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PRESIDENT TAFT FRIEND^OF BUSINESS He Defines the Government's Relation to All Legitimate Enterprises. IT WOULD PROMOTE PROSPERITY While Enforcing Law Strictly and Impartially, It Aims to Encourage Accumulation of Money by Thrift and Fore? sight? Capital Entitled to Reasonable Profits. ? T ? i ? ? ... ? ' ? ' ? - ... ? ' i ? - ? ? ? i ? ' ? ? ? ? ? - au t i ? ? ? Juei - ers Obtained. ? - ? - the power ? ; II ?a ?: ? iringr ? ? - ted th? ? i ? tha ' - ' ' ? - ' - 4 I Rail-osda Accept the Situation. nd tn i ? n ?... ? ? ?e the? ? plr?' ' -emmere. ? . . Dl that ' tinlnir hope . ? all have to ths public ins:-?? nstst. upa-.?-, th? it paet evil* ?? will secure the that the Pi-bile ssrulaMon lanet tion in ?h*?_ ?"?M^tr.n'. and tn* o,J*?m ,0 D* I ? fur enterprise, tor eta nmm? < arri.r. and loi ers, to mai il a fl?:l?i ; mus Ml ? ' ? [any i .... ? .1 , ,..- .1 l rlthoi ? C<,'--.-?e*itiori Must Have Full Play. - ? ? ? - n is. jta'u ? ? and hi ? ? ?? ? ? .... . . ?n?1 i ? ot I - ? tor t? . nee 1 am ui - ? . . ? ? ? I ? Id? ? ' ? ? ? ? ? ?i ? then 1 ?-?n ui ? ? ? ? ? ? t I ? p> government il ? ? - ?if th ? ? ? - ? ? I ' ? ' _ ?*_ Impossible to Draw. ? ? ? ? ? ?polie ? ? ? ? m menu ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - ? ? .??t?- t? ? ma?nt.? ? t n ? -ig toward ? from the ? - ? oontrol thus ex? ? rred from them t? . No Tariff Revision to lri|ure Bu3.r?e?is. . ?? on? o - . .. ection foi ? ? -.?a:?- and '? sit) an - ? ? ? ...... igrowins -ne h I ittltude thai ? a ????-? - ? ? -- ... i .. d by clone Investiga? ? this empha ilsei i ? Imjx ??. ? rifl commi ? ? sr ?if prod - gort ? ?? -, irbo follow -, other ? through ? - own - - ? g'inr ? ? . Iff to a frei ? mtry In ? ?? rttfli .?? the past te ? ? ? Ktrong moveini ? irate In fora ??a t? ? ?1 horn?? pro, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? b)a> ?n an* I ? might ho ch it m not let, snd b?r ??? ? ??i . ? tarif? board, ' n .i tern months this ? I thoiichl th? i .if th? - ? . ' trantlTliT.t thun ?he sllpsha * ' heat* ?i ?? Injnriotis sff? * ? . ? - a? ralr-ujat'?-! Currency Rsform Imosrstivs. Fourth ?nil finally * ?? ha? e a ?. er rem. Th*- theory ? hanknnta-a hat-ed on the depoirii of government honda Or en ?ha? this Wll |x PROPOSED SCHEME OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL FOR [MPROVING RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND PARK BY COVERING THE TRACKS ?AND RECLAIMING LAND FROM THE RIVER. - tl ?nul b will ? ;i with? tor *?*?**< ??? n ? ?igfidii m i i ? the coi ' ? - ... ? ? aulh" - H I ? ? t no thai ? Must Pi-event Political Cor" ? ? . I ? I have thus reviewed four subjects I whicr the sction of the government r a ri -e I ils en to cusmess. and I hi discussed tn?m with S vie?\ I : elusion -Ahich I would now Ike te sta i The evils which the interstate coi merze law and I - adopted to correct SI'S n the process bemq remedied. They were e? required Hostie legislation to star them out. and need constant vigilance the future to prevent :ne r ecurren The difficulty is that the ?ndignati -aused by the evils aroused S S| antagonism and bittere? difficult to allay and w* i manifests self m action cf a hostile oharact whenever Occasion aiises. The sar thing ma/ be said of the excessive tari The fact that hanking and curren necesr.ari / concern banks and the - stitutions that gathar together mon attracts the hostility of men m pcliti? ?vho thrive by stirrma ??p envy ai hatred and who live cnefly upon tne d runctat.on of the industrious. t1 thrifty and the successful in business. I have considered these points with view to an appeal to the public in behr of reasonable, moderate action and trea ment 'or the purpose of encourag ng t; investment of capital and of promo*ir prosperity I deprecate vindictive fee ing against ran way corporations. agam the competing parts of trusts after th? have complied with decrees of cour disintegrate"! them, .?gainst a -easonaD treatment of the businesses dependent c the tar fa?, 0r against the solution o* tl monetary question which appeals to a reasonable and experienced men. "All in the Same Boat." ! ? - nen !.. What mal ? . ... ? In attemi I ? ? to p . dang? thmP ' ? ? i whei ' ? - the ?nteres?! not her an ? i 1 a ho f ' ' rrtali r i . ration. Ii iiv? to taki ' - , - ? hen* tc ' ? d n?'t -n; , ? - good ?i l*ren<* ? Of course, we are all anxious to pre? vent the aeq ??sitien of undue profits hv ?nybod/, whether m the form of dis criminating rate? and rebates or by a combination in restraint of trade, or bv any other mean? which ?s unlawful or impioper: bit we ought not to our fear that something of that sort rray happen to lead us on to a general atti tude of enmity toward the accumul?t on of money by ?heft and foresight and to it? la\**fiil ?n-estment in qreat ent.?i prise for reasonable prnf.t An ?Ivil Hard to Erad.r ??e misfortune ol ? ? ? ? yond th? median line of eomraot ? We ha ?a reached a point where we csn call a hslt, not In the progressive movement to l-eep husmea? fee?? from [fjMM abuss?, but where ?e an rail > halt aqainst sppesls to s spirit of pure Hostility to prosperity on the theory that no one ein be prosperous without bemq dishonest or g violator of law in BOCUr? i?->q thg p?-?-?f,t-? of hi?i business. Let us put our ?boulders together in * movement to p-omote the business pros- ? parity of the country by frownmq down thoes attacks that are enaendered not by ft real desir? to elimina'* abuses, but by ; a m'tab te sreues n ?he people an unjust prejudice and ta?<e sway from them their SS perception as to their real '??terest ?n en?-ouraqirg the investment of cap? tal, in commend nq its theifty, wiee aod lawful use to secure qood and reason? able profit and to enjoy the widespread iffuenes of tha pros**?erity that business ? *us aneourafad ?s bound to ihowg upon ths naonle at laroe We must have "investments from which to secure a larqe wages fund, ?<vh?ch is needed to support the wage 4earners. We must ?nspire in the business men I vhs control those inv?tri??-' -? COn fidence that they will not be driven out of business. If railroads art un.ustly legislated agamst by state leg.s'at.on ta the point where they cannot He <i profit able business, the injury ?g more direct to the wane earners of the ra Iway than it is to toe shareholders. bscSUM the shareholde-s presumably are paopls ? -or-^e other means of livelihood than '.lie dividends 'rom the stock, whiie the waqe earners act; entirely dependent on a continuance of conditions wh-ch ? - ADges fund large and support ? -e tOO earner snrl h?B fam Le? . i reason together Let us be kind. Let us not ?suspicious and ascribe corrupt mot? e* to every one n the oommunity but our particular friends and political asso? ciates. Let us do teamwork i - tne com m unity?. Let us have legislation tha*. helps, or an absence of legislation f it be unnecessary. And let us aoproveand praise the ??-eit busins I er'erpnse and genuis that honestly and b/ proper methods accumulates oropert/ and puts it into productive industries, ?rupoorts the thousands of ?workmen and furnishes profit to t- - se savings bave gone into the shares and bonds of ths cnter - This is the hope I have for ths 4 ' Busir??* ' ng now. There is do bt and llstrjst amon , ? e?tor?, due to * -i b1 nd enm ty tew I ess'u' ente-prise. What is the remedy? It is ???e resto'-it-cn of confidence bstween I Masses cf persons who havs been op? posing each other in times past. >//h_ now. after the ???"or.?-?; a?-e initiated and ?rs ?n orocess cf be ng effected, ought to come together in best use o* the enormous resources .-to havs in tnts country for the promotion of general prosperity and the secu-,ng ?ana sneouragemeni at ndividuai happ ness. JOHN W. WEEKS OPTIMISTIC Hopes Monetary Commission's Report Will Be Accepted. - ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? . ., ng it a ? ? ? it ??Till ?J ? ? ? .. I .1 - umps WOMAN IN PISTOL LAW'S NET. ? . " ? ? ? I and ? MUST SHOW TYPHOID RECORDS ? ' ? MHllt ci?rt CHARIER PASSES HOUSE ? <?n?'.iii?,| fron? flr?t pat? r har. t ?)., r. ? ?he .,ov - - ? >? the repeal of rhe Prec?,.]r, -, ? ri?r to ? ? _.- " | ? ' ? J -nen who are Murphy : ? wires into the Cap? itol busy Job ? K fount r?an rattoi _? ? ,t t?iM word !.. I Thai .tough ?I to him Orgariization Makes Concession. ? ?n. ? rtanl rsnri -? Kamblymen ? i ? I July 1, 1012. ? ? able lilTl'i ? . ' r , T ' ret bit . intl Tammun; I ?em eei il nond " rt?sr Taminany Be.pns Worn Eariy. ' with ? r ? ? ? | ? all th? ? \\ hi? h preced? d with the chart ? ' 11 . ? ' n n - on tl-, they'd ? ? - I had tl ibly called inl l ? I not : ? ? Hoey Makes Bitter Attack. ? ' Union, Hi ? ? ? ? ? ? Ghristman Pianos ARE AliSOLLTKI.Y RELIABLE THEY show the achie. ement of a master hand in every detail ??I their i (-instruction. ? Speak to musicians of experience, who only use the best grade oi piaros and who are hard to jilease; musicians who insist that their piano possess quality powet and tesponse to everv ?Jemand. These musicians w'll tell you. "Buy a Chnstman." ? The Chnstman Studio Baby Grand is the best small grand on the market. Its deep, n?h tone, full of sympathy, has l character entirely its own Is enthus'.astical'y indorsed by well known musical critics and wins the greatest admiration wherever seen or heard ? The Christ-nan Upright, ?i ?harming home piano h?. ? !y won a ?? enviable reputan The Chnstman Player Is the Greatest Innovation on the ?Market ? Its simplicity and denendabihty appeal t?> ?-very one who sees or hear* it. If you have a grand or upright piano -.atisfactory to you. no matter what'make, we can install our player in your piano for from Two Hundred to Two Hundred and Fifty Dol?as. Why. then, pav a prohibitive price for an ordinary player piano." We give daily demonstrations to show the worth and practicability of out protWCt. Information cheerfully furnished by calling or writing us Anv reasonable payments to mat your ? M vfiienie will he accepted SALESROOMS, 35 WEST NTH STREET E*TOa*i 4 would 4 Almighty wrote i?. provld n*a*o**ed it.?? *.??? tJso ?roleed the ?.pinion in - the Conrunlsaionei i of Accounl ? d',nr 'too muck raki' \ ?...?? hymen t; I rray Kopr Ward ?pu hi leans, and Bhortt Tarry, - . hart ?? \. lemblyman Murra: o-., tie said the <*oi .?ame becaua I \i ? ? wanted to help -, H . : - ' . ? . . arm er. ? ? ? ' I ' ?' ? ? ? iin'l the roto? all the ? -? ? Tn i ? rhls ni"n rig I lattv? i ? 1 - - ? ? ' ' I hitch II . i ? ? " ? e ? . bly t..-in-.-' ! ! I WANTS ?FRONT "I" New York Central Offers New Plan for West Side. TO COVER TRACKS IN PARK Offers to Clear Surface by Build in; Overhead Structure at Far South as Cortlandt Street. Tender the MoClellanrl hill pass*d hy the r.es'ialafure some months ago the Soar tart Central RaMroad yesterday pr#sa>-ta>1 to t!v? I'r.-ir?! ?,f Estimate a plan for tha removal of its tracks on the Weit ?Ida of the city from the >oirfa??e an?1 the ?njb >n of an elevated and under<xround I " ? k < ommtKuloner Tomklna to whom It vu., referred ror report, said ft ?ii?l not SSSSs?_I with his Lleas for settling the jDr?)bl<?m. and that he would later era sent his own pl-an. The < ommlstrtonar ?aisbss the r\iv to build a marginal r?-*aa1 ??Jons: Went Sties?t, which ir.iv be Jointly New York ?'entrai and ?? ?.irk ?entrai [?'an has not bnem ? ltd ??f directors. <*o that 'oe ?ompsnv ?lid not ;.in<l Itself to sny Vlfs Freasaaai Plaea frankly statsd ? aid Hk. to have the views *>f sari of Bsdssata .?? to ?he plan ba ? stint K to the director*. ? *.!le?-l f.?r the covrrln* of ?ha ?tl'.nK KlVer?lda? l?rive and th? ?? i?t an ?-la?\at^d ???? ??.?-? :re from St SS ? "? ?.-?_? Of atraai rla-h?, ths rsiiroia.i mav hava, -, the?,- ha va ?o .? mention ws*> ? ? | "-tyianas icks to ?-ortlaiult ?- to th? plan presented, tha ? ?ujntl to ''id str??r - iCkS, ??X"e? f '-a ... treats? wbera 1 ve et the --iff??* ?? ths ?..rtmarv ill? ror the - ?? ime fee? ?MS ctare.i ? ? ? rd the ent of the t? . a, ?f mom _'ie??,_ately meet m?l (ion Ne? t that It wo'ild ? a . would ; un couhi ? ?? ? . . f tl a Ne? Lxick ?i inmls.loner Toinkin ; ? .- '. h ker act ?no Sam Toil? ?. ?-iiei , hi ? n Um ind. - ? ? ? I or private tha ? Kotlata witii in? ? ? ? _ U 1 the coni '!'?? ? lined ? tha Nea Toril ? ? should ... ? ,iif<?rin to my :i '??? :. Mth and ? Of In* A ? . ? ? .. ' i \ I i thai ? H?ll of _ The Money Moon Jeffery Farnol. x "The Broad Hi_thwajr." Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller g ?? ireh different in plot and scenes was to leading "be^i seller" of 1 'cd in "The our next Sunday Mav vt. - ? an English sweetheart ? ' and the woman's little will win the love ol every utiful I?and of Kent, "The (Garden ol Eng! tion lovers on both m des of tl ild ask f? r' no bettci tting for an ? himself ?in Englishman. The ?bes hs found th?: story ,..-.. f his gi In latine, which will also contain: Five Minutes a Millionaire By seumas MacMtnus wn ' ' pctitiOB. The Ideal Mail By Raymond MacDonald Aldcn . which ei .i la - j ? ? When Ruby Took a Chance By seweii Ford | " ' ' ill a ?Ajy tn ? Cheating the Children By Koi_d p Faikner Usista? I)irrct?>r U S Census) - ' ? ' lucatiatMl of ?lie n;a? ? A - by I th? : "Incidents ;? Banking," bj '? H I "> ?? ..a', roplinert," b) James Ua' IN THE NEXT Sunday Magazine OF THE New-York Tribune Any important item ol news you overlooked in your daily rv.vspaDer wii! reappear in the review ol the week wbuh is a regular feature of th Sunday Tribune. Mailed anvwhere in the United States for ?" 50 _ ,.?!/ ! **"** ?* jcar. ? '?**??**v.?.,'>?i.wi???<v.w,i(>