New-York tribune., 1909-01-15
CONSTITUTION AMPLE
MEETS ALL NEEDS, SAYS
.HR. TAFT.
also Sufficient for Emergencies
Which Nay 4rise-Tip to
atlanta TO-day.

Augusta Ga Jan. 14.-Addressing g delega-
.,on from Anderson s. C. to-day, President
elect Taft gave his views regarding the effect
,vsness Of the Constitution to meet the needs OF
6 developing civilization.
81 know he said, that sometimes the Con-
.+itrtion seems to he in the way of drect effect
,,.enass. The division into systems by which the
central government is limited to certain things
and the state governments to carry on other
.bfngs sometimes seems TO work against the
-snid carrying out of some of the reforms. as.
,r instance the conserving Of our natural re-
,orrces and perhaps the regulation Of railroads
.,d the suppression Of those abuses which have
-rent in with our marvellous progress in the
.,n,hinatior of capital And yet gentlemen
.,e- constitution. simple, clear and Comprehen-
s-s has in the past been capable Of so fair con-
.,-,ction as to meet in a marvellous way the
-aorsloDn1ents and emergencies Of our country
Ai,h co1Ild not have been anticipated by those
xbo framed II in any detail at al. ana " am
ys-r certain that the same Constitution VIII
.+ -re emergencies which may come IN 'he
future.
I,-,- ne 1ool. n in the South is to have the
o-+ o4 those institutions from the people
- rslia,-e in them and are willing 70 MAINTAIN
then, and to fight for them, II it be neCeSsaiS
Tho delegation consisted Of 1so men. who sa1o
.h.,- we're Democrats. They left Augusta ur'"
in the belief that their town is t" be placed o"
The Southern itinerary of Nj TAFT When ne
travels next fall Mayor G. / Sherard Was '''9
.,,,-aey,,ar After saying that they came as
rer,ocrats but also as loyal Americans. he de-
,lora5. I'VE believe that you viii be President
of al my raople knowing no sectional differ
snce and raanifesting no spirit Of partailty IN
vour administration, of the national affairs
Mr. Taft said he appreciated the expressions
- .. co-dialitv. and referred to the growing pros
reritv Of the South, under which we are Wiling
. ,,+ b,,rones be bvgones and forget everything
NJ fbe mast that we ought to forget He had
20 quarrel with his callers because they were
democrats rernarking that under our form OF
government parties were necessary machines
~ar that We can hope for" he added, "all that
We ought to ask is that the people Of all sections
shall make up their minds in an Independent
,zvand then vote for the principles they favor
sir men from Thompson, Ga. all ex-Confed-
crates called about the cotton tax levied on sew
s-al Southern states after the war and collected
n The total of s6S.000O0o The Supreme Court
declared the tax unconstitutional, and although
Congress has been asked ever since TO refund
the money it has not done So Mr.. Tafts in
terast was asked. One of the veterans incl
dentallv remarked that he had been tie husband
o, four wives was the father OF nineteen chill
dren. and had lost all count Of his grandchildren
and d-Ereat-grandchildren but just an example.
he added, one OF his grandchildren was the
father Of seven.
Taft speeches will be distributed freely be-
tween here and Atlanta tomorrow. when the
President-elect goes there by special train He
has consented to do rear platform work
wherever the committee may desire. and 4
number Of stops viii be made, including
Thompson. Charlottesville, Greensboro, Madi-
son. Social Circle, Covington and Decatur
Mrs. Taft left here for New Haven to-day
she will Join Mr. Taft either here on the 22d
at Charleston, s. 9. when he goes to that
city TO embark for Panama.
Every city town. village and hamlet on the
New England coast wants to be the summer
home Of the Tafts At least, this is indicated
by the avalanche Of letters he is receiving daily
az the subject Mr.. Taft said to-day that no
negotiations had been opened with any one and
that the question would not receive his atten-
ton for months