Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-12-21

club, introduced the famous speaker
in words which were eminently fitting
for the occasion.
Mr.. Taft had a severe cold, con-
tracted on his trip from the east, hav-
ing been caught in the big storm and
snow-bound for many hours, so his
address was given under some diff
Guilty.
Mr.. Taft talked upon "The Signs of
the Times"
After prefacing his address, paying
his respects to the Ladies' Literary
club, the city in general, and telling
a few incidents concerning his trip,
he launched into the subject of his
address, talking rapidly for an hour
and half, and during the time he was
given the closest attention by his
large audience. He went back to the
trying times of the Civil war the out
come of which demonstrated that this
country was one of the greatest Of
world powers; he told of the expan-
sion of the currency by the issuing of
paper money, its elimination in the
panic of 1873, and how we escaped a
greater castatrOphe by reSuming
specie payment which was brought
about by the wisest of our states
men and how unprecedented pros
perity followed throughout the
country. He declared the nation
is prone to go to excess in its
bOycotts. in its aggressiyeness, in
its strikes and strike riots. He favor
ed a middle cOurse-one that will
bring about the ends desired, but pro-
tect both sides. He advocated a large
navy as insurance against war.
He passed upon the political boss
and on the escape from the free coin
age of silver in 1896. The recall and
referendum came in for his disap-
proval in the very strongest terms,
as we'll as the primary election which
he thought did not select the best
men for nomination. He closed with
an outburst of eloQuence as to the
future of our country of which he
had no fear so long as the people did
not go outside the pale of the consti-
tuition.
During his talk he declared that he
was out of politics and it was a
pleasure for him to get upon the
platform and tell what he felt was to
be the truth.
Mr.. Taft departed Saturday morn
ing for Whitewater where he spoke |
on the same evening. From there
he went to Lacrosse reaching there |
Sunday evening to remain until Tues
day morning with George w. Burton,
president Of the First National Bank,
who was a classmate at Yale. On
Monday, from 3 to 4 o'clock p. ~. a
reception was rendered him by the
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion; from to 3, reception at the
high school. At s o'clock banquet
at the Stoddard hotel at which Mr..
Taft delivered the principal address
and at which Mr.. Burton was toast
master.
AT THE HOME OF L. A. PRADT.
At the close of the address at the
opera house, Mr.. Taft was entertained
at the home Of Louis A. Pradt, at
supper which was attended by eigh-
teen gentlemen: DR.. A. w. Trevitt,
postmaster here under Taft; Circuit
Judge A. H. Reid, Judge F. E. Bump,
c. S. Curtis, NJ. B. Rosenberg, c. B.
Bird, ex-senator A. L. Kreutzer, DIR.
r. Lyon, J. n. Manson, the Rev. John
L. Lloyd, G. D. Jones, NJ. A. Hurley,
J. L. Sturtevant, G. G. Yawkey, @. S.
Gilbert and Neal Brown, with ex-
President Taft and Mr.. Pradt.
Mr.. Taft responded to the toast,
the Greatest American Citizen" 1t
was a most delightful event.