think o4ght 70 'eil & ~
while il would give you an opportunity % be put
IN the position you would ike TO have, thtnh
ought 70 tell you that II such a vacancy Sn9"Lu
occur I DO not see how I could possibly give II 10
you. for I need you where you are .
He said TO me: Mr.. President, i has Al"
been my dream 70 be in the Supreme Sogr1. E 4-I
if YOU should offer justiceship now ana az tEe
same time Congress should take OF entrely ny
salary as Governor. I should GO straight pack 10
the Philippines. nevertheless. for those peopITT
need me and expect back. and believe
won't desert them (Applause) de mas es-s
rack gone as strong friend among weaker
friends. to help them upward along the stony ana 1
difficult path OF self government. (ApPladSe;l 10
90 his part and great part N nnaklIE tle
lean name a symbol OF honor and or sooo iaLlt -,
the Philippine Islands: govern Win J-Sll-I5 80
with that frnlness, that absence OF we4n weakness
which is only another side Of justice (ApplauSe.2
Ee has gone back 10 Go ali Of that, because II IS
his duty as he sees il We are TO be congratuIa tec
like Taft (ADUlauSe.t