New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
TAFT PRODS INSURGENTS
AS GOV. BASS LOOKS ON
"AI! the Administration Wants Is
a Square Deal" Declares
President at Concord.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ENTHUSES
Granite State Crowds Cheer
Chief Executive as He De-
nounces Recall and Up
holds Constitution.


holds Constitution.
Boston. March 19.-"All that the ad-
ministration wants is square dea!,
said President Taft, speaking at sunset
to-day from the steps of the Concord
IN. H. state House, near the close OF
his two days visit 10 New England.
During his stay in Boston and in New
Hampshire the President spoke 20
twenty audiences, stating definitely his
attitude on the tariff. his reasons for OPP
posing the recall Of judges and tudicial
decisions. and his continued hope OF ulti-
mate arbitration. He left here for
Washington tonight.
Mr.. Tafts speechmaking activities to-
day took him to Nashua, Manchester and
Concord, and so balmy was the weather
that 1t was a greater pleasure TO listen to
him from the out-of door stands than
within the stuffy confines of public halls.
Some of his most emphatic remarks on
progressive" measures were hurled at
a crowd from the portico Of the Granite
State Capitol, with Governor Robert p.
Bass, one of Colonel Roosevelts most
ardent supporters, as respectful
listener.
EAGER to Hear the President.
The people Of Southern New Hamp-
shire seemed eager to see and hear the
President Railroad Square, in Nashua.
was well filled with mill hands Of many
nationalities. After leaving Manchester
he passed through two lines. half mile
long. Of secular and parochial school!
children waving flags.
Leaving this city at 800 a. m. Presi-
dent Taft made brief stop in Lowell
on his way to New Hampshire. When
the train arrived in that city at o:3O
a. m. a crowd Of about one hundred per-
sons were assembled at the station, and
the President gave one-minute tall;
from the rear platform Of his car. lie
made no reference to politics.
In Nashua the President spoke twice,
first in the Colonial Theatre and then
in Railroad Square. The crowds were
large and the cheering was frequent.
The Presidents speeches in Nashua
were similar to those delivered in Toledo
and Chicago last week
Mr.. Taft was introduced in the Nashua
Theatre by George b. French. an attor-
ney, who said: New Hampshire wei
coined YOU three years ago, when you
were so highly recommended by Colonel
Roosevelt and she is glad to welcome
you now"
In beginning his speech the President
replied Such welcome IS worth com
ing miles to hear. Progressive IS thai
progressive does"
The special train whirlcd him mp the
Merrimack River Valley from Nashua
with a few minutes passed AT Reeds
Ferry. where a little gathering of mill
hands Cheered him 10 the scho. he
reached Manchester at noon. accom-
panied by ex-Governors +. ". Rollln. Of
Concord and II. g. Quinby, of Lake
port; Congressman s. W. Mccall, o.
Massachusetts, and F. W Estabrook, of
New Hampshire, member Of the RcpuO-
liCan National Committee.
Governor Bass greeted him upon his
arrival In Concord and escorted him
through the state House, while eX-Gov-
ernor y. j. Ratchelder, as president of
the Taft League. introduced him to the
crowd
In his speeches to-day President Taft
once more said that the Payne tariff bill
was a revision downward, although u lid
not 60 far enough. Regarding arbitra-
ton the President said he was not a al
sure in just what condition the Senate
had left the treaties, and he should have
to await the return Of Secretary Knox.
He also gave a concise outline Of his idea
Of the adoption of the principle Of the re-
call Of Judges and OF judicial decisions.
saying:
Adopt such measures and you will have
government Of special instances. You
would have constitution that u to be
applied at one time and not applied at an
other. That. my friends. Is nothing but a
government Of special instances; that has
not the uniformity OF law and constitution,
and is the most tyrannical form Of govern
ment we can have.
This question of a change in the judiciary
Of this country means that We may recall
Judges that we do not like. II they happen
10 decide against MS. or II they happen TO
decide a question one way we may submit
ia to popular election to decide whether the
court decided right or not ! am In favor
of the people, but / do not think the peO-
pie are charged with the knowledge OF the
law as are the Supreme Court Of New Jer-
sey or the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
I believe in popular government, but be
leve in popular government ordered by con
sttution and by law. The people who vote
are only one-fourth Of the people. and they
are I'm that sense representative or the peO-
pie, and If we are going TO trust that quar-
ter with power over all the people, then they
have to be limited by constitutional restric-
ton. And they are limited by constltu-
tional restriction under our Constitution.
When the question is TO he decided whether
they have transgressed those restrictions
we have TO have somebody decide indc-
pendently Of them and Independently of
everybody. And that is the necessity for an
Independent Judiciary.
Would Destroy Constitution.
You give up an Independent judiciary and
you might as well give up your Constitu-
tion. J know enough about the common
sense Of the American people 10 know that
they will never give up the Constitution,
and they are not going 20 he honey-fugled
out Of II by being told that they are III To
interpret nice questions Of constitutional
law just as well or better than judges. The
American people are a great people because
they can stand having the truth told TO
them about themselves without getting mad
about it and without turning on the man
who tells the truth.
Returning to Boston in the early even
ing, President Taft made a brief call at
the dinner of the New England Street