New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
MR.. TAFT APPEALS
FOR A SQUARE DEAL
DEGREES ''Cant of the Dema'
gogue" and Unjust Charges
of the Press.
VALUE OF SUPREME COURT
Discusses Conservation and
Panama Canal-AStends Two
Baseball Games-Great
Enthusiasm.

five day trip TO the Middle West ended
o-day and he departed late tonight for
Washington, where he is scheduled TO
arrive on Friday morning. It remained
for st. Louis to give Mr. Taft the hearth
est demonstration of his present Jour-
ney The city was gayly decorated and
there were cheering throngs wherever ne
went. Several times his automobile was
stopped to receive bouquets of flowers.
These Mr. Taft later sent to st. Luke s
Hospital and the Home for Incurables.
The warmth of his reception seemed TO
affect the President, and when, at the
luncheon of the Business Mems League,
late in the afternoon, President Walker
Hill praised him, amid deafer1ing ap-
plause, for his appointments Of Lurton
and Hughes to the Supreme Court bench,
Mr. Taft launched into a vigorous speech
in which he paid his respects to Bryan
for his reported criticism Of Governor
Hughes, and decried the cant Of the
demagogue" and the disposition of pub
lie journals to make unjust charges
against men in public life
Justice for All Glasses.
"All am appealing for is justice ana a
square DEAL said the President, not
especially for myself, for, indeed, am
in a position where I can get along bet
ter than some of the rest without it.
But am appealing for justice in dealing
with all classes
The President declared that he held
the appointment Of men to the Supreme
Court bench to. be the most sacred OF his
duties. His speech aroused the business
men to a high pitch of enthusiasm. MI.
Taft had intended to say only word or
two. but the cheers of his hearers seemed
to inspire him TO go on. The President
said:
The Constitution of the United States was
made by the people of the United StateS,
and we have a popular and representadtiirNe =
government: but the people who framed the
Constitution realized that in order to secure
the best government they must impose nm
itations upon themselves SO that the result
of the views of the majority should be en-
bodied in law and national policies through
certain Observation-Disclosures that Wouio impose
instructions to sudde1 emotlonaI iil3 3
ments OF the people that were not taken
with the deiibeTation necessary 10 secuI 2
wisdom and that ought TO be deIa9eu dI.o
held up until they could pass unoer tne op
L
And And so it was that in the division Of
power they created a legislative prancn, al Il
executive branch and a judicial brahch, Gnu
in that Constitution they gave to me Sqe
preme Court and the subordinate trlDula .
to be established by congress oTi : and
those who followed him, make that court
unique in the tribunals of the Worio. Ihat
court was CONSTITUTES TO is of indiyd1ais
against the people themselves whenever IN
! the heat of emotion or temporary apgl
ration they enacted measures tnat us5rit t q
! the individual OF his just rights uhder lhe
Constitution
Most Sacred Thing in Government
| ue,ce II Is that to me, a lawyer, the
! Supreme Court OF the United States Is lIe
| most sacred thing that we nave IN lllls
government, and that me sIId MOST
| sacred function that the Executive has 10
perform. l am not exalung the 1 uolc!aarS
branch. or saving that the judicial has any
more mower than the executive when the
! Executive is within his functions, or "Iien
the legislative is WITHIN us, US dn', nlainI
| the limitations .. +,+,,+.s
| In the construction of certain statues
| +he Executive Is uncontrolled by the Su-
| nreme Court or the legislature. Withln
/ rs functions, as defined by the Constitu-
ton, the legislature has entire dlsGIesro d
| mt when it comes to say whether elther OF
| the other branches has passed 6eYono as >
| ii,nitations 1t is the Supreme Court that
ultimately must be the deciding tribunal,
| gated form to that tribunal, for the gu
| creme Court is not constituted 10 give
/ Gniniors on moCted cases or prepared cases
| to the other branches of the government I.
| The case must arise III ntgatlon oetSe &c
| Dart;es so that in the termination OF tue
| rights of the parties The court sha. e =.
! nress what is law and what are the Inilta-
| lions OF the various branches OF inc gov
| eminent. =, ..;zi,,- =, ,,,,,
| renarks or to quote what may have been
| T11isouotation, but ] did hear or see q Srlu-
cism of one appointment on the SpoGno Is as
| NOT an irnulacable foe OF wealth ana COZ :
! nora tons think perhaps that criticism
has been misyndersto2o ana 10 e; I.a i The The
meaning that, thus stated, it seems TO
| have.
Men Who Are Foes of Nothing.
I believe that all, Democrats and Repub-
| licsns. Republicans and insurgents, VIC
are patriotic citizens, and we al are .ma !,
! ave in favor of having upon that bench
| men who are foes OF nothing but what -
| wrong and are in favor OF equal Instlce. 20
every one whethsr tsst De an tbs sM and
| using the inStrumentality Of a corporation
! ~ promote the industries Of the country, or
be the hurablest CITIZEN sSragsitHs Mr ,,I, ms
do not mean 10 say that men by their
habits Of life may not acquire bent or a
| Ore1udlcG IN one QlHCLlCll VI ci1cN-LOt
| that n isn't wise to select for the highest
! tribunal men who have not such pent ana
/ who have not in their makeup the danger
! nj preiudice TO one interest or against an
! other But do mean TO say that there rs
/ in the public journals and in what may
| call the cant of the demegogues a dlspo-
| eition TO charge that kind OF q bent in
! favor Of corporate wealth and corporate
| creed and corporate monopoly when there
! is 10 Justice N the charge at all.
This assumption Of peculiar honesty
manifested by class declaration and the
/ stirring up OF class spirit is something that
/ ought to be deprecated in our repub!ic or
! else il will lead to great danger. We ought
70 take up the discussion OF public CUES,
/ tons and discuss their effect with judicial
! caimness and not have our minds diverted
| BIZ charges of prejudice and corrupt mo-
tives: gay charges utterly unsupported by
! evidence or calm consideration.
And so, my friends, ! have taken Up
! of go on"'l Nov. all I am appealing for
/ is justice and square deal; not especially
| for myself for indeed am in a position
where I can get along better than some OF
| the rest without It. put am Appearing
for Justice in dealing with all classes.
As to Socialism.
| l said all classes OF course, practically
! Il is pretty hard to give il. To our Social
! istic friends, who are engaged in 6ecrying
| GOOD deal better ground for their COM
nlaints than they give themselves. I have
talked about this before and IL Is not q
/ new theme with me. l think II they were
! and the delays In IL, arising from the ira
| ditioneI methods pursued in courts. by
which the man with the longest purse has
! che advantage because the litigation is
drawn out, they would be getting, as the
/ Children saw pretty warm in reaching a
/ hear fiScliasinu and