The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-22
At a Providence, R. |. Meeting,
With Senator AIdrich at His
Elbow, He Praises It as a
Revenue Getter.
JEWELLERS GAVE HIM
A CORDIAL WELCOME
Chief Executive Hopes There
Will Be No Tariff Dispute
With Canada Prosperity
Is Now at Hand.

Providence, r. l.. March % The
home of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich,
representative of the highly protected
New England industries, gave Presi-
dent Taft a reception last night that
in enthusiasm at least, if not in num-
bers, exceeded any demonstration in
the Presidents honor since he has oc-
cupied that office.
Later, with Senator Aldrich seated
at his left, President Taft earnestly
defended the Payne -Aldrich tariff bill
in his address at the annual dinner Of
the New England Manufacturing Jew
elers and Silversmiths' association.
Mr.. Taft received a most enthusiastic
greeting.
The president also expressed the
hope last night that it would not be
necessary to apply the maximum tariff
rates against Canada, thus bearing out
the reports of the Albany conference
of Sunday that the negotiation with
the Dominion Government had taken
a more favorable turn.
Il can't go on the floor of the house
or senate" said the president, so /
have to accept opportunities like this
to give vent to my views. At the re-
cent extra session of congress we
passed a new tariff bill, which has
been the subject, many say, of consid-
cradle discussion. But the proof of
the pudding is in the eating. Seven
months of the new tariff law have
proved a number of things.
81. 1t is the best revenue getter we
ever had.
80 Shown, it has by the returns,
that it has the largest free list.
49, 1t has shown that the rates of
the Dingley bill have been materially
reduced.
Some Of It's Beauties.
a. BY the creation of a Customs
Court it has provided a means for the
speedy and just administration of the
customs law.
"5 It has provided free trade with
the Philippines measure of justice
which should have been given as far
back as 1900.
IS. It has furnished the executive.
by means of the maximum and mini
mum principle, a leverage to secure
from all foreign countries fair treat
ment for American products without
any undue discrimination, evidences of
which had been cropping out in the
tariff laws of number of nations"
I'VE are almost through with our ne
gotiations under this clause OF the law,
and very much hope that We shall be
able to conclude with out application
of a maximum rate to any country. At
any rate this provision of new law
has enabled us to secure for the Amer
ican trade freedom from the discrim-
nations from which at times in the
past it has suffered.
Going After the Trust.
Seventh, new tariff law has pro-
vided a permanent beard. 1t is my
intention soon to ask of congress an
appropriation of $2OO.OOO to $25O,o0O
to enable this board to get at the
truth concerning the protected indus
tries of this country, so that when we
again have occasion to revise the tar
iff we will have the boards record of
fact to be referred to.
Under this new law We have pro-
ceeded to great prosperity. Wage
earners have all they can do and at un-
usually high rates of pay. There has
been some complaint about high pric-
es. but l do not think they have been
so high as to cause suffering.
"Our opponents have been attempt
ing to charge high prices to the new
tariff law.
Where High Prices Were.
But the recent high prices have
been in those industries with respect
to which the tariff rates were either
lowered or altogether removed.
ITO put the blame on the poor old
tariff bill is, to use a moderate express
sion, unjust" Mr.. Taft then proceed
ed to review the proposed legislation
he has recently recommended to con-
gress. running over the details OF the
various measures in practically the
same language as his Rochester speech
| OF last week. He declared he had at
tempted as much as he could to car
~ out the Roosevelt policies.
He asserted also that he was at
tempting so far as he could. to carry
out the pledges of the party platform