New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
FAV0RS QUICK JUSTICE
TAFT ON L4W'S DELAYS.
Considers Questions of Time and Ea'
pense Extremely Important.

Hot Springs. Va. Aug 1.-"Speaking gen
orally. 1 believe the greatest question now
before the American public is the Improvement
Of the administration of justice civil and Grim
inal both in the matter OF its prompt dispatch
and the cheapening of its use
Judge William II. Taft made this statement
to-day in discussing the address he is to make
here next Thursday to the Virginia Bar Asso-
citation, arrangements for which were being
made with him by President wyndham r. Mere
dith of the association.
1T is a difficult problem, he added, very
difficult indeed, to make the administration OF
justice equal 10 the poor and the rich The
difficulty is in the advantage the wealthy man
has in the employment of counsel and In the
fact that he is able to stand the expense OF
litigation and the poor man Is not.
There seems to be no absolute remedy The
only thing you can do is to render the admin
istration of justice prompt as possible The
evil is in the delay more than anything else.
And one of the great demagogic arguments
for it is demagogc argument. and nave
heard it often in legislatures when propo-
sition is made to have only one appeal In cases
involving less than $JO0-is. will you deny to the
poor man the right to obtain the Judgment of
the Supreme Court of the United States? There
never was a specious argument The
wealthy man can afford TO walt for years for
that s5OO and car afford to carry the case on,
but the poor man cannot do it. That 5000 he
needs and needs it at once IL he Is gong 10
get It, and, If rot he needs 20 know tnat at
once and not be put to the expense OF extehoed
counsel fees and appeals. 1t Is better that the
case should be decided against him than tnat
he should lose five six years and finally WIN
after he has paid out the amount IN attorney
fees"
we a
some length on this question in his address TO
tho Rar Association The association also Will
he addressed by President Meredith and former
Senator William Lindsay. of Kentucky and New
York The meeting will begin on Tuesday, and
Mr. Taft expects to attend several OF its ses-
sions
Cameron Forbes vice-Governor Of the Pnll-
ippines and General Clarence R. Edwards chleI
of the insuIar bureau, have been invited TO HOT
Springs by Mr.. Taft. and will accompany MN 10
White Sulphur Springs next Friday to attend
the Green Brier County Horse Show MT 1all
will make no speech this OCCASION
This was "congra tulation day so far as Mr.
Taft's mail went Many letters contained felicl-
tatfons on the speech of acceptance. Among
those given to the press the following from
John D. Long former Secretary Of the Navy;
your speech of acceptance is perfect, and
or,aht to- as 7 cannot doubt IT will insure your
election for which earnestly pray
1rnttad states Senator Cullom. of Illinois,
wrote:
I have just read your speech Of acceptance.
and l cannot refrain from writing 70 yen you you
how much l delighted with It II rings ~. llue.
everv word of it You did not fail to meet
every possible issue, and you have LETT the
Democrats without leg to stand on -o,,ia
Your speech is accepted here by the 1eopie
and the press of the Middle West as the utter
ance of a great man OF strong conVlcIIolis an anu
ling 70
tions in every particular. Your speech OF ac
ceptance made your election a certainty hau
it been less strong had you, as weaker man
might have done, wavered on any OF the gFeal
issues before us. the result would nave oeeh
disastrous | know that your hands are more
than full, but | could not resist the temptation
os writing Won this note of cOngratulatiOn- Not
only are you to be congratulated, but the party
is to be congratulated in having you al the
head of the ticket this year
An optimistic view Of the Republican situation
in Iowa and Colorado communicated TO
Judge Taft to-day by Secretary Wilson who is
in the West looking after the interests OF the
DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture. MIR. Wilson says
the question of tariff protection on farm prod
ucts will have great weight in Colorado
Here is 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 like everybody my daddy likes, espe-
ciaIy when l have never met them And so l
thought / would find out how many on our
street were going to vote for you, and when l
went around and asked | found sixteen who
were going to vote for you and one was going
to vote for the temperance ticket. So l am sure
YOU will be elected.
ANNA KATHRYN GRIFFITHs
No 2553 North Inglcside ave, Cincinnati
Mr. Taft received to-day a sample book Of
halftone miniatures of himself. designed an
acceptable novelty and being distributed
by the national committee. The book is in the
form of postage stamp book. and the pictures
are intended TO be pasted letter heads and
envelopes. Francis B. Loomis. director general
for the United States to the Toxic exposition.
who will sail soon for Japan, had political talk
with Mr. Taft to-day
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