4734 HARVARD Copyright, 1908 THE CHAPPLE PUBLISHNG CO., Ltd. BOSTON, MASS. Photographs Copyright 1907 - 1908 ROBERT LEE DUNN NEW YORK CONTENTS His wonderful variety of work-Compared with Stanton-His official capacity in its growth-A prosecuting attorney at nineteen—When it paid to refuse a good salary-Little pri- vate life from the first-Foraker's appointment to a judge- ship-His first victory at the polls-His coming to Washington -His memorable labor decisions-Appointed by McKinley to the Presidency of the Filippine Commission-Ambition for Supreme Bench-Friends sceptical of success in Filip- pines Twice declined appointment to Supreme Court- First personal impression-Taft did not want advertising- The summer family reunion-The foregathering at Murray Bay, Canada-An old frame house-Bits of ornamentation from the Filippines-Six days in flannels and one in blue serge- Goes to the Union Church on Sunday-A week day of dic- tating, golf, and departmental work-Devoid of false pride. -The baby-raising days-Hucksters mingling with insular CHAPTER IV. Sporting companions must train to keep up—Justice Harlan on CHAPTER V. Opinions from the crowd-The good-natured giant-Climbing CHAPTER VI. The family of the public man-Taft takes his family with him CHAPTER VII. Taft's tour a peace commission-Making friends in Japan- CHAPTER VIII. Taft and the Open Door in China-Taft has shown there was ing of the Y. M. C. A., Shanghai-His speech-Relation of McKinley appointed Taft on first hand knowledge of his ability -Praise from Roosevelt-Filippine problems-The friars and the friars' lands-Aguinaldo and the revolution-Fun- Spanish friars blazed the way for Americans-Taft's belief that the Filipinos will govern themselves well ultimately-Too soon for independence-The great problem of the Orient— Filipino education-Sanitation in Manila Improvements Taft is an irrepressible optimist-Acknowledges the necessity Taft and the laboring man-He has been misrepresented and Taft and the missionary movement-His speech to the Laymen 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. |