New-York tribune., 1908-12-17

recommendation and of administration should
take counsel Of each other. to the emo CtSa
they may be wisely planned and all aVallaoae
experience may be taken account Of
We shall cherish the memories of the past;
and the sons OF the Empire State viii be proud
has Produced as you in Ohio are justly proud
of those who have distinguished your com
wealth. But we shall each be untrue to those
traditions which we honor if we do not devote
ourselves at all times to perfecting our re-
spective state administrations, to the enu tlla'
not only may the people within these respec-
tive commemorative be blessed but that the ma
tional administration may be spared an u un.
necessary burden, one which may be too great
for it TO bear.
1 have spoken from time to time for many
causes. but 1 never spoke for cause more sim
cerely which clearer to my heart
than the one 1 espoused in the last natlonai
campaign 1t was not necessary TO 1elsh en- en-
thusiasm to make appeal other than TO tne
judgment of our fellow citizens 1t was possloIe
to present a who stood upon an unsur-
passed record of achievement. he was pre-
sented for the suffrages Of his fellow cluZens
true and tried Tactful, able, 1earless'
true-that spells Taft.
In his candidacy is represented achievement
He portrayed what was already known 10 tne
people by reason Of his execution OF hnPoT I
duties Whatever differences there may nave
been in connection with the campaign, they aIe
now all forgotten in the practically unlVeIsal
satisfaction with the result. We have caimhess'
steadiness suavity, imperturbable good humor'
without loss of force conviction or the requl-
site strength of leadership. We may well as
we contemplate the problems that are before
Us and the great powers and Obligations OF thlS
high office, and the sure destiny of this country,
we may well have intense qualification as we
consider the proved qualities Of the man who IS
TO occupy the place of Chief Executive
We are here tonight to do honor TO hlrn; 10
express our confidence; 10 bid him Godspeed
The chief value of the state. nationally consic-
cred is in its contribution to the national hIe'
as the chief value of a mans career Is hot III
what he has amassed, or in any selfish accom-
plishment. but in the service he mas rendered:
and Ohio is great among the states because IL
has largely given. 1t has never made more
important contribution one more fraught win
blessing to the people of the United states tna nan
in presenting now not the citizen of OHIO but
the citizen Of the United States, as the Presl-
dent-elect William Howard Taft
MAYOR PRAISES Mr.. TAFT.
Mayor Mcclellan, the next speaker, paid trib-
ute TO Judge Taft on behalf of Democrats, de-
claring that if it had to be any Republican they
were glad It was this one. He said in part;
his great gatn{sT5nfb ts{a5 fbsD and iH. ses FGw 5fgE
of one to two hundred), wonder if there is any
Rg TdRsmBe III my Seeve hoWeTef that Voice
sentiment Of those New Workers & who oq voted fs tor
] say that. if it had 10 be a Republican, we are
moSt Ts We av sa be- pemocrats last of ali
than one but We are first OF al a Amerioans %
ner OF the American people have chosen as
The American people have created for them.
selves standard Of public man which their innate
mateiy follow They respect devotion @ to prdinei
PIE. even ] Tee sncerit m Of purpose honesty of in
tention and calm, sober Judgment in execution;
according to Gods light and leading and they love
Ameriesn manhood 1t is for these reasons that
people. regardless Of party, beeVe mar oGt
country will be safe in the hands OF William h
Let me assure him that he will fnd those of his
conntrynen who opposed his election just as ready
and willing and anxious those who voted for him
the 3 great trust which has been given him. AR5
the Lotus tonight, and I had almost forgotten my
DemocraCy--when his four years OF ohlce are over
fellow citizens Of Ohio and comes to New York to
live assure him in advance Of a hearty and
affectiOnate welcome.
Ex-senator spooner. picking up the Mayors
praise Of this Republican. said he would be al
most perfect if he would only forget to be a
Democrat. He continued:
We're told solemnly here that there's COM
bination-think of (which has existed for
years to keep the great office of President in
the grasp of Ohio and New York. Has that
been investigated? 1 think there ought TO be
an amendment introduced; but long as these
states continue to furnish such good material
as our guest OF honor and Governor Hughes L
must be forced TO conclude that this combina-
ton is so reasonable TO take It out OF the
limit of the law" Senator Spooner spoke high
" Of Judge Taft. instanCing especially his
course regarding the labor vote in the cam
paign.
He didn't trim" said the speaker. He
couldn't trim he didn't know how, and finally
he won the labor vote by declaring straight
forwardly that if he placed in the same
position again he'd do the same thing over"
Patrick Francis Murphy made the funny
| speech in the evening. One of his remarks was:
''To govern ourselves is noble and godlike; to
govern others is human. and less trouble"
Seated at the guests table were the Rev DR.,
| 7 Wesley Hill General Henry L, Burnett Cen
| eral James s. Clarkson, president of the Iowa
! Society Of New York; Lieutenant Colonel Allan
| c. BakeweH, president of the Pennsylvania So
! ciety Of New York; St Clair McKeEway, Mel
willie E. Stone, Charles P. Taft, Frank II. Hitch
| cock, Seth Low, DR.. John H. Finley, president
of the College of the City of New York; Major
| General Leonard Wood, Governor Fort of New
| Jersey. Secretary Straus. Governor Hughes,