Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-21
Of Pres. Taft and Official
Acts Up to Date.
So Remarks In Statement Over
His Own Signature.
Dlsapprovss Of Ex.Prss. Reese welt
IN Equally Strong Terms.

Washington, April 20.-William RAN
dclph Hearst, former aspirant for the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency, issued a remarkable statement
tonight over his own signature. In
which he unqua.ifedly indorses Mr..
Taft. In doing so, he also criticises In
severest terms the administration OF
President Roosevelt, and In 50 many
words warns the American nation
against renewal Of the political domi-
nation of the former President.
w. r. Hearst called at the White
House this afternoon. Later he issued
his endorsement of the Taft adminis-
tration.
NO one can talk with the President
without approaching and. respecting
his earnestness and sincerity" the
statement proceeds. Personally be-
lieve also in his efficiency. He has
been one year in Office and he has Ger.
tainly accomplished more In that one
year than Roosevelt received in his
first year.
1T is hardly fair to compare Tafts
one with Roosevelts seven and yet
am not sure that even with that. the
comparison might not be to Tafts adj
vantage. Tafts methods are not those
of Roosevelt, but then Taft will prob
ably not conclude his term with
panic
"On the whole it seems to me than
quiet, earnest gentleman. who came
into office when the country was In
the slough of adversely and after one
year in office. has placed the country
on the high road Of prosperity, is quite
n, h proSidnnt
SNOWY and spectacular person who
found the country in the height or
prosperity and left 1t in the depths
Of adversely"
Mr.. Hearst admits that he does not
charge Mr.. Roosevelt directly with re-
sponsibility for the panic of 1907. nor
does he undertake to give Mr.. Taft the
entire credit for the restoration of pros.
perity.
Taft is making the Roosevelt railroad
rate act complete and effective. The
Roosevelt railroad act has always been
| an utter farce. 1t might has been meant
| to be failure.
AT any rate. Mr.. Hepburn. the gentle.
man who was selected by the Roosevelt
administration to stand sponsor for that
| bill In the House, had but lately been
| hung in efiigy by enthusiastic constitu-
ents for too great friendliness to the
railroads"
Mr.. Hearst says that President Taft
| is trying to stiffen into an active force
| the "spineless railroad bill' Of the Roose-
| welt administration. He gives Mr. Taft
credit for the prosecution OF criminal
trusts and for throwing his powerful In
| fiuence behind many needed laws, among
them the corporation tax bill, the over
capitalization bill. bill providing for the
postal savings bank, the parcels post
measure and the income tax BILL
''All these measures are good" he con.
tinues. Some of these the Roosevelt
administration was fully committed to.
others it airily neglected. some It dis.
cussed but neved accomplished.
IF the people want more Of achieves
ment than Taft Is giving them they must
turn to another party for do not be-
lieve that there Is another man In the
Republican party who could do more or
as much
Most certainly, II the people want the
tariff modified they must turn to another
party. for the tariff will never be modi-
fed by It's beneficiaries. And the bene-
tciaries control the Republican party"
Mr. Hearst closed his statement with
the declaration that Americans need look
for no tariff reform.