Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-15
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CHARACTER SKETCH OF TAFT.

In the current number of Parsons
Magazine James CreeIman, the we'll
known journalist and political cor
respondent, writes, interesting Of
Secretary VIM. H. Taft, and his quail
ificatfons as the successor of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. Mr.. Creelman tells
us that the; Mystery; of Mr. Taft is
thats,'she wins the hearts of fndivid-
uals, but he does not: fire the heart
of the sovereign multitude #issr
The purpose of this article is Meth
er attack no defense. but an impair
tia1 explanation OF one Of the sanest
and NOSE useful and courageous men
which the American continent has
given to public life. 5a,.'s4g~sa n -.
Even in this age of busy, strug-
gleworn men and women says Mr..
Creelman cit is worth while to con-
slider an American citizen who, as an
American Judge, enforced the law
with equal sternness against. trusts
and labor unions; created govern
ment for the mixed and sullen ori-
entails in the Philippines turned
from successful dealings with naked
Igorrote pagans and a Mohammedan
sultan personally 10 negotiate. with
the pope in the vatican: twice re-
fused longed for seat in the SUI
preme court Of the United ~ States
rather than "a bandon the work Of
creating a stable, self goyerning ma
tion in the Philippines; welded the
powers of secretary Of state at the
same time; took cheerfully the bur
den of supervising the national milf
tary establishment while directing
affairs in Cuba Porto Rico and the
Philippines and advising the. nations
policy IN Hawaii; shaping the gener-
al administration of the vast Pana-
ma canal enterprise-and all the
while cheerful, confident, full of the
spark of native 3hunnor; and appar-
emily without hot political ambition,
looking upon the Office Of the chief
Justice of the supreme court as a
more desirable place than that OF
the president of the United States.
Not a meddler, but mender-both
types being necessary to America in
these changing, surprising construc.
tive times, when the strong, brave
old national spirit of justice and the
continental conscience assert them.
selves again in a body grown pow.
erful, sometimes purblind and un.
ruly.' aaas-4 &
Mr.. Creelman then reviews in hi.
usual style the important incident.
that have crowded into the life of tn,
man from his school days to the &C
ceptance of the war portfolio in Pre-
sident Roosevelt's cabinet He deal
at length upon the sincere cours,
pursued by Secretary Taft while gov
ernor general Of the Philippines.
sz Mr.. Creelman goes on to deal will
Mr. Taft's appointment as secretar.
OF war and with his achievements ii
that Office, touching upon his worl
in Cuba and Panama. II The articl
concludes as follows:
SO that If President Roosevelt
would like to succeed him in tn
White House. he has chosen a ma,
who has not played politics in tn
Il past and is not likely to know no,
to play politics In the future; buu
brave, clear-thinking. clean-mind
ed, capable, patriotic man, con
structiye statesman, modest, sin
cere gentleman. full of the knight
hood under which the honor an
sirens 9Th of great nation must b
welded in insidious peace as in OF
en- war