The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-07

Pocatello. Idaho. October. Elm q
speech before the Chamber of Com
mcrce to-day. President Taft bitterly
assailed the critics OF the United
states Supreme Court and asserted
anew his views as 10 the relations OF
government TO business.
II love Judges and 1 love courts"
said the President. They n-e my ideals
on earth that typlfy what we shall
meet aftcrwGrd In heaven under n Just
God. And when a court is doing It's
duty. when II is trying to interpret the
law as Il ought to be. to have 1t con-
demnej and attacked and It's motive
questioned for mere political purposes,
without any solid ground for attack,
goes 10 my heart. and 1 resent II with
deep Indignation
Bryan Has Not Answered.
Mr.. Taft spoke with far more feeling
than he put into his Detroit and
Waterloo speeches. but along the same
lines. He said he had received many
criticisms on the point, but as yet he
had failed to receive an answer to his
challenge to w. J. Bryan and other
publicists to cite n single case OF com
6snation In restraint of trade which
ought to be condemned and which
would not be condemned under the
supreme Courts Interpretation OF the
antitrust law in the STANDARD OIL and
the tobacco trust cases
What distinguishes this country
from any other one" said the Pres-
ident. 'is the Supreme Court that we
have in Washington, that oft has
stood between us and errors that might
have been committed that would have
been greatly injurious to this coun-
try: and TO turn upon that court and
to question its motives and to attack
II seems to me to lay the axe at tho
root OF the tree OF our civilization.
Two Great Decisions.
Mr.. Taft referred to the Supreme
Courts disposal OF the Standard OH
an the tobacco cases as two great
decisions"
,r They ~, were two :. Of the greatest
the working out OF the decree the
court had to make remedy The
Standard OIL Company presented all
the phases OF illegality and crimnallty
necessary TO establish a monopoly at
a time when they did not feel tho
necessity for concealing their methods
or their motives. The tobacco trust,
represented an organization made in
law. helped out by the advice of cum
ming lawyers in order to avoid it's
operation. But against them both the
decree OF the Supreme Court has been
pronounced"
Mr.. Taft said it was unfortunate
that the country had got into cond :,
ton that required remedy like this.
a remedy of any evil. he added. was
bound to produce for time not bus
mess disaster, but n difficult situation
mat might make business slow. But.
AFTER the solution had been worked
out. he saw no reason why the coun-
try should not go on TO greater and
greater prosperity.
TO one IN my place" said the
PRESIDENT, there is no discretion with
reference to the trial of cases brought
to the attention OF the executive as
violations OF the law. The prosocu-
tons must go on. 1t is not for the
e eTeen,iye to say ne can withhold
prosecutions. just to help business.
business must reform Itself and these
executive duties must be performed
nnaer the oath Of office that 1 took
and under teh oath that those under
me took. "'Ae'
May Reach Solution.
But when that part OF the business,
t tt.rnt that thought that the an
understands that 1t is to be enforced
then we may reach a solution that H,iI,
enable en- the business community to set
h he down on on a proper and legitimate
When we must get together for proa-
4perity. We must eliminate. SO far
as we can, this desire to attack wealth
sight. attention and Industry. because
that Is to set up a feeling that BODIES
no good for the result
u believe we are going on Ia n
greater future. II we had allowed these
combinations 10 go on and develop ~
only remedy would have been to
change by force the power thus CON
scentrated In the hands of few In :
divlduals to the State, and then wa
should have had State socialism. n
Was the Inevitable result OF the move
.r toward trusts unless broken up.
Competition the Remedy. a.
Now We can get back to compe-
Z t It'll We must get back to comps
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