The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-04
TAFT SPEAKS ON
The GREAT ISSUES
REFORM IN DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE NECESSARY.
SHOW FOR POOR men

He Will Attempt 70 Achieve area
Reforms ii the Administration q
Justice IL the Future.
Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 1.-"speaI
ing generally, I believe the creates
question now before the American
public is the Improvement Of the I'd
ministration Of Justice, federal an,
criminal. both In the matter 81 Ii,
prompt despatch and the cheapenin,
of It's use.' EN-
Judge William II. Taft made TIL,
statement today In discussing the ad
dress he Is to deliver here next Thurs
day to the Virginia Bar association
arrangements for which were being
made by President Wyndham r. Mere
dith Of the association.
ut is q dificult problem" he added
very difficult. indeed, to make the
administration Of justice equal to the
poor and rich. The diflculty il ii
the advantage the wealthy man haa
in the employment Of counsel and the
fact that he IL able to stand the ex..
pense Of litigation and the poor man
lis not.
a Chance for Poor Man.
There seems to he, 10 absolute rem
edy. The only thing you can do Is
Ito render the administration Of JUS
tice as prompt as possible. The evil
is in the delay more than anything;
else. And = Of the great demagogic
arguments, for 1t is a demagogic ar-
gument, anu I have heard 1t 80 often.
in legislatures when a proposition Is
made to have only n appeal IN cases
involving less than $500, Is, Will you
deny to these poor men the right to
obtain the Judgment OF the supreme
court Of the United States? There
was never 9 more spacious argument.
The wealthy man can afford to wait
for years for that $500, and can aford
to carry the case on, but the poor
man cannot do It. That $500 he needs,
and needs It at once, II he Is going
to get It and Il not, he needs to know
that at once and not be put to the
expense Of extended counsel fees and
appeals. It is better that the case
should be decided against him than
that he should lose i've or SIX years
and finally win after he has paid out
the amount IN attorneys fees"
Taft intimated that he should dwell
at some length on this question in his
address to the bar association. The
meeting will begin Monday and MI.
Taft expects to attend several Of itls
sessions. "&5
4@@ Generalization Day.
This was "congratulation day. so
far as Mr.. Taft's mail went. John D.
Long, formerly secretary Of the navy,
wrote: "Your speech Of acceptance
is perfect and ought to. as / cannot
doubt 1t will, insure your election, for
earnestly pray"
Senator Cullom Of Illinois wrote:
II have just read your speech Of &C.
ceptance and 1 cannot refrain from
writing to tell you how much I am
delighted with It. It rings true, every
word Of It. You did not fail to meet
every possible issue and you have left
the democrats without a leg to stand
on. Your speech is accepted here BY
the people and the press OF the mid.
die west, as the utterance of a great
man, Of strong conviction and not fear
Ing or h%esitating to express your con.
in every particular. Your
speech of acceptance made your cleo
ton a. certainty. Had It been less
strong, had you, as a weaker man
might have done, wavered on any Of
great issues before us, the result
would have been disastrous. / know
your hands r more than full, but I
could not resist the temptation Of writ
ing you this note Of congratulation.
Not only are you to be congratulated,
but the party is to be congratulated
n having you at the head Of the tick.
this year."
Here is q letter the candidate places
IT the head Of the list Of those he
appreciates:
my Dear Nj. Taft: Ny dady thinks
! lot Of you, and I like everybody my
daddy likes. especially when ! have
lever met them. And SO I thought
would find out how many on our street
IRE going to vote for you, and when
went around and asked I found 16
Who were going to vote for you and
me was going to vote for the temper
nee ticket. So / am Jul you will be
elected.
Very truly yours,
GAMMA KATHERINE GRIFFTTHS.
1858 North InKleside ay.. Cincinnati" !