The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-29
AT Reception Accorded His
Keynote Letter. Yesterday
AND ABOUT TT.R.'STRIP, TOO
the President Is Not Worry
ing About the Latter and Doesn't
Really Know What Great Recep-
tions Roosevelt Is Getting.

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Beverly, Mass. Aug 2o.Eyery effort
to smoke out" an expression from Presi.
dent Taft regarding Rooseyelts western
trip and the enthusiasm greeting him
has failed. Taft takes the position that
it is none Of bis affairs and IL is doubt
ful If he even reads the newspaper ac-
counts Of the trip. Not so those about
Taft. They are anxiously disturbed and
privately complaining that Roosevelt
talks entirely too much as If he were
stiH president Of the United States"
They assert that nobody can figure out
reason for his trip unless il is 70
launch his boom for 1912.
The fact that now S. newspaper cor
respondents accompanied Roosevelt Is
contrasted with the fact that on Taft's
last trip only the press association and
one newspaper thought it Of sufficient
importance 20 send representative.
Another cause Of complaint by those
close to Taft was the manner in which
his letter sounding the keynote Of the
congressional campaign was handled BY
the metropolitan press to-day. Only
three or four newspapers displayed il
on the first page and only two carried
it in it, entirety.
Taft's Letter.
In his letter. which Is addressed TO
William b. Mckinley, chairman Of the
Republican congressional committee he
asks for party harmony. The question
now Is mot what complexion Of Re.
publicanism one prefers. but whether il
Is better for the country 70 have the
Republican party control the legislation
for the next two years and further re-
deem its promises" He presents the
alternative Of Democratic control as a
veto to Republican measures what
therefore asks the president, has a
Republican who believes in protection
but objects to some rates or schedules
IN the present tariff to hope for from
Ia Democratic majority
The letter is comprehensive in deal
ing with achievements of the present
Congress. The president reviews the va
rions enactments. He dwells emphat
ically upon the stanIard shat CONGRESS
"has set n respect q the sacrednes
Of party pledges" II declares that
"the present Congress has not only fui-
filed many party pledges, but It has by
its course set higher the standard Of
party responsibility for such pledges
than ever before in the history Of Amer.
ican parties
The tariff topic Is treated at length
There Is no mention of the sentiments
expressed in the Winoua speech that il
is the best tariff law ever enacted. The
presidents quotes the memorandum which
accompanied his approval OF the tariff
law. This memorandum he says fairly
states the effect Of the billn and he adds
that it has been criticized Tor certain
rates and schedules. Some Of the criti-
cisms are just and some are wide Of
the mark and most unjust"
After saying that the evil Of exees-
sive tariff rates showed itself in the
temptation Of manufacturers to combine
and suppress competition and then To
maintain prices so as TO take advantage
Of the excess Of the tariff rates over
the difference between the cost Of pro
duction abroad and here; the president
says that the Payne law Is the first
passed By the Republican party in
which the necessity for reducing rates
TO avoid this evil has ben recognized
He pronounces the law a decided |
step in the right direction SAYS The /
law was a downward revision, "partic |
ularly on articles of necessity aud on
.ta4sf ~.
charge that the tariff Is responsible |
for the increase in the prices Of neces
sites is demonstrably false The presi
dent finds that the high prices, with
very few exceptions. affect articles IN
the tariff upon which there was no in |
crease in rates OF in respect to which |
there was substantial reduction
With some emphasis upon the work |
Of the tariff commission" 1.-THE presi
dent repeatedly calls ii a tariff com
mission. although Congress in its enact
ments took care, after q long wrange
to call it tariff board. y Mr. Taft +
repeats the statements of his last an
nual message with respect to revision
as folIowsi
When the commission completes III
NNiks EfAUNl On Tue tultft iAIlH OF on Il
any Of the schedules in respect to which
issue has arisen and the work OF the
shows that the present tar.
III is wrong and should be changed.
expect to bring the matter to the at.
teRtion of Congress with d view to it,
Of the tariff in that partic
ilar OF course this will be impracti-
able unless Congress itself shall adopt
he parliamentary rule, as | hope it will.
that bill to amend one schedule OF the
.ariff may not be subject to a motion
% amend BY adding changes in other
schedules.
1t will thus be possible to take up a
ingle schedule with respect to which
{ IS probable that great majority Of
zach House will be unpreiudiced to ad-
nit the evidence and to reach a fair
For these reasons it seems
o me that all Republicans -eonserya
ire, progressive and radical may well
lblde the situation with respect to the
arili Until evidence now being accum.
Hated shall justify changes in the rates. "
The plan Of amendment Of the tariff
~ separate schedules was advanced at
he last session Of Congress by Repre-
entative E. j Hill Of Connecticut, and
rule for such a concurrent resolution
Is the president dercrines was Grawn
" Asher c. Kinds, the House parlia
The presidents approval Of
uch rule is practically the only ad.
'auce in his tariff statements beyond {