Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-09-23
TAFT TALKS TARIFF
DEFENDS the PAYNE LAW AND
AssAILs INSURGENTS At
WINoNA.
PARTY ABANDONED, He SAYS.
Arrives In Minneapolis and ST. Paul.
After Making Important Speeches
on Revenue Law and Postal Saw
Ings Banks Questions.


Winona, Mimi. Sept. is. - In the
most important utterance he has
made since his occupancy Of the
White House. President Taft last
night, in state which is the hot-bed
Of the "insurgent" movement within
the Republican party, defended the
Payne tariff bill as the best tariff
measure ever passed by Republican
congress and hence the best tariff
bill the people have ever known.
The president boldly asserted that
the insurgents who voted against the
bill had abandoned the Republican
party.
> Was it the duty Of the member Of
congress who believed that the bill
did not accomplish everything that 1t
ought to accomplish to vote against
it," asked the president.
Il am here to justify those who
answer this question in the negative.
am not here to defend those who
voted for the Payne bill, but to sup
port them. gT g.
ITO make party government eftec.
tive the members of that party should
surrender their personal predictions
of comparative less importance. 1 am
not, here to criticise those who felt
so strongly and believed so intense
ly that it was not their duty to vote
against the tariff bill because it did
not contain all they thought it should.
1t was q question for each man to set
tie for himself <,ff
Guest Of Twin Cities.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 1S-Presi-
dent Taft woke up In Minneapolis this
morning, and as he stepped from his
car he was greeted by q committee OF
distinguished citizens who escorted
him through lavishly decorated streets
to the Minneapolis club for break.
fast.
On arising from the table Mr.. Taft
began the real activities Of his two
days visit in the twin cities. First
on the program was motor car trip
to Fort Smelling, and a review of the
regular troops stationed there. Then
the president hurried back hero and
was surrendered temporarily to a
committee from st. Paul. The party
drove to that city in motor cars and
after luncheon at the st. Paul Audi
torium public reception began that
lasted nearly all the afternoon. SEN
ators Clapp and Nelson stood beside
Mr.. Taft. 81
Favors Postal Savings. IS.
Milwaukee. Sept 49, In his fair
grounds speech here President Taft
devoted most of his time to the sub
Ject of postal savings banks, and
aroused quick response OF applause
from the crowd when he declared that
he stood for redemption of the prom
Uses Of the Republican platform for
the establishment of such system OF
banks.
AS. a preliminary to his more Sc
rious remarks, the president said he
always felt at loss in facing an audi.
ence Of farmers.
II am city-bred." he went on, "and
while the spirit would be willing, l
must admit that couldn't milk a
cow"
& The president said he did not wan.
to antagonize the bankers. but he did
not believe their opposition to postal
banks was well founded. In some
parts Of the country, especially New
ENGLAND, where for every two citizens
there is one savings bank account. Mr.
Taft said the need Of postal savinge
was not felt. In other sections whore
the savings accounts amounted to
only one in 1877 citizens the need Of an
encouragement to thrift was aoute.
Guest Of Des Moines.
Des Moines, Ia. Sept. 20,-President
Taft's train rolled into the station
here just before 8: 80 o'clock this morn
ing. and it seemed as If most of the in.
habitants Of Des Moines were there
to welcome him The chief executive
and his party were driven at once ia
the home of Senator A. B. Cummins
where they were entertained at break
fast. All then proceeded to the state
house, where the president reviewed
about 5000 troops Of the regular army
that had been brought here to par
ttcipate in military tournament that
will be the biggest thing of its kind
ever held IN the United States.
Immediately after the review Mr.
Taft made speech from the stand
that was listened to with eager Inter
est and that frequently called forth
or+hnoia effn anulauaA CongrnaamaB