Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-05
Man Who Says He Knows How
10 Solve Ii Apt to Find No
One to Agree With Him. De-
cIareS the President
ST. LOUIS HAS WARM
WELCOME FOR EXECUTIVE
Bryan Taken to Task for Criti-
cism Of Hughes Appointment
by President Who Decries
Demagogic Cant
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81 Louis, May l-Prcsident Taft's
1--WE days trip to the middle west end
ed here today ANA he left late tonight
for Washington. where he is schedul-
ed To arrive early Friday morning,
st Louis gave Mr. TAFT the heart
lest demonstration of his present
Journey
The city was gaNly decorated and
there was cheering thrOngs wherever
the president won't Several times his
motor car Was ped to receive hou-
uuets These raft later sent to st
l.el<e's hospital and to the home for
incurablcs
The presdcnt tonight, AS the guest
of the Traffic club Of st Louis, re-
ferred to the railroad legislation pend
ing at Washington, but said he was
not sufficiently informed of the situ-
alton "a discuss il i'm detail In part
he said.
''The problem. gentlemen. of liking
railroad rates is q most difficult one
and the man who says he knows how
to do IT. is the only one In the com
munity who thinks SO.
There is now pending at Washing
ton an Interstate commerce hill /
cannot comment on II because of con
know that ms the bill was presented to
congress il was drawn with the idea OF
conforming to the promises OF the re-
publican platform and bringing the
railroads more under the control al
The Interstate commerce commission
on the one hand and to give the ran
roads "a little more freedom of action
under the supervision of the interstate
commerce commission Oh the olher'
There has been introduced IN the
house modification of the long and
short haul clause. just what II rs
do not know. Some people. however,
seem to be i'm favor of a mileage basis
for freight rates ! would Wow the
adoption OF such It principle with
elcat deal of anxiety
but as ! have said. I do not feel
that ! have studied the question SUIT
rtenuy tO express views ON TINS par
ticular provision. but ! am afraid those
gentlemen who are most cmphullc IN
thinking that that Is the easiest solu-
ton Of the problem, that these gentle
men who come from the interior VIII
nnd themselves in the same position
as that son of Erin who sat on limb
ANA sawed it Off.
If doubt not. however, thut fuil
consideration win be given to such
section before it finally shall bc made
into law,
III do not feel chat can go further
because have no authoritative advice
as 10 Just what form the proposed
take
The apparent warmth Of the leoep-
zion here seemed to affect the presl-
dent and when at the luncheon Of the
Business Mems league I'm the afternoon
President Walker Tim praised him for
Messrs l.urtou ana liuRles
a. the supreme court Mn Tart iaunch-
ed into speech paying his respects to
AIR BrNan for his reported criticism
of Governor Hughes He decrted the
"cant Of the dcmagogue' and the dis-
position of public Journals 10 make
ininst charges against men ia puplc
lirc
"rhe constitution of the United
States. said the president "was made
by the people OF the United states ana
wo hnVc "a popular ANA a representa-
tive government; but the people who
framed the constitution realized that
i'm order 10 secure the best government
thov must impose limitations upon
themselves that would impose obstruc-
tions to sudden emotional movements
of the people.
And SO il WIS that i'm the division
OF power. they created a leglslhtlNr
branch. ana "a luNlrlHl bINi'li "lHi ~
that constitution they gaNo to the SUI
prcmc court and the subordinate iri-
minals TO be established 10y congress.
certain powers which. interpreted toy
Marshall and those who followed him,
make that court uniuue IN the trihun-
als OF the world.
ITO me. a lawyer. the supreme court
of the United States is the most
sncred thing that We have ina this gov
crnment and tho appointment OF men
40 thar bench is the highest ana most
sacred function that the executive has
60 perform.
Now do not like To be mVidieUs
IN my remarks. or To quote what may
have been o. misuuotation, bat ] did
hear or sce % criticism of one appoint
luenf on the ground. as J understood
ft that the appuintfe WAS not an I'M
alacahlr Toe of wealth and corpora
lions think perhaps that criticism
Inns been misunderstood. and that the
uftrrpr nT DO did NOT intend Co give 10
The meaning that thus stated 1t seems
4, have ! believe that ali patriotic
citizens are in favor of having upon
THAT bench men who are foes of noth-
iun hut ~ hat Is wrong and are favor J.
of .oual Justice to everyone. whether I
that h,- an organization of men doing f,
l,usiness under the law and using the I
of "a corpoiatio % :
promote the Industries of the country /
.r he tho humhlest citizen Struggling /
with his hands 60 earn livelihood for t
his family
q do not mean 20 SAY that men h' /
their habits OF life may not acquire o