The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-01-16
gov. TAFT TO REMAIN.
Will Continue as Civil Governor
Of the Philippines.
Natives Claim That If the Change Was
Made Now 1t Would Retard the
Development of the Islands
Fully Five Years.

Washington, Jan. 14.-After mature
consideration it has been decided by
the president that Judge Taft shall
ernor The decision was reached only
after the president had discussed the
Philippine question thoroughly with
Secretary Root and the other members
of his cabinet, and with Vice Gov.
Luke E. Wright, who has been in this
country for two months.
For several weeks it has been re-
garded as settled that Gov. Taft would
return to this country, perhaps in a
few months, to become justice OF
the United States supreme court.
President Roosevelt indicated to Gov.
Taft in letter dispatched to the Phil
ippines more than a month ago that
he could have the appointment to the
supreme bench if he desired it.
1t was the presidents purpose to
name Gen. Wright as civil governor
of the Philippines.
AS soon as it was learned in the
Philippines that Gov Taft was likely
to leave the islands, cabled protests
began to pour in on the president from
prominent Filipinos Even Monday
the president was in receipt Of cable
gram from some of the most impor-
tant interests in the Philippines urg--
ing the retention of Gov. Taft as civil
governor. The protests received in
no manner reflected on Vice Gov.
Wright, for whom the people of Ma
Mia, and of the islands generally, have
the highest regard; but it was point
ed out to the president that Gov. Taft
was ideally equipped for the position
Of governor and that any change, at
this time, would be disastrous to the
best interests Of the archipelago. 1t
was maintained that Gov Taft's re-
linquishment of his post would retard
the development Of the islands fully
five years
Gov. Taft is known, as one of the
high officials expressed it, TO be thor
oughly wrapped up in his work in the
Philippines" His ambition has been
to round out his career as a justice of
the United States supreme court, but
he has become imbued so entirely
with the spirit of the great work to be
accomplished in the Philippines and
so perfectly in sympathy with the
ideals OF the best classes Of the inhab-
itants that he hesitated to relInquish
his post at this time, even to accept
hn icfi oh cd
offered to confer on him. Tuesday, IN
response to the Presidents letter of
fering to him the justiceship a cable
gram was received from him suggest.
ing. with a sincere appreciation of the
tender made to him by the president,
that it might be better for him, in view
of all the circumstances, to remain
where he was.
After this 1t was announced unoffi.
cially but entirely authoritatively that
Gov. Taft would remain indefinitely
as civil governor of the Philippines.
Washington, Jan. 14-Secretary
Root carried with him to the cabinet
meeting Tuesday morning a long ca.
BILE from prominent Filipinos, asking
the president not to recall Gov. Taft
from the islands, but to allow him to-
remain as governor Of the islands for
the good of the people there and the
welfare of that government and the
United States.
Washington, Jan. 14.-The place of
the supreme court bench, which was
rendered to and declined by Gov. w.
H. Taft, of the Philippine Islands, has
been offered to VIM. R. Day, of Can,
ton, o., and it is understood that Mr..
Day will accept the appointment Mr..
Day is now a United States circuit
judge of the sixth district.