Other than the presidency, it would be the only office Taft ever obtained through a popular vote. In , he was appointed as U. Two years later, he began serving as a judge on the U. In early , President William McKinley called Taft to Washington and tasked him with setting up a civilian government in the Philippines, which had become a U. Though hesitant, Taft accepted the post of chairman of the Second Philippine Commission with the knowledge that it would position him well to advance further in national government.
Beginning with the drafting of a new constitution including a Bill of Rights similar to that of the United States and the creation of the post of civilian governor he became the first , Taft improved the island economy and infrastructure and allowed the people at least some voice in government. Though sympathetic to the Filipino people and popular among them, he believed they needed considerable guidance and instruction before they could be capable of self-rule, and predicted a long period of U.
After McKinley was assassinated in , President Theodore Roosevelt twice offered Taft a Supreme Court appointment, but he declined in order to stay in the Philippines. Taft traveled extensively during his four years in this post, including overseeing the construction of the Panama Canal and serving as provisional governor of Cuba.
Roosevelt, who had pledged not to run for a third term in office, began promoting Taft as his successor. Though he disliked campaigning, Taft agreed to mount a presidential run in at the urging of his wife, and soundly defeated Democrat William Jennings Bryan by pledging to continue the Rooseveltian program of progressive reforms.
Always heavy, Taft weighed as much as pounds at times during his presidency. By , Roosevelt was so incensed with Taft and the conservative Republicans that he chose to break from the party and form his own Progressive Party also known as the Bull Moose Party. He wrote some decisions, most reflecting his conservative ideology. Taft remained chief justice until shortly before his death, on March 8, , from complications of heart disease.
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In essence, he was not decisive. He sat by quietly, for example, as the Republican-dominated Congress added amendments to his tariff reform package, dashing any hope for real reform. Additionally, he was inactive. He typically ate a dozen eggs, a pound of bacon, and mounds of pancakes for breakfast, leaving him sluggish for most of the morning.
In the words of Arthur Link, the much-respected biographer of Woodrow Wilson, the Taft presidency was an unmitigated "disaster. Although the word "disaster" is perhaps too extreme, there can be no doubt that Taft's hesitancy as a leader and politician produced few accomplishments during his term. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James A. After leaving the White House, Taft taught Constitutional Law at Yale University, served as President of the American Bar Association, wrote magazine articles and was a frequent participant on the lecture circuit.
During this period he also continued discreetly to publicize his desire to be named to the high court. His greatest ambition was achieved when President Harding named him Chief Justice on June 30, and he was confirmed by voice vote of the Senate on the same day. Taft died in Washington, D. William Howard Taft's Inaugural Address.
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