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 WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. 
 
 Man of heroic mold is he 
 To whom the people give their glad acclaim 
 On this innugural day. 
 No man more thoroughly eauipped 
 By tpmperameiit, by education. 
 And by sterling qualities of mind and heart. 
 And years of training for the task. 
 Has ever yet been called by any people 
 To be their JIagistrate-in-Chief 
 Than William Howard Taft. 
 To him the people all may look 
 With oonlidence and hope- 
 Yea, all the people— 
 For wise, judicial, fair, and honest . 
 Administration of the laws 
 As he shall find them writ, 
 And for advice and council 
 In the framing or amending 
 Of sncli other laws 
 As may be just and needful 
 For the punishment of crime 
 Wherever foimd, 
 
 Or for the righting of the wrongs. 
 If such he finds exist. 
 Against the very humblest citizen 
 In all the laud. 
 
 No North, nor South, 
 
 North East, i:ot West, 
 
 Can hope to win from him 
 
 Favors preferred 
 
 Beyond what each deserves in common ; 
 
 For he, this day, ha<i been proclaimed. 
 
 And such in deed and truth intends to be. 
 
 The President of each and all 
 
 Of these United States. 
 
 So let U3 as a i:)eople 
 
 Stand behind him and uphold his hands. 
 
 And wait with iiatience 
 
 The unfolding of his plans. 
 
 And see if histor>' may not record 
 
 That he was mightiest Roman of them all. 
 
 HAURY O. HALL. 
 ■Wasliington, D. O., JM;uch 4, 1909. 
 
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