The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-02
So Says William H. Taft Com
ments on Administration
Justice, Both CiviIIy and
CriminaIIy.
is THE GREAT QUESTION
BEFORE COUNTRY TODAY
Taft at Hot Springs Is Still Re-
ceiving Congratulations
Hitchcock And Worry to
Meet Taft.

Hot Springs Va, Aug 1.-"Tis very
difficult problem, indeed. to make the
administration of justice, equal to poor
and rich alike" Putting more than
usual emphasis into his words, Will
liam H. Taft, republican presidential
candidate today gave utterances to
this sentiment. "In what direction
does the difficulty lie?" he was
asked. "The difficulty" replied Taft,
''is in the advantage the wealthy have
in the employment of the best counsel
and being able to afford the expense
and wait the result of protested liti-
CATION"
"And what is the remedy"
There's no absolute remedy" was
the answer. 'The best than can be
done is to render administration JUS
tice prompt" Conversation had drifted
upon the improvement of the admins
tration of justice, both civilly and crimi-
nally. Mr.. Taft emphasized both OF
his latter expressions and though no
word of reference was made to that
S29, ,OOO. 900 Standard Oil fine, there.
was a significance of absolute agree
ment between Mr.. Taft's views and
those more freely and pointedly eX-
pressed by President Roosevelt upon
the slip-up of justice in that case.
So strongly, indeed, does Mr.. Taft
feel upon this general question that
he has selected Delays of Litigation"
as a topic for an address which he
will deliver before the Virginia Bar
association at this place next Thurs
day. Il was interviewed a year ago.,
said Judge Taft, ION what | thought
was the most important question be-
fore the people. l then said l be-
Iieved the question to be the i'm
provement of administration justice,
civilly and criminally, in the matter
of it's prompt dispatch and cheapen-
ing of its use"
Rich Mans joys.
Asked if he still regarded that as
the most important question before
the country he replied Speaking
generally, by and large, / still think
that it is" He then referred to the
advantage which rich man enjoys
and continued: "One of the great
demagogue arguments-and it is DEM
agogue-I have heard it in Legislative
halls frequently when the proposi-
tion was made to have only one ap-
peal in actions involving less than
$500-is will you deny the poor man
the right to go to the highest court
in the land?' there never was more
pernicious argument than that" de-
clared Mr.. Taft.
For a poor man with only $500 at
stake it is of the utmost Importance
that this case shall be promptly set
tied. If he is fighting corporations or
wealthy men, either of the latter can
afford to wait and carry the matter
up to the highest court. The poor
man can't do that. That $500 he
needs; If he is not to get it he wants
to know it quickly. If he is, it is i'm
portant for him to have it at once.
1t is far better for him to have the
case decided definitely against him
at once than to wait five or six years,
paying out in the meantime expenses,
fees, etc., which will eat up all of
the principal at stake
cuIIom Writes Taft.
Uncle" Shelby Cullom, senior Uni
ted States senator from Illinois, COM
municated with Taft today. In let.
ter from Chicago to the Republican
nominee he said:
MY Dear Mr.. Taft have just
read your speech of acceptance and |
cannot refrain from writing you and
telling you how much l am delighted
with 1t. 1t rings true, every word OF
it. You did not fail to meet every
possible issue. and you have left the
Democrats without leg to stand on
Your speech is accepted here by the
people and press of the middle west
as the utterances of a great man, oi
strong convictions and not fearing OF
hesitating to express your convictions
in every particular. Your speech oi
acceptance has made your election q
certainty. Had ii been less strong
had you, as weaker man might have
done, wavered on any of the great is
sues before us. the result would have
been disastrous. | know that YOU,
hands are more than full. but l could
not resist the temptation of writins
you this note of congratulation ant
not only are you to be congratulated
but the party is to be congratulated il
having you at the head of the tickle
this year"
The following telegram was giver
out with regard to the Cuban elec
tions, in which Mr.. Taft is taking
deep interest:
''Havana-W. H. Taft. Hot Springs
Va: Election progressing finely