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Show TAFT GOES INTO ACTIVE TRAINING Should Secretary of War Taft be nominated ior the Presidency in 1908, it cannot be truthfully said that he is lacking in experience. In fact, it would appear that Mr. Taft has been in active training for , the, Presidential race for several years past, j ' ' , ' " , He waB first pushed to the front as Governor of the Philippines, and, irrespective of individual opinion as to the policy of the admin-: istration in the islands, it cannot be denied that Mr. Taft did his work well. . - " ' -" " - ' - .Then came his appointment as Secretary of War, to succeed Elihu Root, and tip to the present time he has again shown that he is capable of handling the situation as it should be handled. Xezt , in orderi the President cfcroa West on a hunting expedition and Mr, Taft was left in charge 6f the greater part of the administration machinery. It was his duty to keep the lid down during the absence of the Chief Executive, and it is a matter of record that he kept it down. . . . ; ' " Jsow comes the news that Mr. Taft is to succeed Mr. Moody, as Attorney-General, when that official Tetires from the Cabinet some time' during the present year, and this will give Trim still further ( experience in" properly guiding the ship of state. ' |