The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-17
Guest of Honor of Banquet Of
Ohio Society of New York.
Revision Of the Tariff Topic Dwelt
Upon Mostly by Iresident-elect--.
Held Conference With Leaders.
HIS BROTHER is CONFIDENT


!stay in New York to an end, Presi-
dent-elect Taft wass,sthe guest Of
honor at one of the most notable
banquets ever held in this city. 1t
was the twenty-third annual dinner
of the Ohio society in New York. but
arouni the hundred tables In the
grand ball room in the Aston gallery
OF the Waldorf-Astoria hotel were
men gathered from every section "
the country and leaders in many
walks of life.
Taft took advantage OF the occa-
sion in a speech filled with more
earnestness than any he has deliv-
cred since his election, to pledge his
administration and party. as far as
he can control it, to loyal adher-
enee to the Chicago platform.
He dwct 8pnost wholly upon the
provision of the tariff, which he
singled out as the most important
declaration made at the last national
convention, and after having previ-
ously refemed to the vote power Of
the chief executive, said, with all the
emphasis OF which he was capable:
Better no revision at all, better
that the bill should fail. unless We
have an honest and thorough revision
on the basis laid down and the prin-
lciples outlined In the party plat
FORM" lr
Taft also referred again to the
Sherman antitrust law and declared
for its enforcement as one Of the
Roosevelt policies that the party had
pledged itself to carry forward.
Taft held a conference with five
Republican state leaders OF Ohio ami
discussed with them the affairs of
that state. Charles p. Taft, OF Gin
cinnati, was also present, and when
asked as what bearing, IL any, the
conference may have on his candi-
dacy for the senate to succeed For
aker, he replied: 81 am going to-
win. Everything is favorable"
| National Chairman Hitchcock, who
| is to be postmaster general In Taft's
cabinet, paid the last of his daily
calls upon the presijent-elect and
took with him George w. Perkins, of
u. p. Morgan &c company.
| The principal plank of the Chi
cago PLATFORM" said Taft, was the
one which declared for a revision OF
the tariff at an extra session OF con-
gress to be called as soon as possible
after the fourth OF March next. In
That nlanIx tho sfopdord h,, xuhfoh tho
revision could be made was plainly
laid down. 1t was agreed that re-
vision could be made on the princi-
pies of protection and that principle
was defined further by the statement
that the rates to be fixed should be
a measure of the difference OF the
cost of production here and abroad,
with a reasonable profit TO the manu-
facturers. This declaration devolvei
upon the party the duty of determin-
ing the difference in the cost OF pro-
duction here and abroad and fixing
the rate which would provide a rea-
sonable profit to manufacturers.
IL am a protectionist," said Taft.
"but | am not one of those who be-
lieve that the policy of protection
does not in a large degree. make
trusts and monopolies easier OF exist
ence. But the way to stamp the
trusts and monopolies out is not by
destroying the whole protective sys-
TEN. We should not have excessive
tariff rates so as-to-tempt monopolles
and give trusts an opportunity to
take advantage of those excessive
rates. There have been those in our
party who did mot care how high the
rates were hxef but the Chicago plat
form showed by its new definition OF
the protective policy that the ma
jorlty of our party believe in def
mite revision Of the tariff as 1t now
exists.
eff we do not fulfill the promise
made in the Chicago platform and
make only surface revision. we will
be made accountable by the intelli-
gent American people, and will suffer
the consequence with which the fall
ure to keep our promises usually Is
visited by the American people.
1T is better to have no revision at
all, better that the new tariff bills
should die. unless we have a revision
of an honest and thorough sort on
the basis explained by me and prom
Used in the party platform. 1t Is with
the utmost pleasure that I state my
sincere confidence that there Is now
going on in Washington. and will go
on. an honest and thorough attempt
to fini the difference in the cost OF
production here and abroad and to
fix the tariff accordingly. - (
The task is merely one Of evil
dence and judgment. We must hon
estly try to do our duty. and then
we will receive the commentator OF
the American people"
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