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J fl'i'-yiS Tl j. ii ImI VK. TAfT RTTB 0"P TH Br Albert Edward TTOman. A T LAST report William H. Tift, A hMrrwelg'ht eandldat for the A Republican nomination for pres ident, weighed soma few pounds Tim -A7 !M.ni TsiMKiVn;.;;-tijfisji Mil . , , 4i SSI V 1 jeea man su, ana waa uuu coins I(' aome. Coupled with this wu the Infor- matlon that.it was practically certain that be would receive the indorsement .hls state despite an opposition that wh i rung in am Deiinnin-. jxeuner dieting or opposition keeps Mr. Tuft down. A good nother, in the gentleness of her heart, shortened the secretary's name to ''Will." It Is applied to him by other members of his family, the president and Intimate friends, but no one outside of this circle has ever called him anything other than "Bill."- "Bill" Aguinaldo Leading Simple Life . CORRESPONDENT writing to A post - meridian contemporary, A asked what has become of Agui naldo, the once conspicuous Ta gal "Son of Destiny," but who seems to have dropped so cempletely out of public notice that the paper to which the inquiry was addressed replied by saying that "patient and painstaking search Of the records disclose the fact that the famous Filipino chieftain, who for many-long months was chased from one end of -.the Philippines to the other by practically all the armed forces of the United States, and who was Anally surprised ana daprurea oy strategem by General Frederick Funs ton, the 'dare devil of the American army,' has dropped out of sight as completely as if the earth had opened and swallowed him at a single gulp. It is true that this distinguished trou tie maker, who once commanded the first column on the front page, has dropped out of the notice of . the read- g world. But he is sua. very much alive, and you wouia never guess it well-to-do shipbuilder, has a shipyard on I no XNOimuuo river, v reiu, m village near Cavite; is thoroughly recon ciled to American rule, has taken the oath of allegiance; the surveillance upon his movements, once so seen though unobtrusive, has been with drawn, and the "Son of Destjny" is now engaged in leading so much of the sim ple life as goes with the building of coastwise craft and the patching of those that are In need of repair. This lniormatloa about the Filipino 1 V s 10 YES. IK n V Ml? 1 ' ' ? la expressive of Ms character; it fits him as' well as the big: chairs of the big offices he has occupied for the good of his country. In Cincinnati. If you you should use the prefix "mister" In speaking of Secretary' Taft, you would be looked upon as an Intruder In the Buckeye state, for there he Is known, and known only, as "Bill." If you should venture to call him "Will" or "Willie," you would receive such a full measure of scorn that you would be driven to the muddy depths of the limpid Ohio. So you see the city and state know their Tart and nave an affection ror him thai la a monument to his past performances. Filled the Bill Every Time. While Mr. Taft may not be as light as a young gaselle, or sylph-like in his proportions, be has accomplished in the leader who gave so much trouble to Spain and to America was furnished yesterday hy James H. Doyle, chief Doatswain, United States navy, who is now attached t to the New York navy yard and who has Just returned from Manila, where he had been stationed for two years. It was Immediately prior to his departure from Manila that the chief boatswain,, paid a visit to Aguinaldo at his shipyard. Aguinaldo, he says, employs about 150 men, is doing a thriving business, accumulating mAny of this world's goods, and get ting fat. Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men, such as sleep & nights. r This Casslus no longer Wears a lean and hungry look and Is no more of that dangerous class who think too mucn. a mucn-cnangea Kmlllo, he is, according- to his recent visitor. No more aoe?ffl(3sstie proclamations whose poignancy or style was rivaled only by that of Manila' bombastlo Captain General Augustin. and no more does he send forth evil communications to cor- rupt good Filipinos, Aguinaldo, who Is now about SS years old, first came into fame in 1198, when he led the revolt of his Countrymen against Spanish rule. Thereafter he was constantly active as an Insurgent until America conauered Spain, where upon he took up arms against the con querors and caused this country far more trouble than Montolo caused Dewey until he was Anally captured by, Funston. Aguinaldo, it la said, had been a close student of the life of Na- oleon and "was credited with an ambl Ion to be a military leader suoh as wu the "Uttle Corslcan.". THE ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY rMORNINO'JULYl ' 7, 1907 f -Hi I 1 vV 1 1 1 half century of his life what has fallen to the hands of few men. In the even tenor of his executive way, he has taken task after task upon his broad and ample shoulders and carried them to a Huccessful conclusion. In the words of an ardent admirer, "he has filled the bill every time." And what manner of man Is this Wil liam H. Taft, who slowly but surely has won the respect and regard of his coun trymen. He Is not strenuou sccordinK to our modern definition, but he he Is a tireless worker, and there must he something doing; 82 weeks in the year to keep him busy. He has been noted for his attention to even the' smallest details of his work, and he faAjr a broad sympathy that brings hlniivlil'S close touch with the various sltuMlons with which he has had to deal. wht do you think of a man. with a fcianc's tasx ahead of him in the Philippines; laklng the time to study the people and Writing a letter like this? It was written in 1900. and Is published for the first time. "The Filipino people are full or music, It is their one national occupation. Every Filipino plays on some lnstru ment, and tneir ramlly meetings are nothing but little family soirees.. They nave no conservatory or music here. They are people who are easily touched bv comparltively small thlnirs. If after McKlnlev s election. I could announce on behalf of a certain number of Amer icans that they would contribute $100, 000 to the founding of a Fillnlno con servatory of music, I cannot exaggerate the aood effect that this would have. especially If we named it the "Rizal con servatory. Kizai was a man much given to music. I have no doubt that the Filipinos, many of whom are wealthy, would contribute a substantial fund, and that we mieht establish the beginning of sn Institution which would start an art dear to the hearts of these people." Taft an Agreeable Figure. Taft is an Impressive and agreeable figure. His mighty bulk goes well with his height, his wide square shoulders, massive bones and big strong head. Beneath the full, broad forehead jutting out at the brow, there rises a great aquiline nose a sign of commanding force that la confirmed by the, firm strong Jaws and aggressive chin. To look at his genial countenance and clear blue eyes would make you like him on the spot, and if vou did not call him "Bill" you would like to, His per sonality would impress you and make you a friend at first hand. In summing up your judgment of his character you would say that he was a man who would rather laugh than fight. Perhaps he would, but when the occasion arrived you would know that the Taft blood Is of the fighting qualify, and that the word "surrender", is not in the vocabu lary of the present secretary of war. JTaXt was born a tighter and coxa eg fit 1 ' M. vM"1 w.'. Miff -t : whika -j : v. . )...;. .( ' I x .! y- v.;.!', . - ... v H-. 4 " ',J I III II mm mi 4 m y-y-y f- -v.f- -II ! I'll! i-w'v'XM". ii fr- fighting stock. When he was but 17 he stood five feet nine inches, weighed 19J pounds and had legs like a bullock. Hf made his first publio appearance byJi thrashing the editor of a newspaper wMo had slandered his father, Judge Althonso Taft, later attorney-general of th United States. Like all his under takings in later life, boy Taft accom plished his work well, and the scribe with the vltroillc pen was seized with writer's oramp whenever he struck the letter "T" in his editorial outputs. A Leader in Old YaU At Yale young Taft'-qulckly.-acqui bis place as a leader. This did not come to him through strength or ag greBSlveness. IIW personality made t him one of theTbest-llked of his cla and his big; good-natured youth-found himself forced Into a position of' stuv dent prominence' that left him no choice. With Jolly Indifference he took hi share of hazing that is the due of "all "freshmenf but on one occasion when young Taft smote thfl tormentors- In such goodly fashion that they retired for repairs. It is also told -of aim that at Savin Rock, a watering place hear New Haven, he took up the cudgels-for a aliinl a 1 r, "Tim" -,B iti a fellow student again. "Bill" was. in bathing with others, who bad escaped from the Yale' campus, and coming out the water sat down patiently to chew out the knots tied In his garments by youthful Jokers. A poorer classmate upon preparing to dress, discovered that his clothes had been shamefully torn and burst into tears. Young Taft promptly rose, searched out the mis guided Joker and administered a drub bing that changed that person's previous conceptions of humor.- While devoting much ilia to athletic, xeuax Xii 5 Wi&lrzh - I If ?J - l I'UA 5jj p 1 V - U; :r 7 Mr if PTTOTOGJSAms ' f Vr " i ' . , , , It r . t T 1 COPyjglGHT SY . ' found run time ror study, h ated second in a class ox 121, and salutatorlan and class orator. Leaving college, young man Taft took up the study of law to follow in the footsteps of his distinguished father, While Btudying law he worked as a re porter for the Cincinnati Times, and later the Cincinnati Commercial. He was appointed assistant county prose. cuting attornev. Later as Junior coun sel for the bar association of his state he busied himself In trying for the scalp of the notorious "Tom" Campbell. corrupt lawyer and political dosb or at time. Next he was appointed col- ctor of internal revenue ror the first district of Ohio, a most Important po sition, which he resigned shortly be cause of his desire to return to his prac- uuring nis retirement na became int county solicitor, and was next tea juage or tne superior court of Oslo, a position his father had occu- niedJHbme 10 or IB years before. As a Judge- Taft was fearless, and it was sow learned that when he once made up his Blind nothing could alter it. He was -almost 10 when he married Helen II. Heron?, daughter of a leader of the Ol - - btuv He waited until he could pruifrly support a wife, Today he is the father of m girl and two boys, one of whom, Robert Alphonso, recently won signal honor in, his, sophomore year at Yale, - - i i . -v , Hig'lPublic Career-.C , . In turn he wassollcttor-general In 1190-82, and United States circuit judge from H9HI00. He was dean and pro fessor in the law department of the University of Cincinnati during the four, years following 188. With his appoint ment to the United States Philippine commission, and. hi i gubaeojieat work , Ml i MD6E0Fir.& CltOIT MxmwmcT oito. Urn. t5 the country is well acquainted. Through it all as pacifier, tactician, referee. Judge, diplomat and statesman Taft h-s come without tarnish to tne Taft name. Hn has been Jolly hth! ever good-natured under the most trying circumstances. In the whirl of his kaleidoscopic career he has found time to cultivate easy so cial graces, which has made him popu lar with women. It la not often one finds a "man's man" and a "woman's man" In the same person. Despite the many offices he has occu pied. Taft is almost free from political ambitions. He has "a judlclal-admtnls-tratlvo order of mind," as one critic has said of him, and his one reat ambition Is to be a member of the supreme court of the United States. Taft would rather have that Job than sit in the presidential chair, and his good mother, who has ever been his mentor, has the 'same am bition for im. Yet, when the chance came for him to fulfill nis highest am bition, he refused to accept it Every body knows that Mr. Taft turned down an appointment to the supreme court be cause he believed that a change of gov ernors of the Philippines at that par ticular time would result in injury to the lslaDds and in forfeiture of the con fldence of the Filipinos, who would not understand the reasons for bis recalL On two other occasions, according to in side history which is absolutely correct, Mr Taft refused tne same position. Surely this man is deserving of honor at tne nana or nis nation. Taft No Man's Megaphone. It is said that President Roosevelt Is for Taft because the Jitter-will follow the Roosevelt policy." ilt It be said here and now that Roosevelt may be for Taft, but Taft will not be for Roosevelt If - ther latter la wrong. Taft is no man's megaphone. He will flgnt for th Rosevelt doctrines if he believes they are right, bat in the doing of it he will make Taft doctrines and fight for them in the Taft way. He Is a greater man, than Theodore Roosevelt in that! he ia not Impulsive. He thinks for him self, and when "Blll'f Taft concludes! that he is right all Hades eannot change! his course, Taft, if it is the will of hi country, as presided wUl he the ? 1 : n V 1 " s y 9 " V " v i r Si .5 TAFTathts COURT 6 4 1 sa.f 1 executive of no party or fsff, but everybody's president. ' JT Today he stands out as the most Io leal candidate for the Republican nomU nation. The country respects and trusts) his ability and integrity. He is a states man of stainless name, unshakable Inde pendence and creative and administrative abilities that have won . admlratloa. throughout the world. ..,'" .' " A Chinese JDinner. -..'f From the Kansas' City Journal. . "E. T. Snuggs of Shlu Hlng, mission ary of southern convention, and I dined with P. p. Wong, a wealthy business man of Shanghai," said the Rev. Dr. N. Ii. Pittman, one of the two Missouri representatives to the great centenary missionary conference in China and the only representative from Kansas City. "He invited to dine with us four Chi nese gentlemen of learning and wealth. They spoke English with accuracy. Tha dinner was a feast The course on- ; sumed two hour. When we had beoa dining almost an hour I asked Slnslng Wong how many more coursea. Ha , said 'Sixteen.' Kvery 15 minutes a ser vant brought to one of a hot xlotij with which he wiped our .hands an faces. We surely had a hundred differ ent dishes. We had birds' near soup. We Imd things from air and earth and sea and brook. That dinner must have cost Blnslng Wong 1100 In gold." Keadx. for the Job, From the Louisville Courier-Journal. "I rot tn a small advertisement for syr shipping clerk last weea.- saii a mer-. chant, 'nd got replies, wne or tna replies amused me. Let m rud it to "Dear Sir. tn response to your mi't ad', " would -say im applicant for t ., ? designated, and if taAcn on am a . would suit. I understand srii 7 In a I branches, having had. .1 yint' t lence in same. "WOUla SHY runner rr, t 1 r n r write gi)0i lutttr, v . v . . .. Crunk." V . .z 4 V ', ' "i i.;:'
