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VOL. X Sept. 27, 1912 No. 39 
The Silence of Taft. 
A fool is known by his much 
speaking but a wise man knows the 
power, the dignity and effectiveness 
of Silence. A strong man can afford 
to be silent, his record speaks for it- 
self. President Taft was unjustly 
criticized for breaking his silence in 
the deplorable campaign preceeding 
the convention. His hands were 
forced by an unscrupulous opponent 
and silence would have been an as- 
sent to the accusation made. An in- 
quiring public, while recognizing the 
dignity of the presidential office, de- 
manded something from the Presi- 
dent himself on the mooted question. 
He gave it. It was a hard struggle 
for the able, good man, but it was 
a noble victory. No one who heard 
his speech before the Massachusetts 
legislature and his address at the 
Boston Arena, can ever lose faith in 
Taft’s governmental policies, his de- 
fense of the government by the con- 
stitution and his broad and catholic 
spirit of mind and heart. Those who 
unjustly criticized him for his taking 
up the fight cannot but notice the 
fact that his ‘‘silence’’ now is a tri- 
bute to his greatness and a powerful 
influence in the public mind. He 
has spent a long, hard summer at 
his desk in the service of the country 
when a lesser character, lacking in 
poise and integrity, would have 
been goaded by the events of the 
summer to start the campaign early. 
President Taft has been doing 
things. His silence has been the 
silence of great works. When the 
time comes to break the silence of 
the summer by addresses in the fall 
his words will be fortified by deeds. 
There is a native sense of justice in 
the American temperament that can 
be relied upon to assert itself and 
sustain President Taft against the 
political chicanery of his enemies. 
Boston University opens it thirty- 
ninth academic year with an 
increase of thirty nine per cent. in 
the freshman class. The University 
has been making phenomenal pro- 
gress in every way during the last 
decade, but the marked increase in 
the freshman class was not unex- 
pected. Boston University, like 
Bates and Colby, does not get much 
advertising from its athletic depart- 
ment, but it affords an unrivaled 
opportunity for the young people of 
Greater Boston to obtain a liberal 
education. 
The National Emancipation Com- 
memoration society took possession 
of Washington this week. The city 
has been imbued with a spirit of 
reverence and rejoicing in celebrat- 
ing the semi-centennial of the eman- 
cipation proclamation. The event is 
worthy of celebration for the free- 
ing of two million slaves apart from 
the early events of discovery and 
settlement, and the successes of the 
Revolution and the Rebellion is the 
greatest event in the history of 
United States. If for no other cause 
than that his signature appears on 
the Emancipation Proclamation, Ab- 
raham Linocln’s name would be im- 
mortal. 
The campaign inaugurated by a 
North Shore resident, John Hays 
Hammond, among the young men of 
Essex County should be successful. 
The young men who reach maturity 
should be informed of the merits of 
the Republican party and the causes 
which it sustains. The average voter 
should not be at the merey of every 
spell binder that takes the stump, 
but should be fortified in his own 
mind by reasons for his allegiance to 
the Republican party. If the cam- 
paign can be conducted upon a high 
plane and in keeping with the digni- 
ty and inheritances of the govern- 
ment of the Republican party great 
good can be done. 
Dr. Wiley is proving himself to be 
a strong public-spirited man. His 
unflinching loyalty to ‘‘chemical 
truth’’ concerning the insipient, un- 
conscious drug habits acquired by 
men and women in drinking certain 
‘‘harmless’’ temperance drinks is 
commendable. It is not unexpected 
that he has acquired enemies among 
the manufacturers. 
While Capital Punishment, may or 
may not be a good governmental 
policy, according to the point of 
view of the individual all will agree 
that too much publicity is given the 
gruesome executions. Is there no 
way out of the problem? All must 
believe and sustain the liberty of the 
press but public morals and the 
minds of young people ought to be 
protected from the unscrupulous 
and abhorent details printed of elec- 
trocutions by unworthy newspapers. 
An accurate calculation reveals an 
increase of nearly twenty per cent. 
in the average attendance of pupils 
in high schools of no license towns . 
compared with the attendance in 
license towns and cities. 
Major General Leonard Wood has 
conducted the manoeuvres of the 
American Army on the Mexican 
frontier with marked judgement. A 
less cautious man in a faux pas 
would have embarrassed our govern- 
ment. The threatened arrest of Or- 
ozeo if he crosses into American ter- 
ritory will heip to bring the rebell- 
lion to an end, but all Americans 
ean not but hope that some other 
denonement of the Mexican problem 
may be presented. 
September is proving itself the 
best month with delightful season- 
able weather this year. The Shore 
is still busy and the late stay 
of the summer residents is still add- 
ing another proof to the fact that 
the seasons are growing longer. 
eee ener EooE——— 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
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