The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-16
TAFT PLEADS
 FOR THE LAW
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 which should be entirely driven from ! tho statute books.
 Mir. Taft came to the rescue of the sherman law and said that while he be- lieved with others that certain amend ments were necessary, he would be op- posed to any attempt as to its repeal.
 As to the twilight zone" ana its problems. Mir. Taft declared the country had gotten along very well under the Constitution and he believed 1t would find that instrument all.wise and indis- pensable.
 "Time was said Mir Taft. when any body who employed labor was opposed to labor unions Time was when these organizations were regarded as a men ace. That time has now largely passed away and the man who today objects to the organization Of labor should be rel. egated to the last century. Labor un- ions have done marveIs for labor and in the future will do more. They will avoid that reduction to dead level of all workingmen whether earnest and energetic or shiftIess in their work
 Mir. Taft declared that ho believed laborers on the one hand and capitalists on the other have equal rights of 0r-- ganization for the protection of their own interests. He believed that in this way and through these organizations they could meet on level ground. uei~ ther at arms length or one at the mercy of the other.
 Right of States.
 "There have been problems in the past which seemed as difficult as that of twilight zone,' and the proper ap- portionment of State and Federal said Mfr. Taft. And I think now that We can depend upon the acumen, the patriotism and the ability of the mem bers of the Supreme Court of the United States to recognize the necessity that from time to time arise in our prog ress, to so construe the constitution as to enable us to carry out the reforms that are needed as the nation ad- vances, giving to the Government the power of dealing broadly with the greater problems and the States the power of dealing with the lesser ones.
 By this. I do not mean at all that the constitution is to be perverted. But when we examine that wonderful made 1t short. simple and comprehen- sive that 1t might be open to us to carry out what the future had in its Womb-problems of which they could see only the hazy outlines.
 Having thus acknowledged fealty IO tnG want IO Say blaL I am not quite ready to part with the antitrust or Sherman law. I will agree that 1t probably needs amend ment, but I do not think the amend ments should be too expensive. It Is more important to enforce that law than to repeal 1t.
 '@ro me, one of the most important questions is as to an employers lia- bility act. In my judgment one of our greatest dangers lies in the delays in the administration of justice, civil and criminal.
 By a reasonable employers liability act, in both Federal and State Govern ments. we could remove from the courts nine-tenths of the suits for damages growing out of personal inju- ries and have just awards rendered by quasi judicial tribunals. This would help the injured laborer to a quick re- covery and would unclog the courts and enable them to carry on other legal business. for our trouble Is not so much with wrong decisions as with the delay in reaching right decisions" :"
 MT. Taft was urged to continue, but he closed his address by thanking all of the speakers for the kind words they had spoken of him.
 T am glad to get the praise now" he concluded, flor you remember the fellow who went in with majority and went out with unanimity."