The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-10
Attorney General Wickersham,
Speaking for Taft Last
Night, Attaches Can to Pro-
gressive SoIons.
HIS SPEECH CREATES
A GREAT SENSATION
Cabinet Member States That
Much of Criticism Heaped
on the Chief Executive is
Due to Congress.

Chicago. April 9.-George w. Wick
ersham, attorney general of the Un-
tied States. speaking for and with the
authority of President Taft. tonight
day banquet. practically read out of
the republican party the republican
insurgents in both branches Of the
law making body OF the country.
The time OF running with the hare
and hunting with the hound. is over
boldly declared Wickersham at the
close of his speech. Everyone must
now choose whether or not he is for
the president and the republican par
~. He that hath no stomach for
the hght. let him depart.
III anyone wishes to Join the dem
Ocratic party. let him do SO. But let
him not claim to be republican and in
and out of season. work to defeat re-
publican measures and to subvert the
Influence OF republican president ot
the United States"
SE Had Warilke Note.
The climax OF the speech OF the at.
torney general. voicing as 1t did the
attitude of the president, and hurl.
ing presidential defiance into the
ranks Of the insurgent forces in con.
gress created tremendous sensa.
tioh. , .'s
u was expected that Wickersham
would make plain just where the
president stood on various matters;
but It was never believed that the US.
ually placid and peace loving Taft,
whose whole administration in the
minds OF many has been one OF con.
siliatiop and desire to avoid CON.
lltct, whenever possible. would thus
46ldly declare TO the insurgent forces
inst from this day on q war to the
knife had been declared. M
The administration of President
TAFT" declared the attorney general
4 has fulfilled every pledge made in
the republican platform Of 1905"
Wickersham let 1t be known that
the TAFT position is this:
That II the people Of the United
States and members OF the republican
party have any criticism to make OF
President Taft. the fault lies not with
tAe chief executive. but with both
hmses OF congress, which have fail
ed In many instances to enact laws
which the president has urged upon
the law making bodies.
Tariff and Roosevelt.
OF the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
Wickersham said:
1T Ia distinct step toward a low
er scale Of import duties and one
which opens the door to a free ex
change of commerce with the Philip
pines.'
In carefully chosen words Wicker
sham shot a sly bolt at the Roose
velt administration, giving his hearers
the impression that there had beer
more talk than action in many Roose
veltian policies.
The attorney general let 1t be knowr
that the Taft administration did not
want an the glory OF trust busting
To the credit of the former Presiden,
Roosevelt, and the Roosevelt admin
istration.,
During the Taft administration,
he said. there have been argued be
fore the supreme court of the United
States two cases involving the mos,
comprehensive attempt to deal will
the question OF monopoly ever under
taken by the United States govern
ment."
Wickersham referred to the tobacco
trust and the Standard Oil cases.
Keeps Platform Pledges.
& Wickersham declared Taft is doin,
exactly what, the republican platform
assumed to do, "The administration
needs no defense. It Is not on the dc
fenstve; II needs only to be under
stood. The administration is logical,
continuing the so-called Rooseveltiar
policies. The public Is not appre
Chatting what the president is doing
not vet" he said
s.There are no cardinal achieve
lnents In year. 1t is more a cues
z tion of direction, OF tendency ant
@tAings striven for. The presidents
greatest achievements 80 far are II
his economies in the administrator
and the increased revenues" Wicker
sham stated.
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