The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
Heartily Commends the Work
Of President Taft's Admin
istration Regarding the Ap-
pointment of a Commission.
SPEECH WRITTEN AFTER
A TALK WITH 00LLIVER
Financial Methods of Two
Railroads Criticized and Me-
CeSSity of Giving Govern
ment More Power Urged,
ARRIVAL AT SIOUX FALLS

NIOUX FALLS. :. ID. sept. 3.-Ex-
- President Roosevelt today broke
his silence IN regard 60 the Taft
administration. He heartily commend
ed phase of IL. although he
said nothing that could he construed
n ~ reference to the administration n
n whole.
he confined himself to the work
which President Taft has done for the
establishment OF the principle Of reEu-
latinE the tariff through commission,
and tO the PRESIDENTS successes I'm con-
Quoting negotiations with foreign pow
crs for the application OF the new tariff
law.
Colonel Roosevelt also outlined clear
~ his position in regard to the tariff
He reiterated his belief In the need OF
regulation of duties by means of n com
mission. and declared that the tariff
should he I'm the interest of the working
man, and not for the benefit of com
paratfvcIy few wealthy men
Il believe in such a measure OF pro-
lection as viii equalize the cost OF
production here and abroad That is
as viii equalize the labor cost" said he
Il believe in such provision of the
workings OF the law as will make GER
tain that the protected industry gives
that difference 20 the man that we are
most anxious to protect-the working
man-and ~ I find IL is not giving It,
] would take off the tariff duty from
that particular thing"
Colonel Roosevelt made two speeches
on the tariff today. He delivered one
at Sioux City. Iowa. containing his ref
erenCe TO the Taft administration. IN
the second speech. made here late this
afternoon. he amplified his views on
the tariff declaring that although the
Payne-Aldrich law had given rise to
grave dissatisfaction. the fault lay
with the system under which tariff
laws are made. rather than with the
men who make them
II was in the presence OF Senator
Dolliver and Representative Hubbard
OF Iowa and Martin Of South Dakota
that the former President made the
first statement concerning the Taft ad-
ministration that has passed his lips
since his return from Africa, eleven
weeks ago.
InsurEenf state Chosen
| Colonel Roosevelt chose a state
where the ihsurgent movement is
strong in which to make his first re-
| marks at any length concerning the
I tariff. and took the opportunity thus
presented to declare himself in regard
| to a phase Of the administration 8
work which met his approval.
The colonel passed through parts OF
I four states today and everywhere along
l the line Of travel he was received by
| enthusia site crowds. Starting from
/ Omaha. Nebraska. early in the day. he
crossed into Iowa and thence across a
/ corner OF Minnesota. into South Da-
/ kota- The people turned out with
I bands to welcome him. and he made
I speech after speech from the rear plat
/ form. telling his hearers about his
] political ideals and his views as to good
| citizenship.
At Sioux CITY ne left his car to speak
/ in n baseball park which was not large
enough 70 hold all the Iowans who
| wanted to hear him.
! Those who could not squeeze their
I way in collected I'm the railroad yards
I 60 catch a glimpse Of the traveller as
/ he passed to and from the park.
In his speech at Sioux City. Colonel
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