The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-04-04
TAFT WILL MAKE
DEFENSE Of HIS
ADMINISTRATION
The Public Mind Has Been I'm.
pressed With the Attacks
Made Upon it
BAll|AGER MAY RETIRE FROll
CABINET At INVESTIGATIONS END
President Is Being Urged to Appoint
Man to the Treasury Department
Who Is Affiliated With the Party
Dickinson and Hitchcock.

Who Is Affiliated With the Party
Dickinson and Hitchcock.
Washington, April 4-The Taft ad-
mnistration is about to defend itself
aggressively before the people of the
United States.
Convinced that the public mind has
been impressed by attacks of various
Kinds upon the administration in
many parts of the country, and that
the criticisms cannot be permitted to
pass unanswered without injury to
Republican prestige, the party leaders
have decided to Garry the war into
the enemy's country" President Taft
is said to be ready and anxious to as
sumo the offensive.
The opening guns will be fired next
Saturday in Washington by the presi-
dent in person and in Chicago by At
torney General Wickersham.
Mr.. Taft will speak in this city on
the subject of organization. and he
will be supported by other powerful
orators of the Republican party. At
torney General Wickershams subject
Will be the policies of the adminis-
tration. The speeches by the presi-
dent in Washington, Senator Lodge.
Representative Mckinley of illinois,
chairman of the Republican congress
sional committee; Representative Dun
can Mckinley of California, John Hays
Hammond. president of the National
League Cf Republican clubs; John A.
Stewart, president of the New York
league and John G. Capers, national
committeeman for South Carolina at
the same gathering. and that of Mr..
Wickersham at Chicago, are expected
to supply the themes for other promi-
nent Republicans.
Nothing has created SO much inter-
est among the Republican leaders in
Washington since the Inauguration of
MIR. Taft as the plans now formu-
lating to defend the administration.
Some facts are to be brought out
about the operation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill, and the enemies Of
that legislation will be called upon
to answer. the friends of the adminis-
tration with some concrete evidence
If this subject is to continue to be an
issue within the party
The party it is said. expects to
close the session of congress with
interstate commerce, statehood, postal
savings, anti-injunction and conser-
vaticn legislation to its credit. In
addition it is hoped that statement
may be issued showing that great
saving has been made in the expense
of carrying ON the governmental busi-
ness.
Little is being said by the party
leaders about the issue of Cannon
ism" beyond the statement that this
question will take care of itself at
the right time. The only explanation
vouchsafed for this comment is that
Speaker Cannon is expected to resign
the speakership at the close of the
present session of congress-
Should the speaker thus resign at
: the close of the present session, at a
time when there would be no oppor-
tunity to choose his successor before
next winter, it is argued that sew
eral members of the present house
would benefit by Immediately announc-
ing themselves as candidates. No Of
fetal statement on this subject is ex-
pected from the speaker His friends
believe that it would be inadvisable for
him to weaken the organization of
the house at this time by disclosing his
intentions. They argue that in view
of the recent battle in the house, all
the force that was retained by the
Republican majority, is needed. If the
administration program as to legisla-
tiop is 10 succeed.
There are rumors. circulated with
considerable freedom about the capi-
tol. that before the congressional
elections. some changes may be ex-
pected in the presidents cabinet. but
none of these stories can be confirmed.
In fact no one processes to have any
first hand information on the subject.
At the same time the general impres.
sion seems to be that an effort will be
made to strengthen the cabinet in a
political way
Among the retirements often mem
toned as possible are those of Sec
retary Dickinson. of the war depart
ment and Postmaster General Hitch
cock. Also. 1t Is stated that Mr.. Bal
linger may resign from the interior de-
partment at the close of the present
investigation, IL the change can be
made without subjecting himself to
the charge Of retiring under fire."
Some of the party leaders are urg-
ing upon the president the desirable
ity of appointing to the treasury some
man who has affiliated with the party.
There is no dissatisfaction with the
administration of Secretary Mac
Veagh, but some politicians argue that
the president SHOULD not hesitate to
use every leverage to advance the ad-
ministration politically.
If two or more changes should be
made in the cabinet, 1t Is stated. with
some show of authority. that one of
,hr places would so to William J.
Loeb. Jr., former secretary to Mr.