New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
Mr.. TAFT'S POLICIES
DECISION 4ND REGULAR
ITY OF PROCEDURE.
Characteristic Administration Says
Secretary MacVeagh-Secretary
of Uar ReUiescs Troops.

Chicago Junen 5.-Franklin Macveagh Secretary
of the Treasury and Jacob n. Dickinson. Secre-
tary of War. were the guests of honor at the din
of the Chicago Commercial Club tonight
Secretary Macveagh outlined the characteristics
of the Taft administration. and said it would be
as distinguishable from the Roosevelt adminstra-
tion as Roosevelts from McKinley's. De-
cision and regularity OF procedure. he said. would
be the keynotes.
Secretary Dickinson talked about the Panama
Canal optimstically and said he certain it
would be finished scheduled time.
The Secretary of War, upon his arrival to-day
went at once TO Fort Sheridan where he re-
viewed the troops Both officials expect 10 return
TO Washington tomorrow.
This administration will be concatory If YOU
do not ask it to give up principle or to go back
its promises, said Mr.. MacNeagh 'Neither
of these things will it do, 1t Will stand by It's
principles and II will stand bv fits policies"
In the opinion of Secretary MacVeaEh, the leading
controlling note of the present administration was
a determined tendency toward regularity OF de
Cision and procedure. President Taft, he said
would administer his office within the constituted
boundaries. The effect OF this he declared, would
be keep the President the leader Of the party or
ganization President Taft, he said. man
of progress and it goes without saying that no
great leader OF American party IN this day and
generation can fail 10 understand the value of in
dependent thought and action in the party itself
wherever they manifested whether in Congress
large, II only this independence aims at the
partys progress and liberalization and II seeks
in and through the party TO answer more perfectly
the deliberate and wise demands OF the nation.
And you and l must agree-for we cannot escape the
conclusion-that 1t might become at any time the
duty Of any great party leader to create for his
party new majority and control"
FOR HIGHER IDEALS.
Mr. Macveagh said that he for himself
clearly that while President Taft would be greatly
and temperamentaliy inclined toward party reg
ularity and TO the encouragement of party unity
he would not wish. be able. 10 lose sight OF
the fact that the Republican party has wished 20
dedicate itself in the present time-even it did
in its earliest days-to the furtherance Of the higher
ideals of the people. to the wider and more varied
and complete progress Of the nation and TO the
nations helpful work and influence IN the world at
large" He referred 10 the Presidents deference 10,
and respect for the formal privileges Of Congress
and what is more significant and interesting at
present is not the actual non-interference, but
rather the fine disposition the President shows 10
respect all rights and to meet everybody half way
in the hope and IN the interest OF homogeneous
party OF progress-a disposition which be inter
preted only statesmanke conciaton and which
II would be a fatal mistake consider as change
OF actual policy puy~ose"
Mr.. MacVeagh said the Roosevelt policies were
as safe in the han6s Of tho present administration
they were IN tht hands OF the last. We not
nearing much about them he said ''bl 1t that Is
partly because the President has his way Of
arriving at results and because other issues
now associated with them in the activities 81 Wash
ington-issues that before !eft to the Roosevelt
policies the whole stage" He mentioned the tariff.
Currency and banking reform would. have be
wrought out in the present year The deeper re
union OF the South with the North would interest
the people and the administration. Improvement OF
practical everyday administration would become an
important federal interest. The issue OF more de-
rf14G, md Mt
responding scientific development of taxation he
declared would occupy part OF the stage.
But" he asserted. ut would be "A radical error
think that the distinctive policies Of the last ad
minstraton Will receive less attention less de-
votion than is needed for their complete and
permanent establishment"
KEEN INTEREST IN BANKING
Maintaining that the time had gone by for weak
superficial Legislation on banking and currency.
MIR MacVeagh said that the President and Cabinet
were approaching the consideration OF that inds-
pensable reform W1th a keer and vivid interest and
with a wholesome. open mind. He believed that
much help was 20 be expected from the Monetary
Commission. tof which Senator AIdrich is the head
and the inspiration
AS TO the tariff Mr.. MacVeagh predicted that the
revision would be such the people would ac-
cept. The main point TO satisfy those of the
Middle West But II they not made salts
fed ne said. then the tariff question will un-
fortunately not be out OF the wev. and We will
not have rest and We wifi not have a clear field
for currency reform" The demand for tariff re-
vision he insisted. for a radical and i'm
practicable reduction. because everybody under
stood that the Republican party stood for and
would continue TO stand for protection. What the
people expect" he contended, is what the pro
tectonist Republican party promised in its last
years platform. interpreted by its candidate for
the Presidency. and while it is talking against the
wind argue that the revision expected is not a
revision down II would be equally futile TO say
that the revision down was promised to be
vision down and out.