The Cairo bulletin., 1911-09-24
President Makes Six Speeches, Takes
a Forty Mile Automobile Ride
Witnesses Baseball Game and
Lays a Cornerstone.
URGES IMPEACHMENT
AS RECALL MEASURE
Makes Defense of Tariff Commission,
Points Out That Only Two Of Its
Five Members Are Politicians,
and DeEounces Critics

St. Louis, Mo-. Sept. 23--During
a moderately busy day IN ST. Louis
today, President Taft made six
speeches, took forty mile automo-
bile ride, opened the local ball sea-
son by tossing the pig skin into the
field at st, Louis University laid Lne
corner stone of new Y. w, G.. A.
building, sat through nine innings
of exciting baseball between the
Philadelphia and st. Louis National
League teams, visited the Masonic
Club to be made a life member of
that organization. and after ad-
dressing vast throng in the coli
scum tonight had nothing to do but
travel all night in order to be in the
insurgency of Kansas tomorrow.
On the eve of entering this re-
puted hostile territory, President
Taft put forward the suggestion of
a wider power of impeachment as a
substitute for the more radical pro-
posaI of judiciary recall. The
president declared that the laws de-
| lay was one of the great causes of
unrest in this country and said that
Undoubtedly the recall idea had
grown out of the fact that the
courts in many instances are not
performing as they should,
So Judges Should BE. RESPONSIBLE.
| Judges should be made mere re-
sponsible, the president declared,
and the needs of impeachment made
more simple There should be ju-
dicial procedure, a proper hearing
rather than public clamor
Mr., Taft declared that the delay
in administering justice in this
country should bring the blush of
shame to all good Americans and
that the courts of this country made
very poor showing In comparison
with those Of England where the
dockets keep up with their doe-
and criminals find swift punishment
awaiting them.
The president spoke with great
deal Of earnestness on the subject of
reforms in judicial procedure. He
said 1t was something with which he
was familiar and that both as a law
year and as a judge he felt free to
discuss the matter from the frank
st possible standpoint The speech
on this subject was entirely inn
promptu and followed the conclu-
sion of luncheon at the City Club.
The presidents set speech Of the
day was on the creation as work
of the purpose of the Tariff Board.
Gets Warm Reception.
Mr.. Taft's reception throughout
was the most cordial and demon
strative he has received on any of
his previous visits to this city. He
was the guest of the Million PopuIa-
ton Club and during his long auto
mobile ride saw all of the territory
that st. Louis now covers and that
its citizens expect 1t to cover in the
next few years in their climb to-
wards the million mark.
AT breakfast with the Mercantile
Club he president referred briefly to
Canadian reciprocity. He declared
himself content with the outcome
for as a lawyer he had learned that
when decision hits you right be-
tween the eyes the best thing to do is
to sit still"
Mr., Taft said he believes and still
believed that reciprocity would in
ure to the benefit of bothscountries.
Twice during the day the Presi-
dent was introduced as the best
and greatest president of the coun-
try" He modestly protested on
each occasionn
At the Masonic Glib the presi-
dent said that he had on two occa-
sions worn the Masonic apron which
had belonged to George Washington
who was the greatest man in the
history Of the country"
Scores the Critics.
In his speech tonight President
Taft declared that attacks made on
! the Tariff Board were not candid
criticisms Of that boards work bas-
ed on the showing made, but came
from the thoughtless heat of poll
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