The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-24
PRESIDENT TAFT
RAPS NEWSPAPERS
Attacks on His Administration Draw
Rebuke From Chief Executive
Speaks at Newark Banquet

NEWARK. y. j.. Feb. 24-Presidenl
Tart spoke 10 500 persons at the ban
Quet OF the Newark board OF trade last
night on sovernmeE; economy. Hc
told OF the EFFORTS being made by ais
administration 10 cut down approprla
tions whC reyer possible lie hoped
the commission appointed TO revise
the business methods OF the big de-
partments N Washington can effect
saving OF 500. 900. 00o a year.
The president detailed 10 some e.
tent just where the decreases in ep-
Propriations are 90 occur. Speaking 81
the ravy. ne said II had been decided
TO continue the policy Of two big bat
tleships \ year up 10 the time the
Panama anal Is completed. when Il
would then be time 10 consider n de-
crease in the program.
We have been so far from exhaust
ing the resources OF the national taxa
ton" be said and federal revenues
have beel collected SO easily and IA
such an amount. that We have failed
Ia the past 10 adop: budget system
which is practiced IN every other CIV
iliaed country. BY a budget system
mean a reference OF proposed expendl
lures and receipts To some one att
thority or tribunal. which. after de
termining what the revenues must be,
iaust also determine what the expen-
Gitures can be- anu make a budget
without deficit
President Taft prefaced his pre-
pared address before the Newark
board OF trade with a personal state
trent o. his feelings after being \
year in The White House. which
brought the audience 10 It's feet with
cheers lie paid his respects TO the
newspapers saying he was going
home 10 Washington and avoid them.
Former GOV Franklin Murphy in IN
Producing the president. said that Gc.
fore Mr.. Taft had gone To the White
House lasy year. ne had talked with
hira OF the great responsibilities that
were 10 bc his Nj Taft earnestly
said ne wanted TO make good
Mr.. Murphy predicted that the presi-
dent would make good and took a hing
himself AZ the newspapers,
L had not intended TO say anything
on the subject of my first year in the
White House said the president.
but after what Gov Murphy has so
graciously said, cannot refrain from
personal word or two.
1t is true told him | wanted 10
make good a year ago am not so
certain OF doing il now. He said
something about the newspapers.
When the newspapers are prone TO
criticize and sometimes unite In ham
mering your administration. treating
IL sometimes with contemptuous dis
dain and sometimes with patronlZing
friendship. IL is hard 10 overcome the
feeling that perhaps you ought TO be
gin all over again.
Il view % all that. TO have received
the welcome which did today and
which I believe TO have been sincere
gives you 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 or hypocrisy
and TO have real sympathy with the
man who. under considerable re
sponsibiity. Is doing the best he can.
They say that sometimes demon
STATIONS are misleading. but | am go
ing 10 believe as have said that your
reception today and tonight is sincere
and am going 10 take that fattering
JUNCTION To my soul as | go back 10
Washington and avoid the newspa-
pers
You see. therefore. that when
came here today | was in frame OF
mind which made your welcome as
balm 10 my soul. and | carry away
a sense OF gratitude that will never
depart from my memory.