Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1908 — POLITICS AND POLITICIANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

Jackson Day at Chicago was a far different affair from that of the New York gathering. There the banquet given by the Jefferson Club was the scene of a Bryan love feast, in which 600 Democrats cheered riotously the words of the Nebraskan.

Viscount Aoki, the retiring Japanese ambassador, in an interview at Ran Francisco, declared in positive terms that there could be no such thing at present as war between this country and Japan. He said the questions at issue were not such as would cause war aqd that all the high officials of Japan were convinced of the good faith and friendship of this country.

Secretary Taft, who will soon begin the preparation of an extended report on his observations in the Philippines, in a recent interview expressed himself as highly pleased with the progress already made in the islands. Peace, he says, prevails throughout the Philippines to a greater extent than ever before in their history, and agriculture is proceeding without fear from predatory bands. lie finds the natives receptive to education and to modern western conceptions of religion and politics, and aays there is no difference between the educated and the ignorant Filipino that cannot be overcome by the education of one generation. The Secretary thinks the people should not be intrusted with self-government until their primary and industrial education Is complete, and this may require more than pt generation owing to a lack of funds for educational purposes. Tbs Ohio Republican State Central Committee at its recent meeting decided to give the members of the party an opportunity to express by direct vote their eholce for a presidential candidate on March 11, when delegates to the Republican State convention will be selected. Senator Foraker has issned a statement declaring that he will not abide by this action of the committee.

Eight-car trains ere to be run on the Boston elerated line in the endearor to oepe with -the traOc^ffered.