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NO. 44.
CO
TAFT TAKES OATH AS PRESIDENT
IN THE U, S. SENATE CHAMBER
Driven From ths Capitol's Front by a Storm of Record
Severity, His inaugural Address is Delivered Follow
ing Induction of Vice-President Sherman
INAUGURAL BALL A GORGEOUS AFFAIR
I'lcv) Chief Executive and Wife Review Three-Hour Parade
Thousands Brave Wind and Sleet to See Ceremonies
Departing Roosevelt Wildly Cheered.
sounding cheers. President Taft was
escorted out through the main door
amid an ovation. The distinguished
guests departed in the order in which
they had entered the Senate chamber.
The great crowds outside the Capitol
caught up the cheering of those who
had forced their way within. Mr.
Taft entered the Presidential carriage
with Mrs. Taft. The escort began to
move, the ceremonies of the taking
of office were at an end.
one of the mast spectacular organi
zations in the country, also appeared
in this division of the parade; and
not the least important feature of the
civic division were the representatives
Of several camps of Confederate vet
erans, how grim and gray, some of
whom wore their old-time uniforms
and carried their shot-riddled flags.
The inaugural I parade occupied
about two hours and was over at 5
o'clock p. m.
Washington, D. C For the first time in seventy-six years the Presi
dent of the United States was inaugurated in the Senate chamber, when
William Howard Taft took the oath of office there, tt 12.58 p. m., imme
diately after the induction into office of the new Vice-President, James
Schoolcraft Sherman. What had been counted on to prove the most note
worthy inauguration of recent times as a spectacle was made by a howling
blizzard the most disappointing. President Taft did not deliver all of his
inaugural address, but released all of it for publication.
The outdoor inauguration was abandoned out of solicitude for the
health of the older officials. The Court of Honor and other decorative
features along the line of the parade presented masses of water soaked
flags which had lost all semblance of their original colors. Nevertheless, the
original program was adhered to as far as possible, and one of the most
imposing parades the capital has seen, the -mora imposing because the
marchers lost none of their ardor, though they plowed through ankle deep
snow and slush, swept byPresident Tatt for three hours, cheering him and
Jlr Taft as they stood on the stand in front of the White House.
Thousands refused to be cheated out of what they had come to see, and
braved the cutting wind and slopfoy streets, standing outside the Capitol
and White House and patiently awaiting the appearance of the chief figures
imthe ceremonies of the day. The Senate chamber and the corridors of the
AVIte House were packed to their capacity and Roosevelt and Tatt were
cheered vociferously in both places. Undampened ardor continued the cheer
ing when Mr. Roosevelt drove to the Union Station, and waiting throngs
loosed their enthusiasm as President and Mrs. Tatt and Vice-President and
Mrs. Sherman drove from the Capitol to the White House.
Mr. Taft's day was one of continuing cheers and plaudits from the mo
ment he first appeared on the White House portico to go to his inaugura
tion until he returned late at night, an unwilling leave-taker, from the In
augural Ball. Prior to his visit to the ball, President Taft had entertained
at tea in the White House the members of the Yale Club, had dined with
Mrs. Taft at 7 o'clock, and had stopped in at the Metropolitan Club to say a
few words at the dinner of the class of '78 at Yale.
The losses of the business men's organization, which spent $500,000 in
decorations, grandstands and other arrangements, will reach into the thou
ands. All day long hotels, restaurants and barrooms were packed with dis
appointed humanity seeking refuge from the storm and its effects.
RIDE FROM WHITE HOUSE TO CAPITOL J ItXaXl
audience. wttfey had been greeted
President-elect and Mrs. Taft spent
the night before inauguration at the
White House as the guests of Presi
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. When they
met at breakfast in the morning with
the world all white outside and the
song of the blizzard ringing in their
ears, Mr. Taft and President Roose
velt were as -happy as two boys.
"I knew it would be a cold day
when I was made President of the
United States," exclaimed Mr. Tatt.
"And I knew there would be a bliz
zard clear up to the moment I went
out of office," rejoined President
Roosevelt.
ttreaKtast was over hi u ciw.
Mr. Tali spent the earlier hours of
the morning going over his inaugural
address.
President Roosevelt and Mr. Tafi
left the White House at 10.10 a. m.,
n their journey to the Capitol. As
he came out of the front door Mr.
Roosevelt bade goodby to the various
officers and attendants who were
gathered on the portico. Mr. Taft
followed. The President was first to
enter the carriage, taking the right
hand seat. Mr. Taft followed and sat
beside him. Senator Knox and Sena
tor Lodge, of the Committee of Ar
rangements, also entered the car
riage, which was drawn by four
horses.
On the way down Pennsylvania
avenue to the Capitol resounding
cheers greeted the President and the
President-elect throughout the entire
trip from the storm-defying crowds
which thronged the sidewalks and a
goodly part of the roadway.
Despite his unfailing good humor,
Mr. Taft was deeply disappointed,
when, upon arrival at the. Capitol,
shortly after 11 o'clock, he found that
the Committee of Arrangements in
sisted upon abandoning the outdoor
ceremony. Mr. Taft said he was anx
ious that thp A morlnan npnnlA renre-
with applause, which began among
those on the floor and quickly swept
up to the gallery throngs. Every one
in the great assemblage rose and re
mained standing until Mr. Taft and
Mr. Roosevelt should be seated.
On the floor of the chamber, o
the right and left of the centre aisle,
were ranged the members of the Dip
lomatic Corps, the black-gowned Jus
tices of the Supreme Court, the mem
bers of the House and Senate, the
Admiral of the Navy, the Chief of
Staff of the Army and scores of other
officials and distinguished visitors.
An entire section of the gallery to
the left of the presiding officer's desk
had been reserved for Mrs. Taft and
the other members of the new Presi
dent's family. Members of Mr. Sher
man's family also had a space sec
apart for them.
The ceremonies of the inaugural
formally were begun when Vice-Pres
ident Fairbanks in a farewell address,
which called out applause and cheer
ing, declared the Sixtieth Congress
at an end. Turning then to Mr. Sher
man, who had been escorted to a
place beside him, he administered to
his successor the solemn oath of of
fice and turned over to him the gavel
of the Senate. Previously a resolu
tion of thanks to Mr. FairDanKs naa
been unanimously carried. Mr. Sher
man, in rapping the Senate to order
In special session of the Sixty-first
Congress, made a brief address, and
then followed the swearing in of
many new Senators. This ceremony
completed and without further cere
mony of any sort, Vice-President
Sherman announced:
"The Chief Justice will now admin
ister the oath of office to the President-elect."
The sudden announcement came
as a surprise ana a nuu wh uywu.
the assemblage. Mr. Taft arose, took
Rented ;n the throngs which gathered the arm of Senator Knox, chairman
every f0Ur years on the Capitol plaza f of the Joint Committee of Arrange-
aouia nave their usual share in view-t meats and premier in uis aoiuev
fnr til, t . -. . . J AL. nnnUInn 11
ing the .inauguration.
u was deemed dangerous, however,
Ito force upon the venerable members
v le s"Preme Court, the Senate and
ue diplomatic CorDs. the jeopardy of
I US exposure tn th fnrv nt the ele-
ents. and tho p raai rTQnto1 df fin fill V
TOWssced in the change of program.
" enect tne change in ceremonies
rom the ciTPat utanH nrootoA olnntr
SuS fnmt of the Capitol to the
nioer, it was tiropsstv to rush a
land Sai
was necessary to rush a
ution through the House
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
un OF THE INAUGURATION
Hers aniin . ... .
the luuucea at tne mam aoor
of cer's desk tne auditor-
PRreRsbeid pper branch of Con
fbrilliant w waa Prhab!y its most
State wblage of dignitaries of
formed w on' and richly uni-
special rP?assadrs, Ministers and
cally everv niatIves from praeti-
vrld. The try of the civilized,
'oorwav tt, . e 01 tne usher at the
H. cheers frnrr?vned the volley
, ":n ioiiowprt ih rinQOr tnrongs
the
and
Mr camber. The Prfialrlfint.
&Oxrn tia y. walked
sisiewj
he President
side by side
and walked around to a position in
the rear of the presiding officer's
desk. He was followed by Chief Jus
tice Fuller, who was officiating for
the fifth time at this historic quad
rennial ceremony. Mr. Taft took up
a position facing the members of his
family, grouped in the gallery. The
Chief Justice began the administra
tion of the oath In a low tone. As
he paused at the end cf each phrase,
Mr. Taft caught up his words and re
peated them in a slow, distinct voice,
which carried impressively to the f ur
fhoe rasesAi nf the chamber. When
he at last had kissed the Bible there
was ah outburst of applause, a grasp
of the hand by the Chief Justice and
President Taft began the enunciation
of the immediate nolicies of his ad
ministration in an inaugural address.
Ke read from typewritten manuscript.
When the President had concluded
Mr Roosevelt immediately made his
way to the rostrum. President Taft
advanced to greet him. The two
shook hands warmly and with hands
on each other's shoulders they con
versed earnestly and enthusiastically
for a few minutes. During the leave
taking every one in the Senate cham
ber stood still and looked on with
keenest interest at the unusual pic
ture. At last the men parted and
Mr. Roosevelt darted out of one of
the side doors leading into the Sen-
THE INAUGURAL PARADE
The sun had broken out during the
ceremonies in the Senate chamber,
the snow had stopped and the wind
had moderated. A thousand men
from early in the morning had been
clearing the middle of Pennsylvania,'
avenue, and therefore it was deter
mined to have the parade and review
at any cost. Many of the men who
had not come clad for a terrific win
ter day, and many of the G. A. R.
veterans, on the advice of their
friends, dropped out of the columns
waiting on the side streets along the
avenue, but despite these conditions
President Taft and Vice-President
Sherman reviewed for nearly two
hours the passing column. .
It was a parade that these many
thousands of men had every reason
to be proud of. They were wind
swept all the way, and many of the
marching representatives from the
several States were compelled for
more than a mile to walk through
snow drifts. They lost also the ap
plause that would have helped them,
because the usual eheering thousands
were absent. In front of the hotels
along Pennsylvania avenue, where,
the sidewalks had been cleared, and
from the frindows of many houses
there was cheering and waving of
flags for the Renublicans in line.
The big stands erected along the
avenue,, however, were almost de
serted, although persons had paid as
hfgh as $10 apiece for seats. Of the
more than 100,000 persons who had
come to add their enthusiasm to the
population of Washington probably
fewer than 5000 were along the line
of march. The crowd about the
White House grounds was less than
10,000. The paraders marched
gravely, however", with swinging
stride and blaring music.
Major-General J. Franklin Bell, the
grand marshal of the inaugural par
ade, mounted on a big horse, rode in
the van with a staff of officers to
whom the mud and slush and the
winds seemed to make little differ
ence. The same can be said of the
military and naval organizations!
Taft beamed forth upon the march
ers as they passed in review, lifting
his hat to "Old Glory," whenever it
was displayed, bowing to persons here
and there and exuding rare good na
ture from every pore. For three
hours he stood thus, Mr. Sherman by
his side, receiving the homage that
was his due, unmindful of the sharp
northwest wind which blew thro
the chill stand.
Both Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Sherman
joined them and remained until the
parade was almost past. Even Miss
Torrey, the President's aunt, eighty
two years old, braved the blasts for
a time and had the honor of occupy
ing the President's big arm chair.
The President and the Vice-President
remained with heads uncovered
to the last moment. Governor
Hughes, on horseback, was one of the
men who received big greetings.
Nearly all the Governors who had
come to Washington were recognized
by their friends, their names called
out, and so they too were recognized
by strangers and received a generous
welcome. The real enthusiasm, how
ever, was for the men of the Navy,
who recently came from the all-round
the world "tour. The West Point
cadets came in for the next greatest
welcome.
There was generous applause, too,
for all organizations, civil and mili
tary, in the line. Among them sev
eral regiments of khaki-clad soldiers
of the United States Army, only re
cently returned from Cuba, and other
regiments that have won honor in
wars and in plains fighting with In
dians, attracted notable attention.
Among the State troops were detachr
ments of the National Guards of Con
necticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri,
Minnesota, New York, New Jersey,
Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Some of the more distant States sent
several companies of their Guard,
while most of them were represented
by regiments, and Maryland and
Pennsylvania by brigades.
The famous Troop A. of Cleveland,
Ohio, a National Guard organization,
constituted the special guard of honor
to President Taft, as it had to the
late President McKinley. Following
the military divisions marched the
civic division. This part of the pa
geant was heralded as the "Prosperity
Brigade" and included in it were
many organizations which for years
have Been regular attendants upon
national conventions and inaugural
ceremonies. Some organizations were
In line, however, that never before
had visited Washington, and their
Mver marching and attractive uni
forms caught and held the fancy of
the throngs. ! .
Anion? these were the "Pickanin
nv Band," composed o? colored or
phan boys of South Carolina: the
"Sherman Scouts," of Utica. N. Y.,
carrying at the head of their line a
huge oil painting of their neighbor,
y ice-President Sherman, and leading
at the rear a gaily caparisoned ,,billy
"oat;" an "Alligator and" from
Louisiana; a "Possum Club" from
Georgia, and a Taft Club, &00 strong,
fmm the same state: we iNew ur.
GORGEOUS SCENE
AT INAUGURAL BALL
Washington, p. C. No other
incoming President ioolced upon
so brilliant a scene as that which
uuSoided to the s gaze of Presi
dent Taft at the Inaugural ball
in the Pension Office. The gray walls
and the dull blue ceiling of the court
oi tne vast DUiiaing were shul irom
view by a wonderlul combination of
bunting, American flags and flowers
and plants gathered from all States,
from the Philippines, Hawaii, Porto
Rica and Panama! Not an electric
light was visible, the soft illumina
tion being thrown pver the fairyland
by reflection from every side. The
scheme of the decoration was cream
and gold, with the President's box
adding a splash of color in its pre
vailing note of scarlet.
A chorus of 500j. voices, concealed
behind plants in a gallery, burst Into
the Jubilee Chorum of Von Weber
whei President add Mrs. Taft first
appeared, leading the pageant around
the flower-decked avenue of the ball
roonu The singers Were accompa
nied by an orchestra of 195 pieces.
Behind the President came Vice-President
Sherman an Mrs. Sherman,
and then came the official represen
tatives of thirty-fljre nations, with
Bare? Mayor dee planches, the Ital
ian Ambassador, tisho is dean of the
Diplomatic Corp. t their head. The
Ambassadors or Ministers walked be
side theif wives, who were gowned as
if for court, with Coronets or tiaras,
or gay ribbons or ther bright insig
nias of title or rabk. The flash of
color, With the uniforms of the for
eigners, the full diress of Navy and
Army otflrers. the Ajnnanolia and Wc'st
Point cadets and the frocks or tne
women, was aazzuug ana entrancing.
The path of thej procession led to
the fountain in the middle of the ro
tunda, around the fountain and back
the same way. passing around the
President's bos aifd up to the sec
ond floor. ' I
Following their 'appearance in the
box the President jand bis party re
tired to rooms especially reserved
for them, where shipper was served
At the ball Mrs. Taft made her in
ltial appearance asgthe First Lady of
the Land. She wore a rarely beau
tiful robe pf filmv; white chiffon em
bellished in a trailing aesign oi goia
en rd the national flower worked
in ver. Great plume-like spraj's of
ing blossoms trailed the en
tire length of the paneled skirt. Over
the wide flowing aweep of the mag
nificent court train, from hem to
shoulders, the fulUblossomed sprays,
oointing upward, rere skilfully em
broldered. I
Months must have been consumed
in encrusting the fairy-like fabric
with its heavy burden of blossoms
Over a robe of heavy satin, such as
our grandmothers fancied, the chif
fon was draped. Empire bands oi tne
silvered gauze formed the bodice and
the shoulder "straps. As a finishing
touch about the deedlletage and be
low the tight band-like sleeves fell
a frill of exquisite point lace.
A spray of diambnds trimmed the
coiffure and a necKiacs or pearis ana
diamonds, supplemented by the jew
els oresented by the members of the
PhlllDDine party, were Mrs. Taft's
chosen jewels.
Fully 12,000 persons attended the
ball, and it was the most brilliant In
the history of such affairs
The President's party left the Pen
Blon Building shortly before mid
night. The President and his family
returned to the White House as they
had come, in his new automobile.
PRESIDENT TUFTS .
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Declares For a Continuation of the
Policies, of His Predecessor,
Urges Immediate Revision of the
Tariff, Suggests Postal Savings
Banks, and an Inheritance Tax
Says Progress of Negro Depends
on His Thrift and Industry
Panama Canal Must Be Built Ac
cording to Present Plans.
Washington, D. C. After having
been sworn in as President, Mr. Taft
delivered his Inaugural Address
which is, in part, as follows:
My Fellow Citizens:
Any one who takes the oath I have
just taken must feel a heavy weight
of responsibility. If not, he has no
conception of the powers and duties
of the office upon which he is about
to enter, or he is lacking in a proper
sense of the obligation which the oath
imposes.
The office of an Inaugural Address
Is to give a summary outline of the
mam policies of the new administra
tion, so far as they can be anticlpated.1 western sections, of our country.
I have had the honor to be one of
the advisers of my distinguished pred
ecessor, and as such, to hold up his
of Congress whether the d
and control of the channel of
river system, like that of the Ohix
of the Mississippi, when definite
practical plans for the enterprise
been approved and determined
should not be provided for in
same way. ....
On the subject of Asfatftr
grants the Address expresses the
that "we may continue to mitdisfta
the evils likely to arise fromr snb
immigration without unneceswer
friction and by mutual
between self-respecting goven
By -proper legislation
may, and ought to, place in the
of the Federal Government the
of enforcing the treaty rights of
ali-ius in the courts of the
Government."
One of the reforms to be
out during the incoming Admimateu-
ton. declares Mr. Taft, is a ct
our monetary and banking law;.
as to secure greater elasticity- fir I
forms of currency available for-1
and the Incoming Congress
promptly fulfill the promise of
Republican platform and pesa,
proner Postal Savings Bank biir.
The President then discusses
Prnama Canal as follows:
The Panama Canal will hare
mcst Important bearing upon
trade between the eastern and tfte;
will greatly Increase the facilities
transportation between the
and the western eeabnard. anr nwrjr
hands in the reforms he has initiated, i possibly revolutionize the transropt-
l should be untrue to myself, to my
promises and to the declarations of
the party platform upon which I was
lected to office, if I did not make the
maintenance and enforcement of
merchandise. It wITT also have
moat beneficial effect trr Fn crease I
trade between the eastern-
of the United States and ths western
those reforms a most Important fea- coast of South America, and, indeosT.
ROOSEVELT IS HOME AGAIN.
Washington, D. C. Following the
ceremonies in the -'Senate, Theodore
Roosevelt, again a private citizen.
bade an affectionate adieu to his sue
cessor, while all in the historic cham
ber looked on in silence, and then
hurried away throdgh a side door to
take a train for Nlew York. As he
passed out of the chamber, Mr. Roose
a to chairs placed I ate lobby. He was followed by re-
cure or my administration. iney
were directed to the suppression of
the lawlessness and abuses of power
of the great combinations of canital
Invested in railroads and in industrial
enterprises carrying on Interstate
commerce. The steps which my
predecessor took and the legislation
passed on his recommendation have
accomplished much, have caused a
general halt in the vicious policies
which created nopular alarm, and
have brought about in the business
affected a much higner regard for
existing law.
Mr. Taft expresses the belief that
a reorganization or tne Department
of Justice, of the Bureau of Corpora
tions in the Department of Commerce
and Labor, and of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, is needed to se
cure a more rapid enforcement of the
laws affecting interstate railroads
and industrial combinations.
He says he hopes to submit, at the
first regular session of the incoming
Congress, In December next, definite
suggestions in respect to the needed
amendments to the anti-trust and the
intprstate commerce law.
It is believed, the Address con-
ttBTies. thstwtth tne changes to he
recommended. American business
can be assured of that measure of
stabllltv and certainty in respect to
those things that may be done and
those that are prohibited, which is
essential to the life and growth of
all business. Such a plan must in
clude the right of the people to avail
themselves of those methods of com
bining capital, at the same time dif
ferentiating between combinations
based upon legitimate economic rea
sons and those formed with the in
tent of creating monopolies and arti
ficially controlling prices. I believe
that the amendments to be proposed
are just as necessary In the protec
tion of legitimate business as In the
clinching of the reforms which prop
erly bear the name of my predecessor.
On the subject of tariff revision Mr.
Taft says: A matter of most press
ing importance is the revision of the
tariff. Tn accordance with the prom
ises of the platform upon which I was
elected, I shall call Congress .into ex
tra session, to meet on the 15th day
of March, in order that consideration
may be at once given to a bill revis
ing the Dingrey Act. This should se
cure an adequate revenue and adjust
the duties in such a manner as to
afford to labor and to all industries
in this country, whether of the farm,
mine or factory, protection by tariff
equal to the difference between the
cost of production abroad and the
cost of production here, and have a
provision which shall put Into force,
upon executive determination of cer
tain facts, a higher or maximum tariff
against those countries whose trade
policy toward us equitably requires
such discrimination.
The President believes there can
an Wtm
pofiOScnV
velt received an Ovation quite the
equal of that tendered to the new safely be a reduction in certain sched
President. f I ules while advancement will be re
Outside the Capitol the retiring quired in few, if any. The proposed
Chief Executive was met by 800 mem- I revision disturbs the whole business
BnWiMn Pnnnt.v Committee, 1000
strong; an "Uncle Sam Club," of Buf
falo each of Its 106 members attired
in the conventional Uncle Sam cos
tume; the Bug House Kose Company
of Long Island, President Roosevelt s
Neighbors, and many otters.
The Minneapolis jrtembeauClnbi
bers oi the New Yjork County Com
mittee und under their escort was
driven to the Union Station, a short
three blocks away. A band at the
head of the colunjin playing "Auld
Lang Syne" told the story of the
march, and Mr. Roosevelt was com
pelled time and time . again to ac
knowledge the cheers from the
throng which lined? his way.
There was a wait of nearly two
hours at the station, during which
Mr. Roosevelt held ?an impromptu re
ception Jn the Presidential suite, but
by the time the reat parade was
well started he was speeding away
from Washington jarith Mrs. Roose
velt for their Oyste Bay home, there
to make final preparations for his
long absence in Africa, hunting big
game.'
Oyster Bay, Long Island. Delayed
by the blizzard, Uitizen Theodore
Roosevelt, former President of the
United States, was ten hoyrs making
the j6urney from Washington to Jer
sey City and he did not reach Oyster
Bay until early thejday after the in
auguration. ' " - ,!
Three hundred of his faithful
townsfolk remained at the station
until the Roosevelt special arrived
and gave the ex-Bresident a warm
welcome home. J
of the country; therefore, it is neces
sary that the bill be drawn in good
faith and as promptly as possible.
.. rT MA. 1 - i.
tar. iau ucxuuse ui iuis uies mat
no other legislation be considered at
tv- extra session.
Tho President states that the re
vision of this tariff is for the purpose
of raising sufficient revenue to wine
out the year's $100,000,000 deficit.
Should it be impossible to do so by
import duties, new kinds of taxation
must oe adopted, and among these
Mr. Taft recommends a graduated in
heritance tax, as correct in principle
and as certain and easy of collection.
Mr. Taft says he stands for econ
omy in expenditures but not to an ex
tent that will stop effective govern
ment. There must be liberal ex
penditures for the Deuartment ri0
Agriculture, the xupervision of rail
ways and industrial corporation, and
the putting of laws in force that will
conserve our resources.
A permanent improvement, like
the Panama Canal, should be treated
ac a distinct enterprise, and should
be paid for by the proceeds of bonds,
the issue of which will distribute its
ccst between the present and future
generations in accordance with the
benefits derived. It may well be sub
mitted to the serious consideration
with sOme of the important ports?
the east coast of South
reached by rail from the west
The work on the canal is making
satisfactory progress. The type C
the canal as a lock canal was fixed
by Congress after a full considerat5i
of the conflicting reports of therot -jority
and minorit.v of the consiWisq&"
board, and after the recommemfatlijsar
of the War Denartment and the EBb
ecutlve upon those renortr. ReeesA:
suggestion that something had in
curred on the Isthmus to make fbe
lock type of the canal less feasiSaa!
than it was supposed to be when
reports were rarde and the policy
termined on. led to a visit to the
mus of a board of competent
neers to examine the Gatun dam
locks which are the key of the
tvne. The reDort of that
shows thct nothing has occurred
the nature of newly revealed evfdf
which should change the views
formed In the original discussion.
The governments of our dependen
cies in Porto Rico and the Philippfnov
are orogresslng as favorably as
be desired. The prosperity of
Rico continues unabated. 5
The President's address then
votes considerable space to the
and the negro race question..
Taft says:
I look forward with hope to in
creasing the already good feeling te-
tween the South and the other
tions of the country. My ehfef
pose is not to effect a change in
electoral vote of the Southern
That is a secondary conslderatiban-
What I look forward to Is
crease in the tolerance or
views of all kinds and their ad
throughout the South, and thei
of a respectable political opposfl
in every State; even more than
to an increased feeling on the
of all the neople In the South
this Government Is their Government,'
and that Its officers in their
are their officers.
On the topic of labor Mr. Ta
noted: that Congress had passed
bill fixing the liability of inteertote
carriers to their employes for- mfim y
sustained in the course of employ
ment, abolishing the rule of feiMw
servant and the common law ruler m
to contributory negligence, and smto
stituting therefor the so-called rule of
comparative negligence, and a moebsll
child labor law.
I wish co say, he continued, f;aet
in so far as I can, I hope to promote
the enactment of further legislation
of this character. I am strongly con
vinced that the Government should
make itself as responsible to
ployes injured in its employ as
interstate railway corporation is
responsible by Federal law to its
ployes: and I shall be glad.
any additional reasonable safety de
vice can be invented to reduce
loss of life and limb among raffvaar
employes, to urge ' Congress to
quire its adoption by interstate
ways.
In conclusion the Inaugural
dress says:
The Issuing of a temporary
straining order without notice has fre
several instances been abused by it
inconsiderate exercise, and to remefllsr
this, the platform upon which 1 wis
elected recommends the formulation
in a statute of the conditions vnsfcsr
which such a temporary reetrafns
order ought to issue. A statute esa
and ought to be framed to embody
the best modern practice, and
bring the subject so closely to
; attention of the court as to make
: abuses of the process unlikely in lite
! future. American people, if I undw-
stand them; insist that the authority
of the courts shall be sustained
I are opposed to any changer- in
I procedure by which the powers
1 court may be weakend and tlm
j less and effective administration
! justice be interfered with.
; Having thus reviewed the
. likely to recur during my
tration, and having expressed as m
summary way the position whictx 1
expect to take in recommendattann
to Congress and in my conduct as on
Executive, I invoke the considerann
sympathy and support of my
citizens, and the aid of Almighty
in the discharge of, my re
duties.
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