Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-03
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tice. The awakened moral sense Of
this country can find no better OBJ
iect for influence than making law
yers understand that their obliga-
tions to clients is only to see that
the clients legal rights are protected
and that they ought not recklessly
to resort TO every expedient to win
case.
'sThe unscrupulousness which
counsel frequently exhibit in the de-
fense or in the preservation of their
clients interests, and in the defense
of criminals in this country, and the
extremes to whic hattorneys think
they are justified in going have much
to do with the disgraceful condition
which we find in the administration
Of the law.
81 regret that during the last gem
Grafton the strongest young men do
not seem to be attracted to the min
istry believe however, that in the
future men of greater natural force
win follow the ministry"
Taft also turned his attention to
the undertaking magazines and
newspapers.
IF the standard set by some of
the most successful newspaper in
their lack of truth, their coarseness
and unfair criticism does not inn
prove in the next generation it viii
vindicate the pessimists of today"
said the president.
'I refer to that class of newspa-
pers and magazines properly critised
as muckrakers, and relying for cir
culation on vicious and unfounded
attacks on honesty, upright charac
ter patriotism, men in public life
and those conspicuous in society.
Undertaking is the outgrowth and
aftermath of the laudable necessary
attacks upon corporate greed and
controlled politics. 1t was necessary
to have a house cleaning in this re-
gard and Roosevelt leading the
movement accomplished much in
clarifying business and political
methods.
"In doing this Roosevelt, himself
foremost in the movement, de-
nounced those taking advantage of
popular suspicion and filling their
purses by unfounded attacks upon
men in political affairs struggling
conscientiously to do their duty.
hope the undertaking episode has
passed because people are beginning
to see what it really is and are refus-
ing to be influenced, thus no longer
making the contributions to the
pocket books of the muckrakers,
which was their only motive for con-
tinuing in the business"
Taft denounced socialism. 'Its
success in government would be the |
substitution of the tyranny of a gov
erning committee in the distribution |
of theoretical rewards instead of the
self acting system in which the in |
dustrious, prudent and far-sighted
are awarded and the lazy and unat-
tentive fall behind" he said.
Four companies of militia were |
necessary to keep the crowd back
Taft received a big ovation when he |
was escorted to the college. He /
spoke from a platform on the cam
pus.
The president will leave Ada late
this afternon for Detroit
Needed government reforms are
in the regulation and greater re-
striction of ;he use of private prop
erty" the president said, "but the
right of private property should not
be taken away.
AS a result of restrictions during
the last six or seven years corpora
tions have been driven out of poll
tics. The most discouraging prob
lem now is that of municipal govern
ment. I think the most important
issue of the future will be the ques-
tion of the preservation of private
or it's destruction. My
judgment is that private property
has done more to bring about mod
ern progress than any other institu-
ton except personal liberty"
n crowd of 270O0 heard Taft.