The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-16
REPUBLICANS dine STlMSON
PLEAS FOR REMAINING TAFT
MADE AND RECEIVED WELL.
John ". GriEEs ESpoundS the wilson Fen.
sion Idea Regrets Sew .'crse, Hasn't
the Recall business combination
Approved Bannard Praises Tart.

the Recall business tombina tion
Approved - Bannard Praises Tart.
The Republican Club dined Secretary
! Of War Henry T.. Stimsnn last night. lis
tened to carefully prepared analysis OF
government control of hiG business and
a defence of President Tart : policies along
that line and then gave ear TO otto /.
| Barnard. president Of the club, and John
| W. Griggs. ex-Attornev General and eN-
Governor of New Jersey, while they lauded
Mr.. Taft and called on all good Republic
cans TO get together and work for Presi-
dent Taft denomination and triumphant
reelection" The members of the Repuh-
lican Cluhlstened attentiv"ly, and al times
they applaudei.
Mr.. Barnard sounded the boost for
Taft" when in calling for a toast 10 the
President of the United states he added:
None more honest. none more sincere;
he 8 the greatest jurst of them all
This sentiment. like many others. re-
ccivcd the approval of the members, hut
the biggest applause of tho might greeted
the incidental mention of Justice Hughes.
Ex-Gov Griggs began his talk 10y n
reference TO the Likeness in things poiti-
Cal III NtW JtTHfN anu WV i'lh W
both States. he said Demo ratio Gov
ernors had been elected because many
Republicans had a Crouch He Thought
the Crouch had reacted, and added:
If We had the recall over our way
we'd have our Governor out of Office
the first chance we had We'd retire
him on n pension"
When the laughter and applause had
subsided bit Mr. Gricgs went on
"It docs seem to me however, that
my Governor has reversed the natural
order of things | always thought that
a man got pension after fighting when
the war was ended and he was discharged.
but my Governor wanted one when he'd
Just enlisted for the fight
Then Mr.. Griggs began hiS praise of
President Taft His administration said
Mr.. Griggs, had been marked 10y careful,
active, studious endeavor. and Mr.. Taft
had attempted tasks enough for two
administrations and had gotten away
with them. The Administrations atti-
tude toward big business was distasteful
he said. only to rogues who had been
hurt and to the mon who watch the
ticker men who are believers in charms
witchcraft. hoodoos and ghosts"
No matter what the temporary effect
on good business. Mr GrEEs was sure
that within six months all the fever and
agitation and all talk Of amending the
sherman act will have passed away
1T isn't going to bs necessary to put
, the Government into the business oi
regulating corporations enga ged in pri-
vate business" he said lie added that
IN fact opinions on how the Ia should be
amended and enforced differ SO widely
that no Congress would be abl" To make
alterations. In conclusion Mr. Griggs
said
at is our duty to stand 10y the man
who represents wise principles of states
marshp. II is the duty of every one OF
rs to set ourselves a. the advocates and
defenders Of the Republican Admlnistra
tion, in which there Is not a single thing
10 be ashamed of and everything of " hICi
we should be proud Let US work for
III" denomination of Mr.. Taft and ms
glorious and triumphant reelection"
Sacretary Stlmson told the club that il
, talking about business problems h,
y wanted first of all to plead for "A better
, spirit on the part Of the natiuI toward
the question 1t was all. very easy, n,
, said to stand n the side lines and watCi
the Government and the big corporal ions
humping each other, but what was really
wanted was the remedy to remove the
. causes II such ConhatS
The business man who pulls the bed
clothes over his head and plantvely asks
to he Jet alone. sand Mr.. Stimsun. is Just
. AZ blamewor1hy a. the d"magogue poll
tician or the hlath"rskitc journals. who
seeks to mahc capital 10y rouslng the
r pass ions and preiudiC.s Of the ignorant
NJ III Sail fhuf no haliatE,.l : Not
4 I'VE have reached the stage Of large busl
, ness but not the stage Of mOnnp ly' anC
II that this = the underlying economic
= hypothesis upon which the present ma
u tional Administration takes rs stand anC
, bv which its actions must be judged.
u This meant, he said. the frank recogn
10 ton that a large amount Of combination
on the part Of lhe Industries is necessary
. and beneficial NO one. he added, "ha,
u maintained TINS IN r. consistently O
o courageousIy than President Taft anC
: Mr.. Stimsou quoted from the President ,,
u speech at Columbus, ONO in 1897, whei
:. he said
= The combination of capital in larg
: plants I" manufacture goods with tn
! grea test economy il Just as neCeSSar
as the assembling of the parts of IL ma
chine to the economical ana more rapt
manufacture" ut what in old times wa
made by hand Government should no
interfere with the ON" any more tha
=. with tn" other"
Mr. Stlnsou also quoted from th
President message of last week to tn
~ effect that "mcr" size is no sin agains
"A the law" and that combination Is ev
= only when 1t seeks To secure contrC
:" so as to enhance prices and create
J. monopoly. In taking this position Nj
ls Stimson said that President Taft ha
r been accused by Headers high in tn
10 Democratic party" of having "emas
e culated the sherman law indeed of ha,
S ing packed tn" Supreme Court for III
3 purpose of emasculatiug it"
3, The Secretary warne his hearers tina
] the minute that business claims II
& right TO control prices through monopol
t, that moment will the arm Of the Stat
l. claim the right to fix prices. We cannc
d, legalize monopoly without bringing @
State regulation Of prices" he said II