New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-21
HEARST |NDORSES
PRESIDENT TAFT
Roosevelt Severely Criticised in
Statement Issued in
Washington.
THE TWO ADMINISTRATIONS
Says Roosevelt Left Country in
Depths of Adversely" and
Taft Has Restored
Prosperity.

Washington, April 20.-wiliam RAN
dolph Hearst. former aspirant for the
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
dency, ISSUED a remarkable statement
over his own signature tonight, in
which he unqualifiedly indorses Mr.. Taft.
He also ckticises in severe terms the ad-
ministration OF President Roosevelt. and
in so many words warns the nation
against a renewal Of the political domi-
nation OF the former President.
Mr.. Hearst called at the White House
this afternoon. He spent a half-hour
with the President in the executive Of
fees. On leaving the White House Mr..
Hearst said he had called merely to pay
his respects to MFR. Taft, whom he ad-
mired Later he issued his Endorsement
of the Taft administration.
No one can talk with the President
without appreciating and respecting his
says. Personally. / believe also in his
efficiency. He has been one year in Of
fee, and he has certainly accomplished
more in that one year than Roosevelt
did in his first year.
Taft's One Year-Roosevelt's Seven.
1T is hardly fair to compare Taft's
one year with Roosevelt's seven. and yet
I am not sure that even with that the
comparison might not be to Taft's ad-
vantage. Tafts methods are not those
OF Roosevelt, but then Taft will proba-
bly, not conclude his term with a panic.
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quiet. earnest gentleman who came into
office when the country was in the
slough Of adversely. and after one year
in office has placed the country on the
high road Of prosperity. is quite as val
liable a President as a more snowy and
spectacular person who found the coun-
try in the height Of prosperity and left
il in the depths OF adversely"
Mr.. Hearst says he does not charge
Mr. Roosevelt directly with responsible
ity for the panic OF 1907, nor does he
undertake to give Mr.. Taft the entire
credit for the restoration of prosperity
He declares. however. that an admins
tration which is producing more divi-
dends for business men and finding work
for the unemployed should not be too
carpingly criticised for certain minor
faults OF omission or commission.
Taft is carrying out Rooseveits pol
icies in the one way that they ought to
be carried out" he adds. That is to
say. he is doing the things that Roose-
welt should have done. but did not do.
"Stifening" Rate Law.
Taft is making the Roosevelt railroad
rate act complete and effective. The
Roosevelt railroad rate act has always
been an utter farce, and everybody who
knew anything about tho subject knew
when il was passed that it was a farce
and would be failure. II might have
been meant 10 be failure. At any
rate. Mr.. Hepburn. the gentleman who
was selected by the Roosevelt admins
tration to stand sponsor for that bill i'm
the House. had but lately been hung in
efiiCy by his enthusiastic constituents
for too great friendIiness to the rail-
roads Would YOU have selected that
kind Of a man tagged with that kind Of
a testimonial TO frame that kind Of a
biU2 And can you imagine Mr.. Roose-
welt. the Diogenes Of politics. hunting
through the house of Congress. lantern
ina hand. to find an honest man and Sc
Letting this executed effigy as the dttest
one to frame the peoples railroad bill?'
Mr. Hearst saws President Taft is try
ing 10 stiffen into an active force the
.snineleSs ra abroad bilT' Of the Roosevelt
administration. He gives Mr.. Taft credit
for the prosecution Of criminal trusts
and for throwing his powerful influence
behind many needed laws. among them
the corporation tax bill. the overcapital-
ization bill. bill providing TO postal
savings banks. the parcels post measure
and the income tax bill.
"Al these measures are good he con
tinues. some of these the Roosevelt
administration wilfully omitted. others
II fairly neglected. and some it discussed
but never accomplished.
.'Ir the people want more Of achieve
rncrt than Taft is giving them. they
must turn to another party. for do not
I..lievo that there is another man i'm the
Ropublican party who Will do more or
as much. Most certainly If the people
,,ant the tariff modified they must turn
to another party. for the tariff will never
hc modified 10y its beneficiaries. And it's
benehciaries control the Republican
rarty.''
MIR. Hearst closed his statement with
the declaration that the American peo-
nile need look for no tariff reform
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