The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-06
Everyone viii Be Given Rights
But There Will Be No Mer.
Cy for Law Breakers Claims
Taft.
ROOSEVELT POLICIES
ARE TO BE CARRIED OUT
Laws of the Country Will Be
Enforced and Business Men
Are to Be Shown Lines of
Legality.

Cincinnati. o.. Nov. 6.-fresldent-
elect Taft, at the twen,y-eighth annual
dinner of the Cincinnati Commercial
club last night. made an important
declaration as to the policy 10 be pur-
sued under his administration He re-
iterated his campaign pledges to sup
port President Roosevelt's doctrines
and give every man a square deal"
and promised that honest business
men would be protected in their rights
but that there would be no compro-
mise with law breakers.
The speech created a profound inn
preston among the, guests and WAS
received with tremendous demon
stration of approval.
After being introduced by President
Wright. of the club. Judge Taft began
by saying that he didn't know how TO
tell them the pleasure IL gave him 10
be with them again. Nine tenths of
those who heard him he had the privi-
lege of calling by their first names.
There was warm note of neighborly
feeling in the first part of his remarks
which were entirely extemporaneous
and inspired by the scene and the par
ticipants
He told in a most humorous way
how he had been the subject OF
coterie of bosses. who had advised
him on every imaginable thing on his
tour. Sometimes. when he wouldn't
get out of bed at an unearthly hour to
respond to the calls of people at some
remote station, he was greeted with
cries of "Hurrah for Bryan" Mr.. Taft
said:
1T might not have been so easy TO
smile tonight IL the telegram OF con-
graduation had gone from me To my
opponent instead of the other way"
Then the real gist of his speech
started with the statement:
The indications are already appar-
ent, and the hopes which I entertain
are that the business communities and
the investors, both of foreign nations
and among our own people. will take
heart in carrying out the great enter
prises which have been projected and
which must be carried TO determin-
alton if the country is TO reach its
full need of prosperity and business
standing
cIinching Roosevelt's Theories.
4 feel that this is entirely consis-
tent in maintaining and cIinching the
Roosevelt policies as understand
| them and as we understand them,
namely, that the laws are to be en-
forced. Business men are TO be shown
the lines of legality and are TO be
directed in keeping within the lines OF
| legality, which lines have been EN-
| phasized during the last four years.
| Business men shall know that they
are to conform to the laws upon the
statute books and that no favors are
/ to be expected for those who break
/ the laws
This shall be so that the men who
conduct legitimate business may un-
derstand that the government is back
Of them, and does not intend TO do
anything 10 interfere with their legi-
/ innate advancement
4 After the applause which met this
declaration, Judge Taft added:
1T is a question of the definite
knowledge of the statutes. and OF
| their clear understanding. which shall
make the honest progress of our busi-
ness possible. And that is. in my be-
/ lief. all that is necessary TO make that
progress substantial and enduring
Il know the difficulties that will
arise in my new career. / know that
there will be Que stions arise that | do
| not know of now and that times will
come when many of Ely friends here
will shake their heads and say Poor
Bill But all | ask is for suspension
of judgment until the situation NAV
/ be understood. Its decision will rest
upon the principles Of sound and hon.
est business policies which have out
lined, and it's intricacies may be as
certained and applied. These details
will. / am sure explain what may APP
pear to be errors of judgment and
mistakes"
Cheered to the Echo.
| These remarkable utterances of the
newly elected chief executive were
cheered TO the echo By the splendid
assemblage that listened in rapt at
tention-