Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-22

Referring to President TAFT as "a
rather plant executive and characterize
ing former President Roosevelt as 1.-THE
greatest insurgent of them all, who
taught the insurgents how to fnsurge,' -
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer DEM
ocrat of Pennsylvania. attacked the adj
ministration from the floor of the House
today
In introducing his attack upon the re-
publican organization and the admins
tration measures. Mr. Palmer said that
the country could expect little real bene-
AT from 'this show of effort on the part
of the President to redeem the pledges
of the republican platform"
The speaker said he did not vimpute to
the President any lack of good faith, but,
he added, ''any student Of recent and
present conditions in the republican party
must realize that, however much the
President may desire to carry out the
promises of his party in relation to these
measures, he has bound himself hand and
foot to an organization in the Congress
occasions in the past that 1t can be true
to nothing except its own false tradi-
tions."
Tariff Revision Derided.
The first effort of the administration
dayed by Representative Palmer was the
tariff. He related how President Taft had
promised the voters in his public adj
dresses before election that the pledges
OF the republican party FOR tariff re-
vision meant tariff reduction"
1.-The people understood him. said Mr..
Palmer, that in presenting that platform
the republican party gave its -prOmissory
note to the American people. 1t was in
dorsed by William II. Taft and accepted
by the people at the election. II never
would have been accepted without that
Endorsement for the credit of the maker
of the obligation had been sadly impaired
by the record OF years OF broken pledges.
'If President Taft had displayed but
half the zeal in an attempt. to force Con-
gress to reduce the tariff taxation on the
necessities of life that he displayed in
securing those reductions Of duties which
will result In greater profits to the pro-
tected manufacturers, already enriched by
operation of tariff laws beyond the
dreams Of avarice, he would have earned
the right to say that. as the indorser Of
the republican. party'ss promise he had
saved its obligation. from protest.
Price Of Trade War.
IF he had been but half as anxious
to save the pennies OF the worxingrnan
Ky giving him cheaper cotton goods as
he was to save the dollars OF the steel
materials at much reduced expense, his
hearts Of the poor as his praises now
are sung in the counting nol.es OF pro-
tected wealth. The reduction in the
tariff on lumber was described by Mr..
Palmer as purchased "at tine price cf a
trade war with Canada, now all too immi-
nent, which is liable to bril. into opera
ton the maximum rate provided in the
law and increase the tariff on lumber
products by 100 per cent
ITO say that the American people were
deceived" ne proceeded, by the double
play OF a rather plant executive and an
astute leader of the republican Oh e:ailjas-
ton during the last inning Of the tariff
game is to impute to the citizens nf this
country a lack of intelligence for which
there is no warrant in their record for
prompt punishment they nave ii,eted out
In the past to parties recreant T., their
trust
The thrilling events Of the las. few
days in Congress- the Pinchot incident.
postal savings banks and federal COR
porations all were included in Represent
alive Palmer's diatribe.
Pays Respects to Insurgents.
Now that the insurgents have been
whipped into line he said. "by the re-
fusal of the public pap and by the sue
cessful use Of the most gigantic bluff in
the history Of this body. and the men OF
Independent thought and action have
been corralled into the party caucus and
made to promise to be good. what has be-
come of these pledges in the republican
platform? The Presidents leriSla III, =
program started out bravely to redeem
the party promises and to carry out the
policies which prevailed in the elections
OF 1908, but one after another, we see
the items OF this program go down before
the assiduous assaults of the organize
ton, which now, unfortunately, controls
the executive as well as the legislative
branch of the government.
we have witnessed the spectacle OF
the Greatest friend that conservation ever
had being hurled from the councils of
the administration because he was over
Jealous in his support of the cause to
which he has devoted his life. We see
with the apparent approval OF the admin
| istration. I'm the interests OF the great
money centers Of the country so that no
| man that deprecate the growing strength
Of the money power can give II his sup
port. We find the Alaskan government
| bill a derelict upon the high seas Of legis-
| lation. We witness the passing OF the
| federal incorporation bill and even state
| hood for ARIZONA and New Mexico is
! commonly reported to be about to walk
! the plank which leads to oblivion"
| Roosevelt the Teacher.