The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-09-17
The Ch|cAG0
SPEECH. Was A
MASTERPIECE
The Presidents Address Last
Night Dwelt on Labor
Unions and Reforms
STOP IT M|LWAuKEE WAs
ANOTHER RoUs|AG OVATION

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tended in Every City Visited.
Milwaukee. Sept. 17.-President
Taft and party arrived In Milwaukee
on the special train at 6 q. m. over
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
and started at 8 o'clock on a busy
four hours invasion of Milwaukee and
the state fair grounds.
The chief executive was met by
the reception committee numbering
200 Of Milwaukee's principal business
men, together with large crowd Of
citizens and others from various parts
Of the state who have been here all
week attending the state fair.
The presidents exit from his spe-
cial car, the Mayi1ower, was the sig
nal for an outburst of enthusiasm
from the crowd which assembled In
the vicinity Of the depot. Chief Of
Police Jansen had Q large corps Of
extra policemen and detectives on
hand to handle the crowds incident to
the presidents presence and to pro-
vide for his absolute safety while he
u the city's guest.
Automobiles were in readiness and
the presidential party was driven at
once to the new auditorium which 10
nearing completion. President Taft
was here received by President Alvin
z. Ketzch and the governing board
OF the auditorium and escorted
through the mammoth hall. The. chief
executive also reviewed, the parade Of
several thousand sclieol children.
Taffs Chicago Speech.
Chicago. Sept. 1.-THE presidents
speech last night was q masterpiece
and has created a strong confidence
in his sterling honesty and integrity.
-4~ President Tsstsspoke at Orchestra
hall 90 follows: =. - -. 80. q
MY fellow citizens Of Chicago: It
e Just sbout esSy algos tonight that
i made . speech. Ii this hall to some
1900 members OF the railroad labor
organizations, In which I attempted
to convince them that there was noth-
Ing tn my decisions as circuit Judge
tn labor injunction cases which ought
to make them vote against me for the
presidency. Il was critical time in
the campaign. It was critical ques-
ton in the campaign and as I re-
view that whole controversy there was
hardly another speech in my cam
patgn Of greater importance to me
than that one; and in view of the
result Of the election look back upon
It now with especial interest. This
hail, therefore, suggests one Of the
subjects upon which shall speak to
"You will remember perhaps that
the head Of the federation of labor,
who had declared for my opponent,
was anxious to carry the whole union
labor vote against me, and as the
ground for this action was my de-
cistons as a Judge, I was put under
the burden which think no other
candidate for the presidency ever had
to bear Of explaining and defending
in political contest the decisions
which had made as Judge upon the
bench. 1t was assumed by many,
who thought themselves familiar with
the situation, that would lose Q
large part Of the labor vote, which
had heretofore been evenly divided
between the Republicans and the
Democrats. The result showed. that
this assumption was incorrect sand
that labor men-union men as we'll as
non-union labor men-thought for
themselves, voted according to their
own Judgment. and declined to be de-
nvered as body to one party or the
other; and on the whole, ! do not
think that IN that election suffered
materially from the loss Of labor
votes.
Defends Labor.
I'm the. discussions ] asserted that
! was 40 much interested as any one
fn maintaining the cause of labor.
when labor, organized or unorganized
~ proper methods sought to better
tts condition by legislation or other
wise. said that I expected to recon-
mend to congress, IL / were elected,
that interstate railroads be required
to. adopt any additional divices found
useful for the purpose of saving from
loss Of life or limb employees engaged
10 the dangerous business of railroad
Ing. also said that / favored the
adortion: of legislation looking to q
prc~er definition Of the cases In which
without notice and defining the proper
procedure In such matters. Now that
the election has come and gone, I
want to, take this opportunity 81 say
ing that have not forgotten my own
promises or those of the platform, and
ipropose In the next session OF con-
gress to- recommend the legislation
On the subject Of Injunction which
wasapromised IN the Republican plat
form, and to see whether by such leg
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