The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08
TAFI's RICH BROTHER.
Newspapers Man Who Has Manipulate
ed Candidates. Destiny.

Newspapers Man Who Has Manipuiat.
ed Candidates Destiny.
In New York. in a quiet corner Of
nee of high building which he owns,
with only bookkeeper to keep him
company. you will fnd any day, when
ne 10 not In New York looking at old
masters and porcelains. Q quiet. slim,
white-beartied man. But for him
William TAFT might never have gone
to the Philippines or become secre.
tary Of war or candidate for presi.
dent.
did We beat the Post on the base
bsN extra last night?" Charles p.
Taft calls downstairs to the editor Of
the nswspaper which he owns. He
enjoys his rewspaper. which has a.
lively headltass - any in the. MID
de West. Besball interests him
equally with oainsboroughs and Sir
Joshuaa He owns . large interest In
the Cincinnati Baseball Club. In the
gasworks and street car linss., In the
Leading hotel and the opera house.
not to mention much real estate: OF.
rather. he and his wife together. Her
fortune Ne has multiplied.
One day the editor told him OF q
smart young baseball reporter who
was looking wistfuily at q broken
down league team and sisnins Tor
capital ''How much do you want!''
Chasles p. asked the reporter. zone
hundred thousand dollars." .very
soqd!" said charlss r.. who had been
Watching that young man for . year.
Wen 20 Into partnsrship" A bus
insss man who makes business deals
In this fa'shion naturally nesds only
. bookkesper. and when he wants
. stsnographsr he can send for the
|one downstairs In the editors once.
1vsrythine ths ''Hsrr Doktor." a.
he wss called among his fellow Amer
lean studsats at Hsidslbsrs. has
touched since ne came home from
anishihs his education IN Germany
seems TO have turned into money or
art, He. has been . Republican. most
" With the local boss. though some
times against him. On the hoardings
Of the city he has been cartooned Viii
lainously - sinister Interest" :" and
smiled over Il and bought another
china Jar. In matters OF music and
art. Cincinnati agrees thar he II her
foremost citisen. How do you like
the interior Of the hotei?" he asks the
visitor from out Of town. for Charles
p. looked 70 the mural decorations In
person They are deservedly praised.
In the evening he goes to an old
fashioned house. once the Long
worth'a whose domestic establish.
meat q maintained for iess than that
Of many houses occupied by man
Of ons-twsntisth his income. But no
one Of moderate means could a0ord
| Isush farnishings. TO be vulgar about
u there are well over . million doll
lars'. worth Of Art treasures in the
Taft home. 1T
DEALERS ny no false masters or i'm
station hawthorns have been sold 10
him. He has the discrimination of
the wise buyer ana the taste Of the
connoisssur. Seated among china OF
the Ming dynasty he reads the base
ball extra Of his lively Newspaper. He
never Strings business home unless IL
u william H.'s campaign. william
His poor. He knows nothing OF
fOrtuns-winninS. The only way he
could make money would hs by prac-
ticing' law. Isl. 80,
Charles r. II willing to have tame
In the family. but II must al descend
on one member. From the day tina,
the elder brother saw the sift OF
Wiu for making friends and for dc
tatins In an easy way Q legal analysis
Of . bundle Of legal documents, that
younger brother has been q hobby
surprising all the old masters. He
has always been trying to show Will
the road to opportunity. knowing that
once Will was started he could do the
travelling himself.
When Mckinley wanted to send
the younger brother to the Philip
pines VIII was all for declining. He
wanted to remain on the bench
Charles p. argued far into the nigh,
In favor OF going. When Roosevelt
asked the governor to return and
take the secretaryship Of war Will
who may be "slow to take q new Job,
but II q sticker when he Is on it,