The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-16
SECRETARY TAFT
HEARS GOOD NEWS
From Various States and Pc.
litical Seers.
Taft l. Busy Preparing His Speech
To BE Delivered ut Columbus,
Ohio.
HE Is A TARIFF REvIsIONIsT

Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 16.-Pres-
identiai politics relgns supreme in
/ Washington. Fresh from, political
conferences held at Oyster Bay, Sec
rotary Taft arrived here and during
the day discussed the situation in
various states with prominent poll
ticians who claimed merely that they
called to pay their respects"
Former Speaker Cannon reached
Washington not on any political mis-
sion. he declares, but to transact
some routine business. The longest
interviews Taft had were with Rep,
lresentatives Burton and Kennedy, of
Ohio, and Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Newberry, who halls from Mich
igan.
Representative Burton said after
leaving the war department. that the
presidential campaign in Ohio was in
danger Of being overshadowed by the
municipal elections. lie doubted If
any determined effort would be made
to test the strength of either Foraker
or Taft by naming representatives of
one or the other in city campaigns.
Newberry Rounds Up Michigan.
1t is understood that Assistant Sec
Rotary Neyberry for some weeks past
has been conducting a quiet cam
paign in Michigan in behalf OF the sec
Rotary OF war. Representative Ford
Iney by unauthorized action which was
intended to lead the assembling of
the state convention, desired. it is
believed here, to insure Michigan for
the nomination of Speaker Cannon.
L is not known what steps Mr.. New
berry has taken 10 counteract this
movement, but II is understood that
his work has given great satisfaction
to Secretary Taft and his friends,
and. therefore, is believed 20 have
been effective.
While Secretary Taft is giving
close attention to the details connect
&c with his campaign for the nomina-
Ition. just at present he. is applying
himself particularly to the compile
ton of the speech he will deliver on
Monday next at Columbus, o. This
speech will be the keynote of the sec
Iretary's campaign. It will be less an
expression Of the views Of the presi-
dent than it will be those of Taft;
though at the same time there Is no
question of Mr.. Roosevelts approval
Those who have seen IL say that
Mr.. Taft does not falter in handling
the serious problems which are now
before the American people. In the
case of the tariff, for example, thel
secretary will come out squarely forl
revision, taking up courageously thel
gage which Senator Foraker recently |
threw down. and it will be a kind Of
revision that means the lowering oil
duties.
Counted for Tariff Revision.
In a speech which he delivered at
Bath. Ne, last fall, the secretary re-
ferred to the desirability of modify
ing the tariff. and the more he stud
led the situation and the more he
came in contact with the people the
more convinced he was that the time
is ripe for revision, which will be |
the first act of his administration if
elected.
The secretary is a believer in the
Of the antitrust law, so
as to make It more effective in end
ing the nefarious operations of the
bad corporations" But the secre-
tary does not belong to the class Of
men who believe that corporations
are "all bad" He sees in them
the natural development of economic
conditions and all he wants from
them is that they shall obey the laws
and give to the people what they
have a right TO exact and expect.
1t is not likely that John d. Rookie
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