The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-27
BALTIMORE GIVES
TAFT OVATION
lie and Secretary Bonaparte
speak at Lyric Theatre in
Congressional Campaign
BOTH MUST OBEY THE LAW
So Says Taft Regarding Trusts
and Labor Onions Reduce
Tariff

BALTIMORE MD October . The
principal meeting incidental 90 tbo cur
rent Republican congressional can,naigu
So this state. ieid a. the Lyri. tonight,
was made notable by the presence Of two
Cabinet officers. Secretary OF War Taft
and Secretary OF the Nayy Bonaparte.
The latte. presided and the former made
t"' principal address. Both secrcta rics
H'fr tfrI warmly greeted b. the audi
enc" tIat crowded the Lyric. and the
-'r"' jon accorded Secretary Tart
.tfiO.n- f' au ovation.
ln Opening tfe meeting Secrctary Bona
par. spoke briefly. lie denounced tire
D"n.Y.ritI. party vigorously. declaring
mat ~ was party ~ uo fr4n0 iIies and
no policy except 60 get and keep Office,
Anything % win" be said. has been
is motto for thirty years. and What So mas
teen for two generations fl IL to-day.
National Issues.
Secretary Bonaparte concluded by in-
tsoiIcIng Secretary Taft as one who
eculd speak with far greater authority
fhan himself
Secretary TAFT addressed himself 70 cur
rent national issues. viewed in the light
OF the work ~ the last Congress He
said ia part.
'"Ile question tonight IS whether the
President and House OF Representatives
WEN "a Republican majority OF one hum
drc1 elected with him have done any
thing or lett anything uudone calculated
10 impair the confidence in them their
election showed.
"For number o. years 10 has been
apparent that tae great opportunities c,r
tra MAILING ~ profits iu Industrial hu~.-
ness Pas been irisl4ef. and thc purpose
90 President Roosevelt haas hce0 20 de-
sis" means to Restrain such misuse
10 Was found that the most rov-ere.il
rebate system. and President Roosevelt.s
investigate ir this lire resulted IA the
iA-" h.il i---ti rF the Repub lean ma
.nrit."s .n both houses. although tie
linp.fa' -ar tAat the bl. did not re-
ctitr Republican votes When 70 was
finally passed br What tnr Democrats de-
nn-nr- a- 20" t~ls'-r. ddeu senate. Il
"tt ..n~o dr.-- DC iu .t- provisions than
~-en BE- i'tt tae House
Fear Of the Law.
Tho fetr 40 the lass has entered into
t.~ hearts of The tra-ts Commiseioner
terff.t- exposure ~ stan fa~d on has
.t .r r.rrr tt-nn IN oil iu New
ffr IiFe results have been se-
'-reH with regard C. sugar and tobacco. /
s-l Wo have DOR done with them set.
n.t r.te these cases % show that Pres
liorf Roosevelt means what he says
vrrr he declares that Dee is going e.
G.Hr-ue l-zo,tcn wealth.
Tae tariff fixes tie basis % most OF
frs nanutH rtrriuE business - t.e coun-
rrE ans operates with great influence on
l.e.r.-~ everywhere. u you change the
fIr'~ with rode tart you destroy the
bus. moss ttet rests ON tho protective
1rire.rIe TIL. rarir encourages trusts
Dn.t -o far as 70 makes it easier o.
la-hrr -ntb ono corporation all American
t.,ar Jurors than lt would Do - gather
.n those art tfe fl-1reau ones az wrll.
Reduce Tariff Rates.
.I say that 2 rne t.ri0 rates are ~
re-alte they should DO reduced even
though some legitimate business e.fer
thereby believe that there is crystal
ling ln the Republican party asentiment
fhaf tle tariff should DO revised but
without departing from the protective
principle"
Secretary Tat ialded NE defeat q
clio arti-iniurctloa law. which he ana
Tweed critically ~ 7bor organ liza lions"
Doc added. cage u~efll--as useful as cor
rorltIoas nut there is no reason why men
who misuse either corporations or labor
organizations should not be restrained
ana uale 20 obey the law"