Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-19

Though tribute Of ample proportion
paid to william Howard Taft's intel4
lectual attachments, it is his bigness Of
heart that bids fair to linger longest
in the memory of his fellow countrymen.
The Cincinnati Times-Star, published
in the city which was Mr.. Taft's home
for nearly all Of the twenty-odd years
between his graduation from college
and his departure for the Philippines, +"
says of him: THE greatest thing about
william H. Taft was the warmth and
bigness of his nature. The smile that
became famous was no mere exterior
decoration. 1t gave picture Of the
character of the man. He had q fine,
clear mind, and nature had given him
q disposition and physical strength
which made him tremendous worker.
But the Taft chuckle' did not belle the
facts when it indicated that he never
lost either his sense OF proportion or
his warmth of human kindness"
So also the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gram-"Mr. Taft had the priceless gift
of q personality which distilled friend
ship from all the relationships and con-
facts of life The Portland oregon
Journal records tha1 ito millions Of
his countrymen, without regard to po-
litical afiliation, he seemed a personal
friend. His breadth Of vision and his
gentle but dignified attitude, with his
efforts for warless world, added great
ly to his personal popularity; TINS is
the thought, too. of the Albany Eve
ming News I'VE shall remember his
smile. his spontaneous chuckle, that
wave of his hand that told so express
sively his good will toward all mankind.
his good fellowship and democracy, his
humanness, his patriotism that was
above all politics, his breadth and depth
of heart. Taft was great and good
man."
The st. Louis Times describes him as
personally zone of the moot winsome OF
men. None knew him but to love him;
none name MIN but to praise"
His sense of humor was one OF his
outstanding characteristics. Laughter
was his ready resource against the as
nerities of a world addicted to wry
thinking and perverse actions" says
the Chicago Daily News. as it wonders
if any other public man engaged
throughout q long life in serious tasks
of importance to his fellow countrymen
has left such memories of genial good
men" The Akron Beacon Journal sees
as lone of the evidences of his great
ness" the fact that disappointment
did not sour him." and 1t recalls that
she laughed OF defeat for the presi-
dency in 1912, with the jest that he was
glad that he had carried at least two
As to his service on the bench, the
San Francisco Chronicle considers 1t
was "a happy development for both the
public and the man that the stormy
chapter al his presidency did not end
his career. After an interval In which
his natural talents were not altogether
wasted, he was called to second high
Office as Chief Justice. Here, remote
from partisan conflicts, for nearly nine
wears he spent what was probably the
happiest period of his life" estimates
the Chronicle, as 1t pictures him,
"steeped In the traditions of the law"
and adds that he was "a just and
learned judge and rounded out his ca
reer in the atmosphere he most loved"
The Tulsa Daily World considers that
the Supreme Court was Mr.. Taft's
true ambition" and thinks "he was
above any other American in
being Chief Executive and Chief Justice
and these great services we're in his
mature and active period" This paper
further describes him as always I'M
pretentious. always scholarly, always
genuine. always q gentleman" The
Pueblo Star-Journal rates him as con-
sentative in his views and an exceed
ingly fair and impartial judge" and
the tribute of the Bloomington Panta-
graph Is that Ibis career on the SUI
preme bench was one of honor, and h
passed into the shadows carrying with
him the loyal esteem and affection of
the great body Of his countrymen. He
has a permanent niche in the archives
Of America" concludes this paper As
to his presidency and chief Justice
ship. the Columbia State says, Taft
not only held both high ofaces, but
adorned and uplifted them
In the opinion of the Muncie Star,
mr.. Taft would be entitled to an en-
during niche in the hall of fame II he
had rendered no other service than that
performed In the Philippines. The pa