The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-31
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HE IS a eco RDED
I'm ! a 4 4 Il c;|E 81

Il
In address to Aferc Isants 80.
.ciation Presiid dsntia d spirailsss, ~, !. u y
Reiterates tie Ell. snowf & A 4 n q
Jews Of His Chief 81
Public Questio ions and sss
Endorses Them. ~ !, s,ss;' &; sssI 81
| Observation-Disclosures 80. ese1N
cheers as ..thc ncxt Presid " -
United States. . topic .1hieh he I e - NJ
fully avoided In HIS own sresnasks,ssS
|severs Secretary OF war yviiiiaas
Taft delivered his irst pubic spsScns
since his world -eircltR {; our tS:ni9l
at the annual banquet of the Bcst6l.s
Aicreha ntsss b Associat ion sata y the Hotel
somerset. This anquet cloaed b long
and strenuous day tor the Seer of
war, during whi en- sha delivered . sbsief
Address before 100 ministers lii .stlis
norning, and attended 4 reception snd
lspokc before q 81 athsrtng 81 thu
IJews df the City at the Ely stun scJupF
lin the afternoon. During his visit stls
lBoston. which ends TO morrow: :rnornin6
Esecretary TAFT Is the guest OF esmG6L
Carr. q Boston banker and q relative
TOE Mrs. Taft e
"a. more notable gathering OF premts
Ensnt and represent Gtive business men
1 has seldom been seen In Boston theU
that hicis reeted the sscretaryato to-
might q 4 IN; S Sssss II ssss
Ia: the banquet hall sdeSofs-%
ttions adorned the tables. which pro-
.Eyided for the seating EotE + 500 gne estsy
iliPresident Jerome Jones. OF the Boston
4 Lhrerchantss Asso citation, preside The
4 guests included. besides the SecretaFSr
of War Congressman Sherley, of Ken
btucly :s Lieutenant-G Governor Eben =.
IiDraper. OF Massachuset It's; Mayor. ohm
a f. Fitzgerald. and the Rt. Rev. w illtan1
I Lawrence, Bishop OF Massachusetts.
In introducing Secretary TAFT Pros
lident Jones said: "We are favored. this
IIevening by the presence of.a man from,
4 the Middle West, who has impressed
lus; all with his fitness for the most ins-
I fpnrtant position "a great nd ppwAHfuls
: Inst Ion can sbastow; and. In . briefs an aM-
n ciaI OF grsatf siren ~ aud isd ON. He
Ehas recently put 8 glrdle / Around the
1 Igood Will, by visi ting the Ereat rulers
], Lot mighty nat ions, ana We wa MT to
thear him talk to us. 8 g; ss
Given Great Oyatiea.
AS Mr.. TAFT rose all the, guests stool
i sup with hin, and He'd the air Wit,
I long nontinued cheers Secretary Taft
I Tread his 4 spe echs from s1nanuscfiptl
,throughout, making no comment ralx-s
tiveSt his own icand fdacy for he sprssi-
!, idencys Mr.. u aft's spAec was an the
Z srnaIn a broad defense OF q Presld ldeiit
SnAp nj fetp
/ dealing; with the trusts and with ths
4 Irecents financial or Isis. Those responsi.;
1 BILE for the panic he said, were the
|, guilty managers OF sotneSof the large
4 Erailroad and financial enterprise and
not those. who In the ourse of their
!, EoHcial duty have made known to Sthe
4 tbusiness world the facts and Il CONF
), ment ted on them. He denied that the
administration had arrai igneds theawhola
4 abu siness world as 4t dishones Tie
I, President had condemned the Law
Y breakers and convinced those who had
unlawfull accumul ated enormous
!, ,IpowerS and capital that they were not
: tIiminune. fsS isss u s. sss t.2
a The President, he declared. had 2nAvAYS
4 said otherwise than that the business.
q men OF the co puntrys. as astWholc lc, we're
honest and their me thodss sound
Stands BY Honest NJ es.
Indeed, ,'.' said Nj, Tai i. st is chiefly
q in the Interest Of the greet BODY ] Sc
y honest bust ness men that ne had made
,Ihis great fightt forSS lawf III 4 8gbusinesss
. nnetla nod So" That the .ra ilroad rate SlSws
J Mr. TAFT charac ICED az absurd, and
81 as for the ahrinkage In tho value Of
n railroad stock iles said u hat neither
j, Mr., SRoosev nor Ills 4 admir- Ion
L was responsible forsg STATE legislas lon
\, against abroad stead ! OF kim
q a. panic he said ;S.st lls national no icy
Il Of ending the 4 aNl essne ess ssofl seorpora- 6
Il gEtaking away their p over OF isy ypInS. !.
f|W,th honti supefv ion. stock and bonds.
q vii produce u chang 70 Z he ir Insn
tagennent and remove one, ,frui tful cause
y -lforrloss Of public conf danee. 2 Il
i, The action OF the rs State eglslatureAs
!. against raj lroa Ids, Ii declared, was oe-;
!. cnsioned s,by the SAME s'reVelati lions fofs
i sElawlessness and al GRIM inat ion IN raj ~
q way mana cement that; made The Fed.
Il eraI rate bill al uecesslt s But, he
Ssl3Said, I'll the Sta te measures have bean
n too drastic, the cause of 4 he ilI1usttces
s lis not with tho attonal governnAant
!. No Govern ment 0Wnernhi II VI
2 Mr.. Taft laun ed upon ]. the sea of
II government ownershl In n OF rail ilro1ds,
a aud declared that he / was opposed 10
the idea, because III M cant Stat so-
IA Slal1 SIN ana an Sl4t 10 yX9y
n OF tho central government " that G sYoasd
\ he dan gerous
!, on 4 the sub jact ot the Uni tel states
!. Icurrepe systei,i MI. CONN sNted
Z Nllupon the fact that it swas not 40 fAr-
!, s,|ranged to permit Its Vol lhle To 6s
: creased tempo orar ily !. y He bel lieyea that
! slshad there been 4 such a ha
|, money, stringeney i part would, ,hsys y
been nj evlpte ed. sss.3
!. Congressman sherle ssot rs ptVslls's
!. the 3next sneaker, crttlc cisedi the sgynM.
!, ling tendency toward cen ntral Hiatt lans
Y and what he termed g,ov slsgtsl len.
IIa. said he was not a. pess sinliat but
K THAT some tend ciess I'M Ainer lean sli{e
4 4 were good. .it no q unc nchsct ted.
D AZ Senator Joseph Il. gJo hnst 3 of Ala~
4 hama. snp pkeS bri fly. s9 s.
& he sonl referenice made ne stAa
: Iprestd epey, direct " tree tlyssS M
d Seer Taft durinS the day wasssilt
il 1.-the Elysiun, 80 lnb. !. "a ,tlas
Is nIgussts had been Inv Yited 10 = hAke
!, with the nsxt Fresi lent of the 9JpttsA
n States ~ Sscres sarys Taft re1 1pond