The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-10
Tns LEX of Taft.

ST. Louis Globe Democrat Rep.
Eilfiam Il Taft Is 2 genuine phi.oso-
plier. gNo Rad often suspected taisr
bit his address to the newspaper men
Il washington, on the evs Of his de-
partare from the capital. removes any
doubt vs Ray have Ezd ~ : rule
lucky Mea are ncE philosophical They
take the gensa Thugs ctaarce taruH7s II
their way. accredftlng them. By some
strange Enentai process. 10 giaeIE oETil
initiative and judgment, while tsecrg-
ing the taeoTy 81 lEcE as mere sa-
,,erssEtion. THAI Afr. Tat has been
lucky is n1s 10 be denied All his hfe
he hag bern Z contradiction Of tAs
claim that nobody Eoyss 3 fat man- /"
Egs Has. as he told the s1rzoess almost
aggayg go5 every thing n asked sgTs
ard the record saows thaz ne has Eey-
er been nseEvard IN TIE asking He
sszs held usacs a5nast al q the time
s;nce attaining lis majority In rnzE
he is like ColoneI Ec0zeveits vh0 also
began ezTlg. and who vas as lucky az
1sr. TafG I.uea changed for both OF
then q. the same time and fC- the
same reason; thsg EeTs caught c0p-
uerfng each Others bets.
Nor this Is an offeDss against the
laws of Ineg which the gods Of chance
wiz hardly ever overlook. Where Mr..
Tafss fae philosophy shines the
brightest Is n his candid recognition
Of The run Of Iuck IN his life. This is
genuine Americaaixm a. its best, be-
eaase after . century OF popular edu-
eaton in q republic where all men
stand On an equal footing before the
ias, and where every decade brings
10 the front new men OF brains. aH,bi-
ton and equipment, something more
than a claimed superiority is needed
10 keep any man IN public Office for
asnaos. generation. man 60 lucky,
who arrogateg 10 himself a superior
merlt and grows 10 think himself In
sispengl0le 10 the country, not only
lsrzs Mr. Taft's philosophy, but he
viii fsei the need Of il most when be
finds himself undeceived and without
such q resource to fall back upon. Mr
Taft. getting his bad luck OF last veal
agzinst the long run Of good lucks
whicn preceded IL, anas himself Sc
nancn 70 the good that what he nov
fears most is a change Of luck in tbs
future, by vat Of equalization. q mar
with tbs philosophy 70 watch the ruE
OF his IracE SO closely mas IN him tht
fe2r Of the Lord which Ia the subIina
tioa 81 wisdom, and, though he ma,
asYe his upz and downs, the worl'
shall not see him forsasen nor hi
seed begging bread.
Evea finer philosophy Is ghoTn Il
his anticipation Of the pleasure he !
10 gs. out Of being IN q position 1
criticize tbs administration. He
coming back 10 Washington occasion
ally, he tod the correspondent, /
ses the wheels 20 around II expec
To come back here and SIT DOM wit
you again he gsid "and talk wit
you about some others in office, wit
certain sort Of sympathetic sati
faction. A certain Sort Ag certain q
the tides As certain as the Laws {
luck themselves. There Is nothing
All uncertain about 1t. There viii /
need o. the sympathy Of man vi
knows how II feels himself There Al
some bad places in the road ahea
and re believe thig LUCKY philosoDhr
actually thinks himself lucky 70 ha,
been defeated last year And. BIZ /
tire gods Of chance. he may be rig
about II