Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-09-29
TO HALT
TAFT ASSERTS
Wants PeopI to Put Breaks
on Bitter Feelings.
Special by United Press Wire.

Des Moines, Ia, Sept 29:-Sena-
tor A. B. Cummins and former Sena-
tor Lase Young, headed the recep-
tion committee of notables who met
President Taft's special train when
it reached here this morning from
Waterloo. They escorted him to
waiting automobiles through a
crowd of several hundred and with
r.ol1e@> siA-.s~
of prominent citizens he was
whirled through the decorated
streets to the Grant Club, where he
took breakfast with 200 Iowa bust
ness men and editors.
This Is President Taft's third visit
to Des Moines. The first time he
came as a candidate, backed by
Roosevelt popularity and never be-
fore had Des Moines seen such
crowds The second time he came
as the untried President and his
welcome was hearty, but today there
were only hundreds to greet, where
there were thousands before.
In an address on the relation OF the
government to the business of the
country, which he delivered before an
outdoor audience Of several thousand
people, the president said that the peo-
pie Of every section and class OF this
country were all in the same boat and
that to persist In sectional vindicdve-
ness against the prosperity Of another
section of the country would force
business prostratton throughout the
land as surely as night follows day.
I'VE are all tossed by the same
waves" he cautioned them.
The president advocated progress IN
the movement to prevent the abuses
of monopoly and undue advantage, but
declared that the time had come to call
halt in hostility to business and more
prosperity or success. He asserted that
generally the laws now enacted were
sufficient to assure the correction of
those evils and counseled only helpful
legislation for the future.
At the same time he emphasized his
determination to enforce those laws.
The attorney general. he said, Is acting
under his orders in the prosecution Of
the trusts and had no discretion what
ever to stay the hand of the govern
ment, and so long as such combina-
tons existed they would be prosecuted
under the law.
He pointed out that the evils which
the interstate commerce law and the
antitrust law had been adopted to cor
rect were IN process of being remedied,
that blind anger against the tariff be-
cause 1t was excessive was dangerous;
that the public interest demanded the
adoption of a scientific currency sys-
tenn IN which the merchants OF the
country could have confidence, and de-
clared that there was now enough re-
strictive legislation to secure the pre-
vention of abuses by monopoly and
that the people of the country should
work together in an EFFORT to restore
business tranquility.
The president called upon the people
of the country to protect the business
prosperity of the country by frowning
down the attacks engendered by a de-
sire to arouse sectional prejudice. He
declared that the people of the country
must assure the business men that they
would not be driven out of business;
that they must remain together, be
charitable and kind, be not so suspi-
cious and ready to ascribe corrupt mo-
tives. have legislation that helps or an
absence of legislation unnecessary and
approve and promise great business en-
terprises that honestly accumulate
property and put 1t to the help and
support of the share holder and the
wage Garner.
That" said the president. as my
hope for the future"