The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-23
SHARP ATTACK ON
ADMINISTRATION
Congressman Palmer Criticises
Weakness of Taft
TARIFF BILL FLAYED
Taft's Policies and Acts During His Adj
ministratiOn Arc Hit Hard by
the Lawmaker In n DELHI
crate Address.

Washington, March 22-Referring to
President Taft as "a rather plant execu-
tive" and characterizing former Pres
dent Roosevelt as the greatest insurgent
Of them all, who taught the insurgents
how to sinsurge,' y Representative A.
Mitchell Palmer, democrat, of Pennsyl-
rania, attacked the administration from
the floor of the House today.
Mr.. Palmer in introducing his attack
upon the republican organization and the
measures. said that the
could expect little real benefit
from this show of effort on the part
Of the President to redeem the pledges of
the republican platform.
The speaker said he did not impute to
the President any lack of good faith. but
he added. amy student of recent and
present conditions in the republican party
must realize that, however much the
President may desire to carry out the
promises of his party in relation to these
he has bound himself hand
and foot to an organization in the Con-
yress which has demonstrated on in
occasions in the past that 1t
cannot be true to anything except its own
false traditions.
The first effort of the administration
hayed by Representative Palmer was the
tariff He related how President Taft
had promised the voters in his public
addresses before election that the pledges
Of the republican party for tariff revis-
ion meant tariff reduction.
THE people understood then,' said Mr.
that in presenting the platform
the republican party gave its promissory
note to the American people. 1t was in
dorsed by William H. Taft and accepted
by the people at the election. 1t never
would have been accepted without that
for the credit of the maker
Of the obligation had been sadly impaired
by the record of years of broken
pledges.
Taft Lacking in Zeal
'If President Taft had displayed but
half the zeal In an attempt to force Con-
gress to reduce the tariff taxation on
the necessities of life that he displayed in
securing those reductions of duties which
will result In greater profits to the pro-
tected manufacturers already enriched by
:, ~ tar,ff lows hevond tbe
PEI az '''' y u,,oa
ireams OF aVarlce' ne "ouio nav ca i'ou
he right to say that as the indorser OF
he republican party's promise he had
saved it's obligation from protest.
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materials at much reouceo eNpe"'
name would have been enshrlned IN the
hearts of the poor as his praises are now
,,,g In the counting houses of protected
-, ;,
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People Are Deceived
.,ro say that the American people were
. he proceeded, "by the double
,lav of a rather plant executive and an
st,,ta leader of the republican organiza
ion during the last inning or the tarin
yame, is TO impute to the citizens OF this
country lack of intelligence Tor Wnich
here Is no warrant in their record Tor
prompt punishment they have meted out
II the past to parties recreant TO their
rust.
Tho thrilling events of the last few
lays In Congress, the Pinchot incident,
POSTAL savings bank and FEDERAL corpora
ions were all included in Representative
aaln,er's diatribe.
Now that the insurgents have been
into line" he said. by the re-
usaI of the public pap and by the success
II the mcst gigantic bluffs in the history
II tls1 body and these men of important
bought and action have been coralled
nto the party caucus and made to prom
se to be good, what has become of these
pledges in the republican platform? The
republican legislation platform started
nut bsHvely to redeem the party promises
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