Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-02
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DEL ." .nE LAW
Judge Taft Will Discuss These Sub
jeots Before Virginia Bar.
GREATEST ISSUE NOW PENDING
Processes of Justice Are Too Slow
and Too Expensive.
REMEDY Is HARD TO FIND
Suggestion of Limiting Appeals in
Smaller Cases.
MESSAGES OF GENERALIZATION
Republican Candidate Receives Many
Letters and Telegrams Commend
ing His Address of
Acceptance.
Processes of Justice Are Too Slow
and Too Expensive.
REMEDY Is HARD TO FIND
1EssAGEs OF GENERALIZATION

HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. L-"Speaking
generally, / believe the greatest question
now before the American public Is the i'm
provement of the administration of justice,
civil and criminal, both in the matter OF its
prompt dispatch and the cheapening Of
its use."
Judge William H. Taft made this state
ment today in discussing the address he Is
to deliver here next Thursday to the Vir-
ginia Bar association, arrangements Of
which were being made for him by Presi-
dent Wyndham r. Meredith of the asso-
citation.
1T is a difficult problem" he added,
very difficult, indeed, to make the admin
istration of justice equal to the poor and
the rich. The difficulty is in the advantage
the wealthy man has in the employment
Of counsel and the fact that he is able to
stand the expense of litigation, and the poor
man is not.
Delay IL Great EVIL.
There seems to be no absolute remedy.
The only thing you can do is to render
the administration of justice as prompt as
possible. The evil is in the delay more
than anything else. One of the demagogic
arguments-and 1t is a demagogic argu-
ment, and l have heard 1t so often in the
Legislature, when the proposition is made
to have only one appeal in cases involving
less than $500, is will you deny to the poor
man the right to obtain the judgment of
the supreme court of the United States?
There was never more spacious argument.
The wealthy man can afford to wait for
years for that $500 and can afford to carry
the case on but the poor man cannot do 1t.
That $500, he needs and needs 1t at once.
1t is better that the case should be decided
against him than that he should lose five
or six years and finally win, after he has
paid out the amount in attorneys fees
Mr.. Taft intimated that he should dwell
at some length on this question in his ad-
dress to the Bar association. The associa-
tion will also be addrtssed by President
Meredith and former Senator William
Lindsay OF kentucky and New York The
meeting will begin Monday and Mr.. Taft
expects to attend several OF it's sessions
w. Cameron Forbes. Wet. governor OF the
Philippines, and General Clarence r. Ed
wards, chief OF the insular bureau, have
been invited to Hot Springs by Mr. Taft
and will accompany him to White Sulphur
Springs next Friday TO attend the Green
Brier county horse show. Mr.. Taft will
make no speech on this occasion.
Messages of COnRrRtuIatIOn.
This was "congratulation" day so far as
Mr.. Taft's mail went John d. Long, former
secretary Of the navy. wrote
Your speech OF acceptance is perfect and
ought to, as / can not doubt II will. insure
your election, for which earnestly pray.
United States Senator Cullom of Illinois
wrote:
I have just read your speech Of accept
ance and cannot refrain from writing to
tell you how much I am delighted with
| IT, 1t rings true, every word OF It. You
did not fail to meet every possible feature
and you have left the democrats without
a leg to stand on
Your speech is accepted here by the peo-
pie ana the press of the middle west as
the utterance Of a great man of strong
convictions and not fearing or hestating
| to express your convictions in every par
| ticular. Your speech OF acceptance made
| your election a certainty. Had II been less
| strong, had you as a weaker man might
| have done, wavered on any of the great
! Issues before us. the result would have been
| disastrous. know that your hands are
! more than fun. hut could not resist the
| temptttion of writing you this note Of con-
| graduated. but the party is TO be con-
! graduated on having you at the head OF
| the ticket this year.
Secretary Wilson Optimistic.
! An optimistic view of the republican sit
| uation in Iowa and Colorado was communi-
! Gated to Judge Taft by Secretary Wilson,
who is in the west, looking after the in
terets OF the Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. Wilson says the question of tariff pro-
lection on farm products will have great
weight In Colorado.
Here is a letter the candidate places at
the head OF the list OF those he appreciates;
Dear Mr.. Taft: My daddy thinks a lot
| OF you and l like everybody my daddy
! likes, especially when l have never met
| them, And so / thought l would find
| cut how many on our street were going
| to vote for you and when / went around
and asked l found sixteen who were going
to vote for you and one was going to vote
| tor the temperance ticket. SO / am sure
you will be elected. Very truly yours
/ ANNA KATHRYN GRIFFITHS,
&5S North Ingleside avenue, Cine matt.
Csnd' date Taft received today a sample
book Of half tone Miniatures OF himself
as campaign novelty. now being consid
cred by the national committee. The bool
is IN the form OF a postage stamp bool
and the pictures are designed to be pasteC
on letterheads and envelopes
Francis b. Loomis. director general O.
the United States TO the Toxic exposition
who will sail shortly for Japan, had ;