Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-10-22

interests. and It does not lie il their
mouths to criticise or read out Of the
party those who have been, faithful
to. their supporters. Rather 1t is for
the people at the next election to dis.
terminate between those who have.
served faithfully and those who have
sought rather such Interior objects as
party solidarity. The less solidarity
there is in party which is not re-
sponsible to the popular voices the
better it will be for the people a
party properly defined means q
number of people united in opinion
and aiming to influence the general
action. It does not mean number Of
people willing. without regard either
to their own opinions or to the public
welfare, to follow where self consti-
tuted leaders conceive it to be their
interest to lead them.
Waverly Star and Tribune: The
utterances of President Taft on the
tariff question have been very dis
appointing to the voters in his sec.
tion, where the insurgent $ have full
sway, backed as they are by voters of
all political parties. Six months ago
the president did considerable talking
about downward revision, and the
people applauded. Now he is attempt
ing to read out of the party con-
gressmen who fought to the last for a
revision of the tariff downward, while
the applauders have dwindled down to
be the exceptions. Cannon applauds,
Aldrich is jubilant. But the people
haven't yet recovered from the shock.
Worthington Advance Herald: To
tell the truth. MIR. Taft has made some
mistakes which the people of the West
are slow to overlook. Their natural
grace of hospitality restraints them
from any evidence of their lack Of
good nature when he is near, but Mr..
Taft stands too close to Aldrich and
for what that senator represents to
be the prime favorite in the West that
his strenuous predecessor was At the
outset of this trip, Mr. Taft gave a
new stamp Of approval to Senator
Aldrich, and followed that by camp.
ing in the midst Of the insurgent ele.
ment in Minnesota and boldly pro.
claiming that the tariff bill was all
right, and inferentially asserting that
the Minnesota ton. who stood
against Aldrich and the New England
crowd were men to be spurned-men
to whom the vote of approval should
not be given.
Rush City Post (Rep J: President
Taft is not winning golden opinions in
the West. He is already complaining
of damaged voice from much speak
ing, and he has many talks ahead.
The people of Minnesota felt that he
seriously damaged his voice at Vino.
ma when he cushioned on Tawney.
Owatonna Journal Chronicle Rep. J:
President Taft 8 grand tour is more
and more developing into a grand
fiZzle, as far as arOusing the
enthusiasm of the people and building
up the strength of the party is con-
cerned. Starting out with an
enthusiastic Endorsement of Senator
Aldrich in. the East. and declaring
that the new tariff law is the best
ever passed, in the Middle West, the
president is continuing tour which
is having the effect of a wet blanket
upon the people who had hoped more
from the man Endorsed by Roosevelt.
The people had expected a let-down
from the strenuous activities and out
spokenness of Roosevelt, but hardly
expected the new president to be such
an easy mark for the Aldrich Cannon
bunch. There is developing strong
line of cleavage between the friends
Of Roosevelt and the friends Of Taft.