The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-09-22
TAFT GREETED BY 5000
SCHOOL CHILDREN TODAY

Sept
passing the night at the residence or
Senator Hughes in Denver. President
Taft arrived here at nine O'Clock this
morning and .breal1fasted with Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh. The Pres
ident arose at seven and took a short
walk through the invigorating mount
ain air. At eight O'Clock he was driv
en- in an auto 10 Woihurst- AT 1870
reception was given in his honor, the
guests arriving by train. After half
hour rest the President left at noon
for Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs, Sept. 22.-Presi-
dent Taft was greeted by an enthus-
iastic crowd at the station on his ar
rival here this afternoon at 2:20 and
, was driven through the city in an au
to to the mesa overlooking the pano-
rama of the Garden of the Gods. He
was then driven 10 North Park
where he was greeted iby 5000 school
children and made a brief address.
He then proceeded to Pueblo at 3d.
30. Business houses were closed dur
ing his stay here.
Denver. Sept. 22.-Last night the
President made few informal re-
marks on reclamation, pledging the
administration to carry OH that work.
The President then took up a de
fense of the corporation tax as against
d
come tax. The President strongly urg
ed that the states should adopt the
proposed amendment to the constitu
tion to make the income tax pissible
in time of need. In urging this he de-
clared it to be possible 10 amend the
corporation tax to include within its
scope every desirable feature of the
income tax except the levy of the FAX
upon incomes from salaries or prGfes-
eli oil NIs =,
is opposed to a direct income tax ex-
cept in cases of emergency and ibe-
lieves il a fault of administration that
there is no provision for such a tax
in war time or for other emergency.
The President based his argument
In favor of the corporation tax aver
the direct income tax on the results
of the income tax in England. He said
the direct income tax in England did
not produce as much as our present
mode of taxation at five per cent.
This. he said. Illustrated the premium
placed on perjury and concealment.
The President stated that every one
should pay something towards the sus-
tenance of the government. 1t would
be better to impose a higher rate of
taxation upon those having large fort
unes than upon those having only a
competence. Il am opposed to exempt
wage, because / think every one in
the government service should pay
something towards its sustenance
because all derive benefit of it and
while the percentage tax on fortunes
is an increase ii is fair because the
burden of taxation at the same rate
Is heavier upon the man with a small
! income than upon the man with a
large income"
| In conclusion he said: at seems
| TO me that congress has taken a wise
step in adopting as much of the in
come tax features as conform with
the constitution and by recommend
| ing an amendment to the constitution
which will enable us TO round out
| this corporation tax so as TO make II
more equitable and make 1t an instru-
| ment for the supervision of corpora
| tion wealth by federal authority"
The Presidents visit was made the
occasion for the rechristening OF the
/ Wolhurst estate, the name given IL by
| the late Senator Wolcott, the Presi-
den1 rechristening it "Clonnel" after
a little Tippery town which the Pres
| ident declared: HAS put us all under
obligation for having given us TAon
| as Walsh"
The Presidents auto became stall
| ed during the trip to Wolhurst and
a transfer was made to another mach
inc. Ballinger left with the Presiden.
and viii accompany min to Seattle.
Senator Warren, of Wyo., was with
the President today. When the Presi
dent urged Warren to withdraw his
objection to free hides he predicted
that Warren would come to him with
the announcement that despite the re
moval of the duty hides had gone up
| ~ a tod