The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24

Taft prcfacrd his prepared address be-
fore the Newark Board OF Trade to-
night with IA passionate statement Of
his feelings. after being year In the
White House, which brought the audi
cncc to its feet with cheers. lie took oc-
casion to pay his respects to the news
papers. saying he was going home To-
Washington To avoid them.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy
IN introducing President Taft pre-
dictcd the president would make good
and be also took fling at the news
papers
= hud not intended To say anything
ON the subject of my first year In the
White House." said the president, but
after what Governor Murphy has so
grncously said. | cannot refrain from
u personal word or two. 1t ~ true
told him wanted to make good a
year ago ! am not crctain Of doing
1t now. He said something about the
newspapers. When the newspapers
arc prone to criticism and sometimes
unite In hammering your administra
tion. treating II sometimes with con-
ten,ptuous disdain and sometimes with
patronizing friendship, 1t Is hard to
overcome the feeling that perhaps you
ought to begin all over again.
Has Hope.
In view OF all that to have received
the welcome ! did today give "A little
hope that. perhaps, the newspapers
don't carry In their pockets all of
public opinion, and that. perhaps, the
American people are able to see
through something OF hypercriticism,
something of the hysteria and some
thing of hypocrisy and to have n real
sympathy with the man who, under
a considerable responsibility, is doing
the best he can.
"fhey say sometimes demonstrations
are misleading. but | am going To be-
lieye, as ] have said, that your re-
ception today and tonight Is sincere,
and am going to take that flattering
JUNCTION to my soul as | go back to
Washington and avoid the news
papers. You see, therefore. that when
! came here today | was In frame
of mind which made your welcome II
balm to my soul and ! carry away II
sense of gratitude that will never de-
part from my memory"
President Taft, the first chief exeeu-
tive since Grant To visit Newark, today
addressed one of the largest and most
enthusiastic dinner audiences he has
met In all his travels The banquet
WAS given by the Newark Board of
Trade and more than 500 members and
guests attended. Mr. Taft took for
his theme the subject Of government
tai economy and said he shared the
hpn hat ,iy.. ,yb tp IN
be appointed to revise the business
methods of the big departments at
Washington may effect saving of
$lOO.000,o00 a year
Mr.. TAFT left at II O'Clock for Jer-
scy City, where his car was switched
to the midnight train for Washing
ton. He came to Newark this after
noon by automobile from New York.
At Harrison the school children halt
cd the presidents car and one little
fellow made Il patriotic speech. Mr..
Taft responded and thanked the chill
dren for their welcome. Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, Governor
Ford of New Jersey and the presi-
dent were the principal speakers at
the banquet
President Taft. after acknowledging
tho pleasure of being afforded the OPP
portunity to speak to the business
men of New Jersey, said.
when | accepted the invitation to
come here. | learned that | was to
have the pleasure of being fellow
guest with my friend. Mr.. Lodge. and
that he was to take up the question
of high prices. n question that has oc-
inI nj Of oil 10,
and has inyied the investigation into
It's cause by the congress of the
United States. and by some of the
state legislatures. For my part of the
evening, ! should like to direct your
attention to more prosy subject. To
the question of government expenses
and government revenues and the pos
sblc economies and What expenditures
are essential at whatever burden OF
taxation.
Suggests Budget.
In the first place 1t should be said
that we have been SO far from ex-
hausting the resources of national
taxation and federal revenues have
been collected so easily, and in such
an amount. that we have failed In the
past to adopt budget system which
Is praeticed In every other civilized
country. BY budget system l mean
reference of proposed expenditures
and receipts to some one authority OF
tribunal. which, afteu determining
what the revenues will be-. must also
determine what the expenditures car
be, and make budget without a def.
icit.
In our legislative body, which pro,
vides the revenue and authorizes the