Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-12

T., +be oanital of the nation. There IN
H. serata chamber of the United
states. surrounded by the congress- the
commemorative of every foreign gov
ernment, the supreme court OF the = mt
ed States, there stood out IN polo r.
lief two of the greatest hgures IN ILLS m
GREAT country of ours, if not IN the en-
fira world-Theodore Roosevelt, the re-
firing president of the United States'
who had discharged the duties OF tne
GREAT office which he was about 10
leave with such ability and 9ifi?lency'
tbat every patriotic citizen felt ike
saving: well done, thou good ana
faithf1l servant The otner hgure
was William Howard TAFT, PresiuenI
Roosevelt's trusted lieutenant ana loyai
friend. the one above all others VINO
had aided him in carrying on, 4ut "iias 9
is known throughout the Union @'
the Roosevelt policies.
CAS- William Howard Taft raised MS
hand to take the oath of this great
office it could readily be seen Whal
was in the mind of Theodore Roose-
velt-that the republic was IN saIe
hands for four years more.
At Peace with the World
What were the duties and ,esponsl-
hiIities that William Howard IaIt as
al
tbat tbe laws we're faithfully executed
He was 10 become the commander-ln-
chief of the second greatest navy IN
tba world. He was to be the great
architect for the future of the repuoilc.
an taking that oath of office ne also
assumed the duty and responsibility oI
that provision of the constitution llla
he (the president) shall from tllne TO
time give to the congress Information
recon-
mend To their consideration such meas
ures as he shall judge necessary and
expedient.' b..
1T am glad to say that after these -e"
months of his administration, President
Taft can report to the congress OF lhe
United States that we are at peace
with the world, and that we nave a
happy, prosperous and contented people'
Long Trips Necessary
"Tbe time was when the chief eXecu-
five of the nation might be able to IN
telligently recommend to the congress
of the United States the legislation
that should be enacted, without TAX
ing long and arduous trips across the
country, but now we have grown So
great and expanded so much that II
is necessary for him to visit the various
parts of this great republic in order
congress the legislation that in his
opinion is necessary and eXpedient.
so in his travels from one end OF
this country to the other, the presl-
dent has discussed the problems OF
the nation with the people and en-
deavored to ascertain what measures
should be recommended to congress as
necessary and expedient. He has dis
cussed the condition of our finances
Chi :
ton of the arid lands, the conservation
of our national resources, and the
building of the great Panama canal
1T takes a big man and broad m9n
to be able to grasp these great PROB
lens. not only the problems here in
the several states, but the problems
of the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto Rico
and Alaska.
Time and the Man
"In making this remarkable tour OF
the country, the president started from
a point near where the pilgrim fath-
ers landed, and tonight he will sleep
in a city founded by the Franciscan
fathers These two outposts of civili-
cation established at about the same
time, comparatively speaking and rep
resenting forces contending for the su-
premacy in this new land, are now rep
resentative cities of a common Coun-
try. presided over by the same chief
executive.
"Fortunate indeed have we Seen IN
this republic, in having the right man
at the right time in the right place
and at no time my fellow citizens, has
this been truer than at this time, when
we have as the chief executive OF the
nation, William Howard Taft"
Governor Heard From
Governor Gillett was called upon for
a few remarks. He said it was the
happiest moment of his life when he
welcomed President Taft to California,
He said that as the journey was made
down the state the same spirit of 10y
atty was everywhere manifested, and
as Los Angeles was reached both he
and the president were gratified, though
not surprised to know that the south
ern end of the state was not lacking
i'm patriotism and in a desire toNhonnr
the nations chief executive. Governor
Gillett made a particular thrust at state
division by saying that he hoped the
spirit of patriotism manifested was not
only for the United States as Whole
but that it was for an undivided state
of California as well.
Possibly the most ELOQUENT address OF
the evening was that of Joseph Scott,
president of the board of education and
one of the stalwarts in the annexation
movement and the fight for harbor.
His subject was Greater Los Angeles
and It's Harbor" No man in Califor-