The Washington herald., 1908-06-23
YALE GOES WILD
OVER BIG BILL


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the present day were possibly employing
10 too great an extent the "get-there
maxim.
''The administration Of criminal Law
I'm this country" he said is most de
fective. and one Of the chief reasons foI
the condition is that gentlemen of the
bar do not realize that their obligations
10 the court and 10 the public at large
are as great as 20 their clients"
Addresses Young Lawyers.
Mr.. Taft advised the young lawyers tc
take up criminal cases whenever they had
the opportunity. Nothing else would. b,
said, develop an appreciation OF the I'm.
/ portance Of their profession so we'll
Ex-senator John c. Spooner. OF Wis
| consln. also spoke at the Yale school din.
ner He said, among other things:
Il wish 10 impress on the graduating
class that there IS a most important thine
( that goes above personal considerations
so important that lawyers can't afford tc
\ ignore or differ in regard TO Il. That is
\ the triple unity of the three coordinate
/ branches Of the government-the limita-
/ tons and constitutional bounds Of each
OF these three branches OF government
must be observed II our popular form oi
government is 10 continue, and each must
recognize the limitations OF the other
/ Mr. TAFT has decided also 10 stay over
and see the Yale-Harvard boat race al
/ New London on Thursday.
j want TO see that boat race. " said the
Secretary but l must be back I'm New
| YORK by Jane e. for I have an engage
ment To- meet Gov Wright here and 20
on 10 oyster Bay for conference on that
day On June q / intend 10 get back 10
/ Washington 20 look after department
matters. / shall be In Cincinnati In Au-
gust and September"
Wen. where Is your vacation coming
IN some one vcntured The retiring
Secretary of War laughed a characteristic
laugh AID replied. That is not bothering
me. haven had a real vacation in eight
years"
Any demonstration along the route
Easty was asked
NO, none whatever. except that some
thing went wrong with the locomotive. DO
was the reply.
How about the story that YOU intend %
Join Secretary Root at Nuldoou's recu-
perativs resort at White Plains?" was the
next question ventured
Who said that he asked. Then he
laughed loud and long. so loud. I'm fact.
that several score Of men and women on
the boat started in his direction. DO
you think / look as II I needed a NIuldoou
treatment No; as much as I would Ike
70 20 through that beneficial experience.
1 do not contemplate doing so. will
allow Mr.. Root 10 represent the Cabinet
there"
VIII Not Discuss Bryan.
VIII YOU not make some comments on
Mr.. Bryan's latest interview as 10 the
Republican PLATFORM" a veuturesome re-
porter dared 70 ask In violation of Mr.
Tafts edict against politics. Now. look
here. he replied. Il said We were not TO
talk politics, and moreover. have not
read the alleged interview with Mr.
Bryan" Then the following questions
were fired at the Secretary. he replying
with his usual ready wit:
rs there any information as 10 the
craftsmanship Of the Republican national
committee?'
That is the very question I was about
20 put you. l have no news"
The Secretary smiled, and so did slim
young man with him. The slim young
man was James Williams. who is Frank
HitChcock's secretary. but accompanfed
the nominee East as his personal secre-
tary.
What do you think VIII be the result
Of the coming election?"
L guess YOU can give me far more in
formation as to that point than I can
give you. Naturally, il is to be assumed
am an Optimist on the result"
can you tell us who viii manage YOUR
campaign"
NO news"
Are you pleased with the nomination
of Mr.. Sherman as Vice PRESIDENT"
Most emphatically. 1 have known Mr.
sherman for a long time and I believe
that the convention made an excellent
selection"
Guests at Dinner.
Mrs Taft and her daughter Miss
Helen Taft, arrived this noon and wont
to the house of W. w. Farnam for
merly treasurer of Yale. where tbav
are to stav till Friday. Mr.. Farnam
gave diner In honor of the Tafts
tonight. Among the guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs
John r. stevens, Mr. and Mrs George
Y McLanahan, John Day Jackson Mrs
William K. Townsend. Lee McC,lUno
Miss Olivia Fell. of Philadelphia. ana
Secretary and Mrs. Taft
Tomorrow night the Tafts will no
the guests Of President Hadley. DR.. Had
ley will also entertain Tomorrow Digb+
J. Pierpont Morgan. who will be ciTen
a degree by Yale tomorrow Mr.. Nor
gan Will arrive tonight and be the guast
Of President Mellen. Of the New Haven
road. Mr.. Taft will make an address
al the dedication of Ledyard memorial
flagstaff, near Woodbridge Hall. to-mor-
row at noon. Young Gus Ledvard was
graduated in 1895. served in the PbiIin-
pines as lieutenant, and was shot b,
the MOrOs. He WAS the son OF Henry
Ledyard, the Detroit railroad president
Mr.. Taft delivers the address of dedi-
cation partly as Secretary of War. parf-
ly as a member Of the Yale corporatioo
or university governing body. and rartlv
as member of the Yale class of rs
which is here as the central figure of
the commencement
Mr.. Taft's brother, Horace \. Taft
principal Of the Taft school. has been
selected as one Of the speakers at the gen
eral alumni meeting tomorrow morn
ing.