Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-25
TAFT RADICAL
LAFOLLETTE
SATISFIED
SENATOR WELCOMES THE
CANDIDATE IN WISCONSIN
Emphatic Endorsement Of Ma
tional Ticket by Wisconsin.
Senator Feature of MiIWau-
kee Gathering.
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Milwaukee, Sept 24.-Wisconsin
had political climax today in the
complete and emphatic manner in
which United States Senator LaFol-
lette first declared Judge Taft to be
a radical in political ideas and then
gave him his own unqualified indorse-
ment. This is Senator LaFollette's en-
dorsement, first quoting from the
Bible
Thou sholt provide out of all the
people able men, such as fear God,
men of truth, hating covetousness, .
and then adding:
such is the great leader that we
have with us today. Nature gave him
poise, judicial temperament, great
force of character, tenacity of pur-
pose.
His long life in the public service
Is distinguished for its marked ability,
its wisdom, its integrity, its patriot
ism. He has taken advanced ground
upon the great issues that engage the
profoundest thought of the people of
this great country. He is progressive
in principle He is equipped most
wonderfully by experience. The last
ten years in the life of the American
government are big with events. In
all that time, whether in the Philip
pine islands, in Cuba, in Porto Rico,
in Panama, or in the councils of the
cabinet, whenever the problems were
most trying and complex, demanding
the greatest courage, prudence and
tact, he had large grasp and dis
played the highest executive ability
Two presidents in succession summon
ed to their aid the man who is our
honored guest today"
This Endorsement was delivered at
Madison before an audience consisting
OF farmers from all sections of the
state attending the national farmers
convention.
Senator LaFollette was welcomed by
the audience which filled the gymna-
SUM of the Wisconsin university, and
what he said about Judge Taft was ac-
corded hearty applause, as was the re-
ply OF the candidate, who in turn, be-
fore delivering speech showing his
appreciation of the importance of agrt-
culture, paid his compliments to the
senator.
In his tariff speech tonight at Mil
waukee Mr.. Taft stated that he be-
lieved he will be elected president. He
reviewed the promises of his party for
tariff schedules that We're too high, he
doing this work the party would ad-
here to its promises. There were some
tariff schedules that wer etoo high, he
said; these would be lowered. Some
were too low: these would be raised.
But the revision, contrary to the dem
ocratlc doctrine of tariff for revenue
only, would be along protection lines.
Mr.. Taft dressed hurriedly before Z
o'clock to meet the demands of the
people of Caledonia, ILL.,, who came to
the station to see the Taft special as 1t
emerged from a siding in cornfield,
where 1t had stood for several hours
to permit of quiet sleep. His ardu-
Gus work of the day previous had
made him hoarse. Several treatments
were applied during the day by the
throat specialist from washington, Or.
! J. Richardson, but before Mr.. Taft
reached Milwaukee ii was evident that
he would experience great difficulty in
making his tariff speech.
He spoke at Beloit, Janesville,
Evansville, Madison, Wauksha, at the
Allis- s-ChaImers machine works, at Ra-
cine, and at Milwaukee. There were
enthusiastic manifestations of friend
ship throughout.
Mr.. Taft, after he had expressed
himself in appreciation or the Lafol,
lette declaration casually commented
on a beouest to the state university by
n former United States senator, which
would amount to several millions a
wear shortly, and added that this, in
his opinion was a good manner IN
which to dispose of swollen fortunes
and that some of the wills that we
have known, that have sought to per-
petuate enormous gatherings Of money
in one family and in one person,
should be restrained by proper laws OF
the state"
Tonight Mr. Taft delivered himself
of his IDEAS regarding the tariff before
an audience in the Hippodrome at MIL
waukee. After reviewing the whole
question in an extended manner ne
made this positive declaration on the
subject: - Ao
"Mr. Bryan is concerned because ne
thinks that the republican party Is
unable to carry out It's promises Oh re-
vising the tariff. He says that tne
protected interests are SO necessary ~
Inc success of the republican party
that they will control 1t and prevent
a revision on proper lines, and tnat
there has been no indication that the
revision may be made upward rather
than downward.
'In answer / can say that tne party
ia pledged to q genuine revision, ana
as the temporary head of that parry
ard president Of the United States II
II be successful in November, l ex-
meet 10 use all the influence that
have by calling a special session ana
recommending to congress to secure
genuine and honest revision OF the
tariff in accordance with the principle
of protection laid down in the plat
form. based upon the examination OF
appropriate evidence and impartial as
between the consumer and the manu-
facturer
IT don't for q moment dispute that
the protected manufacturers will make
every effort. as they ought. to MAIN
tain .he tariff at such a rate as VIII
secure them In their business and that
IN this matter they will be Interested
partlcs; but there is also large ele-
,nent in the republican party repre-
aertIng the consumer, through whom
the demand for q revision of the tariff
on conservative protective lines to re-
duce excessive rates has crystaliize1
into the definite pledge to revise the
tariff"
Nj. Taft will leave Milwaukee to-
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