Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-05-11
TAFT RESENTS
UNFAIR CRITICISM
ASKS FOR SQUARE DEAL, NOT
FOR HIMSELF BUT FOR
OTHERS.
ST. LOUIS FOLK GIVE PRESIDENT
ROYAL RECEPTION AND
MUCH APPLAUSE.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE PLACES SEAL
OF APPROVAL ON Ma
TIONAL GAME,

st. Louis, May president Taft's
five days trip to the middlewest end
ed here yesterday and he left late
last night for Washington, where he
is scheduled to arrive early tomor-
1yow morning.
1t remained for st. Louis to give
Mr.. Taft the heartiest demonstration
Of the journey.
The warmth of the reception here
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 deafening applause for the ah
pointments of Lurton and Hughes to
the supreme court bench, Mr.. Taft
launched into a vigorous speech in
which he paid his respects to Mr..
Bryan for his reported criticism of
Governor Hughes, and decried the
cant of the demogogue" and the
disposition of public journals" to
make unjust charges against men in
public life.
All I'm appealing for is justice and
a square DEAL" the president said,
not especially for myself, for indeed
I am in a position where l can get
along better than some of the rest
without it. But, l am appealing for
justice in dealing with all classes"
The president declared that he held
the appointment of men to the SUI
preme court to be the most sacred OF
his duties. The speech aroused the
business men to a high pitch of en-
thusiasm Mr.. Taft intended to say
only a word or two but the cheers
seemed to inspire him. He defined
the judicial and legislative functions
of the government and their relations
at length. He referred to the criti-
cism of one appointment and said
that it came from a mistaken or
preiudicial view and depIored the ut
terances of some papers tending to
stir class feeling. He believed that
democrats, republicans and insurg-
ents who are patriotic are in favor Of
having on the bench foes of wrong.
Many of the charges of corporate
greed and monopoly he thought un-
just. He closed with a grateful tri-
butte for his reception.
Earlier in the day the president
made q, speech ON the Panama canal
at a breakfast of the Commercial
club. and addressed the farmers I'M
ion in the coliseum on the subject of
conservation.
After the business mems league
luncheon, the president visited both
league baseball games, first to the
National park and then to the Amer
lean league park,
Some or the labor unions protested
against the president visiting the
American game because of the claim
that the grandstand in Cleveland was
built bv non-union men. AS the pres
ident has announced that he strongly
opposes boycotts, he paid no heed to
the protest.
The game of baseball he said, lis
2 clean, straight game, and it sum-
mons to its presence everybody who
enjoys clean, straight athletics.
like to go for two reasons, first, be-
cause I enjoy it, and second, because
if by the presence of the temporary
chief magistrate such healthy amuse-
ment can be encouraged, l want to
encourage it."
The president was deeply gratitied
at the news from Washington that
43 republican senators agreed to
stand together on the administration
railroad bill as amended by the drop
ping of the so-called pooling" and
merger paragraphs. He refrained,
however. from commenting on the sit
uation, except to say that he hoped
this combination in the senate would
pull the bill through in good shape.
Last night, as the last function of
a busy day, the president was guest
of honor at banquet of the Trafflc
club.
Wherever he went, the president
was accompanied by Governor Hardy,
former Governor David r. Francis
and Chairman Nathan Frank of the
local reception committee.