The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22
PRESS COMMENT
What the Newspapers of Vermont
and Other States Are Saying
About Topics Of Interest TO
Journal Readers.
ROOSEVELT AND TAFT.
New York Tribune)


However, the entrance of Ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Cat the st. Paul Con-
servation Convention) was highly dra-
matte. He came preceded by brass
band and the original Roosevelt Club.
in khaki uniforms, and yet the cheers
which greeted his entrance did not
equal those which had greeted the en-
trance of President Taft, who came
in quietly, with no music and escorted
only by the Governor and the mem
bere of the reception committee.
Mr.. Roosevelt was not called upon
TO wait long before he began his adj
dress. The convention had been in
session for an hour when he arrived,
and only the formal prayer of DR.. j .
S. Morgan, in which he prayed for
the most conspicuous citizen of the
world" preceded the introduction of
Mr.. Roosevelt. AS Mr.. Roosevelt
came forward there was great out
burst of cheers, but it did not last as
long as that which yesterday greeted
the generous compliment which Presi-
dent Taft paid to his predecessor.
A careful comparison of the Taft
and Roosevelt pronounciamentos re-
veals only one clear cut difference be-
tween these two statesmen. President
Taft RETAINED from expressing all
opinion as to whether State or Federal
control of power sites was to be pre-
ferred, and contented himself with
stating with great fairness the pros
and cons, and announcing that he
would recommend to Congress the
enactment of legislation along one or
other of these lines, but would insist
that any legislation passed should be
adequate.
Mr.. Roosevelt dismissed the argu-
ments for State control with the asser-
ton that were it not for the corpor-
ate interests we would never hear the
question raised" and there is no hope
for the plain people if this question
is to be raised" But in this instance
Mr.. Roosevelt was the special plead
er President Taft was the unprecedented
judge.
Mr.. Roosevelt went out of his way
to denounce, although not by name,
Representative Tawney. The last
time Mr.. Taft was in Minnesota he de-
Tended Mr.. Tawney in his own city of
Winona as man who had voted for
tht tariff bill despite the fact that it
did not meet with his approval and in
the interest of party harmony and the
general prosperity. But President Taft
said nothing yesterday regarding Mr..
Tawney, SO that the difference was
not sharply accentuated. Mr.. Roose-
welt censured Mr.. Tawney because of
his authorship of that amendment to
sundry civil bill which forbade the
)enditure of public funds for the en-
pc @es of any commission mot author
ize by law"
ii Ex-Presiaent called attention to
the fl that when he signed the bill
he hal notified Congress that he did
not reg ID the amendment as consti-
tutional, md that We're he to remain
President he would not heed its pro-
visions. { alaration which evoked a
smile from TIE lawyers and those who
know that e, Z had Mr. Roosevelt re-
NAMED in thu White House he could
not have eXper I'd public funds 70"
such a commiss. without the sane
ton of the ContrC 'er of the Treasury
and that the Cont Ter is not remov-
able by the Preside T; but the state
ment excited part ~ his hearers to
the highest pitch of o"thusiasm.