New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-24
JERSEY HALLS TAFT
PRESIDENT EXPL4INS
NATIONS FTN4N( ES.
Sharp Hords for Newspapers
IN Preliminary Remarks at
.Ncu0rk Dinner.

Representative New Jersey gathered in
Newark last night to greet President
Taft. 1t was the first time since Grant
visited the city that a Chief Executive of
the nation had been there. and right
royal was the reception rendered to the
successor of Roosevelt. first at gather
ing at ex-C1overpor Murphy's home and
then at the Krueger Auditorium in the
evening
The President had message for the
ration Over seven hundred men, sitting
at many tables. listened with minutest
attention to a programme of reform for
the finances of the national government.
Sitting near him were Senator Lodge.
Governor Fort. ex-Governors Grggs and
Murphy, Senators kean and Briggs, and
representative of the courts the Church
and Of the Boara of Trade which gave
the dinner in President Taft's honor
One by one the President explained the
financial operations undertaken ~. the
government, the construction of the
Panama Canal, With its increase in cost;
the river and harbor improvements and
the maintenance of the navy. Economy
was the theme. and when he explained
the business of the bond issues to pay
for canal construction and other i'm
provements he said
This the canaD is a work Of "A per
Inanent character, for the millions who
come after Us. and it seems only fair
that that which we provide in such a.
generous measure for posterity should
be paid for in part at least. by poster
ity.''
Heads Of departments had been or
dered to cut expenses to the quick, he
said and when he declared that in the
maintenance of the navy two great bat
tleships would he constructed each year,
there were quick and prolonged cheers.
Senator Lodges talk on the work Of
the Senate committee having in charge
the investigation of the prices OF com
IEoditfes and the rates of wages came II
for the closest attention, especially from
the Board of Trade members Of the big
manufacturing town. He said that he
had not the least doub' that there were
combinations to contro the sale of Ger
tain articles. and declared thar the com
mittee would make an exhaustive 1nVeS-
tieaton and would lay its findings lie
fore the country at the earliest possible
time.
CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Altogether IT was the kind of gather
ing that was peculiarly representative Of
the business interests or the country. |
The President sat al the table near the !
stage He was in excellent spirits. with /
the appearance of abOunding health. !
When he was introduced by Ex-Governor !
Murphy the great audience rose as one |
man and cheered again and again
In introducing the President Mr. |
Murphy said that before Mr. Taft had |
gone to the White House last year he !
had talked with him of the great respon-
sihiIities that were to be his. Mr. Taft !
earnestly sal he wanted to make good"
Mr.. Murphy added, and he went on 10
predict that the President would make /
good. and then took fling at the news
papers.
Il had not intended TO say anything on
thc subject of my first year in the White
House. said the Presiden'. before be
ginning his prepared address, but after
what Governor Murphy has 50 gracious
" said ] cannot refrain from "a personal /
word or two.
1T is true I told him wanted to max"
good a year ago. | am not so certain
now of having done il. II" said some
hing about the newspapers When the
M ev-spapers are prone to criticise and
sometimes unite in hammerinG your ad-
treating ii sometimes with
disda and sometimes
with patronizinG friendship, ii is hard To
overcome the feeling that perhaps you
ouaht 10 be2jn ali over again
In view of all that to have received
the welcome which / did to-day, and
which | believe To have been sincere,
gives YOU q little hope that perhaps the
revspapcrs don't carry in their pockets
al or public opinion. and that. perhaps
,he American people are able To Sc
II, rough something of hypcrcTiticsm |
of hysteria and something Of
,,rnocrjsy. and 10 have a real sympathy
MIA, the man who under ii considera bic
is doing the best he can
.grhev say that sometimes demonsfra-
,ions are misleading, but am going TO
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