The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-03-14

through this state and into New Eng land. In the latter part of November he went to Panama, the first of five journeys to the lsthmus. He made a came back the latter part of January 1905, with a report that clarified the | situation in a manner that gave the administration exhaustive knowledge of conditions.
 In October of 1905. MT. Taft was back at Panama, remaining only 2 week, and then he remained away until May. 1908, when another quick journey was made. The last of these Southern mile-oonsuming trips was made in January of this year. when the dispute as to sea level or lock canal was definitely settled.
 the first in September. when the de feated Liberals were following the usual tropical cusom of fomenting a revolution. MT; Taft went down to It took him little more than two weeks to soothe them. In April, 1901. he returned from Panama by way or Cuba and Porto Rico. and gave the They were dissatisfied because of eer- tain alleged tariff discriminations, but were no longer discontented aiter meeting MT: Taft It was M in raf. this definitely entered the lists for the Presidential nomination, which he ob- tained a little more than a year later Great Demand as Speaker;
 been in MT. Taft's suburban list, New York City, Cincinnati and New Haven. and In the summer time Murray Bay, on the St Lawrence. He radiatei to nonchalant way that could not be euualled by the most globe trotting Of Englishmen. He was always Tn de- mand here for speeches. New Haven IL. AL1A h.n Q N in MT. Taft's large heart. Cincinnati, as his old home. was never neglected No cooler place could he find than his | old summer cottage on the St. Law sibly to remain for at least month. call to Washington found him with his grip packed and request for speech at some big representative gathering was never refused.
 In 1904 he marched at the head Of military parade in St. Louis He preached wisdom to the Chautauqua In its home town the same year. In the West he was the attraction at all great rallies and minimized the Bryan in- fluence. From Washington in August he dashed up to Montpelier, and was | back at his desk working hard few days later. In 1908 he was fully the equal in endurance of the Democratic candidate. and a much better vote get l ter.
 It was remarked at one time that ex-President Roosevelt never subjected MT Taft to an endurance test. The answer was that Mir. Roosevelt knew when he had met his match. The man who could go night and day without fatigue despite his great weight. who could traverse the tropical islands of our possessions and not suffer. who could make of journey to Panama as little as of a journey to New York, and who could play thirty-six holes at golf and be sorry that the day was not l Gh n n1av C0nVenient- ly, was not the one to be tested with l impunity.
 MT. Taft's desk was always ready for him. On every return from long journey the report from Washington was. MT. Taft busy at his desk" But ofen the next news would be of an other jaunt. He spent most of last July at Murray Bay. In August he his plans for the swing around the globe had not been decided upon. He 1 then left Washington and on August 21. spoke In Lexington, Ky On the ing the Republican convention. but was on his way to the Far East. He went to Seattle after making other speeches, and before he reached Manila. in Octo- i Der, had seen the Mikado visited Kobe. Shanghai and Hong Kong. The gov ernment in Manila was being changed when he got there. legislature hay ing been chosen, and he gave 1t the benefit of his experience and advice. l On November IS he was in vladiyostok on the Fist in Harbin and on the 24th l in Orkutsk December 1 saw him in Moscow, and he was in St. Petersburg on the 4th On the Sth he had sailed from Cuxhaven and on the 22ni he was home But on the 31st. after looking in at his desk, he was back in Bos- ton making a speech on the Philip pines in the home of most of the op- position to the retention of the is- i lands
 Familiar With Country. There are few places of importance 1 in this country that Mir Taft has not visited. When he returned from Panama on the last trip he came by way of New Orleans and was well