Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-21
TAFT FINDS THAT
We LIVE TOO FAST
President Speaks at Five Dinners
in 30-Hour Visit to New
York.

lett New York at midnight to return |
TO the White House after 30 busy
hours In New York, declaring in tde
last OF several addresses which he
made here that one of the chief faults !
OF our age Is that people are living |
too fast.
In mis- visit here the President spoke /
at five dinners, at each one of which !
his reception was enthusiastic. laid the |
corner stone of new nome for tie
blind, did Christmas shopping and re-
ceived many political leaders az callers
The Presidents last speech was be.
fore 400 members and guests of thu
New York Young Republican clup at
q dinner given in honor of the chit
executive He appeared at the di lnar
at a late hour Just as senator R1ran
of Idaho was scheduled to speak. w.
cifcrous cheering and toast to his
health marked the Presidents "ntN
and he sat in rapt attention To a "''r
ring address by the western senaj ~.
with language which the PrcslGoht
later described as having great ''rc =
imagery and poetry. Senator Bor"h
naved "lawless big business" in n wa!
which stirred his hearers to unusual
demonstrations OF applause
COUNTRY HAS DEFECTS
The Presidents remarks followed the
speech of Senator Borah Mr.. tart agreed
that the country had defects and thAt
II was the business of the people to over
come them. THE chief of its defects
he said. lis the loss somewhat ~ that
respect for law which we inherited from
across the sea. We have struggled with
conditions and in prosperity have met
harder tests than the Puritan met 1t Is
true we 10 not hold the law rs sacred
az we should | don't think we hold any
thing quite as sacred as we should.
The President pointed to tho tendency
of the age toward faster Twin" and
pleasure. and from this turned to the
necessity of Improvement of criminal
| procedure Whatever the machinery is.
! !, does not have the backing of public
opinion" he said so long as we have
/ headlines that make heroes Of murdcrers
we are not going to have the improve
! ment we need.
Taking up another phase of tn" sub
ject. Mr.. Taft said: ! am profound
believer in party. Nothing has com" in
the way of real Improvement i'm the
history of our country that canno: he
placed TO party organization. tftecuNe
reform can he made but in two ways
either inside the party or by the break
Ing up of the old party ana the round
ing of new one The question Tor
every man Is has the party 10 "i'ich he
is attached tine material IN II 10 carry
out his ideas for reform or - II neceS-
sary for Rim to JON new party 10 gam
them AS iooh INTO your faces ! sun
have nope Tor the redemption VI 'ne re
puhilctn party.
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Wa,
Di>MAGOGERf MAY DISAPPEAR
The President hoped tina, the cloudiuos.
: and the demagugcrS would disappoar
The issue" he concluded. will be de
cided by the votes of the sovcreigns o
this country
Before he appeared at the Hotel Asto
2 FOR his speech before the Young Repuhli
can club, President Taft joined with l,5'
members and guests of tn" Automohil'
club of America at their banquet in III
Waldorf Astoria. lie was IN rare goo
hu'hor an" Tor nan an n""r ,''N'"
, 49,. ,,,,.,.., ea.,,.i, .t.to, i.,,.,,,t,
: $40 ,o,,i, l., ,,., 80 Data, .r,ir,l,. 80.
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,rroso do,o,I,r 20 ror,ori,,, ,nakes TN
,,oo, ro,,d, ,,,o,,i,, NJ ,.n.,i.u i,,ar4s
- Than, took occaeion n dac1are hinsel
.,...,..,,. t. A., ..,,t,,,, 80 -,
no,ior.l roosu,,. FOR tho bui,dinq of rroa
higbwavs
Raisirp ohiectione ia the uoIic'
which has heor advocated of the fed
eral erovarrner, a,torinp extonsi,cI
into tho road-n,okinp business MI
TAFT said tbora v.os M douht that tn
, poverr,,o,,, bos tho rov,ar hut n
added "t vo,+,,a 20 question tho wis
dam Of o,orirc ,bo national traosur
: Co.. r,o,,o,. 400 no. v,oy" Eve
p
$ in the building Of federal roads. IN
lifficult Droblepl oP vho was TO car