The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
KENNEDY IS FOR TAFT
Secretary's Election Certain
Says Congressman.
FORAKER NEEDED IN SENATE
Roosevelt, If Called Again. would
Have 10 Accept-woaId Not Even
BE Blamed for Blowing Up Bunker
HiII--A BIanderer, bat Honest-Bc-
ieves Labor Problem Solved.

Representative James Kennedy, Of the
Eighteenth Ohio district. formerly rep
Resented by William Mckinley. gave OFT
a statement last night in which he de-
elares. among other things. that seere-
taTy TAFT viii be the next President Of
the United States. The matter has been
settled substantially Ia the minds Of the
people for months. he says 'rhe only
other possibility" in Mr. Kennedys
opinion. "is that the American people may
again call the present occupant of the
White House 70 the Presidential chair. +"
IN such event, the Ohioan asserts, the
President would have no right to refuse.
Mr.. Kennedy is not altogether unmind-
fui of Senator Foraker. Ohio is salts
fed with Foraker in the Senate" he said.
1T needs him there"
4 had talk recently with BayIes
Campbell of Youngstown. lifelong
Democrat" Mr. Kennedy goes on TO say
in his statement II asked him how the
people were talking in Ohio about the
Brownsville incident. as between Pres.-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Foraker. He
replied that they were all for 'Teady.
bouquets for Roosevelt.
But Mr. Kennedy does not even stop
here in his distribution OF compliments
THE President" he says. SIS the most
marvellous man who ever figured in
American politics. lie might order dyna-
mite put under Bunker Hnl monument
and blow It up The people would stand
amazed throw up their hands, take a
long breath, and then all would exclaim.
Well, It wasn't much OF a monument,
anyhow The fact is. it is wonderfully
/ refreshing to Americans to have a man
at the head Of affairs whom all know to
be sincere and honest He may bIunder
and blunder. and blunder again, bat they
all know him to be honest, and the
charity Of the people viii cover a multi
tude OF mistakes and blunders.
Mr.. Kennedy predicts thar the Ohio or
gauization viii get in the administration
/ band wagon eventually. and expresses the
opinion that Gov. Hughes. Of New York,
would make an admirable candidate for
/ Vice President on the ticket with Taft.
T with that ticket We could sweep the
country" he announces.
The Ohio Congressman is ia Washington
for the first time slrce his return from
I Panama. where he went with the large
party Of members Of the House. lie says
that be was highly pleased by the way the
work on The canal is progressing Like
J Representative Burleson, OF Texas. whose
views. which are very pessimistic in other
respeC ts are given elseWh here in The
/ Washington Herald to-day. Mr. Kennedy
1 is especially complimentary toward Col
Gorgas. ''Thc chief sanitary officer has
effecmaily banished disease and all sun-
wholesome conditions. says the Ohioau
Labor Problem solved.
7 believe that the labor problem in the
isthmus is solved. Mr.. kennedy says.
-'AH the men wbrzing there seem glad and
happy that they obtained 50 lucrative and
( so pleasant employment. There was some
little complaint about the victuals served
to them. bat they were all proud OF their
fquarters, and the general expression OF
opinion on the part OF the Americans there
was that they We're as well fed as the av-
/ Ierage laborers ia the States
/ "OEe Of the things that made me feel
proudest Of my country was the pres
! ence everywhere of the new schoolhouse.
I The schools were ia session. and we
visited some OF them. The children were
I learning the English language. The
teachers We're bright young American
w0men from the States.
/ Il think the canal Will be completed in
/ a slcrter period than has been autici-
patcd. No one can make any intelligent
prediction as TO just when that will be.
/ "One gratifying thing about conditions
/ ia Panama Is the fact that the natives ara
cleaning their cities and towns. Il looks
as though we had not only made "A splen-
did beginning in the CONSTRUCTION OF one
of the worlds greatest works, but that
we had also regenerated a people"