The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-03
USES TAFT's NAME
FOR FIRST TIME
Colonel Endorses Presidents
Idea of Creating Tariff
Commission
-
EX-PRESIDENT DEALS
OUT COMPLIMENTS
Lands insurgents i'll Iowa Be
cause They STOOD Without
Hitching-Recalls Fight
on Bill.

SILVIA tlIf, IOWA, sept. 3--Ex-
President Roosevelt o-day mentioned
President Taft's name for the first
time In any OF his speeches. He en-
dorsed Tafts ideas for a tariff com
mission and approved Taft's broad in
depreciation Of the commissions power.
Colonel Theodore Rooseveit's endorse
ment was included in a speech prais-
ing Senator Doliiver, of Iowa: Repre-
sentative Hubbard Of Iowa. and Repre-
sentative Martin. of South Dakota.
The Colonel included the maximum
and minimum feature and the Philip
pine provision OF the tariff bill as steps
In the right direction.
Teddy's Idea.
The statement In the Colonel's
speech that he is glad the country
now seems awakened to the idea that
the tariff commission offers the only
solution OF the problem indicated To
many that the Taft endorsement was
an expression of pleasure at the fact
that In the tariff commission situation
Mr. Taft had come around to the
Roosevelt ideas
Colonel Roosevelt said. 81 was par
ticuiarly pleased with what the presl-
dent did In his last letter on the sub
tect OF the tariff commission. A num-
her of senators and congressman have
AD4 StkHF YEARS H1NNtaIru tbf% as ths
proper method OF dealing with the tar
If. and / am glad that the country
see4s 90 have definitely awakened to
the idea that tariff commission offers
The solution Of the problem which is
both rational and insures the absence
of jobbery.
Praises Doilivsr.
"The president from the beginning
adv4rated this commission: and ! call
your attention tn the fact that the
amendment proposition to provide for
such "A commission In the original bill.
when the tariff bin was under consid~
Grafton In tits Senate. was Introduced
by your own senator here present
Senator Deliver. 1t was q chara cterts-
tic act Of service IN the people on tho
senator's part and wish To take this
opportunity Of saying that throughout
my term as president on every tmpor~
tant question II was my privilege TO
stand shoulder to shoulder with Sena-
tor Dolliver.
Let me add. my friends. that what
I have said of Senator Dciliver | can
also say OF your congressman, Mr.,
Hubbard a word here for my friend,
Congressman Martin. although he is
not from Iowa. but from South pa-
kota, he also was a man who abso-
lutely stood by me on every point
throughout my term and with whom
I was able TO work in hearty sympathy
for every progressive policy. All three
men I found. after trying them out.
stood without hitchinE-perhaps that
simile suits South Dakota better than
Iowa where / should say that they
never kicked over the pail
ut was only by bitter fight that
the friends of the commission idea in
the Senate and the House got through
the present provision an dit Is now In
satisfactory shape"
Enlarge Powers.
1.-THE commission itself should be
enlarged and its powers greatly en-
iarged and defined and any necessary
changes made that will make IL work
more effectively from the standpoint
both OF the executive and Congress.
But the establishment OF 1t makes an
excellent beginning in the right direc-
ton. Moreover. the value of the com
mission as provided has been made
real by the action Of the administra-
ton In constituting 1t broadly.
There is another feature of the
tariff law which is admirable and
points our course In the right direc-
ton. the maximum and minimum pro-
vision. And here again / wish to
point out that upon the value OF the
provision has depended largely the
excellent work done by the admins
tration in the negotiations with the
Dominion of Canada, which were the
most difficult of all. and yet. In my
estimate. the most important. because
] esteem II Of vital consequence that
we should always be on relations OF
the highest friendship and good will
with out great and growing neighbof
TO the north. In addition II was OF
very real importance to provide as 10
present tariff does provide. for proper
treatment of the Philippines"