The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-09
TAFT SAYS
He WILL WIN
TELLS oHloANs HE WILL WIN
NOMINATION If THE PEOPLE
WILL AID HIM I'm FIGHT.
Expresses Disappointment That Sen
ate Amended the Arbitration Trea-
tieo--ls Cordially Received
Through Ohio.

Toledo, Ohio, March S.-Speakiag
tonight to an audience that wlled
TO overflowing the Toledo Coliseum,
President Taft declared his opposition
to the recall of judges and to the re-
call of judicial decisions s.
1t was the first set speech Of the
presidents trip to Chio and Illinois
Ohio politicians listened with appar-
ent interest to a speech that had
been heralded from Washington as
an answer to that which Colonel
Roosevelt made in Columbus recent
ly. The president made mo mention
of Colonel Roosevelt nor to his Co
lumbus speech, buthe assailed some
of the doctrines therein enunciated
by his predecessor in the white house.
Practically every person in the an
dience carried an American flag, and
when the president reached his pre-
oratiCn against the recall of judicial
decisions the flags sprang into action
and the crowd applauded and cheer
ed. Mr.. Taft's declaration that the
recall of decisions was without mer-
it, reactionary instead of progressive,
revolutionary and unstable, met with
almost instant approval. He was
compelled to wait for nearly m,l-
ute While the audience expressed its
pleasure with his views.
Touching matters outside his pre-
pared speech. President Taft told of
his disappointment over the senate's
amendment of the proposed arbitra-
tion treaties with Great Britain and
France, He said: s-s
"The senate's action makes ii doubt
ful whether the treaties will be ac-
cepted by the countries with which
they are desialed to deal and also
makes it doubtful whether the chief
executive of this country should pro-
ceed with them.
The whole subject probably will
have to be gone over again. am
not discouraged l am merely dis
appointed. I believe the people were
in favor of ratifying those treaties
as they were. War is such a hor
rible method of settling controversies
that the people want none of it If
they can help it,"
President Tafts appearance at the
Coliseum was attended by cheering
and waving of myriads of small flags
helped UP by the seat holders Calls
of people we're turned away because
of the lack of seats for them.
After a day spent for the most part
on the rear platform OF his private
car, President Taft concluded his
brief campaign through Eastern
and Northern Ohio at Toledo, On
the way north from Pittsburg to To
ledo the president made more than
a dozen speeches from his private
car to crowds that varied with the
size of the towns at which his train
stopped
Although most of the day rain or
snow was falling. the 0hioans turn
ed out in goodly numbers to see and
hear the president and his friends
aboard the train professed tonight to
be more than satisfied with the greet
ngs that began at Alliance early in
the day and continued to this city.
President Taft spoke on all sorts
of subjects, prosperity and peace, the
tariff and business, farming and con-
seryation. None of his talks were
long. Twice he referred to the re-
fusal of the senate yesterday to rae
ify as framed the arbitration trea-
ties with Great Britain and France,
making it plain that while he had
been disappointed at the senate's ae-
tion, he had not given up the fight
for the pacts.
The cause is just one and we
are bound to win," said the presi-
dent at Mansfield and later at Tiffin
he amplified this statement by saying
II have not given up, but am going
to rely on the people to help" The
president did not indicate how he in
tends to ask the people to help in
the fight.
The president was in good humor
in spite of the defeat of the treaties
and the crowds were apparently in
good humor, too. At Canton some
body raised laugh that brought an
answering smile to the presidents