Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-01-30
Interest Felt in Presidents
Speech at Tippecanoe
Banquet in Cleveland
Tonight; Meets Herrick.
SGREETS GARFIELD
WITH "HELLO JIMMY
Rcosevelt's Secretary Of In
terror Thought to be Anti
Taft; On Platform During
Speech.

Cleveland. o., Jan. 2S.-COlnluS Ihto
his native state for his first visit since
he voted in Cincinnati last fall, Presi-
dent Taft spoke this afternoon to the
Cleveland chamber of commerce on
Peace and Arbitration"
It was tho presidents first speech
of a three-day tour Of Ohio. HIS
voice was a bit husky but apparently
he was able to reach every man IN
the crowd that filed the auditorium OF
the chamber Of commerce and the ap-
plause his remarks received was
hearty and frequent.
One of the surprises of his Cleve-
land visit came just as the president
entered the chamber OF commerce
building. Former Secretary Of the In
terror James r. Garfield, close friend
of Col Theodore Roosevelt and gen.
orally conceded to be "anti-Taft' was
there TO greet him.
Hello, jimmy, I'm glad to see
ycu.'' said the president with smile
as their hands met. Mr.. Garfield and
former Governor Myron T. Herrick
sat on the platform while the presi-
dent spoke.
The presidential party arrived at
11:18, a.. M, and packed into auto
mobiles, was taken through slush-
covered streets to down town hotel.
4 al committee of citizens was on hand
to greet the president and an escort
Y consisting Of troop A. Ohio National
Guard and detail Of mounted police.
After being met at the Euclid
avenue station by committee the
president was escorted to his hotel
and later to the chamber of commerce
s FIR an address to its members and to
lie the guest at private luncheon
siven by President Charles +. Adams.
he program thereafter included
conference OF nearly two hours be-
tween the president and former Gov
rnor Myron I. Herrick; reception
10 old soldiers and to Tippecanoe
members, this being the only function
open to the general public; an address
to students of the Cleveland law
school; the Tippecanoe club banquet,
with an attendance Of more than GU
expected and the president as the last
s.eaker; thence an II o'clock trip to
dinner given by the Hungarians and
another speech, the day to be conclud.
Cd with the drive to the presidential
q ar and departure at 2:45 o'clock In
the morning for Columbus.
Those watching national politics
anticipate a striking speech from the
PRESIDENT at the Tippecanoe banquet
In its earlier stages much o, the pro-
eressive republican propaganda is
managed from Cleveland and the de-
sire to observe tn. presidents treat
ment of insurgency" in his native
state has been general.
Taft Hits judicial Recall.
New York jan 29.-On the eve of
his three-day visit to Ohio, his home
state, President Taft spoke Saturday
night at the Waldorf-Astoria to the
Ohio society of New York, delivering
speech against the .'Nostrums of Re-
FORM and particularly aimed at the
recall Of judges.
In the efforts that the president said
have been made to reform legislation
in this country, he saw much that was
good. He saw the faults Of govern
ment in the United States today and
admitted that in trying to eradicate
them much might be accomplished by
reformers. But in the effort to make
the judiciary responsive to every
"whim" Of the people he saw destruc-
ton. He declared that the conserva-
+ tive element Of the nation must even
tually get together" to prevent a
movement that would make the courts
the creatures Of popular will and might
make the decision in every case, not
accord with the law, but accord with
what a majority of the people thought
The law should be-.
Constant Appeals to Franchise.
sThere are reformers who propose
remedies to make retrograde steps in
politics impossible by the establish
ment Of new constitutions easily
amendable, providing for constant ap-
peals to the franchise and votes Of the
people for the recall by the vote of the
peopl, of judges, and for the reversal
OF judicial decisions by plebiscites."
said the president. He continued:
It may be questioned whether in the
whole history of proposed political re-
forms. we have ever had such radical
suggestions as have proceeded from
senator's and congressman, governors,
and members of state legislatures
within the last decade, when an at
tempt has been made to formulate
what this new progressive system is
: involves.