Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-19
UnqueStionably Revision Down
ward He Says; Thinks Reve-
nue. Provisions viii Meet
Government Requirements.
PRESIDENT EUL0GIZES
LATE GROVER CLEVELAND
Speech at New York Memoir
iaI Exercises a Glowing
Tribute to Courage and AbiI-
ity of Great Democrat,
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New York. March tS.-"The Payne
tariff bill un~questionably is a revision
downward" said President Taft to
some of his callers today on the train
during his trip from Washington to
New York.
The president was made acquainted
with the principal revisions of the
bill before it vas finally approved
by the committee on ways and means.
He feels the revenue to be derived
from the proposed federal Inheritance
tax will be largely in excess Of the
amount that has been estimated.
President Taft came to New York
to eulogize in his first public address
as president. a democrat predecessor
in the office which he now fills, the
late Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Taft
praised Mr.. Cleveland as a a who
was as completely American in all
his character as Lincoln.
The president spoke at the Cleve-
land seyenty-second anniversary ex-
e%rcises in Carncgie hall and was an
interested listener 20 the tributes to
Nj. c~teleitn4 RFsat hen the 1afc-
monies were continued in the audi
forum of the college of the city of
New York.
President TAFT and his party reach
ed Jersey city at l O'Clock ON the
regular Washington express, to which
attached the private car he had
provided at his personal expense. The
trip from the capital was without in
cident except for a visit from Judge
George Gray. Of Delaware, who board
the train at Wilmington and came
on to New York to speak Mt the
Cleveland meeting tonight. The two
men greeted each other most cordially
and Judge Gray made most of the
journey in the Taft car.
Arriving at Jersey city the presi-
party was greeted by a great
throng.
Tomorrow morning Mr.. TAFT will so
to New Haven, Conn. to attend a
meeting of the Yale corporation. II
viii be the first visit of a Yale grad
as president TO the old campus
and a unique demonstration is looked
iOls WI LAT WI Bt NV Eut6A VI
at a Yale alumni dinner attend
ed by fifteen hundred Yale gradu-
ates tomorrow night at New York.
President TAFT was the principal
speaker at the Cleveland memorial
exercises this afternoon and he paid
1 high tribute to the late president.
The president said hat Cleveland
was as completely American In char
lcter as Lincoln. His chief charac-
were simplicity and honesty,
of his convictions with a
sense OF public duty ~"uncXceeded 10y
no Statesman within my knowledge.
He characterized his career as re-
narkable. His reputation as an OPP
oonent of corruption, both in his own
party and the party of opposition,
he was mayor of his home city,
ipread throughout New York, maze
lis standing before the community
AN asset of the democratic party.
hat even those who had little sym
)athy with his principles were glad
o seize upon his as a means Of get
ing into power. Before he had ceas-
d his office as mayor HI had been
governor and before he had
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d president OF the United States.
The presidential campaign of 1884
legenerated into one Of Islander. scan
lal and abuse, but Mr.. Cleveland
anne through it retaining the conf
lencc Of the American people. his
.ourage and honesty and his single
purpose for better public service"
The president related the story OF
victory in the national convention
for the third nomination, over
leaders Of most Of the state or
limitations through the confidence ~
ne rank and file Of his party. that
he campaign stood for reduction ~
tariff. against the protective the
ny.
He was positive. he was aftirma-
he was courageous. continued
trimming down "a policy 20 catch the
Of those who really did not
gree with IT,
Mr.. Taft said further:
" hear much in thcsc DAYS Of the
Isurpation Of legislation by Inc exc
utive branch. As long a. tine legis-
ative branch has the power Of the
the danger of executive usurpa-
ion b. Imagination. The real dan
FER arises from the disposition Of the
legislative branch TO assume that IL
las the omnipotence Of parliament
nd may completely control the dis
.retion conferred upon the executive