Garland Globe | 1909-03-13 | Page 3 | President Taft Believes That He Will Make Good

PRESIDENT TUFT BELIEVES THAT HE WILL ME GOOD Declares nt Yale Alumni Smoker Th He Feelt It In His Bonet and Nerves, and That He Is Willing Will-ing to Profit by Criticism. Criti-cism. Washington. "I feel In nil my bones nnd nerves tho disposition to 'mako good,'" declared Presldent-oloct Taft Wednesday night, in addressing about1 700 Yalo alumni nt their smoker. "I hopo with nervo to bo nblo to stand' just criticism and to lmprovo by it, and not to 'care n durn' for unjust criticism." I Tho nppcarnnco of Mr. Tnft was tho signal for long applause, followed by u rousing college cheer. Tho spirit of Yale," ho said, ''is' the spirit of democracy, every man doing his best, nnd if ho docs this, having tho support or every other Yalo man, thnt is nil I nsk for." Ho was greeted with loud shouts ot "No I" when ho said there had been' many Yalo men boforo him w.ho would havo been ablo to fill vfth mora credit than himself tho oftlco upon which ho ww about to enter.