The Washington herald., 1908-06-19

tive management. To him belongs the
extremely valuable faculty Of eliminat-
ing the nonessential from complicated
problems and going directly to their sub
stance. His capacity for work is enor-
nous. yet quite as helpful is his eQuable
temperament which will not allow the
annoyances Of life to distract or hamper
him.
Although of an aggressive personality,
he possesses an infinite good nature.
charm OF manner, and a poise which have
made him a model for exalted station.
In the final analysis even the highest Of
flcials must be Judged as men, and under
this criterion Secretary Taft is now and
viii ever be known for his broad SYM
pathles with every grade OF humanity
and as one invariably actuated by that
democratic spirit which should charac-
terize a progressive American And yet
no one can for a moment hesitate TO rec
| Ognize his severity in dealing with wrong
doing. While no honest enterprise need
fear him, no dishonest scheme could hope
| 20 hide its face from the light or 10 es-
cape punishment
Knows Colonial Question.
More than any other OF our public
men he has had 70 do with our outlying
dependencies and colonial relations. 1t
was he who took in charge the prosecu-
tion Of that colossal enterprise on the
! isthmus. the canal uniting the lesser and
the greater oceans, and under his direct
/ ing hand the completion Of this most
stupendous of public works is no longer a
vague and distant hope, but sn imminent
| reality. With his every-ready skill as a
pacificator he restored tranquility in the
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ed by civil strife. In the far-off Philip
pines. under a blazing tropical sky. he
/ found a people Of many races and tribes,
degraded by centuries of misrule and op-
/ pression; and there. too, he not only es-
I tablished the rule of law and local con-
/ troll in place of confusion and bloody
strife. but showed the way TO Self-gOv-
| ernment. and a new recognition of the
rights Of man. For peoples and races,
F, like individuals, under the inspiration of
a friendly guide, may lift their faces
heavenward and seek to climb the great
worlds altar stairs to nobier heights Of
liberty and opportunity. II is 20 his
lasting honor that his desire was not to
be known as Taft. the Pro-Consul." but
as Taft the Father OF the Filipinos, -
who brought to them the light of modern
civilization.
In Larger Sphere Now.
IN the larger sphere of world politics.
we are entering into new and closer bonds
with all the nations Of the earth. Who is
better qualified than he to lead America
TO her true position in this later day when
the boundaries established in the centur-
ies past are becoming less distant and
kingdoms and races are beginning TO real
ize that they have all one common des-
tiny?
Secretary Taft has exceptional famil-
iarity with conditions in the distant ORR
ent-in Japan, in China. We may rest as
sured that our traditional friendship with
Japan will continue. Moreover, the fu-
ture promises that the slumbering mil
lions OF China will awake from the leth-
argy Of ages, and she then will realize
that the morning dawn OF fresher life
and wider outlook comes to her across the
broad Pacific from free America, her tru-
est friend and helper. We covet no por-
ton OF her territory. We desire from her
as from all nations, increased good will
and that mutual respect which knows
neither buster nor crInging on either
side. Thus in this new era of larger rela-
tions, Secretary Taft, with his compre-
hension Of national and international sub