Show WONDERFUL LAND V t judge taft says the philippines are capable of bredt development cincinnati nov 16 A manufacturer of this city who has been in correspondence on the subject ot of tariffs in fee ifie with iron ifon judge taft of 0 the philippine commission has received a letter from judge tatt taft dated Mag magala fla september 21 in which he sayi 1 I was uras very interested to read your letter and am glad you took the t trouble rouble to send a paper on the tariff which we are about to make ma ke up we have passed a civil service law which on the whole I 1 think the strictest law that has been teen passed under american auspices 1 I haye have no doubt that we shall be able to work out successfully the problems before us it mckinley is elected I 1 do not mean to say there are not a great many difficulties with the policy of the government toward these islands to be settled but k do mean to sarA here cre are none 0 of them insuperable we certainly need new banking facilities here and we need better harbor facilities we shall appropriate for or the completion of 0 the harbor a work much of which was done by the spaniards but which remains useless without its completion when the harbor facilities are better doubtless direct american lines will bo established to manila I 1 feel confident that manila will become one of the great ports of the orient the great surface of the prospective business of these islands has been only scratched when you speak of letting ohana nain roon on into these islands you touch a question lu estion that has a great many dangers connected with it and I 1 could not now express an opinion on the subject r 71 hope there Is no doubt that mr mcknley me Rinley will be elected reelected re with warm regards believe me sincerely yours signed WM 11 II TAFT |