The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-05-25


form. and would assist mo Ia loyal
D. ns possible ! afivrward az.
planned my position 10 the ways aud
means committee az the house. and
its chairman. Mr. Payne. and was
assured by Thorn that my ideas had
their entire sympathy
Mr. Tart does not explain how he
was perfectly aware that Cannon
could not be defeated. a statement
which is rather surprising. Ia yiow
of lhe fact that when congress met
Cannon was returned 10 power only
through the aid % Standard on
democrats
Levahis Mr. Aldrleh.
Mr. Aldrlch was open IN hls OF.
position 90 revision downward. but
be had other good Qualities that
endenrcd him 20 the president. Mr.
Taft says
AIR Aldrlch. the leader % the
senate In the tariff debate. publicly
stated that he did not believe
downward revision had been prom
Used hni he pledged himself and
TIE other leaders Ia che senate %
the gvnrrul program or progressive
Hesitation outlined ln mss Inaugural
address, And. la the actual passage
% The tariff biii. not only was bis
ability % bring about legislation
of great practical value, bat there
we're not few reductions en- srhed
ulsa which were introduced al bis
instance or with ais consent"
Mr.. TAR says that he n in favor
% the principle OF the income tax.
but he thought Il would be- unWiae
10 pass one. and thus virtually In
vlte the supreme court TO reverse
lts former deeiaiou against the act
OF ts3t~
So many democratic and repub
lican senators were tn favor og a
direct tax that "the conservative
republican leaders la the senate
feared lt might pass. says Mr. Taft
The idantlgY % AZ least one ~
these conservative leaders who
we're 50 graveiy alarmed irat an In
cane tax Law should b. passed Ia
Identified ia the nNxt sentence.
which SAYS: senator .Nldrich and
other conservative ieNdaFS % tho
senate discussed the altgafion Nith
me"
tlr Taft takg4 strong ground for
a tariff commission. which. b. saya
Il the scientific method az making
tariff schedules. and Is employed 81
every other great country that has
adopted the protective principle
IN this country" be says "the only
Information for making tariffs o.
obtained from the warped and
biased testimony % the men 10 BE-
affected b. their schedules"
insists :, was Downward.
Mr. TAFT reltorates bis former
declaration that. while the Payus.
Aldrich law IL not a perfect tariff.
it is reYision downward The
wooden schedule should have been
lowered but this ~ says. was pre-.
vented by a combination from the
manufacturing and wool EgowinE
sections ~ the EHst and West
Combinations between ths demo
cratic south ard the northern ium.
boring sections. ~ added. prevent.
"a free lumber. and similar com
hiuafi0as prevented The lowering ~
the cotton schedule He says be
signed the bill because. all things
Considered. ! did not think myself
Justified ID holding up the business
% the country for munths longer BY
Yeinlng the btu on the chance 81
getting a better one
N was perfectly clear 10 me AZ
The tima that ! could achieve a tenn.
poFafy personal popularity by We.
iu4ng the tariff bill II vas Just az
clear that u did 80 would cause
such q split with my party IN con.
zrcas that tho entire program 81
progressive legislation 10 which
had dedicated the whole strength %
my administration would be put ia
Jeopardy
Speaking Of the railroad bill.
President Taft says Il doubt
whether u IL generally realized how
many marked and almost radical
departures are made In this bin"
Discussing monopolies. he says
that the complete ownership Of an
industry ought not necessarily 10
constitute a monopoly. He would
make the exception In such cases
as give the public the benefit 81 the
economies achieved BY the consol.
ldatlon. lie says that the public
should have the protection OF what
might be called potential compsti.
tion"
The difficulty IN enforcing laws
against monopoly. be says. Is the
reluctance OF the juries TO send In
dlviduals to lall on the charge.
This, be says. Il because their acts
are newly created crimes
Mr.. Taft Is for prison terms FOR
the monopolists. 'ln my juds'
ment." be- says. nothing would stop
this building up Of monopOliea more
quickly than the conviction Of some
Of the individuals who create them
BY their Illegal acts"
hs TO esIllnser.
Taking up the Ballingor case. Mr..
Taft renewa his allegiance to The
Roosevelt conservation policies,
compliments Pinchot for bis re
markabls work in creating our sys-
TEN o. national forests. says that
Baillnger had been energetic In
prosecuting land frauds, but that
he questioned whether some Of the
acts taken under executive power Ia
relation 20 protecting and develop
ing lands had been entirely within
the present law"
The president reviews the case
leading up 20 the dismissal OF
CLAWS Ia very much the same terms
as he did Ia his famous lettor found.
cd on the "Lawler draft"
In my opinion he adds, there