The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-10
President Warns Aldrich That
Substantial Re d ductions
Must Be Made in Many of
The Schedules.
PRESIDENT Is Also
TO SEE INSURGENTS,
Endeavor Is to Perfect a Bin
Which Will Satisfy the Sen.
timent in the Country for
Revision.

luUeIll III Ute VOunlCy tOr
Revision.
Chicago. July 10.-John Callan
OLaughlin In the Tribune today.
says:
President Taft began yesterday at
ternoon his long promised interfer.
ence in the tariff situation.
When. the president arrived at the
white house from his trip to Beverly
and Lake Champlain he found await
ing him Senator Aldrich. chairman Of
the finance committee Of the senate
and leader Of the senate conferees.
The Rhode lslander presented to the
president a complete statement show.
ing the effect OF the senate amend
ments.
Before the conference ended the
president plainly told the senator
there must be substantial reductions
in various schedules OF the senate
and house bills In order that the re-
publican party might discharge to the
full its revision pledge to the people.
A comparison Of the two bills has
been made by experts and Mr.. Taft
is studying 1t. BY Monday the presi-
dent also will have the advice Of Sec
retary of the Treasury Macveagh,
who is In New Hampshire, . telegram
having been sent this afternoon re-
questing him to return Immediately 70
Washington.
Seeks View ss Insurgents.
Not only has the president discuss-
ed the schedules with Senator Aldrich
and Representative Payne. heads OF
the senate and house conferees, but
he proposes to ascertain the views Of
the insurgents Of the senate and
house and endeavor to perfect . bill
which will command their support -
well as his own and satisfy the revis-
Ion sentiment OF the country.
1t is q colossal task Of conciliation
Mr.. Taft has begun. but 1t 10 essential
that It be successfully accomplished
II the republican party is to be solidi-
fled and continued In power by the
people.
The president is deeply concerned
over the action of the ten republican
senators and eighteen republican rep
resentatives. all Of whom. with . sim
gle exception, represent the middle
western states, In registering their
protests against the kind OF revision
which has been made.
uA holao~,o~
have been induced to adopt q differ.
ent attitude had they been granted .
few concessions. but he recognises
particularly In the case Of the sena-
tors that In voting az they did they
fairly and honestly expressed the
views OF their constituents. In this
recognition there is hope for the peo-
pie.
Political Warning In Figures.
It Is no secret that Mr.. Taft wants
to be reelected in 1912 as an indorse-
ment OF his administration. A study
OF the seven states from which the
bolting senators hail show that With
the exception Of Nebraska. which went
for Bryan, and Minnesota and wiscon.
sin which gave Taft heavy pluralities.
the republican ticket was elected by
comparatively small pluralities. The
president carried Iowa, for example,,
by q plurality of only e,s52, Indiana
by plurality of 1854. South Dakota
~ 27.129. and Kansas by 36.O01
These figures constitute . political
warning and furnished the moving rea-
con for the republican senators from
these states voting n they did.
But while the president - naturally
taking the political situation into 40
count in connection With the tar1ff nghe
for revision. the fact II not to be lot
sight Of tn n he is IN honest, high-
minded statesman. and proposes 70 do
what In his judgment seems best for
the welfare OF the people. A. was
said yesterday. II the conditions do
manded the heaviest kind oe . proteo-
tive tariff and the sentiment ol the
country was Overwhelmingly against
such course, still Mr.. Tan would an
prove the bill. whatever might be tas
effect upon his personal fortunes.
Standpoint - Patriotism.
1t was asserted that Mr.. Taft II look
ing at the tariff question from the
standpoint Of . patriot first. and - .
party man secondly. He believes the
party would suffer Tremendous los
OF prestige II one-sixth Of its numbeg
In the senate and q small minority IN
the house should fail TO support the
bill which finally win Be reported by
the conference committee of tie two
houses.
It would be an expression of opinion
that not only would b fruitful of am
munition for the democrata, but - the
president stated in hi speeeA 0eatv.
cred af Yale. would result - t. fe1o-
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