Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24

President Taft today denied emphatical-
ly that in a speech in New York on Lin
coins birthday he said that the people
the first official statement of this kind that
the White House has ever issued dur
ing the Taft administration the President
calls the circulation Of this story false
hood"
Although it is not admitted by any one
at the White House who has authority to
speak for the President that his correc-
tion OF the Interpretation placed by some
people upon his New York speech includ-
cd Col Roosevelt. political leaders here
believe such to be the case.
Roosevelt's Remarks at Columbus.
asserted that Col. Roosevelt had Mr.. Taft
in mind when in his Columbus speech he
said:
MANY eminent lawyers who more or
less frankly disbelieve in our entire
American system of government for, by
and of the people violently antagonize this
proposal
They believe, and sometimes assert,
that the American people are not fitted
for popular government, and that it is
necessary to keep the judiciary inde-
pendent of the majority or of all the
people; that there must be no appeal to
the people from the decision of a court
In any case. and that therefore the judges
are to be established as sovereign rulers
over the people. / take absolute issue
with all those who hold such position -
c-V
also said:
popular government. and if they should
Of right be the servants and not the mas
tiers of the men whom they themselves
put in office. then Lincoln's work was
wasted and the whole system of govern
ment upon which this great democratic
republic rests Is a failure"
After speaking at length Of 'the posi-
tion which these eminent lawyers take
and applaud" Col Roosevelt said:
THE only tenable excuse for such a
position is the frank avowal that the peo-
pie lack sufficient intelligence and moral
ity to be nit to govern themselves.
Support of Taft Promised.
Political callers at the White House to-
day cheered the President with salts
factory news all along the line, and tel
egrams were numerous. as usual. The
republican committee of Bedford county.
Tenn, met today and adopted resolutions
heartily indorsing President Taft and
promising him their support Tor renomi-
nation and reelection.
The republican state convention of the
ssblack and tam element of the South
Carolina republicans will meet in Colum-
bia next Thursday and elect and instruct
Tart delegates. The lilly whites of that
state will hold their convention later
This faction of the party Is also for Taft
insuring him all the delegates. no matter
which delegation is seated in the contest
that will follow.
REPRESENTATIVE Campbell of Kansas
talked TO the President today about nsat-
ters in that state. His report was tina,
Taft is gaining ground RAPIDLY and will
get some Of the delegates:
President Taft wnt talk on Michigan
politics with the Michigan republicans il
Congress tonight, and he will probably
select ex-Representative Diekama to take
charge Of the Taft campaign there. The
President will also spend some time Will
the Yale Club at its annual dinner.
Successor to Judge Lanning.
A big delegation of Wilmington an,
other Delaware lawyers will have a con
ference with President Txft this after
noon as to a successor to the late VIII
liam NJ. Lanning of the third circuit
Judge I.anning died several days ago
The Delaware lawyers will urge the Pres
ident to give the vacancy to Judge Ed
ward G. Bradford of the district cour
OF Delaware.
Although Judge Bradford is a repub
Ncan, the delegation to see the Presiden
consists mainly Of democrats. Philadel
phia people are proposing a Philadelphia
man, and there are to be a number o
candidates. The third circuit include.
Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey
Eight or ten Usage Indians from til.
Usage reservation in Oklahoma were in
troduced to President Taft today. The.
constitute the council of the Osages, anG
are here on business before the Intexiol
Department.
President Taft was the guest of As
sistant Secretary Beekman Winthrop o
the Navy this afternoon at luncheon
given in his honor. President Lowell Of
Harvard University was also guest.