Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-16

led off by eloquence and sweet sound
ing promises? If we needed a lawyer
in our business, we wouldn't employ a
doctor; If we needed q carpenter, we
wouldn't hire a lawyer.
80, in government affairs. When
we want to have a law passed, we
should have it done in the legislature
where the various clauses may be eX-
amined closely; where the doubtful
! phrases may be elucidated and debat-
| ed. You know, it is impossible to pass
calm, skillful and accurate Judgment
upon an act at the polls, in the limited
time we have had to study"
Scores Reformers
The former President scored the So
called reformers who are going up and
down the length and breadth of the
country preaching theories, denounc-
ing and declaiming the things that are.
! He traced the evil effects of too
much restraining legislation and pre-
dicted that a change was near.
by excessive taxation and pater-
nalistic measures, capital has been
| forced to button its pocketbook," de
declared. And it's the man with the
money" he continued" who car be
comfortable. So when you paralyze
capital you hurt the man who is least
able to bear the hurt-the wage
Garner.
I'VE are going through an after
math," smiled Mr.. Taft, Some of
those reformers have seen their mis-
take-either that, or they have seen a
great light.
1--WE had a disease to get rid of,
and we took dose of medicine" con-
tinued the former President as he con-
Cluded his lecture. 1T was little
strong" he smilingly continued, but
now we are going back to normal con-
ditions.
Pleased With Last Election
"I was pleased with the results of
the last election-1914, l mean-be-
cause ii showed a return to these
things"
AS the former President stopped
| spea king, there was several minutes of
continued applause. His speech ap-
| pealed to men from all political parties
and as the audience left the hall there
was a surge to the platform to shake
hands with the distinguished lecturer.
| One Of the first men to congratulate
/ him was Vance G. Mccormick, a prom
! inent Yale alumnus.
on leaving the Tech auditorium
Professor Taft went to the Executive
| Mansion where he spent the night as
/ the guest of Governor Brumbaugh. He
! left Harrisburg this morning at 9.42
fol- New York.
Great Welcome ut Capitol
Ex-President Taft received a great
welcome when he reached the Capitol.
There were many people outside and
| the hall of the House was jammed
! long before he came in. Lieutenant
! Governor McClain, in presenting Mr..
Taft declared that every one loved a
good loser and the applause that be-
| gan was only the beginning of hearty
! appreciation of he guest.
! Mr.. Taft's speech was notable for his
reference to Lincoln, appropriate to
the day, and for forceful reiteration of
his well known ideas in regard to the
! ed right at the legislators in charge
of such things and declared that If
! they did not do right the people ought
10 get after them. He dryly comment
! ed that he had come to the point
where he could talk about the people
! as he pleased.
! Mr. Taft spoke, n part, as follows:
II came to Harrisburg in my capa-
city as a school teacher to deliver a
lecture at your academy, and this visit
| has lowered out, as you see. | am
/ baugh somehow or other, got hold of
| it and there is a bond between us,
not in the fact that he Is in the midst
of his great and useful political career
I-because mine is ended-but because
| both our careers began, in a sense, in
those Spanish settled countries that
came to us after the Spanish war. He
| looked after the education and the pre-
paration for citizenship of the Porto
Ricans, and / tried my apprentice
| hand on the Filipinos, and that makes
very great bond, for we have been
| through the same experience. We
| have had the same widening influence;
| mean 1t has had the same widening