Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-03
Roosevelt Lauds Presidents
Tariff Commission Views.
GIVES CREDIT TO DOLLIvER
Saws Amendment to Tariff Law Was
Proposed by Him.
ADDRESS AT SIOUX CITY
Commendation Of the Administration
Purposely Given Within I'm
surgent" Territory.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. September a.
Theodore Roosevelt. in the presence OF
Senator Dolliver and Representative
Hubbard of Iowa, today made his first
public utterance regarding the admin
istration of President Taft. He indorsed
the Presidents suggestions for tar
III 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" ter
ritory, and that both Senator Dolliver
and Mr.. Hubbard knew in advance that
Mr. Roosevelt was to say what he said.
and approved 1t, although they were
not consulted by Mr.. Roosevelt about
his reference to themselves The
colonel's private car was moved on a
siding into Mizzou Park upon its ar
rival here and large assemblage was in
waiting to hear him. Mr.. Roosevelt's
speech was as follows:
Commend's Presidents Views.
Il was particularly pleased with what
the President said in his last letter on the
subject of the tariff commission. A num-
Der of senators and representatives have
for some years advocated this as the
proper method of dealing with the tariff.
and i am glad that the country seems
now 10 have definitely awakened to the
idea that a tariff commission offers the
only solution of the problem, which is
both rational and insures the absence of
jobbery. The President from the begin
ming advocated this commission. ! call
your attention to the fact that the
commission in the original bill when
the tariff bill was under consideration in
the Senate was introduced by your own
senator here present-Senator Dolliver.
1t was characteristic act of service
TO the people on the senator's part, and
] wish TO take this opportunity OF say
ing that throughout my term as Presi-
dent on every important question Ii was
my privilege to stand shoulder to shoulder
with Senator Dofliver. Let me add, my
friends. that what have said Of Sena-.
tor Dolliver / can also say of your rep
resentative. Mr.. Hubbard.
"A word here for my friend, Repre-
sentative Martin. Although he Is not from
Iowa, but from South Dakota. he also
was q man who absolutely 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 1 found after try
ing them out stood without hitching.
Perhaps that simie suits South Dakota
better than Iowa. where l should say
that they never kicked over the pail
1T was only by a bitter fight that the
friends of the commission idea in Con-
gress got through the proposition. 1t
is not yet in satisfactory shape. The
commission itself should be enlarged and
its powers greatly enlarged and defined.
and any necessary changes made that
will make its work more effective from
the standpoint both of the executive and
Congress. But the establishment makes
an excellent beginning in the right direc-
ton. Moreover. the value of the COM
mission as provided has been made real
by the action of the administration in
constituting in broad fashion the law that
provided for IT,