The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
TAFT DAY AT FRISCO.
The Junior Ex.President's Visit 10 the
Pacific Coast, and What He Said.

eral other occasions. II was his first
visit to the State OF California since
our very unfair method of treating
Mr.. Taft's claims to the Presidency at
the last election, by which we made
it practically impossible for people to
vote for him. He came to us. how
ever, full of b%uoyancy. with no regrets
or hard feelings, and with a fresh
ness and vitality of sense and humor
that were truly delightful and made
friends for him wherever he went.
II is now nearly three years since
the election of Mr.. Wilson, and In
three years Of doing ones duty in a
large way as "A private citizen of his
republic n has time to see through
many things that were hazy and to
lose some Illusions. II one has any H.
lusions left after the criticism that is
hurled at him during his term of four
years as President. That the kindli-
ness of his views of life is I'M
changed. though mellowed and broad
ened by experience and reflection. IL
a great compliment to Mr.. Taft as a
man. We in California feel somewhat
as Senator Root. then Secretary of
War in Mr.. Roosevelt's Cabinet, said
the %tilipinos felt toward Mr.. Taft
while he was Governor of the Philip
pines but temporarily stopping in the
United States on his way to- Rome for
the purchase of the friars' lands from
the Vatican. Mr.. Root then said the
feelings Of the F%ilipinos for Mr.. Taft
seemed to he expressed by the words of
the song: We "A you. oh, my
honey. yes we do"
During Mr.. Taft's stay here he spoke
at the Unitarian Conference, at the
Commercial club, at a Yale meeting,
at a Red Cross banquet, at the Taft
Day exercises Of the exposition; de-
livered three very reminiscent and de-
liGhtful lectures on tho Presidency at
Berkeley and at Stanford tniver-
sity on a constructive Peace" spoke
at the Oakland Conference of city
Planning and at the Commonwealth
Club. our most prominent club here
for the discussion of political questions.
lie delivered a very convincing speech
there on the Philippine question, show
ing the large ncmher of persons re-
moved from the island service without
cause by a political spokesman who
nous the o''Ce "I '~"NcTHpr '"eie
under the present Administrators and
the very complete Kidding az the
insular service which the present Gov
erp,- has catsel TJa deai, with tho
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damning arraignment of the present
administration IN the running ~ those
Islands. For all Of these perform
nncpS by the present Administration
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them, anu we cannot snake tnen on
until the Flllpinos are qualified TO be
"A ~rlr-gOverning community which is
likely IN 10 far IN the future
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hrm ana m!ddie course Tree from the
sentimentality of Mr.. Bryan's peace
plans, and also free from the eNHg-
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