Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-03
TAFT IS ANXIOUS
To BE BACKED BY
n. !. LEGISLATURE
Twice During Buffalo Visit He
Indicates Strong Desire for
General Assembly to Ratify
Income Tax Amendment
PREDICTS GOV. HUGHES
WILL BE GREAT JUDGE

BUFF ALO- y. l., April SV.-1EeSlueHO
Taft today personally indicated his strong
desire that the income tax amendment be
ratified by the New York legislature.
Here in Buffalo where representatives a,
Albany and those from Erie county gem
orally d1e opposing the amendment no
twice seized upon the occasion to indorse
! the income tax.
At the banquet of the chamber of COM
n,erce tonight he gave point to his income
tax policy by locally announcing, that
he had selected Governor Hughes for 4
seat in the supreme court. despite the lat
ter's attitude toward the income tax. Eek,
pressing his satisfaction at having Sc
cured the governor for this post, the pres
. ident observed that he could not be &C
cused of bossism in this matter, since he
had secured man for the bench with
whose views on so important a question
as the income taS he could not agree.
The sentiment was enthusiastically re-
! ceived.
CONSENTS TO INTERVIEW.
Earlier in the day the president sub
mitted TO an interview by reporters from
the Buffalo papers. 1t is noteworthy that
the president consented to the publica-
!
which is at variance with established Gus
toms.
interviewed on the income tax amend
ment, the president said:
My views on that subject have not
changed in any way. 1 stand where
nave always stood. in favor of giving to
| the government the right to levy such a
| tax in time of necessity"
| ANXIOUS ABOUT LEGISLATURE.
/ He inquired anxiously for news about
the action of the legislature at Albany.
/ in which there was a marked degree Of
confidence that the New York Legislature
will ratify the amendment Coming. at
this time and experimenting the remarks
he has made in private regarding the in
; come tax, and the letters that were writ
| ten early this week by Attorney General
Wickersham urging the ratification of the
amendment these remarks of the presi-
dent today have a high significance and
IL is believed will immeasurably contrib
ute toward a victory at Albany for the
income tax adherents.
Particularly is it hoped that the effect
J of the presidents Endorsement of the
/ amendment will be reflected in the action
OF the representatives of Erie county in
the legislature. The president met sew
sral Of the representatives and leaders
hire today, including Postmaster Fred
/, Greiner. and inasmuch as Mr.. Taft re-
| CARDS the income tax amendment as an
| administration measure, il is confidently
expected that they will assist TO the ex-
! tent of their power in urging the necessa-
ry ratification at Albany
| PECULIAR INCONSISTENCY.
! There is one phase of the income tax
| fight that appeals to the president as
! most peculiar. This is the fact of the
manifest insincerity OF many of the OPP
ronents of the amendment. They profess
to be opposed to it's ratification because
| Governor Hughes is opposed TO ii and are
still consistently opposing every other
! measure that the governor has advocat-
| ed. 1t is not improbable that the presi-
dent will have something further to say
on the income tax proposition before his
present visit to the middle west termi
mates.
! BUFFALO MOST CORDIAL
In the presidents visit today Buffalo
entertained the first president since Will
liam Mckinley. The entertainment was
enough, one of the presidents compan-
| ions today was Secretary of State Knox,
who was attorney general in President
McKinley's cabinet, and who was IN ac-
tive participant in the scenes attendant
upon his chiefs death.
| It was Secretary Knox. it was disclos-
ed here today, who put his foot down on
the proposition that was made at the
time to have Vice President Roosevelt
go to Washington for an inauguration
/ as president. Had that plan been carried
out the nation would have been without
! an executive head in the interim Mr..
Roosevelt accordingly took the path Of
! office in the parlor of the home of Ans-
! ley Wilcox, where President Taft was
entertained today. Within view or this
house is the old home of John G. Mil
burn. in an upper room OF which Presi-
dent Mckinley died. Secretary Knox, by
the way. shared with the president to-
/ day. the honors of the entertainment
provided by Buffalo citizens.
| KNOX SHARED HONORS.
| Goth Of them delivered addresses at the
noon luncheon Of the AID club and both
spoke tonight at the big dinner of the
chamber of commerce and the Manufac-
turers' club at Convention hall.
The president and his two friends had
planned a game of golf while here, but
! their time was so we'll laid out by the
entertainment committee that the game
| had to be abandoned. Both are now look
! ing forward to the Pittsburg-Chicago
ball game at Pittsburg on Monday after
| noon. Charles P. Taft, brother of the
I president, is to join the party and Sec
rotary Knox is awaiting Charles P. to
I
days game. A year ago when the teams
played at Pittsburg. with the president.
Secretary Knox and Charles p. as en-
! thusiastic rooters. the secretary of state
carried off 800 of Charles P.'s money as
result of his confidence in the Pittsburg
Pirates.
SPOKE TO AID MEN.
/ Both tho president and Secretary Knox
made happy speeches at the AID club,
where the president was presented with
! a fountain pen. The expression of a hope
that he would use the pen at Washing
! ton brought from the president refer
J ence to the possibility of the Democrats
I capturing congress at the November
elections. Said he:
| II shall be glad to use this pen. MY
predecessor was in the habit of frequent
! ly quoting a celebrated warriors re-
| mark that his spear knew no brother.
! AS 7 look at my friend Mack and I hope
| 7 can say my friend Corners, and con-
! slider what is coursing through their
veins and minds, and their ardent ex-
pectations that there is to be a majority
| of Democrats in congress next time, II
appears that l shall have to use this
! pen. not to sign bills, but to explain the
! reasons why ] do not. But l hope at
h, IAaot that shall have the privilege Of