The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
COLONEL, FADD|ST,
IS RUNNING AMUCk
Taft NJ en- tions No.
Names, but Mean
ing Is Clear.
TAKES HARD SLAP
AT HIS OPPONENT
President Has No Use for "Frills
and Untried Fancies" Now
Being Endorsed by His Pc
litical Enemies-Carries
War Directly to Poll
cies" of Predecessor.
tspeoialto The Times pispatch.l

IL
Philadelphia. Pa. March 30.-Without
| mentioning Colonel Roosevelt by name.
President Taft. in three of the most
! vigorous speeches ne has delivered
! since IT became evident he would have
to fight for denomination. carried tho
war directly to the policies now advo-
Gated by his predecessor and rival for
the Chicago nomination.
Throughout hin speeches tC might the
President called for safety and sanity" !
In pubic affairs and sounded what is
likely 10 prove the keynote OF his ca M
paign. He vigorously assailed wha, :
termed 'fsddisnl' and running amuck,
and deplored Endorsement OF what
nc said We're "trllls and untried fam
cics" OF his political opponents.
The President ~ag Wildly cne=red
when he made 1t plain TO members OF
the Chamber OF Commerce, gathered I
the Bourse, that lie would hav. inte.-
fered to settle the coal strike III pos
slblc and had II been necessary" bui
insisted that there was ev=ry reason
to believe that there would b. d peace
full solution of the questions Ia dis
pute.
II am delighted to note" hs SAID,
CHARGES for solution OF the soft coal
! diihculttes in the West and mat therc
is some reason TO hope that the hard
coal strike in the East is nearing soim
tion As Presid ant have no juriSdc-
tion except as a citizen woul0, but az
| q citizen have right to suggest a
solution, and would nave done so IL
necessary.
Bcttcr to Bc Sure.
y think it better 20 wait to knox
l Il you are Welcome before YOU so 10
Z butting In between parties who kno"
their rights and are aolc to settle tncIu.
! / am glad 10 believe that in this sit,l-
atlpn mediation Will be unnecess-r ~
4 Tnos. who hope for psosperit, long
| tor Il so ;ha; the lot OF the pool. man
can b1 made as happy as possible
/ The President also declared that he
! hoped in any agreement reached be-
( tween the miners and operators, the
/ risats Of the public at large would be
, respected.
\ Taking up the question OF good
( times. the President declared that con-
/ ditions were seemingly clearing UP
! and that there was no reason TO fear
/ Tor the future,
y believe we are on the eve of good
! times" the President continued. and
| am not a rcactionary. l am a pro-
Gressivc. not Il pessirnist. ii real
/ optimist. aud l believe that we should
I look back to see ii the people have not
ruled in the past TO make an effective
| government"
/ The President Endorsed the plan of
! Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
/ Nasel for national Cha mbcr OF Com
( merce, saying:
| Z am CAD to DO able to say tina,
(, We hope next month 10 have meeting
! OF manufacturers. ana grea, com d
! mcrciai bodies. and to organize
I National Chamber of Commerce that
! shall act as the close, and direct
representative OF tho business inter-
eatS OF the country III aiding those OF
| MS who are not business men 10 deal
I with business lvt e,
! we nave great many re forms
! proposed to upiift the individual in
thls country; to give him grea ter
cGuallty of opportunity. but 1 venture
10 think that in so far as the gov
eminent may proper = do so. there is
I no Office more important than the aid
( ing of business prosperity TO remove
! those obstacles that Interfere win,
| prosperity. 1t is when the wheels of
| INDUSTRY are cumming so loud that you
Gun near anything else that The
| "ase-earner is the iappicst"
sinp ut the Colonel.
Here President Taft took what was
apparently regarded b. his audience
from It's tumultuous applause. a sian
Il at his chief political opponent.
! p" hile l do not dcprecato movement
! Tor real reforms and progress" he
SAD provided it Is not effected nv
fads and destruction os things ,b,t
z 4.
hundred years. there Is 10 duty so
heaVy as that of seeing to it that re-
forms Interfere as little as possihl,
with the business OF tho country and
assist In the inspiration of business
confidence ] mean the confidence of
those who have accumulated capitaI
and whose investments are affected
d security Of government and sanity
! IN its governments.
Il am not in favor Of spccious pros
perity. believe law and business ca,
DO squared so that there NAV bo oh
sense of persecution and no disposi-
ton TO run anuck just 10 show tho /
people that We have a job I'm Wash !
lnSton. l believe there is great room
In the Department OF Commerce and
Labor for aid to the great CORPORA
lions and great business interests of
the country. However, We may over
do matters by going too rapidly
progress step by step is much
safer. although less spectacular than
the other way, and 1t insures that It !
is really progress. After all the /
American people are the mos. con- |
servative people in the world While .
IT seems from the newspaper head i
lines that they want all Of the pro- /
sress at oncc-rcady for breakfast In !
the morning-thc American people
VIII adhere to n good thing az long /
as it serves them well.
I'VE know the defects OF govern
ment as well as anybody. We do .
not hesitate TO point out these defects.
But for 125 years VIC have had the
best government that man has created /
and We should not lightly cast aside
machinery that has served us we'll.