New-York tribune., 1908-09-24
WHY TAFT TOOK PLACE.
Mr.. Wakeman Explains Acceptance
of Philippines Post.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune,l

-,-,. Sent. 2s-Under the auspices Of
the seabright Republican Club. "llour N,.
man former Appraiser Of the Port Oh Ne
80 colonel John j. McCook. of New York ao-
dressed a large audience in Packer nan
Maror P Hall Packer presided
Colonel McCook is an advocate of Governor For'
state boulevard idea and he calleo on Sc. o
Brown who was present, to support '4s -,
and a movement for an improved system - So
heading for protection of the Jersey coast 'pe1A
Inc % the campaign. Colonel McCook said:
rb.ra is altogether too much apathy IN tr,e ms
t Inete Is The man who does not appreciate @ me
beneats conferred upon him by an AMERICAN i "
OF Bonf be- deceived about change in eiecne cong
Bryan not hurting an adyffhg Il bE chance Democratc
House of Representatives. and Der Dern9erS ef pears
dpt dse are Tsft fisH'eG IS not @ Only Big P he's an all all
around from the crown 81 stdantiv MT predict he
viii be- he Will make one OF our srea'eS'
| dents
MI Wakeman said:
Shortly after the war with spain l was was a. a. ;1 yne
White Hous9 and Gaa n Of Ohio in charge
Of on the philippines and if get him to accept }i
fee e beffer PGsr99 governed than If the Job
refer 10 this story Simply 10 @g e raft IA and Presi
dent McKinley's judgment OF Nj 1ai. = mas mon
fSreG con oi1i beg to quote the following letter from
atay-beT Ny peaf M The story of my going to the Philip
nfnes I have told somewhere before out can
repeat Il to you. - = +a,agrsro from
p-eef5ent Mckinley. When l went 10 the w NIIite
Ho1se he told that he wished me 70 20 ~ 'e Ire
Pb;Iinnnes / told him that did not thlnk thaI ne
SaIec+ad he right person, because "SSS no.
in sympathy with the policy OF taxing Che ilp ~
nines did not want the country TO go Inlo tnat
1wnrl He said that he had the same lee4lns, puo
tbat n was Impossible to avoid doing SO, anu ne
anTealed TO me to help him solve the dlIlcull PIoo
lem whiek had been presented; he sugsesteu Gu
4ret thai 7 might not give up the bench but 60
there and perhaps III 0iA -A0
ITT-b0
~ toIa him that was perfectly impossible that
co,,;J -,ot neglect the duties upon the bench that
Iono and therefore that if l went must give VI
me Nr Root pointing out that had mao many man,
faTors from the public up to that tnlcs ana nov now
7 called upon to ma ke stCflilCe' ~ "1S
~ d,-Z in the interest of the nation 10 90 the
hest | could on the Philippine Commission 49,
"Nr Mckinley first rendered me a place on the
pl7iIinnine Commission. saying that II tIte thel
c+airrn an of the commission, President Scnurnldh
vas not going back as 1t was e&pectSo ne @ @Mou!d
not | should be made chairman Iooh Iwo wteaS H
| - 5e+erroine whether / would accept came nome
a1d consulted my friends and Mrs Tart ana aIter
T,,,ch consideration concluded 10 accept IN the
,,esy time had been advised that president Scnur-
,.an u-o,,ld NOT go and might therefore nave the
r.nsi+ion as nresjdent Of the commission. which /
| T1;ebad much power possible to meet IL
II think the above is the substance OF What
| ooc,,rred I did not decline any appointment on
tba nart of Mr. Mckinley, but l. did leave him a
! very considerable DOUBT as 10 whether "ouiA
accept very WILLIAM H. TAFT"
Sept IL 1903" ,,.1,,u,o,. .a
If YOU are friend OF President EooseVeit' Deg
| of YOU TO cast your vote for Mr.. Iaft'