New-York tribune., 1910-07-14
TAFT NOT TO INTERFERE
Will Take Only General Part IN
Fall Campaign.
HE HAS NO CANDIDATES
Merely Friendly Interest IN Loeo
Work of Tariff Board and
Monetary Commission.

Beverly. Mass. July 13.-It was authorta
tivelv announced here to-day. in view OF
various stories which are going the rounds
that President Taft's part in the campaign
this fall will be wholly of q general char
acter Whatever the President may have
TO say on politics will have to do with the
work of Congress and in proclaiming the
fact that to his way of thinking the men
the Republican party placed in power two
years ago have kept faith and carried out
the nlatform pledses. The President will
attempt to read no one out of the party
Neither will he have any candidate for
any office.
Personal friendship for William Loeb. jr
Collector of the Port of New York. led the
President in friendly way to suggest 10
Mr. Loeb he would make a good candidate
for Governor of New York this fall. The
President still thinks so. But the nomina-
ton is not in his giving, and he has re-
peatedly said that it was not his intention
to interfere in the affairs of any state. Inc
President will strictly adhere to this policy
1t was announced at the executive off1ces
to-day that Immediately after he returns
from his cruise along the coast Of Maine
President Taft will send for II. c. Emery
from abroad yesterday, after having made
an exhaustive investigation of the cost of
production. The President is deeply in
terested in the work of the board, and it Is
known that the placing of the tariff on
scientific basis as a result of the investiga-
tions Of the board will be made one of the
leading issues of the campaign this fall
The President is giving considerable
thought TO the forthcoming report of the
Monetary Commission. which it is expected
will recommend sweeping financial reforms
to Congress He will probably refer to the
work of this commission in his next mess
age to Congress. although il is doubtful If
the report will be ready for consideration
before a year from next December. IF the
next Congress is Republican, the President
will make an effort TO get a monetary re-
form bill through. Senator Aldrich, the
chairman of the Monetary Commission, Will
nave retired from Congress by that time,
but IT is said that after leaving the Senate
he will spend considerable time In going
through the country making addresses IN
favor central bank of issue.
The President is also mapping out work
for the economy commission, TO be COM
posed of department heads in Washington.
Plans for the Presidents cruise of ten
days along the coast of Maine are becom-
ing a little more definite. 1t was announced
to-day that when the President and his
family and party of friends leave here
on the Mayfiower next Monday afternoon
they will head directly for the Bay Of
Fundy and the waters about Eastport.
Turning there the yacht will pass through
the Lubec Narrows and run down to Bar
Harbor whore two or three days will be
spent Islesboro will be visited. No for
NAL engagements have been or will be
made. Since 1t became known that he
would cruise in Maine waters the President
has been deluged with invitations. He has
had 10 decline practically all of them. for
he has planned to spend most Of the time
on the Mayfower.