Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-24
Vast Audience Hears Him Out
line Gigantic Work OF Retrench-
ment in Departments.
DECLARES TARIFF WILL
BRING BIG REVENUE GAIN
Deplores Postoffice Deficit and
Favors Scheme for Congress
si0nai Commission.

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place. When all were In their place.
the President, surrounded by the re.
ceiying party, proceeded to their seats
Immediately in front Of the stage. re
get to his place the President had Il
pass close To the tables set within thc
} oolonnade. As he dia so one Of those
standing there leaned forward ana
placed his hand IN Mr.. Taft's shoulder
e'rho President, God bless him. he
said.
Mr.. Taft looked up and bowed.
"Thank YOU he said, and passed on
The Lyric Club. % musical organize
ton consisting of 100 women's voices
sang the national anthem before the
diners were seated, and followed 1t With
two other musical selections. Mr.. Taft
gjoined heartily In the applause thai
Followed.
At 1899 the lights on the speakers
table. buried lii flowers. flashed np. and
the company was seated.
As president of the Beard of Trace,
George II. Reeve WAS the first speaker,
Here's TO YOU. President Taft" said
/. AR. Reeve in his toast. "To your health
ard prosperity. And may We share II
with you" Hc introduced Mr.. Murphy,
after Il few introductory remarks, and
While the diners cheered and waved
napkins ana fags, tie former Governor
presented President Taft.
Mr. Murphy, in his speech, had men
toned the first year Of President Taft's
administration and the attitude of the
: press toward him. The President di-
crossed iron, his set talk long enough
TO refer to what Mr.. Murphy had said,
President rats speech.
'9rhe remarks Of Governor Mug
ply have he said. directed my atten-
/ ton to a period to which l did not ex-
pAct to refer 10, at least. not during the
Frat year of my ADMINISTRATION.
III is true I told him that I would
try to make good a veal ago., but now
j arn not SO certain that ! did.
The newspapers generally unite II,
haminering tho administration or speak
about it In c-ontemptuous disdairl or
with patronizine friendship, whici,
makes o think that you Perhaps
should begin over again. Under these
circumstances. to receive such a well
norae az I received tonight, TO have
met 60 many thousands III apparent
oppression OF Hospitality, I am bound
80 belicve they arc sincere. 1t gives
. 3 little hope, anyway, that tile
y i~iewspapers Go not carry oil OF the
rpnblie opinlon In their pockets and that
i,@rnaps the American people are able
Il Icok through something OF hyper
criticienl,. hysteria and hypocrisy and
have Il real sympathy With a man who
under considerable responsibility is
Doing the best he can.
Popular demonstrations are mis-
leading. hut ! believe that the people
OF Newark were sincere and l will take
chat latterins junction to my soul Ss
go back TO Washington and avoid the
newspapers
Praises Newark.
TT is Tn opportunity to be able &c
speak 10 the business men of New Jer-
sssy, ct whom this Is q most representa-
.stffo gathering he continued. taking
gup his prepared topic. THE proximity
fof New Jersey to New York, end the
fact that from tae West one
can hardly get TO New York
/. without passing through New Jer-
tssY make one forget at times
ethe Importance Of Newark and OF all