The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-19
TAFT ENTERTAINED
BY MEN OF YALE
cMaiI Special to the Advertiser)

tanned Governor Taft at dinner on the
evening of February 1st.
He had taken his oath of office as
Secretary of War at noon of that day.
President Gilman was the master of
ceremonies Beside him We're Gov.
Taft. the Chinese Minister, who is a
Yale man and an "Andover boy,
President Hadley of Yale who arrived
late on account of a belated train
Manv noted Yale men were present.
To the Presidential toast Mr.. Henry
Howl Solicitor General, replied. He
is a member of rs. President Hadley,
in his speech said that on his way
down. an hour before in the train, he
overheard two men in conversation.
One of them said THAT Taft is ris-
ing man Yes" said the other, the
rfsingist man in America" Gov. Taft
spoke at some length. He made
strong plea for the education of the
Filipinos. He admitted that he was
something of crank on the subject.
He thought that under the present wise
system of American administration,
those people would in time be fitted
for government. They were not
Asiatics in religion but had for three
hundred years a knowledge of and
some training in Christianity. Their
ideals were European and not Oriental.
If asked how Iong it would be, before
thew were fitted for self-rule, he could
only reply that he could not tell. We
must do our duty and the rest would
take care of itself There had been
most unfavorable conditions existing
in those Islands owing to the presence
of seventy thousand American soldiers
and the contempt which the soldiers
had for the people. Besides, there
had been many undesirable Americans
there who did not treat the natives
we'll The Germans, the Swiss, the
English merchants knew how to deal
with the people, and made progress,
and therefore pushed the Americans
aside.
The Chinese Minister, though. attend
ing with the express agreement that
he should make no speech, did make
an excellent one. He spoke of the fine
work done by the Chinese Yale men in
China. He wished that there were
many more of them and of the Igradu
ates of other colleges.
Each guest was provided with car
toon of Governor Taft, and he was re-
peatedly alluded to as BILLY Taft.
In one of the songs. the chorus was;
Taft, Billy Taft!
Taft. Billy Taft!
When they rough-house the Filipino.
We will howl for Billy Taft!
At the reception given to Gov. Taft
on Friday night by outgoing Secretary
Root, toast written by Col. Archi-
bald Hopkins, known to many Island
people. was read by Secretary Root
while all of the guests rose.
THREE CHEERS FOR TAFT.
The toasts:
The toast, with brisnming glasses TO be
quaffed;
There's but one name tonight, and
that is Taft;
A name we're proud to take upon our
lips,
Then drain our glasses-'tis no toast
for sips;
Let glasses clink, and raise three roar
ing cheers,
For him we hail as prince among his
peers.
May threatening clouds on him for
bear to break,
Health, fame and joy with him their
dwelling make,
! Abiding love, prosperity and peace,
Attend his way till days allotted cease.
We cannot weigh, here at our genial
j feast,
His heavy burden in the far off East;
We cannot gauge the sacrifice it meant,
Those toilsome years in the hot trop-
{ les spent;
, But this we know, and this we clearly
| gauge,
No soldier, statesman. chief, in any age
! Fer earned, abroad, at home, for vic
tory won;
A surer title to the need, well done, "
Than he, returned from duty's arduous
quest,
Who's here tonight a loved and hon
ored guest.
State builder; it's title nobler far,
Than his who, laundering from vic
tors car,
Brings governments and states to ruin
down,
To gain for self. conqueror's gilded
crown.
Winner of hearts; he built his state or
these,
And knew no homage of base cringing
knees;
Such structures live; the tyrant who
commands,
Builds but for now, upon the shifting
sands.
1t needs no prophets eye to read hi
fate;
His time will surely come to head tn
state,
Or should he such a great ambition
quench,
To sit as Chief, upon the highes
Bench;
The toast: with trimming glasses t
be quaffed;
There's but one name tonight, and tina
is Taft
w. N A.
THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.
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