The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-09-23
JUSTICES WHEELS,
TAFT SAYS, OUGHT
TO MOVE FASTER
President Makes g Notable
Speech on Courts and La
Dor Question in Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 19.-Speaking witS,
great earnestness TO q mass meeting mi
Orchestra a last night. President Taft
declared that no institution before tho
American people today is more import
ant than the improvement OF the adj
ministration OF justice and announced
his intention OF recommending to cone
gress the appointment Of a commissionl
to take up the question OF the laws,
delay In the federal courts. The presi-iI
dent said he hoped that the report OF
this commission, when rendered, would
serve also as q guide to the states OF
the union in effecting remedial legisla-,
ton.
The president. at the end OF a day.
OF Sightseeing, OF baseball, OF receptionAI
n dining, received an ~uproarious'
greeting when he cache Orchestral
a at night to make the only setI
speech Of his stay In Chicago. RECALL
ing that it was in this same hall dur,
Ing the campaign of a year ago that
he faced an audience of more than 1900
W~orkingmen and made one OF the,
crucial addresses OF his candidacy, the
president assured his hearers that he
had not forgotten his campaign prom
Uses n The platform declarations OF
his party. !
Talks About Labor.
Mr.. Taft devoted the entire first part
OF his speech to the subject Of labor
explaining that he Intended to recon-.
mend to congress in his first message,
legislation to carry out the platform
promise as to injunctions-that no in-i
junction or restraining order should bel
issued without notice except where ir-i
reparable injury would result from del
lay, in which case a speedy hearingl
should be granted.
The president declared anew his bel
lief In organized labor and co~ngrat-(
ulated he leaders OF the movement
flint against the doctrines of social
ism."
Taking up the next subject of tho;
courts h president asserted with earn-|
est emphasis that the administration OIL
criminal law today is a disgrace tol
American civilization. Ashamed of thet
fact, as Americans might well be, hel
declared that the poor man has not now
an equal opportunity with the rich liti-
giant and said 1t was his purpose to dol
what he could to place the poor man on
a more equal footing.
The president was continually inter-
rupted with cheers.
At Baseball Game.
At the National league grounds yes
terday afternoon the president saw his
biggest baseball crowd. There were
stands and bleachers and overflowing
INTO the playing field. The president sat
IN n of the open sections of the
double-decked stand and thoroughly
enjoyed a brilliant am in which the
two greatest pitchers of the league,
Mathewson, of New York, and Brown
OF C~hicago-faced each other.
New York won, but the crowd had
some compensation in cheering the
president, who remained to the end and
waited to wave farewell to the bleach
4 err InrO11PS mat nnrlYn1 arr the Gala
IN a perfect cavalcade when the last
Cub had been struck out.
President Taft, when he first reached
the park, went down on the field and
shook hands with the members of Doth
of the teams.
Meets Ball Masnates.
Proceeding then to the reserved sec
ton IN the stand he held an impromptu
reception, during which he met Pop
Anson, the famous old Chicago player
Garry Herman, president of the ma
tional baseball commission, and John
A. Heydler, president of the National
league. Mr.. Heydler was invited to a
seat just behind the president, and
throughout the game Mr.. Taft fire.
quently referred to him for expert opin-
ION on some of the plays and decisions
of the umpire.
Charles w. Murphy, president Of the
chicago club, in which the presidents
brother is a part owner, also was with
Lie pIeSlueIL LOT b part OF the game.
Texas" Reilly, the editor of the San
Antonio Light and Gazette, who ode
all the way from San Antonio to Chi
cago to present a formal invitation
to Mr.. Taft to visit that city, also met
the president at the ball game. He
was in typical cowboy costume and had
reached Chicago on a horse from the
Taft ranch in Texas only this morning.
The president assured Mr.. Reilly that
he was looking forward to his visit to
! San Antonio IN nntohn~ 1 q ~ ,,;@l -
great deal Of pleasure. Mayor Calvin,
of Cincinnati, called in the stand to
pay his respects and received a hearty
Hello. John" from the president.
Secretary of War Dickinson sat at
the presidents right, Governor Deneen
at his left and General Frederick 2.
Grant in front. On the surrounding
seats were more Of the presi-
dents party n members Of the Ham
ilton club, which succeeded the Com
mercial club during the afternoon as
host to the distinguished visitor.
cheered by Crowds.
Mr.. Taft received most hearty cheers
from the baseball enthusiasts. especial
ly when he stood up with the rest Of
the fans at the beginning of the
lucky seventh"
Although the inning brought only a
blank for the home team, the crowd
appreciated the presidents good inten-
tons. Once during the game Mr.. Taft
was asked by one of his party:
NJ Presiden, who are you for, Chi
cago or New York;"
I'm for Cincinnati" declared the
president with an anxious look at the
score board which showed a 3 to 3 tie
between Cincinnati and Pittsburg in
the seventh inning. But just then the
score board boy marked up four for
Pittsburg in the eighth and two in the
ninth and the president declared mid
laughter that he was dumfounded.
CRICKET MATCH BEGINS.
Philadelphia, Sept. ia three da ys'