The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-22
.HAIL TO THE CHEF,

President Taft viii pass through tho
Virginia Capes this morning and cast
anchor in Hampton Roads, beautiful
body of water formed principally BY
the James River, one of the most his
toric and important of the great water
courses of this country. The President
win Immediately perceive the vital
necessity of deepening the channel so
that ships OF war of the heaviest
draught shall be able TO reach tho
Falls of the James.
The President will arrive in Rich
mond abou, o'clock this evening. He
will be escorted from the Roads by
s special committee of the citizens OF
this town, and after dining with few
friends at the Westmoreland Club and
being received by some more friends
at the Commonwealth Club. he will be
put to bed at the Jefferson Hotel and
permitted to sleep the sleep of the
Democrats, and to dream that his ma.
tive State of Ohio is still part OF
Virginia as 1t was long time ago be-
fore our magnificent domain was cut
UP into Senatorial districts, and Ohio
assumed the leading role of being the
mother of Presidents. Mr. Taft is, In
fact. very much yirginian, not in his
way of thinking on the tariff question
generally speaking, not in his views
perhaps. of National sovereignty; but
In his general makeup. his fine poise
his good humor his broad humanity
his respect for law, his contempt for
the tinsel and the sawdust and he will
Richmond, delightlne to honor him for
the office he holds and for himself as
well
II would be very much out of place
for any of us to talk to him about
political matters while he is here, ex-
cept in a broad way; but it will not
be considered Impairment TO say that
the President has compelled the re-
spect and admiration of many of his
countrymen by his superb bearing in
recent times which have tried a good
many souls: nor car anybody object II
we shall paraphrase what an English
man has written in verse about him.
or somebody Very like him. He has
Kept his head. he has trusted himself
he has not given way to hating, he has
waited and not grown tired in wait
ing. He has not made dreams his
master, he has borne with the hardi-
of a
his words by knavcs to make trap
for fools, he has met with Triumph
and Disaster and treated these two i'm
posters just the same. He has filed
the unforgiving minute with sixty sec
onds' worth of distance run, and in the |
opinion of a great many thousands of
his fellow citizsas he comes very near
being "a Man: my SON" OF course, we I
are all sorry for him. in the sense that
he does not live In Richmond sorry
that he has leased another house at
Beverly instead OF taking place on I
Franklin Street. sorry that he was not
raised on Smithhed ham sorry. most I
of all, that he is in the wrong political |.
Ao" put Sidu liidl ne is 10 ne WltH us, !.
If only for night and day, and glad I
that If we must have "A Republican in /
the White House we have in Mr. Taft
a President who is strong enough and
straight enough TO honor the office no
holds and the American people whom
he represents.
Mr. Taft is hurrying back to Wash
ington to get ready for Congress. In
the midst of his abundant cares he
comes to Richmond to meet tho vir-
GINA Educational Conference and to
speak TO the members OF that body
upon the most important of all sub
tects affecting the good of society-the
education of the youth of the land.
He will speak to The teachers to-mor-
row and he will be greeted by them
in the spirit of that comradeshp which
all men feel who are Interested in the
work Of buildingup the American Com
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