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A T LAST report William H. Tift,
A hMrrwelg'ht eandldat for the
A Republican nomination for pres
ident, weighed soma few pounds
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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.
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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.".
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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
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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
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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
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. 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
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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
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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
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