Show PRESIDENT TAFTON TAFT TAT TAFTON ON PROSPERITY Urges Business Men to Proceed With Industry With All Possible Energy j WARNS VIOLATORS OF LAW LA SAYS STATUTES WILL BE RIGID RIGIDLY RIGIDLY RIGIDLY LY ENFORCED Cincinnati nati 0 O Nov No 5 Speaking to t the Cincinnati Commercial club of ot o f which he has been a member for fifteen I years ears William H Taft TaCt tonight brought every member of the club to his Iris feet fee t in an address sounding the keynote of or prosperity for the country for tor the next four years Every business man who Is obeying the law may go ahead with all aU the en energy enI energy I ergy in his possession every enterprise G Gr r which I is within the statutes may pro proceed proceed without fear of interference from the administration when acting legally but all aU interests within the jurisdiction of or the federal government may expect exp t ta a rigid enforcement of the laws against dishonest methods was the keynote of ot what Mr Taft said suld The speech which Mr Taft delivered hero here tonight created a profound sensa sensation sensation sensation tion among the substantial business businessmen men of or the city who pre fire are members of ot the club which gave gac him the dinner ar arranged arranged arranged ranged long before the th result of ot the election could be known and they arose as one man to the sentiments he ex ox expressed expressed pressed The speech which was wm pre preceded preceded preceded ceded by words of or friendship and neigh neighborly borly felicitation on of ot the distinguished dis distinguished guest brought out the tho QU hu human nu numan man side of the r in a manner which ost touching and responds respond responded r ed erl d to wil with c tt e greatest A AThe The Human Side Judge Taft told in Inn Ina a way which no noone noone noone one has hils written the human side of his campaign I have been the th subject of or a coterie of bosses he declared with the great greatest greatest I est gold d humor the demands of which left me no duty dut but to respond from fr m 6 oo L the morning to midnight to the calls cans of the populace I did not respond the crowd after aner one minute mh made a mighty shout Hurrah for Bryan I In beginning Mr Taft Tart admitted that it might not have been so easy to smile I tonight If the telegrams of congratulations I tiong which passed between Lincoln and Cincinnati today had been in this city elty elt Instead of the home of the great Commoner Seriously he declared the indications Indica Indications tons are arc already ady apparent and the hopes napes which I r entertain are that the business communities and the investors l of both foreign nations and among among our people will take heart in carrying out the great enterprises which have haY been b en projected and which must be carried to a determination if the country countr is to reach its full meed To Show No Business men are to be shown sh wn the lines of legality and are to be directed in keeping within those lines which have been emphasized during the last four years y rs Business men shall know that they are to f to t the law laws upon upon the statute books and that no n t favors are to be e expected for tor those M who ho break the laws This shall be so that the men who conduct a legitimate business may understand un understand understand that the government is back backof backo backof of o them and does not intend to do any anything anything anything thing to Interfere with their legitimate l I advancement After the applause which met the declaration had subsided Judge Taft TaCt added It is a question of the definite knowl knowledge knowledge knowledge edge of at the statutes and of their clear understanding which shall make the honest progress of ot our business possible possible possible ble And that is in my belief beUer all that thatis is necessary to make that progress sub bub substantial and enduring Judge Taft apologized for directing his 1 his s words into such a serious discus discussion sion ston son Some Will Say Poor POOl Bill BillI I r know the difficulties that will arise in my new career career Judge Taft added and I know that questions will arise that I do not know of now and that times will come when many of my m friends here will shake their heads and say Poor Bill but all I ask is for sus suspension suspension suspension pension of at Judgment until the situation n may be understood Its decisions will wH rest upon the principles of sound and honest hon st business policies which I have outlined What Judge Taft said preceding his plain business talk pleased the club Immensely Im Immensely Immense mense He told of the many man policies which had been dictated d to him by the local committeemen during the cam campaign campaign and then th n of the whole object of being president which was to enforce the laws and give gl g e every honest en endeavor endeavor deavor a fair fall opportunity and prose prosecute prosecute prosecute cute with vigor every apparent effort to evade the laws and anil an to affect pros prosperity prosperity by dishonest business methods The club of which Judge Taft was waSi a guest tonight was also his host at a dinner which he ht attended Just before leaving the th United States to become governor of ot the Philippines as the ap appointee appointee of President McKinley The cluB entertained tonight members of similar organizations from Chicago St Louis and Kansas City |