Show DINNER TO JUDGE TAFT Cincinnati Citizens Entertain the Philippine Commissioner Cincinnati O March fflme complimentary compli-mentary dinner given tonight at the Queen City club to Judge William II Tafl recently appointed president of the Philippine commission by his tf friends and neighbors was unique In its I elegance and In its good will The hundred substantial citizens who took this method of bidding farewell to their friends Included the representative men of Cincinnati M E Ingalls president of the Big Four Railroad company presided as toastmaster After speaking in a hap py vein of Judge Taft ana ins great mission he Introduced Judge William R Day exSecretary of Stale who responded re-sponded to the sentiment The Span ishAmerican I treaty In the course ol his address he said No man in this day of rapid changes can define n policy which shall conirol and limit the future action of any great Government In the world It Is our duty to deal with each problem as it arises When the United Stales hud by every constitutional guarantee acquired title lo the Philippine Islands It was tho duty of tIme President of the United Stales lo use the army and navy to restore re-store peace and order and 10 repel the ailacks of the misguided people who even before the treaty was ratified had attacked with arms the soldiers of the United States Now since that Insurrection Insur-rection seems practically ended the United Stales enters upon the crowning duty of giving lo these people a just stable and free government Judge Day dwell upon the very difficult dif-ficult task set before the new commission commis-sion and In conclusion spoke In highest high-est praise of the honor and ability of Judge Taft The next speaker Judge Judson Harmon who was AttorneyGeneral under the last Cleveland Administration Administra-tion said In part thai it was I lie duly of the United States to provide a government gov-ernment for the islands While the Presidents right to make regulations In i the nature of laws is doubtful Judge Harmon said his right and duly lo provide agencies for enforcing the laws are clear He discussed at length the great work before tlu > new Filipino commission and in a most eloquent eulogy eu-logy on Judge Taft declared that no man in the whole country could have been selected who was belter qualified than Judge Win II Taft for the great mission that awaits him Judge Taft who followed spoke for about an hour devoting much lime to his associates of the Cincinnati bar tin Cincinnati university and municipal munici-pal and Slate politics and with feeling feel-ing words of thanks for the tributes of hIs friends Judge Taft was frequently Interrupted Inter-rupted with applause At the close of his address the entire assembly arose and Joined In alieers for the distinguished distin-guished guest of the evening The presentation of a handsome silver loving lov-ing cup to Judge Taft closed the exercises exer-cises and the guests departed after singing America |