Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-18

ceived from her a second time a parch.
ment awarding him the degree of Doc.
tor OF Laws.
He also did law reporting for the
Times-Star which belonged to his
half brother, Charles, and did it so
we'll that Murat Halstead gave him a
job on the Commercial Gazette at six
dollars a week.
Though Halstead offered to give
him a raise If he would stay--to grad.
uate him from reporting to something
better-young Taft said he would do
the graduating this time himself and
so leaving newspaper work with his
testimonials of efficiency as law re-
porter. he went over to his father with
his three sheepskins and enough
prizes to fill cabinet, and became
clerk in the Office of Taft and Lloyd.
From this Office he was graduated
into assistant prosecuting attorney
and filled the position so we'll that
|crme became unpopular in Cincinnati.
He insisted that the guilty should go
to the pen but he was so fair in his
methods that those who suffered for
their transgressions one and all re.
spected him.
Again he was graduated, and now
became collector OF internal revenue,
with an annual production Of whiskey
and tobacco amounting to some $10,-
100000 to collect upon. He studied the
business thoroughly and mastered 1t
but collecting was not congenial work
and he was glad when once more the
time to graduate arrived and he be-
came assistant county solicitor.
He had not served the state under
this diploma long, however. when a
higher title was bestowed on him. He
was graduated again. This time by the
governor of the state to fill the unex.
pired term Of judge of the Superior
Court of Ohio. At the end of the time
he was to serve, he allowed his name
to be put on the ballot as a candidate
for reelection and he won So was his
degree confirmed and his graduation
endorsed by the people Of his native
state. It Is also the only time he has
run for office in the many states he
has been a graduator.
| Graduation was surely habit now.
President Harrison recognized this
and also the fitness of the graduator
He raised Taft, now only 36 years of
age, to the position of Solicitor Gener.
al Of the United States with salary
OF $1,000 year. This Is better than
even Halstead would have been able
to supply. The appointment was the
more gratifying inasmuch as the grad.
uator had not even hinted that he
wished for It.
J In this position he won out against
Choate on the seal fisheries dispute
with Great Britain and in other cases
Of almost equal magnitude. In fact he
always won though he had every ex'
ecutive department Of the national
government to advise counsel.
/ Naturally such a record as this led
again to graduation and Taft, the
graduater, returned to Cincinnati a
Judge OF the United States circuit
court having jurisdiction over Ohio
Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee
President Mckinley noted his work
In this position and when the time ar
rived graduated Taft into the govern
orship Of the Philippines. Here the
graduater made good magnificently
The Philippines for the Filipnos was
his motto and so consistently did ht
live up to It that the Fllipinos them
selves came to realize that he mean
exactly what he said and was theil
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