The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-19
TAFT SPEAKS TN ROCHESTER
SAYS NE THENKS TEE NEW
TARIFF Law 10 a GOOD ONE.

ROCHESTER,. March Is.--President Tan
told this 5OO guests az the Rochester
Chamber Of Commerce here tonight
thai Il Was hard for a President to talk
about anything hut politics. and then
launched out into an explanation 81 the
nrta 81 his Administration 80 far He
referred to the tariff law. which he
thought was a good one. and the corpora
tioa taN.
During this year said the President.
-business has increased. prosperity II
heFe.- He said that until the supreme
Court decides the important cases noe
before IL neither President nor a citiSen
could tell how long that prosperity would
last. Ne indorsed the tWo bsttleships
pphcy Of former President Roosevelt
and declared that that policy was dear
10 his heart also, although he fAvOrs
Government economy Of all sorts.
Taking up the subject OF the Admins
tration's legislative programme and the
measures which he hopes TO get through
Congress. the President declared that the
"law . DELAY 10 one Of the most important
and pressing matters which coufronts
the country. Speaking OF the proposed
court OF commerce to be created IL the
Administration railroad bill becomes law.
Mr. Takf said thar one objection. that the
Judges would not have enough 90 do.
could he met easily by making those
Judges at in Federal courts.
what propose 10 to have railroad men
run their roads within rhe Law and not
beeubjecf to constant litigation. said the
President IN referring 20 the proposed
amendment in the Hepburn Law per
uniting pooling arrangements The car
Fiers. ne said. must pool anyhow and he
preferred to have them do II under rh.-
law
In explanation Of the clause in the Ad-
ministration bill that allows a carrier
which Owns 50 per cent. Of a competing
hue 20 acquire the remainder Of the stock
the President said that It had been an
sarted not to help the railroads hut 20
aid ths minority stockholders. He said
that the passage OF the proposed amend
men,s would stop all such stock manipsI-
lAtions A. have been disclosed recently
Mr.. Taft said President Of the United
States Ia in a bad way. because he can't.
like the Premier Of England. 60 into
Congress and fight for his legislation.
He said that IL ne consulted with men
here and there and every where and
then called in Congressman and asked
them 20 pass certain measures he was
said 70 be forcing legislation down the
throats Of the people. and II be did not
put the legislRtion through that his party
platforms called for he was criticised for
not keeping his word
The postal savings hank hill. he said. I
instead Of hurting the banking BUSINESS !
would aid IL greatly
Our friend Mr. Gompers and the I,
Federation of labor ne said arc op-
posed "a the anti-Iniunction hill h-causs.
they say Il doesn't 60 far enough. end MIR /
Van Cleave and the Merchants end Manu-
facturers Association are opposed to IL 1
because it's not strong enough
But. he Sad. I'm getting little tired !
Of consulting particular interests 20 -aa I
II thing ought IN 90 through When =
man comes tn m" and saws You ought
not 10 do the; IN" psrople won like a.
] want 70 know first whether u IN right or
not When any ore comes 20 me for a
hearing want 20 give IL tn him. hut do
not intend 20 he Influenced. except by just
arguments
"rve been told aid the President.
that I'm a poor politician and that the
Administration has showed that ~ was
poor al politics
First. the President said objection was
made N the tariff law. next the en- ga cor
porations didn't like the corporation tax
and the magazines had no Use for the
"
class mail matter
still. the President said. he thought that
the country would see that these measures
were right. and that he said, lie the
best politics in the end
President y e Prown Of ne New
ork Central Railroad said n few things
about the condition ~ the country under
the last Administration. He didn't name
Col Roosevelt, but the Inference was
rlain Mr. brown alsD charact 0rized the
0~A
cost II ioodsuIfs a. blind and a. the
preliminary breath Of " hat will become a
hurricane unless 4 remedy is found His
sefersnce u Col Roosevelt cane early
N HIS speech. after President Taft had
finished He said.
doubt H any Administration IN the
history Of the nation hR~ ACCOMPLISHED a.
much in The same length Of tame for the
commercial interests 81 the country %
much for the manufacturing interests ~
the country. 80 much for the millions Of
WORKERS. a. has been accomplished since
the election OF President Taft. The change
has been gradual. the Improvement -
healthy and normal. that n j. necessary 20
recall conditions then ana compare fhsrl
with present IN order 10 appre' late their
siznihcance and value
More than tD1rD idle car- vrre side
tracked. and ID.oo1 locomotives With fires
extin Guished aud crews forced into uuweI-
come fienes= hlled rho roUndh0usez n fhe
railroads Mines we're shut down 'he
sound OF the 70 Was hVshed m the humber
camps. he great factories of the country
we're closed 81 worked ia smndicaliv With
small fraction NJ fheir normal forces.
thousands ~ laborera left the country, TAX
ing their savings with them. and tons Of
Thousands walked the streets boxing IN
vain for work
To-day everv car - enployef. every
en- zine h In service double crewed and
working to the last mile of her capactty
The great manufacturing industries NJ the
country are beehVes Of activity. and the
demand for labor exceeds fhe supply
From the depths Of disastrous Industrial.
commercial and financial depression IN
eighteen shor' months ths country has been
ed - the highest tide Of prosperity IN
Witch the farmer. the merchant. the mann
factuTeT. the worker and the railroads ar-
ali sharing In = fairly equitable degree
Men will diner a. N governmental poll
cies. the tarin. the currency. the regulation
Of corporations. or what mo- but thar the
hrst business of government l. and should