Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1910 — Washington [ARTICLE]

Washington

Congress has been in session two weeks now and during that time President Taft has done much to win public esteem and it is quite certain that the government’s chief is going to prove his ability Hot only as a master statesman, but at the same time to do much toward modifying the feeling between the radical factions within the party that placed him in the white house. He has shown absolute fairness in dealing with many diverse and important situations and his conduct is meeting the approval of legislators of both parties. Louis Ludlow, in the Indianapolis Star, says that the readings of the political barometer indicates that Taft’s administration is growing upon the country as a wise and just one. He is taking the people along smoothly, without any spectacular movements, and the people like his style. Nothing has been of more pacifying effect on the business of the country than the expression in the President’s recent message that the country might now have a rest from agitation. The President now has a better chance than ever before to carry into execution some of his ideas of government and, having won the respect and confidence of the law makers, by proving his broad and patriotic consideration of all interests and the fact that he has not used the big stick, makes him powerful in influence. There can be no doubt but Taft is pursuing a middle of the road course and allowing no one and no faction to dominate him. He is fair to all, and is causing the people to realize his great ability, his judicial mind, his wide knowledge of all the affairs of the government and we have confidence to believe that President Taft is going to make one of the greatest presidents the United States has ever -had. —■ : ——- Senator Beveridge is fighting the tobacco trust. He intends to be very active during the remainder of his term in the senate in “fighting for the people’s interests.’’ W. H. Whitaker, formerly superintendent of the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville, has been chosen superintendent of the District of Columbia reformatory. The District of Columbia commissioners, at a large outlay, are establishing a reformatory qn a tract of 1,500 acres four miles from Mt. Vernon, the estate of Gen. George Washington. Whittaker has accepted an offer to supervise the construction work and to take charge as superintendent after the buildings are completed. The offer made to him by the district government was a liberal one. He will reside withhiafainily at the reformatory. Justice Edward Douglas White took the oath of chief justice Monday. After he had taken it he kissed the bible The oath was administered by Associate Justice Harlan.