The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25

~ gee o. aasiiaciieu White fanneis
a. dnrk @rn.1 Tor Govrpox Tsfts
Fafb sta . cap ~ 8 straw hat 10 Gov
~ W. rEfsausise head He gent ArouDi
tnqaE the nsfircs JOS, ilke an I'D
fffst4. stud inT fieir reeds inforTning
hlmssf e. 70 tatlr history. 40 that be-
miEat ne Letter appreciate their point
- firW. sh1 aiwsys fissslng uton mat
tiers ~ administrator in the spirit ~
ths lufiei - The lench who weighs
csrefBliy both sides " a case tcfore
dfll Fiag rs ugslnion
The result ~ the TAFT msiheds and
ihs Iafi mannesy was thai The illlgi
nos taiDs ~ love the lssae and literal
Ainfrrsn uho was sect 70 rule over
them They called him saint" TAFT.
nnd whea be- departed fof the United
States they we're NOT 10 h. comforted
Corernor Taft had remained long
cn0ngh 10 prove io the islanders that
the tuiie1 States has no intention 10
exploit them 90 their Resources for the
benefit ~ aRyboiy other than them
selves lie had made good bis express
"a deNlrc 70 DO something 20 help the
Filipino people lie had shown that
the archlfelugo's new government was
far the beneii, Of the native people aud
not Ia the interest VI the American set
Tiers. This attitude Of q guardian ma
tion TO a ward was something new un-
der the sun. and Il required some time
for the fact 20 percolate into the FIN.
Pine understanding aud into the appre-
citation Of the skeptle world
When William H. Taft IN 1904 ".
turned TO enter the cabinet he already
Was a man with career Tie had
achieved enough 10 place his name
securely Ia American history. But his
career was sfill IN the making The /
United States found IL necessary under /
treaty provisions 10 interfere Ia the 4
affairs OF Cuba Ia the interest OF peace
aud stable government Secretary
Taft proceeded 10 the island and I
nursed II through the ihroes OF civic /
revolution. In Cuba, as IN the Philip.
pihsst ialt sItltu TACT
Though In public life for n quarter
of century, Mr.. Tafts only elective
office was that Of superior court Judge
IN Ohio. That Office he resigned to ac-
cept presidential appointment. The
fact that four presldents.of the United
States have selected him for important
posts indicates the capabilities Of the
man Taft was but twenty years
Of age when President Arthur made
him collector OF internal revenue for
The district In which be lived This
position, which the average politician
would be delighted 10 get, Taft re-
signed after less than a year In order
10 practice law.
Some OF his friends felt that In &C.
,eptIng the craftsmanship OF the Phil
pplne commission and quitting the
bench he was forfeiting fine career
IS a Iurist. Twice during his stay In
he Philippine Islands he could have
iscended the supreme bench had he
been willing TO quit his work In the
stands. But he was In the midst OF
highly important duties there In mold
ng n civil government for the native
Peoples and refused TO return TO the
United States merely for his own ad.
Iantage.
In the Philippines Mr. Taft had
erlous illness. When convalescent he
abled Ellhu Root. then secretary Of
var, Feel fine; rode eighteen miles
N army mule today" Mr. Root ca
He'd back: "Glad you are all right
low is the muller This, Of course,
vas an official Joke on the Taft avoir-
upols.