The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-19
BURTON N0MI-
MATES TAFT
Continued from First Page)

the American name There have been
no years of inactiGn in his career He
has been continuously engaged III
wcighty tasks AMI each successive
service has been characterized by an
increasing in1ucnre upon most vital
QUE stems
III our domestic affairs, in what
ever position he has held he has dis
played the rare rni1n Of Judi iai
TEMPERAMENT with an unsurpassed
gift fer administrative management
To him belongs the extremely va II
able faculty of eliminating the non
essential from complicated problems
aud going directly 10 their substance.
His capacity for work is enormous,
yet quite as helpful is his eluab,c
temperament which will not allow
the annoyances of life to distract or
hamper him Although of an aegres-
sive personality he possesses an in
finite good nature. a charm of man
ner and pOise which have made him
"A model for exalted station In the
hnal analysis even the highest off
rla's must he judged as men and un
der this criterion Secretary TAFT is
now and win ever he known for his
broad sympathioa with every grade
ri humanity and as one invariably nc
euatcd by that democratic spirit which
hrum characterize progressive
American. And vet no one can fer Il
moment hesitate 10 recognize his
rycrity in de1lng with wrone-doine.
While no honest enterprise need fear
aim. no dishonest scheme could hope
to hide it's face from the light or to
escape punishment
More than amy other Of our pubic
mon he has had to do with our out
living dependencies and colonial rela
tions Il was he who took in charge
.be prosecution Of that colossal enter
refso On the isthmi#, The canal uniting
tho lessor and the greater oceans aud
1uda- his directing hand the compile
ton Of this most stupendous of pub
lie woris is no longer vague and dis
.ant hope but an imminent reality
With his everready skill as paci
fcator he restored lrahq"'h'y III Wv
critic island oil o.'p"' :" U''0', We
ractcd by civil strife In the faroh
under a blazing tropical
skv he found a people Of many races
md tribes, degraded ny centuries -
nisrule ana oppression anu I"7'e eoo
he net only estaon7l''' tl'e 'u'e VI 20"
fu' loc'i 'on''' !" r''',, ,.,,..,l .,,a
sion and bIoool 7'r''e' ""' Sno "'' '''
way to sell government an"
-@cognitloh ot ll' ltEn,S ~ l'''"'
peoples ana races i'Ne ''l''' ''''''9'
Ter the inspiration 81 = ilI'uo'S 'u"e
may lift their iares h'aNt" " ai' ,'"'
eek to eiilnb thc 3'''l Nol'' ana,
stairs to nohlef h'isil8 O ''''''', '''
opportunity 1t is 10 his iaS'ii'S "o"o'
hat his desire was ho' to h' KNOWN a.
TAFT the ProNohaot pu' -
he Father ol the fliIH'u''9 WA"
rcueht to Jhem jn' llsht ~ i'''''''''
utilization.
I'm the larger sph't" Oh ""''' P'''
ica We are entering mo ne" ""'
ICser bonds with an inc ha'lo'Is y,
he earth. VINO rs heli'F Ppdh'''t
ban lac TO lead America 10 I''' q ="
,ositjou in TINS later DAY N"eh '"'
boundaries established III the e"u'"'
"g past are bcr"hiii'S I't7 "'a'''',' "'''
iugdoms ana Faoo1 arc p'E'''''''7
eali2r that they nave an "i'' 'o'''
non destiny?
Secretary TAFT mas e&eepl'oa"' -"
niiiarity with conditions Ia INC
ant nficnL-in Japan, ID ti'loa
may rest assured tbat our lIaa'',o''"'
friendship with Japan VIII coh'lh"s
borrower, Lhe future rrotHla 'ild' '''
millions OF emma WI,
wake from the lcthargy ot ages anu
he then will rtalt2c that the morn
ng dawn of frcsbcr life and wider o''l
nok comes to her acrcss the broad ~.
fdc from free America her trucSt
riend and helper WI covet no pof-
ion Of her territory. We desire from i
.e- rs from all nations, increased
nod will and that mutual respect
,..... .,,.;tt.,. ttnstar nor cring 4,