Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02
HAS NO ABSOLUTE REMEDY
Rich Has Advantage Over Poor
Suitor.
GREATEST EVIL IS IN DELAY
Letters of Congratulation From
John D. Long and Senator Gull
lom-Girl Sends Assurances.

"speaking generally, believe the
greatest question now before the
American public is the Improvement
OF the administration Of justice, civil
its prompt dispatch and the cheap
ening of its use.'
Judge William H. Taft made this state
ment today in discussing the address he
is to make here next Thursday to the
Virginia Bar Association. arrangements
for which were being made with him by
President Wyndham r. Meredith of the
association.
1T is a difficult problem he added
very difficult. indeed. to make the ad
ministration of justice equal to the pool
and the rich. The difficulty is in The
advantage the wealthy man has in the
that he is able to stand the expense o.
litigation and the poor man is'not.
No Absolute Remedy.
There seems to be no absolute remedy
The only thing you can do is to render
the administration Of justice as prompt
as possible The evil is in the delay more
than anything else.
And one of the great demagogic argu
ments, for 1t is demagogic argument
and I have heard it SO often in legis
latures when a proposition is made tt
have only one appeal in cases involving
less than $500, is will you deny to thu
poor man the right to obtain the judg
ment Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States? There never was more Speciou!
argument.
THE wealthy man can afford to wal
for years for that $500. and can affor,
to carry the case on. But the poor mai
cannot do It. That $500 he needs. an,
needs Il at once, r he is going to ge
1t, and il not he needs to know at one
and not be put to the expense of ex
tended counsel fees and appeals.
TT is better that the case should b
decided against him than that he shoul
lose five or six years and finally win afte
he has paid out the amount in attorney
fees."
Mr.. Taft intimated that he should dwel
at some length on this question in his ad
dress to the Bar. Association. The asso
citation also will be addressed ty Pres
ident Meredith and former Senator VIII
liam Lindsay of Kentucky and New York
The meeting will begin Tuesday ant
Mr.. Taft expects to attend several ses
sions.
To Attend Horse Show.
Cameron Forbes. vice governor of tn,
Philippines. and Gen. Clarence r. Ed
wards, chief of the insular bureau. hav.
been invited to Hot Springs by Mr.. Taf
and will accompany him to White Sui
phur Springs next Friday to attend tn,
Greenbrier county horse show. Mr.. Taf
will make no speech on this occasion.
ofyr1o W. 20,
as Mr.. Tafts mail went. Many letter!
contained fluctuations on the speech o
acceptance. Among those given to the
press was the following from JOHN D
Long, former Secretary Of the Navy:
Your speech CT acceptance is perfec
and ought to, as l cannot doubt it will
insure your election, for which earnestl!
pray"
United States Senator Cullom of Hi
Il have just read your speech of ac
ceptance. I cannot refrain from writin;
to tell you how much I am delighted will
1t. 1t rings true, every word of it. Yo,
did not fail to meet every possible issu,
and you have left the democrats withou
a leg to stand on.
Your speech is accepted here by the
people and the press of the middle west
as the utterances of great man OF
strong convictions. and not fearing OIL
hesitating to express your convictions in
every particular. Your speech of accept
ance made your election a certainty
Had 1t been less strong; had you, as a
weaker man might have done, wavere6
on any Of the great issues before us, the
result would have been disastrous
Il know that your hands are more
than full. but 1 could not resist the
temptation of writing you this note OF
congratulation. Not only are Won to he
congratulated. but the party is to be con
graduated in having you at the head oi
the ticket this year"
An optimistic view Of the republican
situation in Iowa and Colorado was com.
municated to Judge Taft today by Secre
tary James Wilson, who is in the ives,
looking after the interests Of the Depart.
question of tariff protection on farm
products will have great weight in Colo
rado.
Star Letter Received.
Here is letter the candidate places a
the head of the list of those he appre
ciates:
Dear Mr.. Taft: My daddy thinks lo
Of you. and I like everybody my dadd,
likes, especially when I have never me-
them. And so I thought would find ou
how many on our street were going tC
vote for you. and when I went around
to vote for you and one was going to vote
for the temperance ticket. So am sure
you will be elected.
Every truly yours,
ANNA KATHRYN GRIFFITHS.
'25553 North Ingleside avenue, Cincin
natl"
Candidate Taft received today a sample
book of half-tone miniature pictures o.
himself designed as a campaign novelty
now being considered by the nationa
committee. The book is In the form of q
postage stamp book and the pictures ars
designed to be pasted on letter heads ant
envelopes.
Francis B. Loomis. director general fol
the United States to the Toxic exposition
who will sail shortly for Japan, had a DC
litical talk with Taft today.
New Treasurer of the Eagles.
WARSAW, Ind. August 1-Mayol