The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-21
Com pares Him With
Roosevelt to Credit
of Former.
BELIEVES HIM
BETTER OF TWO
Former Aspirant for President
Thinks Much Has Been Accom-
lished During First Year of
Adninistration-People Must
Turn to Another Party
for Tariff Reform.

Washington ID. C., April 20.--William
Randolph Hearst, former aspirant for
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency, issued Tonight remark
able statement over his own signature,
in which he unqualifedly indorses Mr.
Taft. In doing so. he also criticizes
in severest terms the administration
of President Roosevelt, and in so many
words warns the American nation
against a renewal of the political dom
ination of the former President
Mr.. Hearst called at the White
House this afternoon. He spent a half
hour with the President. Upon leav
ing, he said he had called merely to
he said he admired. Later. he issued
his Endorsement of the Taft adninis-
tration.
NO one can talk with the Prest-
Ing his earnestness and sincerity" the
statement proceeds personally, I be-
lieve also in his efficiency He has
been one year in office, and he has
certainly accomplished more in that
ono year than Roosevelt did in his
first year.
Not RooseveIt's Methods.
1T is hardly fair to compare Taft s
one year with Roosevelts seven, and
yet | am not sure that even with that
the comparison might not be to Taft's
advantage. Taft's methods are not
those of Roosevelt, but then Taft Will
probably not conclude his term with
ION the whole, it seems to me that
a quiet. earnest gentleman who came
into Office when the country was in
the slough of adversely, and. after one
year in office, has placed the country
quite as valuable President as u
more snowy and spectacular person.
W ho found the country in the height
of prosperity. and left 1T in the depths
of adversity."
AR Hearst admits that he does not
charge Mr. Roosevelt directly with
responsibility for the panic of 1907, nor
does he undertake. 10 give Mr. Taft
the entire credit for the restoration of
the administration. which is producing
more dividends for business men and
finding work for the unemployed.
should not be too carpingly criticised
for certain minor faults of omission or
commission"
Mr.. Taft is carrying out Roosevelt's
policies in the one way that they ought
to be carried out. That is to say, he
Is ! isoe,Sd doing the things that Roosevelt
Taft is making the Roosevelt rail-
road rate act complete and effective.
The Roosevelt railroad rate act has
always been an utter farce, and every
subject knew when it was passed that
it was farce and would be a failure.
It might have been meant TO be fail
ure.
Credit to Taft.
Mr. Hearst says that President Taft
is trying to stiffen into an active force
1.-THE spinelcss railroad bill" of the
Roosevelt administration He gives Mr..
Taft credit for the prosecution of Grim
inal trusts and for throwing his pow
erful influence behind many needed
laws. among them the corporation tax
bill, the capitalization bill d bill
providing for postal savings banks. the
parcels post measure and the income
tax bill.
''Al the measures are good" he con-
tinues. Some of these the Roosevelt
wilfully omitted 9TH
ers it fairly neglected.: in some it dis
cussed, but never accomplished.
IF the people want more of achieve
ment than Taft is giving them, they
must turn to another party. for l do
not believe that there is another man
in the Republican party who Will do
more, or as much.
Most certainly If the people want
the tariff modified, they must turn
to another party. for the tariff will
never be modified by its benefciaries.
And its beneticiaries control the Re-
publican party
Mr.. Hearst closes his statement with
the declaration that the American peo-
pie need look for no tariff reform.