The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-21
TAFT TO PRACTICE
Law WITH HIS SON
win Return to Cincinnati After
March 4 Next.
GOTHAM HEARS SWAN SONG
President Expresses Hope OF Square
Deal-Declares Cabinet Members
Should Sit In Congress to
Aid Chief Executive.

New York. Nov 19.-When Presi'
dent William Howard Taft steps from
the presidential chair next March he
will become just plain William II. Taft,
attorney at law, OF Cincinnati, o.
The president will return to his
home town and there take up the
practice OF law which he left many
years ago to enter official life. Al
though the president will not enter
into partnership with anyone ana
he SO stated to group OF friends
here, 1t is believed that his son Will
be a partner in the presidents law
firm.
The president left here Monday, att
er spending three days In the city, Tor
New Haven to attend the meeting OF
the Yale corporation.
While in the city President TAFT
sang his swan song as chief execu-
tive OF the nation when he responded
to the toast The President at
banquet OF the Lotus club. His
speech was considered by many OF
his audience as the most remarkable
he has ever made.
The president earnestly advocated
the admission to the halls OF congress
OF members of a presidents cabinet
and declared a sixyear term in the
presidency was enough for any man
He advocated the placing under civil
service OF practically every officer In
the government employ. He limited
broadly that congress should provide
for ex-presidents so that they need
not lower the dignity Of the position
they have held when they enter into
private life.
His humorous references to the bur
dens Of the White House, to his sue
cessor and to Mr. Bryan brought forth
round after round Of applause.
The president closed his speech
with a toast to his successor
Health and success to the able,
distinguished and patriotic gentleman
who Is to be"-and he raised his
glass while his hearers rose to their
feet--"the next president OF the Uni
ted States"
President Taft said in part:
81 saw in the name OF your club
the possibility for a swan song to
those about to disappear.
You have given me the toast OF
The President II IS said that the
Office Of president is the most power.
e,,l 7 g.,
say that what chiefly stares the pres
ident in the face in carrying out any
plan OF his. is the limitation upon the
power and not It's extent.
"Of course there are happy indvld-
uals who are able entirely to ignore
these limitations both in mind and
practice. and as to them the result
may be different.
'In these days Of progress, reform
uplift and Improvement, a man does
not show himself abreast of the age
unless he has some changes to sug.
gest II 's contrary to my own love
for the d'ar old Constitution to sug,
gest any alteration In It's terms. but
I venture the suggestion that It would
aid the efficiency OF the executive and
center his energy and attention upon
disintersste1 public service II he
were made ineligible, after serving
one term o six years, either to sue
ceeding or nonconsecutive term.
-Four years is rather short time
in which to work out great govern.
mental policies. Six years Is better.
Another suggestion | would make
is that legislative steps be taken-for
there is nothing In the Constitution
to forbi'i Infringing more closely
together the operation OF the execu-
tive branches. ! would not add any
more actual power TO the executive
In Legislative matters, nor would
give the legislative any more actual
power In executive matters. The veto
on the enc hand and the confirmation
Of appointments and the ratification
OF treaties on the other ] would not
change"
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