The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-09
pEvorEs LONG SPEECH TO DE.
CRYING ADVANTAGES or THE
"pEcisioN RECALL"
IDEA IS REACN0NARY
Great Crowd Hears Executive in To.
isdo and Listens With Attention to
His Long Address-No Direct Men.
ton 10 N ade Of Colonel Roosevelt in
the Main Reply.

Toledo, o., March s. Speaking to
an audience that filled TO overflowing
the Toledo Coliseum designed to hold
$500 persons, President Taft declared
tonight his opposition to the recall of
judges and to the recall of judicial
decisions. 1t was the first set speech
of the presidents trip to Ohio and
. Illinois and Ohio politicians and citi-
zens listened with apparent interest to
"a speech that had been heralded from
Washington as an answer to that
which Colonel Roosevelt made in
Columbus few weeks ago. The pres
ident made no mention OF Colonel
Roosevelt or his columbus speech. but
he assailed some of the doctrines
therein enunciated by his predecessor
In the White House.
Without Merit.
MFR. Taft's declaration that the recall
of judicial decisions was without
merit. reactionary, instead of progress
siye. revolutionary and unstable, met
with an almost instant applause He
was compelled to wait nearly min
aIte while the audience expressed its
pleasure with his views.
Before beginning his set speech Mr.
Taft referred briefly to the failure of
the senate to ratfy as introduced,
the arbitration treaties with England
and France. His reference to the
horrors OF war called forth almost as
much enthusiasm as did his political
utterances about the judges.
On the way north from Pittsburgh
to Toledo the president made more
than dozen speeches from his private
car.
Although most of the day rain or
snow was falling, the ohians turned
out In good numbers to hear the pres
ident and his friends aboard the train
professed tonight to be more than
satisfied with the greetings that began
at Alliance early IN the day and con-
tinucd into this city.
Leaving Toledo late tonight the
president Is due in Chicago early to-
morrow for two days stay
Touching outside his prepared speech
President Taft told of his disappoint-
ment at the senate's amendment of
the proposed arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France.
"The senate's action makes IL doubt
full whether the treaties will be ac-
cepted by the countries with which
they are designed to deal and also
makes 1t doubtful whether the chief
executive of this country should
proceed with them.
"The whole subject probably will
have to be gone over again. | am moi
discouraged. merely am disap-
pointed. believe the people were In
favor OF ratifying those treaties as
they were. War Is such a horrible
method OF settling controversies. Peo.
pile want none OF 1t If they can hclT
it."
The president made no direct ref
erence to former President Roosevelt
nor to the latter's speech at Columbu.
before the Ohio constitutional conven'
tion, but referred freely to many o.
the policies put forward by the colonel
President Taft said. In part.
Radical Methods.
IN the last year or two we hav
heard much of radical methods o
changing the judiciary system. If W,
would properly consider these propos
ais and stand on solid and safe groun,
we must re-examine the Fundamental
principles OF stable popular govern
ment. Tho history of the world seem
to snow that our form of governmen
Is more enduring and satisfactory tina
any other.
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