Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-30

barrassed Judgment which he should
| be willing to both wait for and abide.
HIS OWN CANDIDACY.
ut is because I entertain opinions OF
| this kind thar L have not made any
announcement of any candidacy Tor
any office, md. IN view of what may
be Inferred from these expressions l
do not deem Il necessary that should.
But this is not matter TO be settled
by sentiincnts of state pride, COM
mendable as they are. II there were
not any differences OF opinion among
Republicans, state pride would proper
ly have great weight, but today there
liz n wide difference among Republicans
on u question of the most vital char
acter
II do not refer to the regulation OF
railroads and trusts and corporations
engaged in Interstate commerce ana
large aggregations of capital for on
that point there Is no substantial dit-
ference of opinion among Republicans.
except as to the methods that should
be resorted to for such regulation.
believe In such regulation and was ono
of tho first advocates of II, but l nave
always advocated methods that are
consistent with the Constitution and
the spirit of our institutions. In this
connection | am happy to be able to
point to the fact that / helped, as one
OF the sub committee of three, TO frame
and put into Its present form the FL
kins law. which is now universally con-
ceived to be the most effective ana
expeditions statute that has ever been
enacted on that subject, worth, meas.
ured by practical results, more than all
other such statutes combined.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
'-rhe question refer To is not, there
fore, regulation OF trusts, railroad ana
interstate commerce, about which, as 1
have said, we are all united, but the
tariff question,
Every Republican has Il right to
espouse any view he may entertain,
and inasmuch as Gov. Harris represents
that such Is his view, | do not wonder
that he prefers Secy. Taft as his can
didate for the presidency. for on
number OF occasions Secy. Tart mas
taken pains TO announce that he is IN
favor of an Immediate revision of our
tariff / observe also that most OF
the leading supporters of Sccy. Tart
III our state entertain similar views,
according to the expressions nave
seen attributed to them IN the news
papers, notably among them eN-Gov.
Herrick and the Hon. Theodore IL.
Burton.
when. therefore, we are asked to
commit ourselves to the candidacy of
Secy. Taft we must do IL with the
fact in mind that he entertains the
Views he has expressed on this subject
and that II we make him our candi-
date the campaign of necessity must
be a campaign for a revision downward
of the tariff schedules under which
the country has been brought not only
TO an unprecedented. but to a univer-
sal prosperity. There may be some
duties too nigh and there may be
SOME too low, and there may come
time, and Will no doubt, when there
ought to be some changes made. but in
view of the results we are enjoying l
do not think we should enter upon such
work at this time, and | do not believe
that we should discredit what the Re-
publican party has done for this coun-
try under the policies represented by
the Dingey tariff by making our CAM
paign of next year on an attack upon
that specification as to what duties
are to be changed. with the reasons
that are to be offered in support of
such changes.
IF we postpone the matter OF settl-
Ing our preference as to candidate UNI
I'll we can go before the people and
discuss this Question, as we win have
an opportunity to do II we select our
delegates to the next convention at
primaries. our respective Views can be
presented and the people can judge
between us and thus act intelligently.
/ think this much is due to the farm
ers and wage workers, as wen as 10
the manufacturers and other business
men of our state. who Will necessarily
be Immediately and seriously affected
BY any kind of tariff revision. gS
"If we can be given time to discuss
this subject, as | propose, may change
my views about 1t, but without furth-
or advices 1t is impossible for me,
Notwithstanding the high character
and great ability and the distinguished
services of Secy. Taft, to favor his
candidacy.
"Inasmuch as the time Is short and
that Is designed for the publis as well
as for yourself and the committee, /
take the liberty of giving copy Of
1t to the public press at the same
time ! put 1t in the mail. Yours, ETC.,
]. b. FORAKER
TAFvr's SECRETARY TALKS.
Columbus, o.. July ga. l. Vorys,
manager of Tafts presidential candi-
dacy, was informed tonight of the ma
ture of the letter addressed by Senator
Foraker to Mr.. Mccoy. and when ask
ed If he had any statement to make re-
Piled:
Every effort has been made to induce
the state committee to postpone ac-
ton ON a resolution endorsing Taft for
president All efforts have been fruit
less, and the letter of Senator Foraker
seems the last effort when all others
have failed. believe the Republicans
of Ohio are overwhelmingly for Taft
for president and that the members of
the state committee know 1t. There is
not the slightest impropriety In their
saying so, and believe they will so
declare"