Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-22
TAFT WILL STATE POSITION
Executive Preparing Speech and Let
ter for Campaign Book.
WILL NOT ENTER CONTROVERSY
Situation at Present Does Not show
that one Exists-List of Prog
resolve LEGISLATION TO De
cited.


BEVERLY. Mass. Arg. n.--As time goes
on II becomes more and more apparent
that no direct answer will be made here
to the reports Of a break between Presi-
dent Taft and Colonel Roosevelt and the
rupture.
Although the silence of the last few
days is still strictly maintained, II is be-
lieved now that President Taft intends TO
make his position clear in the letter he is
preparing for the republican campaign
committee hand book and the speech he is
preparing for the conservation congress at
st. Paul. Mr.. Taft has been working on
these two documents almost continuously
for the last two days.
The letter and the speech, so far as
known, will not be controversial The
president is said TO recognize no situation
calling for a controversy. Colonel Roose-
welt has made no statement in support of
the reported break. There is nothing
definite upon which the president could
act even II he had a desire to do so.
With the important work that he has in
hand Mr.. Taft evidently has concluded that
this is not the time TO enter into news
paper controversy with anyone. AS to
what his administration has accomplished
10 fulflllment Of the party platform pledges
and what It intends to do in the future in
the way Of recommendations to congress
President Taft soon will make these mat
tiers clear and It is said he is willing to
stand or fall by what he has to say.
Keeps Out of state Fights.
As to state fights and 1t is the New
York state fight which is alleged to have
created a chasm between the president and
the colonel, there is every reason to be-
lieye that Mr.. Taft will restate what he
has said here many times Of late, that
he does not believe 1t to be the province
of the chief executive to interfere In state
fights and that In dealing with state situa-
tons he has confined himself to urging
upon the various leaders the Importance
to the party Of an honest endeavor to
adjust their differences and an agreement
upon harmonious program.
That the president dsregarding local
issues, is still intent upon bringing about
situation in the republican party as
closely allied to harmony as is possible
under all the circumstances, is evidenced
by the fact that his campaign committee
letter is reported to contain a declaration
that there is no desire on his part or on
the part OF anyone closely identified with
the administration, to read any person out
of the party.
No Fight with Insurgents.
This is taken here to mean that the pres
ident has no fight with the insurgents, but
is glad to welcome them as republicans
During the last session OF congress the
president clearly defined his position as to
~ qfff faI
that all men who were willing to support
measures which clearly were framed in
compliance with pledges in the party plat
form were entitled TO be regarded as men,
bersi OF the party, no matter what their
position might be as to- the house rules or
the speakership. - rrfe.e-
1t is also said here tonight that President
Taft will point to the fact that all of the
legislation he has recommended and which
has been enacted has been in line with
the progressive policy he outlined at the be-
ginning Of his administration.
So far as he consistently can do so, the
president will endeavor to placate all fac
lions of the party. He believes the party
already is moving ahead and he wants
all its members to pull at the oars
Representative Mckinley of Illinois.
chairman Of the republican congressional
erly ten days ago, announced that the con-
gressional committee was ready TO support
regulars and insurgents alike, the only test
being support of the president and of the
party platform.
Tariff Commission.
AS to the tariff President Taft, 1t is be-
lieved, will lay chief Importance upon the
results that it is hoped will be accom-
plished through the work of the new tariff
commission. The party platform called for
a revision OF the tariff on the scientific
principle Of difference in the cost OF pro-
duction here and abroad. with fair profit
to the producers
1t also called for Immediate revision"
and the public demanded immediate revls-
ion. In bringing about immediate revision
II was obviously impossible to make that
revision scientific. The means OF securing
the needed information was not available
and the time was too short. The president
will point out what he believes to be the
good features OF the Payne-Aldrioh act and
will declare that a real scientific revision,
based on the mass OF information the tariff
commission will collect, will undoubtedly be
had II the republican party is kept in