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HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

Copyright, 1908

THE CHAPPLE PUBLISHNG CO., Ltd.

BOSTON, MASS.

Photographs Copyright 1907 - 1908

ROBERT LEE DUNN

NEW YORK

CONTENTS

First personal impression-Taft did not want advertising-
Smiling five thousand into smiles-Manner in public speak-
ing-Reviewing troops though ill-Collapse after work was
done—A picture he rather liked—Alleviating a major's stage
fright-The major's revenge-A blase man's praise-Taft's
bigness shown in lack of annoyance over little things-A
story to save the day-Never studied traveling-It is second
nature Progress without pomp Likes no special privileges
over other passengers-Gives a reasonable tip but never a
big one.

CHAPTER IV.

Sporting companions must train to keep up—Justice Harlan on
the links-Home-made seismic disturbances-A story at Har-
lan's expense-Balls and badinage-The tale of a subsidized
caddie-Golfing in the Filippines-At the Devil's Bath Tub
-The Silver tip bears-Charlie and the mule-Charlie and
the fish-cooking trick.

CHAPTER V.

Opinions from the crowd-The good-natured giant-Climbing
ventilators-Making friends below decks-The birthday cele-
bration Gifts on the breakfast table-The Pete Robinson
story-The Captain's dinner in Taft's honor-Charlie dis-
covers an extra birthday of his own-The Captain's calendar-
license joke-Charlie's victory-Taft has never been sea-sick
-The aboard-ship schedule is strenuous-Is mostly muscle-
Work in quantity disposed of—Hard on his secretarial staff—
Filling a number on a concert program.

CHAPTER VI.

The family of the public man-Taft takes his family with him
-Helen Taft in Bryn Mawr-Robert Taft in Yale-Taft
and Friendship—Without servants-Not even a maid for Mrs.
Taft-Charlie's facility for losing himself-Stealing boys' hats
-Trouble in Moscow-Fishing in the royal lake-Studying
geography in a most practical fashion.

CHAPTER VII.

Taft's tour a peace commission-Making friends in Japan-
Speeches around the world breathed spirit of true Ameri-
canism-Dramatic intensity of Tokio Speech-The effect on
the Japanese-The speech in detail—Unafraid to talk of war.

CHAPTER VIII.

Taft and the Open Door in China-Taft has shown there was
no bluff in the famous Hay doctrine-Opening the new build-

ing of the Y. M. C. A., Shanghai-His speech-Relation of
Filippines to China-American trade in China-Inviolabil-
ity of Chinese territory and open trade must be preserved.

Taft is an irrepressible optimist-Acknowledges the necessity
of material pursuits-These should not absorb all endeavor
-Our national wealth is the result of effort, not luck-Young
men of wealth should turn to public affairs-England's leis-
ure class that engages in public service-Never such oppor-
tunities Interest keen in colleges on insular matters.

Taft and the laboring man-He has been misrepresented and
misunderstood in his attitude toward labor-His courageous
appearance before a Socialistic audience at Cooper Union-
Record of his labor decisions when on the bench-The Ameri-
can Railway Union case-Taft's triumph before the unfriendly
crowd-Some of the questions.

Taft and the missionary movement-His speech to the Laymen
at Carnegie Hall-Foreign missions in the Filippines-Roman
Catholics and Protestants-The Missionary in China—The
Boxer Uprising The Hardships of Missionaries.

V

CHAPTER XIV.

The crisis in Cuba in 1906-Taft is sent by Roosevelt to quell the revolution-Proclamation to the people of Cuba-Horrors of civil war averted-Grand demonstration on the part of the grateful people-Expressions of gratitude from Americans in Cuba-Cuban patriots eminently satisfied with the result.

CHAPTER XV.

Taft's American geneaology-All his ancestors for several generations were Americans-Blood will tell-Many notable men in the list of Taft's progenitors-The Taft home in Ohio— His father as a federal judge The neighborhood feud of Taft's boyhood-Taft's father a stern peacemaker—The immediate family and connections-Taft and his books—Yale freshman at seventeen-Graduated as salutatorian or second in his large class-Returned to Cincinnati to practice law.

CHAPTER XVI.

Full text of Cooper Union Address

THE APPENDIX.

Details of birth, marriage, career, etc.

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