Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-14
PAYS TRIBUTE TO ROOT
Greatest War Secretary Since Stan
ton. He Declares.
BUSY SUNDAY IN METROPOLIS
Next President Goes to Morning De-
votion, Takes a Walk and Gives
an Interview.


! II Taft put in a Sunday almost as active
as in the days of the campaign, and
! spoke last night before audience as
| large as any he addressed in a hall OF
similar capacity before the election.
! He arrived in New York from Washing
ton al 40 o'clock in the morning and
went directly to the home of his brother.
! Henry w Taft. at No. 36 West 4Sth
street At IL o'clock he attended services
at the metropolitan Temple. where the
| preliminary dedicatory exercises for the
Mckinley memorial organ took place.
| In the afternoon he walked with his
brothers Horace and Henry up 9Th ave-
nue. to 10th street and back just for exer-
| else, and at o'clock he was ready to
say something about his trip to Panama
and to laugh at the predictions of failure
made by Bunau Farilla.
| This will be my fifth trip to the 18th
mus, said Judge Taft, and 1t is prob
! a BILE that I will be accompanied by two
or three expert engineers to look the
work over and give their opinions OF the
| progress ] expect to go again as TIME
and circumstances permit.
Hundreds Fail to See Taft.
The Metropolitan Temple. where the me-
mortal organ has been placed through
the beneficence of Andrew Carnegie. was
not only filled to its capacity last night,
but hundreds of persons were turned
| away.
Mr.. Taft, Andrew Carnegie and Col.
John ]. McCook arrived twenty minutes
, behind time. The audience arose and ap-
| plauded vigorously, ana then with the
| choir joined in great volume in singing
| The Star Spangled Banner" While a
| forest OF American flags were waved over
| the heads of the visitors.
| The Rev. James NJ. Buckley, who pre-
sided, introduced Andrew earn sc, with
| the hope that he would live a century
| and continue to preach and practice the
| gospel of give UP what you've got.
| Mr.. Carnegies tribute to Mckinley was
that he was the personitication of supreme
| gentleness, but that Withal he was a
brave soldier and had followed the flag
| at seventeen.
| Col. McCook. a close personal friend of
| Mckinley's. spoke particularly Of the ten
der devotion shown by the martyred
President to his invalid wife in the White
House.
| The next President Was greeted with
much warmth when he advanced to the
speaking desk.
1T is most delicate and appropriate
suggestion that this beautiful organ,
which represents harmony, should be
| dedicated to the memory of William Nc
Kinley,' said Mr. Taft, because his
whole life was one OF harmony. Nothing
| could be more suggestive Of his character.
note of harmony sound wherever his in
| fuence extended. The eulogium pro-
nounced by Col. McCook as to the sweet
ness of his home life can be attested by
| every one who knew him.
| The magnetic personality of Mckinley
| and the gentle way he had of winning op-
ponents was illustrated by the personal
| experience of Judge Taft when he was
called upon without warning to establish
a government in the Philippines.
! How He Went to Manila.
| 1T was in February, 1900" said Mr.
Taft, that in the circuit court in Gin
cinnati I received dispatch from Presi-
dent Mckinley which read: If you have
no other engagement you will do me a
great favor by calling on me in Washing
ton some time next week
II did not know of any vacancy existing
on the Supreme Court bench at that time
but I went to Washington just the same
Arriving at the White House, was usher
ed into the cabinet room and there l met
| the President.
Judge. he said. I'D like to have you
go to the Philippines
| II said, Mr. President, what do you
mean by going to the Philippines?'
| He replied, We must establish a gov
eminent there and I would like you to
| help
But, Mr. President said I am sor-
ry we have got the Philippines. 1 don't
want them and think you ought to have
some man who is more in sympathy with
| the situation
You don't want them any less than 1
do replied the President, but we have
| got them, and i'm dealing with them l
| think l can trust the man who didn't
want them better than can the man who
did,
You can readily understand" continued
Mr.. Taft. 1.-The feelings of a man whose
only object in going to Washington was
the hope of finding a vacant cushion on
the Supreme Court bench to be asked to
go 10000 miles from home. But after l
had talked with Mr.. Mckinley and with
Secretary Root, / decided would go, and
In hurry. l went under the influence
OF Mr. Mck1nley's personality, the inf1u-
ence he has of making people do what
they ought to do in the interest of the
public service.
McKinley's Remarkable Patience.