The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-27
TAFT IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

'N'o' oH' tHN nHPdiNub Nhlol lllSub Nv
takes in it all, is pleasantly described
by William Bayard Hale, in the
"World s. Work. for June Mr. Hale
wrote book some years ago en-.
titled, a. A Week in the White House
with President Roosevelt" so he
is no mere tyro in describing scenes
and events in the Presidents IS office.
In the present article the daily rou-
tine of the President is fairly des-
cribcd; he reads the papers, answers
his letters, holds a general levee, con
fers with Congressman. gets out later
in the day to have little amusement,
and in general, has quite pleasant
time of it,
In describing the President s confer
ences with members of Congress, the
following is given;
One Senator. suggesting an amend
ment remarks: This could do no harm,
and would satisfy certain public senti-
ment Mr.. Taft takes fire. With i'm
mense Vchemence. he answers: Il Will
do nothing to satisfy public sentiment
The bill may be altered to make it more
effective, but | will have none OF any
provision worked In TO pacify anybody
am away past that, When ] learn I've
]
new set Of critics. / feel a sort of glee-
full satisfaction
The President is represented as strik
ing this note again and again; but he
still fails to dispel the idea that he is
a man Of diplomacy and compromise
Another phase of the President S
mental attitude is given, where he, hav-
ing been urged to make war upon tho.
insurgents and upon those who criticise
him, is quoted as saying in substance:
What's the use? / have resigned my
self To misunderstanding. don't say
| that I'm Indifferent To public opinion.
/ but have ceased 10 count on ii or hope
/ for IL ] must walt for time and the
! results OF my labors 10 Vindicate me.
] They will do so. | have profound and
abiding faith in the people Their final
1 judgment will be right. But il will not
/ be given til the results arc clear-as
| they will he.
] don't want any forced or any manu-
sides. ! don't believe that anything ]
could do or say would contribute In the
! least 10 enlighten the public or 10 change
/ its view. | simply can't do that sort OF
! thing. anyhow. That isn't my method
They who know me know the single
minded purpose Of my efforts for good
/ laws and good administration, and they
know the hypocritical nature OF most Of
/ the enmty my measures are meeting
with. But | can't undertake TO enter
into long explanations which would do
no good, anyhow
He continued in the same vein, stat
ing that he will give yet three years
of the very best service that he knows
how to give, and on that he viii invite
the general judgment. 1T being sug-
gested that he may occupy that place
more than three years, the President
seemed to reject the idea instantly and
decisively, "No, three more years.
President Taft thinks that much that
has been said against him was unjust,
uncharitable. or said in ignorance, He
believes that the country's sober
thought will approve him and his
| acts.
With respect to the warfare on
Speaker Cannon, the President stated
that he considers Cannon the head of
the party in the House of Representa-.
tives, and he works through him, nat
urally, on that account,
With Congressional visitors the Pres
ident discusses measures as man TO man.
In the matter of appointments, he is
extremely earnest and frank. With
respect to the appointment of man
for some public office who was OBJ
jected to because he was corporation
lawyer, President Taft smiled and said.
''Why shouldn't he be- and why
shouldn u we get his services if we can
get him away from the corporations'
And on this question the President
said:
There is lot Of thoughtless nonsense
In the outcry against lawyers because
they allow themselves TO be employed by
corporations. Corporations have the
right as anybody has. to employ the best
talent in sight. That is no reason why
the United States should not get the best
talent for itself if it can.
| There are two classes OF lawyers.
those who sell themselves, body and soul,
TO their employers, and those who per-
form 10 the best OF their ability. the
duties OF honest counsel TO their clients,
meanwhile keeping their own lndepen
dence and self-respect. their own
opinions as citizens.
What ] want TO know is which class
does your man belong in? Corporation
lawyer or not is he an honest lawyer
a conscientious man, "A good citizen Of i'm
dependent opinions and liberal outlook
OH life?
a natural contrast is here invoked
L
Roosevelt, which Mr. Hale puts in this
way:
In day not long past, the war vet
eran was the daily hero OF the White
House procession. The sun of military
glory has set. Today. the lawyer is the
man who gets the best reception at the
hands OF the countrys Chief Magistrate,
There are plenty Of them who come TO
get II, too, Every legal light whom an
: appearance before the Supreme Court or
one OF the Comm missions brings TO Wash
, ngton Rravitates to the White House on
one excuse or another but really because
he wants to swap a legal yarn or two
with Judge Taft" He goes away with
new pride in his profession; usually
with a new Idea or two: the need OF
, general code. the tragedy OF dilatory
justice.
''Judge Taft frequently refers to
his happy experiences while on the
, bench where he enjoyed his work TO the
full and where he was hapDlIy en-