The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-26
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national cam mpaisn va opened here tssfss tsss
day in a CAREFUL u prepared u llsech bg
Hon. William Fl. Taft. secrefa ry% afs
War, in which he devoted consid b1es5
time TO answering var iotisz vi ficts stnss
Of President Roosevelt sH personalttg
and conduct. It had been charged
said that the President was q strong
headed tyrant, obstinate In i,Tids
and opinion, and that he failed to fssss
ten to argument
"On this point / am IN d posi- ton
know whereof i speak. declared the
i Secretary. Tn all my expertenceSSSI II
never have met a man IN aiit thorit
who has less pride of Opinion IN; ttres
| Judgments that he has formed 9t thanss
has Theodore Roosevelt. hare naysrSs
met a man who Is SO am enable to reas
son, SO anxious to reach a5 Just cnncIa.
sion, SO willing to sacrifice a. pTeNis
/ ously formed opinion as he Presid dafitI
OF the United States.ss
The speaker asserted WI TIL niphasiss
that no man ever sat In the Presiden
tial chair who was more anxious
avoid war or conflict with foreign na, ,
tions. His: impuIsiveness nneI'
and quickness OF thought and speech
co,existed with real conserved II
action. NO one had ever charged
serious difference or opinion sbetW cen
Secretary Hay and the Presto dana
touching our foreign pol ICY. and me-
one could doubt that Mr. Hay safe
and sane. &
Was there. therefore, ans reason Hos
doubt that the President was quail
so? He dismissed as too n iInsss fors8
discussion the allegation tha 81 tIIe ess
President would change hole
course of conduct after election.
was idle to suppose #thatsin FOL losfin q
q conservative policy for rec ear
the President was merely II p1ayin &
part. and was onI wal ting unit sns
vember to throw Off the mas
Secretary Taft then took pt5 vagi ssi
specifications in the general charge
that the President had violated Irss s
Constitution. The first heS had been
accused Of influencing gisIatfonss but ~
if it were unconstitutiona1sfo sforsa a Prest
dent to confer with nnembers Of the
Senate and House respecting legis1a-s
tion that was wSdoctrfne. tscouIE
not be unlawful for the President
conversation With the law ma kers to-
repeat the recommendations he had
made in his formal messages
Harmony between the executive and
legislative branches was necessary Tor
the efficient carrying out OF the gov
ernment. In fact, twas the duty of
the President and influential leaders
in Congress thus to conf fer.
Answer next the charge of the nm
Of the recent exeeu.
tive order granting service pensions
for old age, the Secretary asserted that
in this matter the commissions os
pensions, acting with the authorit of
the President. was merely exercising
a judicial function conferred on lin i8sB
by Congress.
Discussing the Panama episode. the
speaker declared that there had never
1een the slightest proof brought for
ward to substantiate the charge that
his government or5theS Presid dent had
in the revolution that mad
Panama a republic. Moreover ha
President had acted entirely wi thsn sn8s
lis constitutional rights inrecognizingssa
hat republic
With respect to the charge that the ssE
President went beyond his thorit ssas
n the appointment Of the anthracite
oal strike commission. he said that
he President acted In his private ca
acity, and then only after he had Oh sSss ,ssss
aimed the consent Of both parties to
he controversy Speaking on he 3
'hilippine question, the Secretary sal
mong other things:
"The Republicans hope that The ime
nay come when the FiIpinos maj be
afely granted independent an
hink that it will come !; but he rsa
on they are not in favor of promis Isl
hat is because such a promise Ssysi
realty mislead the Fil pino peopIa# 4
nd comp plicate the situation
nds with respect to the success ssS
he present goyernmen ent there and lis
rderlyr yreontinuancesN No promise can ss
d made to- the III pinoss except Il,
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