The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-09-03
PRESIDENT 7
is RAISED
Roosevelt Sees the Coco
That Is in MIR.
Taft

Sioux City. la, Sept. s.-Colonel
Roosevelt, In the presence of Senator
Dolliyer and Representative Hubbard
of Iowa today made his first public
utterance regarding the adminlstrd-
tion of President Taft He lndorsed
the presidents suggestions for tariH
commission and complimented him on
his negotiations with foreign countries
to bring about trade agreements
Ii was known that this commeenda-
ton of the president was purposely
given within "insurgent" territory,
and that both Senator Dolliver and
Mr.. Hubbard knew In advance that
Colonel Roosevelt was to say what he
said and approved it, although they
were not consulted by the colonel
about his reference to themselves,
The oolonels private car was moved
on a siding into Missouri park, where
a large assemblage were awaiting TO
hear him.
The coloners speech was as fol
lows:
81 was particularly pleased with
what the president said in his letter
on the subject Of the tarifG comm's
sion" said Colonel Roosevelt "A
number of senators and congressman
have for some years advocated this as
the proper method OF dealing with the
tariff and | am glad that the country
seems now to have definitely aWak'
ened to the idea that 4 tar. commits
sion offers the only solution of the
problem, which Is bother rational and
ensures the absence Of jcbbery. The
president from the beginning advo-
Gated this commission.
"I call your attention to the fact
that the amendment proposing to pro-
vide for such Il commission I'm the
original bill when the tariff bill was
under consideration in the senate. was
introduced by Your own seator-Sena-
tor Dolliver. Ii was n characteristic
act OF service to the people on the
senator's part. and | wish to take this
opportunity OF saying that. through
my term as president. on every im.
portant occasion it was my privilege
TO stand shoulder TO shoulder with
Senator Dolliver.
LET me add. my friends. that what
have said of Senator Dollivor | can
also say of your congressman. Mr..
Congressman Martin. although he is
not from Iowa, but from South Dako-
ia. He also was a man who absolute
" stood by me at every point through
my term. and whom ! was able To
work with in hearty sympathy FOR
every progressive policy. Al three OF
these men | found. after trying them
out. stood without h.tchiDg Perhaps
that slmic suits South Dakota better
than Iowa. of which ! should gay that
they never kicked over the pail
Commission Should Be Enlarged.
at was only by a bitter fight that
the friends OF tue commission Idea In
the senate and In the house got
through the provision, Ii is not yet
In satisfactory shape, The commits
sion itself should be enlarged and It's
powers clearly defined and changes
made that VIII make It's work more
effective from the standpoint both OF
the executive and congress.
But the establishment Of 1t makes
an excellent beginning iD the right d.
rection. Moreover, the value OF the
commission as provided for has been
realized by the action OF the admins
tration In constituting in broad fashion
the law that provided for IT,
There Is another feature of the
tariff law which is admirable and
points our course in the right direc-
ton, the maximum and minimum pro-
vision And here again | wish to
point out thet the value of the pro
vision has depended largely upon the
exsellent work done by the admins
tratlou In the negotiations with for
eogn powers for IT'S application. espe-
cially the negotiations with the Do
minlon OF Canada. which were The
most difficult of all. and vet In my
eyes the most important because ] es-
TEEN 1t or vital consequence that VIC
should always be on relations OF the
highest friendship and good will with
our great and growing ncighbor Of the
north
In addition. 1t was OF very real I'm
portauce 10 provide, as the present