Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-16
TARIFF IS up
TO VOTERS
Taft a. Tell Hearers Hew 10 Gel eur-
Their Refisioa-Nin Relate HIS
Struggle.


BEVERLY. MASS -Specia.. 1t was
learned that President Tai. mas sent
"a, Attorney General Nickersham TO
come 10 Beverly on Saturday 10 dis
cuss several matters of Importance
IL 4 believed that one of these has
10 do with the dispute between the De-
partment OF the Interior anu tne ior
sstry division of thu Department OF
Agriculture regarding the carrying out
# the conservation and the puohc
! land laws. The Attorney Generh also
mas been drawn into the Cunningham
\ coal land case. and IL was on his IN
itiative that the motion to patent the
/ Cunningham claim was held up. The
| President is anxious that the contro-
sersy at Washington shall be ami
cably settled. II possible.
President Taft has been giving much
| thought of late 20 the speeches he Is
10 make through the West. and is gath
ering a vast amount OF matter TO form
the basis OF what he will have to say
during the two months of travel and
| speechmsking.
viii Confide In Hearers.
II is said that AIR. Taft viii take the
people into his confidence regarding
the recent tariff fight in Congress.
lie will repeat what he had 10 say
in the statement issued at the time
ne signed the Payne bill. and Will de-
clare that while the measure WAS I'M
satisfactory in many ways. u was the
best he could get out of Congress
under the circumstances. IL Is fur
ther stated that the President viii talk
frankly OF the troubles that beset him
IN dealing with the tariff situation. and
that he will put sQuarely up 10 the
people the question of whether or not
they desire still further revision.
The President will tell his hearers
that the remedy for any shortcomings
I'm the bill will be TO elect men pledged
10 "a revision along the lines desired.
Mr. Taft may also tell the people
that while he knew very little Of the
technical side OF the tariff when the
Fight I'm Congress began. he learned
great deal during the discussion
He believed also that the people
have learned a great deal about the
tariff during the last four or five
months and will mere competently eX'
press their wishes at the polls thar
ever before
No speech Prepared
= Mr. Taft has not prepared a single
speech and IL is unlikely that he vii
dictate any of his addresses in ad
vance. He IS carefully considering
all the material that is in his hands
~ and will be so thoroughly cOnversan
- with the subjects on which he dc
sires 10 talk that he will be able {
state his views eNtemporaneously an
'er fully. without any further prepare
tions.
Reports regarding the President
intentions say that he will specihcall
take up several OF the most importaI
.h,. schedules dealt with in the fight fC
-cvision The wooden goods schedul
ave xhica was not touched In any va
hat ina either branc OF Congress, vi
yor come IN for particular attention. NJ
ON Taft has told number OF his calle
as- here and In Washington that he WI
en- not satisfied with the course Congre
~ adopted toward he wooden schedul
% N' and this will be one of the sublec
e. on which he viii indicate TO the pc
au- PIE that they can express their wish
usi- during the congressional campaign
and next fall.
ring All but two members OF Preside
.ri.s Taft's cabinet Will make the trip w
rely him down the Mississippi River fro
81 Louis TO New Orleans So
IIl5 congressman have accepted IN
tations TO accompany the President.
ms President Taft was informed on
teal the White House wire from Washir
ton OF the death of Mr. Harrim
pow but made no comment.