Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-05
Mound City Gives Chief Executive
Hearty Demonstration During
Days Visit.
LEAVES AT NIGHT FOR CAPITAL
Puts in Busy Day with Addresses and
Two Base Ball Games.
PRAISES THE SUPREME COURT
Calls it the Most Sacred Thing in
American Government.
MAKES SPEECH TO THE FARMERS
Executive should lie Given Power
to Withdraw Land from Entry
Jntil Methods Can he
Worked out.
uts in Busy Day with Addresses and
Two Base Ball Games
RAISES THE SUPREME COURT
MAKES SPEECH TO THE FARMERS

ST. LOUIS, May 4-presdent Tart's five
days trip to the middlcs west ended here
today, and he left late tonight for wosh-
ngton. where he is scheduled to arrive
early Friday morning.
1t remained for St Louis to give Mr
Taft the heartiest demonstration OF his
present Journey. The city was gail decor
ated and there were cheering throngs vher-
ever the president was. Several times his
automobile was stopped 10 receive boquets
Of flowers. These Mr. TAFT sent TO st.
Iuke's hospital and the Home for InSur-
abes.
The apparent warmth of the reception
here seemed to affect the president, and
when ,at the luncheon of the Business
Mems league, late in the afternoon, Pres
dent Walker Hin praised him, amid deaf
ening applause, for his appointments OF
Messrs, Lurton and Hughes to the supreme
court, Mr. Taft launched into a vigorous
speech in phlch he paid his respects TO Mr..
Bryan for his reported criticism of Gov
ernor Hughes, and decrled the cant of
the demogague" and the disposition of
public journels" to make unjust charges
against men in public life.
Appeal for Justice.
"All am appealing for is Justice and a
ciany for myself, for indeed, l am In a
position where can get along better than
some of the rest without il. But l am APP
pealiug for justice in dealing with all
classes"
The constitution of the United states
said the president was made by the
! people OF the United States and we have
! popular and representative government,
! but the people who framed the constitution
realized that in order to secure the best
government they must impose limitations
| upon themselves SO that the resultant of
| the views of the majority should he en-
| bodied in law and in national politics
through certain instrunentaltics that
would impose distractions to sudden emo
/ tional movements OF the people. that were
not taken with the deliberaton necessary
! to secure wisdom and that ought to be
delayed and held up until they could pass
! under the observation not only Of Philip
drunk but of Philip sober.
And 50 it was that in the division of
! power they created a legislative branch, AN
! executive branch and Judicial branch,
/ and in that constitution they gave to the
supreme court and dthe subordinate trib-
unas to be established by congress certain
powers, which. interpreted by Marshall and
! those who followed him. make that court
unique in the tribunals of the world.
Rights of People.
That court was constituted to preserve
the rights of the people and the rights OF
the individuals against the people them
selves, whenever 'in the heat of emotion
or temporary alteration they enacted
measures that deprived the individual OF
! his just rights under the constitution.
4 Hence it is that to me, lawyer, the su-
| preme court of the United States is the
most sacred thing hat we have in this
government, and that the appointment OF
| men to that bench is the highest and most
sacred function that the executive has to
| perform.
! Il am not exaltng the judiciary above
| the legislative or the executive branches,
! or saying that the judicial has any more
power than the executive when the executive
| is within his functions or when the legs-
/ lative is within its functions, for the sn-
preme court has laid down plainly the
limitations"
Addressing q joint meeting OF che
Farmers union and the people Of ST. Louis
at the Coliseum today, President Tart de-
voted himself to technical discussion of
the subject Of conservation lie declared
the term covered a wide range Of sub
jeCts.
But as concerns congress at this time,
he added conservation resolves isrif into
the necessity Of passing at once the DrI
which will give to the executive unqucs-
toned authority to withdraw lands for
power sites and other purposes with this
power in the hands Of the president Of the
United states, we can sit comfortably D.
and discuss and devise the best means II
disposing of the great public domain to
the benefit Of present and future genera
tions."
Governor Iadiey introduced The prcs!dcu,
at the farmers convention and declared
thar the great movement OF conservation
had 40 more earnest, sincere aud ct-
fective friend than President TAFT"
The president called out laughter and
applause from the agrcuturisls By an
nouncing that he was probably the one man
in public life in the country who would
admit that ne had never had any farming
experience.
Tuning to the subject of conservation
Mr.. TAFT said there were few people vino
had definite idea as 90 Just what con.
servauon really means.
The first great subject Of conservation.
he declared. had to do with human lie
In this connection he again urged the cs.
adjustment Of a rational bureau OF health
he president spoke OF the great str.d,s
that are being made In the fight against
consumption ard cancer and took the posi-
uon that the government might well fur,
nish money 70 provide the means of com
batting disease and bringing about IN.
mastery Of the intellect over natural
foes"
Speaking OF the conservation of Tho
water supply and the Improvement Of riy-
ers and harbors President raft stated
anew his position, that proiec provided
for in the river and harbor bin must prove
their feasibility ana practicabilltv
His statement IN tl,is respect was CsEr.
cially interesting in view OF the recent