Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-12
Great Reforms are Achieved
by Thoughtful Considera-
ton, Not Momentary I'm
pulses, He Tells Students.
HITS ROOSEVELTS
RECALL DOCTRINES
Reactionary, Fitful, Crude
and Unstable, Terms APP
piled to Policy Espoused
by Colonel in Speech.

Chicago, March 9-President
Tart was endorsed today in reso-
lutions adopted by the Swedish
American republican league Of
Illinois which tonight 10 host to
the chief executive at the John
Ericsson banquet. In addition the
league set it's approval on the
state administration and commend
Cd State Senator Charles F.
Hurlburgh of GaIesbure for his
work in the state legislature.
The resolutions relative to the
state administration and to Sen
ator Hurlburgh were tho subject
Of much discussion before they
were presented to the session.
The league in other campaigns
has supported Gov. Deneen against
whom Senator Hurlburoh 10 now
running for tho gubennatorlaI
nomination. Senator Hurlburgh is
a former president of the league
and his friends insisted that an In
dorsement Of him was due from tho
league. '... u
Chicago, March 9.-"Great reforms
are achieved by thoughtful considera-
ton and not by momentary impulses
declared President Taft in an address
to students at the Armour Institute OF
Technology. BE a bit slow about
schemes to reform the world"
President, Taft's appearance before
the students, to whom he was intro
duced as 1.-The chief progressive of the
nation" was the first public event OF
his two days visit to Chicago.
II would not discourage you In your
efforts toward progress; all I ask IS
that you apply the test Of human ma
ture," he said. Progress always is
being made wherever education has
spread. Be optimistic, boys. Because
you get jolts don't think the whole
world Is against you. One man does
not make multitude any more than
one swallow makes summer.
1.-THE only thing the country can do
is to make more perfect the equality
of opportunity The opportunity that
comes to Americans today is greater
people in the world 49,. .-..
Study how for 1925 years the law
and constitution have worked and rea-
son out why we have survived and
shown the world that popular govern.
ment is the most enduring. You will
find after while that it is best. and
is going to stand together-oh, don't
know how many years-because we
have a people who know the advantage
of self-restraint and who have provided
against action by themselves under
nomentary impulses. That's what
makes this country great. That's
why can tell the people the truth.
Greeted by Crowds at Train.
President Taft arrived here at 7:40
o'clock this morning and was greeted
by a crowd of several hundred at the
railway station.
On his arrival he was driven to the
hotel La Sale wherein the Taft heao-
quarters are located, for breakfast. A
public reception was held at this place
at the noon hour.
After this he went to the Union lea
que club for luncheon and short
speech. A $50 o'clock it is planned
for him to address Jewish residents in
a west side theater, later going to the
Chicago Press club for short address
Ills IuOSL I'LL pun toht oPPoihSAAASAAS -
for this evening at the banquet OF the
Swedish-American republican league
commemorative the tiftieth annivers
ary of the battle Of Monitor and Merrl
mac. Here the president is expected
to make an important campaign
speech. A reception will precede the
banquet. The president is expected
to confer with Gov Charles S. Deneen
during the day. -, .
Mr.. Taft will remain in Chicago I'M
til tomorrow night.
Taft's Toledo Speech.
Toledo, O., March 9.-Spcaking last
night to an audience that filled tc
oVerfowins the Toledo coliseum, de
signed to hold $4,000 people, President
Taft declared his opposition to the re
call of judges and to the recall OF Jul
dicial decisions. n
It was the first set speech OF the
presidents trip to Ohio and Illinois
and Ohio politicians and citizens lis
tened with apparent interest to
speech that had been heralded from
Washington as an answer to ina
which Colonel Roosevelt made in co
lrnbus a few weeks ago. The presl
dent made no mention of Colone
Roosevelt, nor his Columbus speech
but he assailed some of the doctrines
there enunciated by his predecessor II
the white house.
Mr.. TAFT in Good Spirits.
Practically every person in the
audience carried an American flag ant
when the president reached his pero
ration against the recall of judicial de
cisions the flags sprang into actor
and the crowd applauded and cheerec
with enthusiasm. Mr.. Taft's declara
ton that the recall of decisions wa:
without merit, reactionary instead O
progressive, revolutionary and I'm