The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-21
TAFT STILL LOVES
LABORS OF JUR|ST
Allows His Feelings to Crop
Out in DediCatory
Address. a
APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE.
SAYS ALL SHOULD HAVE A FEEL
ING OF RESPONSIBILITY AS TO
WHAT is NOT DONE BY THE
GOVERNMENT.

Hot Springs, Va, July 2l.-On the
verge of a hot political campaign
which is expected to end by giving
him the highest office in the land, Will
liam Howard Taft still has, deep in his
heart, warm place for the honors
and labors of the jurist.
Yesterday, speaking at the dedica-
ton of the new Bath county court
house Germantown, he allowed this
feeling to crop out in the course of an
address that dealt principally with the
judiciary and it's relation to the peo-
pie.
Still Longs for Bench.
'I can never go into court room" !"
said the republican candidate for the
presidency, without a deep feeling of
regret that left the bench. Its at
mosphere seems to have something
about it that calls to me at all times. "
Criticism OF the courts by the peo-
pie was justified by Mr.. Taft during
his address.
Those who administer justice
shall feel that they are under the criti-
cal eye of men and women, entitled
to have justice of the people admins
tered without fear or favor" he said.
Judge Taft was presented to the as
semblage by ]. A. Rivercomb. a mem,
Der of the board of supervisors of the
county, Judge George K Anderson
the presiding judge. being present.
In presenting the visitor, Mr.. River.
comb referred to him as the most
distinguished gentleman in the United
States"
Il don't know about the judicial
salaries in Virginia, but if this be a
salaries salaries in the mafwypmfwyr
hint that shall lead in any way tc
the raising of the compensation oi
hard working judges, shall have done
some thing worthy of the day.
This scene today, to any one who
looks at 1t in a comparison with Other
countries, suggests the blessing of g
| free government. Those who have haC
any experience with other countrie.
will realize that in many of them 6
government means to the people ar
entity different from themselves 8
something in a sense antagonistic u
them. 1t has a different personality
and the feeling with respect to il gen
orally among the people is that tn.
government has the power and mus
look after itself.
| Should Share Responsibility.
I'm such countries among the peo
pie there is an absence of a sense o
responsibility as to what is done b,
the government, absence of a desir,
are part of it such We have here to
day. Such sense of responsibility
such desire to help government is II
lustrated in every meeting of thii
kind the country over
"As long as the people feel tha
these are their courts, that this i
| their justice, that when it goes wrong
when it results in injustice, they ough
| to be ashamed for il, and they are re
sponsible for it. we can count on
continuance of a free government.
But when the people lose interes
in the administration of justice and d.
not have that sense of responsibilit
that ought TO prompt every man on
jury to feel that in deciding euuall
between the prisoner at the bar an
the state, the rights of the people ar
represented by the state and will b
seriously injured by injustice to tn
state as long as that continues. the
we may count on the perpetuation c
our system
Will Not Cut Speech.
/ Mr.. Taft has abandoned his effor
to keep his speech of acceptance will
! in $500 words He said in explain;
ton that there are more subjects fo
. discussion of novel character thi
: year than in recent campaign
Frank B. Kellogg who has arrive,
J was in Mr.. Taft's office today helpin
, in the revision of the speech. HI
; principal work will be on the trui