The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Secretary Addresses Big Mass
Meeting at Hartford.
LOYALTY DEFENDS ROOSEVELT
To Avoid Personality He speHl<s OF
''The American Administrations
introduced as Next President, and
Auditors ApprOve-RevEeSvs Affairs
OF stase for Past Ten Years.


mass meeting in the armory this after
noon, Mayor William l. Heuney ventured
/ the prediction that he was introducing the
next President Of the United States 50
good did Secretary Taft make in his
hours speech to the citizens Of Hartford.
that when he had concluded many went
out Of the hal saying that Mayor Henney
was d good prophet
/ Taft brought forward. in rapid review,
/ the good things Of the Roosevelt ANA Nc
| Kinley administrations. and impressed
upon his hearers that each OF them had
a part in ali the enterprises and reforms.
/ He advanced many arguments and
strongly backed up Roosevelt without
thrCsting forward his personality too con-
/ spieuously. referring many times to ''ths
American administration"
Greeted by Editors.
! Secretary Taft arrived from New York
ats o'clock. and among those at the sta
tion 20 meet him were Charles Hopkins
Clark. editor Of the Hartford Courant.
Mayor Henry. Charles A Goodwin.
chairman of the Republican town COM
mittee, and Col. Norris G. Osborne, edi-
! tor Of the New Haven Journal Courier.
! There was a buzz Of handclapping when
he appeared. smiling. at the car yestibule.
and as he stepped to the platform he sang
out to 1ir. Clark: Hello Charlie, hows
everything" With detectives and police
men everywhere about him. he was es-
corted into an automobile and taken 10
the armory where the orchestra let loose
with Hail to the Chief. and everybody
arose to greet the guest
Indorses Administration.
! In his address. Secretary Taft presented
the policy Of the Mckinley and Roosevelt
administrations. together with some OF
/ the more recent issues.
| He indorsed all the important issues Of
! these administrations. including that OF
/ expansion. on which subject he spoke at
4 length The relations of capital and labor
We're also dWelt upon. and the speaker
| said that if capital finds it desirable 10
/ organize for the protection of its in
/ terests, labor has an equal right 10 ID
the same But it should be remembered
/ that one class Of violators should be pun
/ ished as severely as the other
! Secretary Taft referred 10 the policies
which are likely to characterize the inn
pending Presidential campaign. and placed
/ them under two heads-the policies Of
/ the Mckinley administration and the poll
cies Of the Roosevelt administration.
! Those of the former. he said. might b.
/ embraced under the head of expansion,
which he said cid not cease when Pres
ident Roosevelt took Office. lie referred
+ to the war with Spain. the acquisition
4 of Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands,
and dwelt upon the Cuban situation.
He said the work n0w being done IN
the Philippines will enable the inhabitants
in time TO be educated into self-goyern-
ment
Cuba Will BE Freed.
/ Secretary Taft said that, as had already
4 been stated by the administration. Cuba
would be turned over to the Cubans. and
/ he was sure that the experience that
( they had had would teach them lesson,
/ so that the practice Of insurrection would
/ be abolished.
I Referring TO the Monroe doctrine Taft
/ declared it is not "a thing the nations are
/ bound to recognize as internationally
moral, but something, he said. dependent
upon the will of the United States and
/ its power 10 enforce il.
( Speaking Of the navy he said we should
| have naval power adequate to support
our position and dignity as a nation-not
for the purpose of fighting but for the
I purpose Of preventing fighting.
The Secretary spoke Of the Panama
( Canal and of the attempts Of the United
States to acquire the land there.
When the Secretary spoke of President
Roosevelt he was cheered vociferously.
Refers to Trusts.
Then referring to trusts. he said that
! if a man reduced the cost of production.
he is entitled to some Of the profits there
/ from; but if he formed a combination
whereby 10 control products. and then
worked to stamp out competition he Is
doing wrong
He referred TO the abuses practiced by
the fiduciary corporations by which great
funds were diverted. The disclosures re-
garding these have shaken the republic.
There was a great moral awakening all
over the country he said and the admin
istration demanded that the statutes be
enforced and new laws consistent with
the Constitution be enacted
The speaker referred To the action
against the railways. and said that II any
of the railroad presidents were inter-
viewed to-day. down deep In their hearts
they would admit that they were glad it
happened, because they are now able 70
hold up their heads. as they could not do
before.
Comedies Rights of Unions.
on the question of labor unions. Seere-
tary Taft conceded their right to organ
ize for their own protection He said
that on all but one point-the question of
wages-the laboring man and the capital
ist are agreed. Both admit it is neces-
sary to have capital and that capital
should give a suitable return. But there
will always be a conflict in the matter of
wages.
He referred to the employers liability
bin recently declared unconstitutional by
the Supreme Court. and said that another
law would be passed which would provide
that in case of injury or death. the man
SO injured would be able to recover a GER
tain amount.
The speaker said that the issues that
would be presented during the present
Congress would be important issues.
which would be understood by an the
people. He was satisfied the people would
decide with the Republicans on these is
sues.