The Detroit times., 1912-03-08
ntSIORE CONFIDENCE IN
BUSINESS BUSINESS, SAYS TAFT
Delivers Rear Platform Speech
at Alliance On His Way

ABOARD PRESIDENTS PRIVATE
CAR, CANTON. Ohio. March San
attack on agitation which creates
a lack of confidence among those
who have capital invested was de-
liyered by President Taft today at
Alliance, Ohio.
Some 1000 people were out TO
greet the president at Alliance.
There he made his first rear platform
speech. He said:
I'VE may have our mills running
10 the full and yet there may be
something OF corruption in society
and In the violation of law through
trusts and combinations and discrlm-
nations OF railways that make that
prosperity one that really does not
help us In the end. But emitting
that and assuming that everybody Is
obeying the law-and we are trying
TO make them obey the law. II is
prosperity and business that we
should look TO, and the agitation that
creates lack OF confidence among
those who have capital invested is
not for the good OF the people. There
fore, what we want is. as far as we
can, to have the quiet confidence that
makes everybody look after his own
business and put as much money in
II a. hi can, and then jobs Will be
nany. wages will go UP, we will all
have money to buy shoes for our
children and those OF us that like
comfort can enjoy H.
What would press upon you, and
what | would press upon myself il
the necessity for inspiring confidence
in our government and in what We
arc to do IN order that confidence
mag make everyone who controls
capital engage in active business so
that he may expand In our cities, ex-
DanC In our factories, and by con-
slant attention TO business bring
about a greater production of things
that We sell abroad and greater
coming in OF money.
When everybody has confidence
in everyone else, | don't know wheth-
er we can carry that to perfection,
but il Is wise that We should not cul-
tivate hostility between classes. be-
tween persons similarly situated but
we should all have confidence in each
other because we are in the same
boat. II we have prosperity then II
IS the poorest man that gets the best
perity the rich can be comfortable
still, but II is the poor man that sur
ferf."
Ohio took advantage of the presidents
visit TO the state today 10 confer with
him as TO the situation. l.. G. i-aylin,
who is in charge of the Taft forces,
boarded the presidents train at Pitts
burgh, with his chief aide. w. H..
Miller
The two went over the Ohio situa-
ton with the president. They told
him. owing TO the primary law, the
work of organizing the Taft forces
has been much more involved tnan
under the old convention system. lhey
reported progress however.
Conditions throughout the state
are improving" said Laylin, and
from present appearances | am cen
fident that BY the time we 60 into the
primaries, May u, we will be sure OF
controlling at least large part OF
the delegation OF 4S.
At Salem. the first stop the train
made in Ohio some 700 or 500 people
cheered the president as he waved
from the rear platform OF his car
PITTSBURGH. Pa. March s.
President Taft spent 10 minutes In the
smoke and-fng which prolonged the
dawn far into the forenoon here to-
day.
The presidential train arrived at
800 o'clock en- route to Toledo. OHIO.
where Taft will deliver a reply to
Roosevelt's speech at Columbus, Ohio,
recently.