The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03
ARE AFTER TAFT.
Congressman Anthony Explains
Why He Is Attacked.
Enemies OF President Strike at
the Executive.
CALLS HIM GREAT MAN
Calls Attention to Problems
Solved in White House.
Local Campaign Will Be Con-
tinued Tonight.
CALLS HIM GREAT MAN


| have public men and public issues been
so maliciously misrepresented by other
public men and the great newspapers
as they are today said D. R. Anthony,
congressman from the First district in
! Kansas last night. 'And the most mis-
leading of all is the Kansas City Star.
| The Star editoriany soon will open up
on the president of our great country,
William H. Taft. Col. Nelson has or
dered his editorial writer's, because of
| a personal grudge, to attack the presi-
I dent and any who are friends of the
/ president. 1 will be attacked because
| 1 am a friend of Taft. There will be
nothing bad enough for the Star to
say.
That's why I am here tonight. I
call this my getting acquainted trip.
| [ want to meet you voters personally
and explain the political situation, mis-
representation and the public issues so
that you will know what you are
about
! Such was Congressman Anthony's tx
planation of his presence and his
speech before the Republican meeting
in the second precinct of the Fifth
ward of Topeka in Stephens Hall at
1925 Kansas avenue. He makes the
same talk everywhere he goes and has
| been thruogh every county in his dis
trict getting acquainted"
| PreSlQ6nC I4IC, the interstate COM
merce commission, the postal savings
banks, the conservation law, and the
| Payne tariff were the topics of Con-
gressman Anthony's educational talk.
i He characterized President Taft as
''the big hearted, most human, most
approachable president the country
ever had-the president who is trying
to be pres'd dent of the whole country
predicted that his name would go down
IN history as the greatest law making
president of the United States.
Roosevelt was the greatest president
of the all. His doctrines have been
made laws by Taft and his congress- -
said Anthony and illustrated his point
with reference to the Conservation
law. Millions of acres of timber and
ore lands were withdrawn from entry
arbitrarily by President Roosevelt who
saw the vast resources exploited by
crafty capitalists. President Taft asked
| congress for a law providing the con-
congress passed the law within a few
days.
1.-THE only remaining legislation to be
made governing the interstate COM
merce commission" said the speaker,
"is a law enabling the commission to
make a physical valuation of the rail-
roads. Then rates will be fixed, based
on the earning power of the roads,
which will allow them q reasonable
profit. Such action will squeeze ont
the water that the companies carry
and on which you the people are fore
ed to pay dividends. The next con-
gress win provide these things.
: The Postal Savings bank will en-
> able the small wage Garner to deposit
, his meager savings with Uncle Sam
, The Democrats raise the cry that the
: law is merely a scheme to get the poor
: people's money to send east to Wal
street. That is an error and a false
alarm. When the Postal savings OF
an individual have reached $500, the
account will be turned over to some
bank in the city where the money is
saved. As soon as this law is put into
general effect you will all see the wis
, dom and advantage of it.
Tariff Not Perfect.
| 1.-The Payne tariff, I admit, is not {
perfect tariff. It is impossible for 391
men to pass tariff bill with provision:
. for 1000 different schedules and make
: it perfect. But 80 per cent of these
schedules are all right and the 10 pei
cent will be perfected by the next con
gress. President Taft has said tina
the Payne tariff is the best tariff the
country ever had, and I agree will
President Taft. The general reduction
while certain schedules are higher
amounts to nearly II per cent.
But the great value of the Payne
tariff is in its administrative provis
ions For instance, under it the United
. States could say to every other nation
q Give US the same duty that you giv'
d to any other country or up goes your:
Z 25 per cent. There was a great ella
) NOR that such a provision would NEAR
> war. The result. however, was the in
= ternational commercial treaty.
{ 'The cotton and wool schedules d.
y | need mending. There now is a tarif
. commission of six able men workin!
Z on the needed changes. The next con
. gress will act on this expert report.
Defending a protective tariff the con
greSsman cited that 80 1-2 per cent o
. the farmers products were disposed o
= at home with profit simply because o
that tariff and assigned the great pros
perity of the farmer to it's provisions
Behind the walls of this protective
= | tariff certain trusts and trade corpor
y ations have been built up" concluded
u the speaker, but it is not the tariff
that is at fault the trusts and trad
corporations must be broken and tn,
Sherman antitrust law is the best Law
ever devised for the purpose"
The meeting which was arranged b!
the Shawnee Republican central com
II rnittee and presided over by Capt. Tt
tus, included as it's speakers besid
ID. r. Anthony, Judge E. r. Simon
candidate for county attorney, Hugl
u Mcfarland. A. c. Bell and Rev. ]. r
: Ransome.
8 The order of the talks was in tn
s nature of spirit rousers and party feel
ing ran high. A. c. Bell took occasion
IS TO pledge the eternal fidelity of the ne
i gro to the Republican party and prom
=" ised for his race that their vote at tn
:, coming election would be the 1arges
/ ever massed his people. Rev. Ransom
e who has had the honor of a persona
l. visit with President Taft, spoke of til
present leader and the work of tn
party.
Judge Simon and Hugh McFarlan
l. dealt with the county politics an
Y | no fbOr0ht of a0vfhiDp hl1f