The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-22
l. M. PenWeIl
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nine times as much stuff at home as
you do abroad. Your workmen have
work at good wages, you have a good
market, if they are unemployed and
starving, you have no market.
Il don't see why any intelligent man
wants these conditions changed, espe-
cially the farmers of the West. who
are getting the best prices in history
for their products"
McKinlay Praised CaIderhead.
He then paid a glowing tribute to
Congressman Calderhead, who was on
the firing line all the time during the
tariff fight, protecting the Republican
principles.
'"These same low tariff advocates say
that the tariff is the mother of the
trusts said he, "yet every country
on earth has trusts and here is an
other fact to remember that some of
the largest trusts in this country, no.
tally the Standard Oil trust, has no
tariff protecting its products at ALL"
In his speech, which was really a
set speech, except with the additions
noted above, Judge Rees reviewed
the work of Roosevelt and the policies
Taft was elected to carry out. He
said there were many reasons ad-
vanced by certain people why Taft
should not be nominated and elected
but that Roosevelt vouched for him
and that the people generally were in
clined to overlook all his faults, II
he had any, and accept him. While
the Chicago convention nominated
Taft, Rees declared It was dominated
by men not in accofd with Roosevelt's
policies and they forced a compromise
platform. though remarkable for
glittering generalities."
Judge Rees argued that tariff
should be lowered on goods controlled
by trusts in order to bring down the
prices. Mr.. Mckinley said that the
trusts were the outgrowth of business
development and that they should not
be associated with the tariff, but dealt
with separately under the antitrust
laws.
Judge Rees declared:
THE Payne bill is a makeshift, a
haphazard logrolling product. 1t is
in some respects, by reason of it's
administrative features and because
better adapted to raising revenue, an
improvement over the old law. The
president was forced to take it as it
was, veto it or let it pass without his
approval. He felt compelled to APP
prove it and he now feels compelled
to defend it, and it needs Defense"
Judge Rees devoted as much time
to Cannonism and machine politics as
he did to the tariff. He expressed the
belief that they were the paramount
issues in American politics today. He
challenged Calderhead to laud Can
non, and said: Even let McKinlay
and the president go out of their way
to approve him; the people of this
demand true representative govern
ment."
Judge Rees concluded:
Judge Rees on Taft.
1T yield to no man in admiration
for the great deeds of the past. /
realize the grandeur of the incompar-
able Lincoln, I venerate and cherish
the memory of Grant and Garfield,
and Roosevelt, and I hope that in the
fullness of time we may come to
look upon their present successor in
the White House as one of the great
men of history whose name is worthy
to be associated with theirs. II he
does succeed, will honor him as do
them; if he fails, 1 will sadly recall
the difficulties that beset him, the
false friends who surrounded him.
and cling to the belief that had he
relied more on his own Judgment and
deferred less to the judgment of such
men as Cannon and Aldrich his sue
cess and achievements would have
been immeasureably better"
Congressman McKinlay stated that
President Taft said it was the best
tariff bill ever passed by an American
congress. And McKinIay believed
that the president is in a position to
know more about it than Judge Rees
McKinIay at Clay Center.
Clay Center, March 22.-Congress-
man Duncan E. McKfnlay addressed
=
here Monday night Representatives
we're present from Clyde, Clifton
Oakhill. Idana, Brough-
ton and Green. There were quite a
number of young men present at the
meeting as well as a number of ladies.
Rein Iams, secretary of the Repub-
lean central committee, Postmaster
Achenbach, Captain Hensted, Ernest
Pinkerton and F. w. PARROT went to
and escorted Mr.. McKin1ay
% Clay Center.
The meeting was called to order bv
Secretary Rein Iams in the absence
Of Chairman Otis Sewell. Mr.. Iams
JAILED upon T. B. Dawes to INTRODUCES
he speaker. Mr.. Dawes made one OF
ais anti-Democratic, high-protecfive
sepupllcan lnlmlcable Dawes
which was well received nv
he audience. Mr.. McKinlay is a YER,
convincing talker. The subject ~
ais address was Protection to AmarJt
AN Labor, or High Protective Tarie, :.
which was discussed by him WIFI
airness and moderation. His sneact
vas Wen received and listened to WITH
marked attention throughout.