The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20
4 Pleasant Dream.


the United States, refused to make lis,
OF his unequalled popularity to Mexican,
ize the Executive for personal advantage
Shining on that page Of history are IN,
words " his memorable declaration
HEY were uttered on the night If No.
vember :, 1874 within an hour after hi.
election To n second term had becume
certain ON the fourth II Mar,h next.
said President ROOSEVELT in a message
In the country, 4 shall have served
three and a half years and this three
and a half years constitutes NV first
term. The wise custom which lmlt, the
President Ia two terms regards the sub
stance and not the form. drd Wndsr M
oircum s'drcss vii ! 10 candidate 'or or
dccep another Honin, hon
This unqualified pledge So creditabl.
10 Mr.. ROOSEVELT under the circtm-
stances and the temptat ions. has not
Jet been broken by him.
When the four wears Of President
RoOsFvELI's second term wer" nearly
over he Chos" WILLIAM II TAFT. his
Secretary Of War and loyal friend and
adviser. 10 take upon his broad shout
ders the burden OF official responsibility
which Mr. ROOSEVELT was then about
20 lay down. finally and forever Mr..
TAFT was one Of the two men N NJ
ROOSEVELT Cabinet uIon whom M.
President had dependei constantly to
counteract or regulate th, impulses of
an enthusiastic temperament and
sometimes over rapid initiative His
Obligations TO Mr.. TAFT, like his oblga-
tons 10 Mr. Roof. had been frankly
confessed On many occasions HIS
opinion Of Mr. TAFTs devotion 10 duty.
great ability and high purpose waS e1-
pressed over and over again in suIerla-
tives by Mr. ROOSEVELT II was well
known that Mr.. TAFT's cherished ambi-
ton pointed 10 another field Of public
usefulness Nevertheless like the lovaI
rotary If War yielded "a his chiefs will.
accepted the trust and bravely faced
the prospect ~ job as difficult A. anv
that was ever deliberately assigned bv
one human being Ia another. He is
wrote Mr.. ROOSEVELT Of Mr. TAFT after
the nomination and before the election.
'the man who I feel il in an especial
sense the representative 81 all that in
which believe in political life After
enumeratlng IN" qualifications regarded |
by him a desirable in a true friend Of |
reform occupying the Presidential chair. |
Mr.. ROOSEVELT continued his high |
eulogy ~ September Q, 1915, In Mr. |
TAFT We have a man who combines all |
Of the-e qualities to a degre. which no |
other man IN oar public life since th.. !
civil war has surpassed To a flaming
hatred of injustice. to a scorn II all that
10 base and mean, Z" a hearty sympathy
with the oppressed he unite- entire dis
interest"dness, courage both moral
and phvsroal II N" very highest type.
and kindly generosity of natrr. " hich
mak"s hm feel that al ~ his fellow
cOuntrvm"n ar" IN very truth his friend.
and brothers. that their interests ar.
his and that all his great qualities ar.
IN be spent with lavish fr"c,lom in their
service
True words bat SAID with generosity
chara' '"rist'" II w" saver Annth"rs
opinion IN which Nr ROOSEVELT heartily
colncidcd may IN. added here without
serious ncongruity To define HIM in a
sentence Wr"t" ~" Rev DR.. Lyman
ABBOTT m the OUtiook ~ April Z. i9ps.
MIR. TAFT Is a great brain and a great
heart IN "A great body
The new President elected and inan.
g,Iratrd the former Executive ndopteI
immei atelv the attitude which dignity
prescribed and d"hca"y suggested III.
hong J-rI"d not Vet ended. ~ self
efac"m"u' and -'tuIhiluu- avoidance
81 ANYTHING embarrassing ~ intrusive
began ~h"n MIR ROO-EYEIL welcomed
Mr. 1'TT to M" Whit" Hons" How
pleasant - - ~ recall the nunberIe~,
s'rN I''-- ~ commission and omission
rendered ~ un'-isn'ailyt-lv bv the
retiring ,m"t Magistrate t. the friend
Wh'~" general relntr"u- b. himself be-
hsd dee r'i"-i IA tn'--'' terms "" and
] hav" n every '---"utIaI l-rlui -tpu.I ,
hearilest agreement shoulder H. I
Ilder There ~ no f.,bt for d.-