The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-03
Endorses the Presidents Ado.
cacy Of Tariff Commission.
WAS MADE A KNIGHT,
Initiated Into Ak Sar Ben Be-
fore Leaving Omaha.
DOlliver BOrrOws a Dress Suit
Which Is Too Small.

Sioux City Ia. Sept. 3.-Co1onel
Roosevelt, in the presence of Senator
Dolliver and Representative Hubbard
of Iowa. today made his first public
utterance regarding the administra-
ton of President Taft. He endorsed
the presidents suggestions for tariff
commission and complimented him
upon his negotiations with foreign
countries to bring about tariff agree
ments.
1t was made known that this COM
mendation of the president was pur-
posely given within 'insurgent'' terri
tory, and that both Senator Dolliver
and Mr.. Hubbard knew in advance
that Colonel Roosevelt was to say what
he said, and approved it, although they
were not consulted by the colonel
about his references to themselves.
The colonePs private car was moved
on a siding into Mizzou park here,
where large assemblage was in wait
ing to hear him.
The colonePs speech was as follows:
"I was particularly pleased with
what the president said in his last let
ter on the subject of the tariff. A
number of senators and congressman
have for some years advocated this as
the proper method of dealing with the
tariff and I am glad the country seems
now to be definitely awakened to the
idea that a tariff commission offers the
only solution of the problem which is
rational and insures the absence of
jobbery. The president from the be-
ginning advocated this commission. 1
call your attention to -he fact that the
amendment proposing to provide for
such a commission in the original bill
when the tariff bill was under consid-
Grafton in the senate, was introduced
by your own senator here. present
Senator Dolliver. 1t was character
istic act of service to the people on
the senator's part, and I wish to take
throughout my term as president, on
every important question it was my
privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder
with Senator Dol1iver.
They Stood by Him.
Let me add, my friends. that what
I have said of Senator Dolliver, 1 can
also say of your congressman, Mr..
Hubbard. A word here for my friend
Congressman Martin, although he is
not from Iowa, but from South Da-
kota. He also was a man who abso-
lutely stood by me on every point
throughout my term and with whom
!, was able to work in hearty sympathy
for every progressive policy. All
three of these men I found after try
ing them out stood without hitching
perhaps that simile suits South Da-
kota better than Iowa, where I should
say that they never kicked over the
pail.
''It was only by bitter fight that
the friends of the commission idea in
the senate and house got through the
provision. 1t is not yet in satisfac-
tory shape. The commission itself
should be enlarged, and it's powers
greatly enlarged and defined and any
necessary changes made that will
make it's work more effective from the
standpoint both of the executive and
congress. But the establishment of
1t makes an excellent beginning in the
right direction. Moreover, the value
of the commission as provided has
been made real by the action of the
administration in constituting broad
fashion the law that provided for it.
Maximum and Minimum Provision.
There is another feature of the
tariff law which is admirable and
points our course in the right direc-
ton, the maximum and minimum pro-
vision. And here again I wish to point
out that the value of the provision
has depended largely upon the excel
lent work done by the administration
in the negotiations with foreign pow
ers for its application, especially the
negotiations with the Dominion of