The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-04
This Much of Taft'S Admin iStratiOn Is Commended
 In Public Address
DOWNWARD REVISION IS
 SUGGESTED IN SPEECH
in One Day and Urges Removal of Tarin If WorIxingmen
 Are Not Benefited

Sioux Falls, s. D., September Since dore Roosevelt today broke his silence in regard to the Taft administration He heartily commended one phase of it, all though he said nothing which could be construed as a reference to the adminis- tration whole He confined himself to the work which President Taft has done for the establishment of the prin- ciple of regulating the tariff through a commission, and to the Presidents suc- cess in conducting negotiations with for- eign powers for the application of the new tariff law
 Colonel Roosevelt also outlined his po- sition in regard to the tariff He reiter- ated his belief in regulation of the tariff duties by means of a commission and said the tariff should be in the interests of the workingman and not for the benefit of comparatively few wealthy men.
 T believe in such measure of pro- lection as will equalize the cost of pro- ducuon here and abroad-that is, as will equslize the labor cost" he said. q be- l'eve in such supervision of the workings of the law will make certain that the Protected industry gives that differ ence 10 the man that we are most anxi- ous 10 protect-the workingman-and if I find it is not giving it I would take off the tariff duty from that particular | thingl'
 Two Speeches Tnriff | Colonel Roosevelt made two speeches on the tariff today The first one, at Sioux City, la, contained his references to the Taft administration. In the second speech, made here late this afternoon, he amplifsd his views on the tariff as- sertfng that although the Payne -Aldrich law had given rise to grave dissatisfac- tion, the fault lay with the system under which the tarif laws are made, rather than with the men who make them.
 It wasFt the presence of Senator Dol liver anFi Representatives Hubbard of Iowa ed1l Drartfn pr soufn Daokta that the former President made the first statement concerning the Taft adminis- tration that has passed his lips since the day of his return from Africa, Il weeks ago today Colonel Roosevelt chose d state where the insurgent movement ia strong in which to make his first re- marks at any length concerning the tar fir. and took the opportunity thus pre- sented to declare himself in regard to the phase of the administrators work which met his approval
 The colonel passed through parts of four states today and everywhere along the line of travel he was received by enthusiastic crowds. Starting from Oma- | ha, Neb., early in the day. he crossed into Iowa and thence across a corner of Minnesota into South Dakota. The people turned out with bands and flags to welcome him and he made speech after speech from the rear platform, telling his hearers about his political Ideals and his Ideas as to good citizenship.
 Crowd Is Very Large
 At Sioux City he left his car to speak in baseball park, which was not largo enough to hold all the Iowans who want ed to hear him. Those who could not squeeze their way in collected in the railroad yards to catch a glimpse of the traveller he passed to and from the park.
 From some of the smaller towns where no stop for the train was scheduled tele- grams were sent ahead telling Colonel | Roosevelt that people were waiting and he stopped for a few minutes to talk and shake hands The people who had one | or more DTOuSHl luclH dtOllS diiu the colonel never failed to speak about them and urged the duty of attention to | the crop of children.
 | The people of Sioux Falls had made great preparations to receive Colonel Roosevelt and tho plans went through with a dash which kept the colonel busy. People from many miles came to this city to attend the celebration. The streets were a masSl of waving flags and bunting, and pictures of Roosevelt filled the windows and fioated from wires hung across the roadways. Indians dressed in | all their lnery mingled with the crowds of holiday makers There was parade at Sioux Falls as soon as Colonel Roose- welt arrived. The crowd almost swamped the police and 1t cheered continuously as hard as It could
 In Circus Tent
 After the parade the colonel was taken to huge circus tent which had been set up in the square in the middle of the city | to make his speech. There Is an audi torium in Sioux Falls which holds 350o people, but there were several times that number who wanted to hear the speech. The rows of seats, which extended up the canvas covering of the big tent, were | filed and crowds surged into the center, their eyes on the colonel. who stood high above them the platform. When he l appeared on tue plbtlOIiu d Tphf Ol ciitcTs burst out, which lasted for several min utes, and 1t took him a great deal longer than he had expected to make his speech because the people spent almost much time in cheering as they did In listening, 1 Colonel Roosevelt's speech at Sioux City, in which he referred to the Taft administration, was written ca the train after the colonel had had a long talk with Senator Deliver, who was with him.
 Speech in Sioux City The colonel's speech follows:
 | T was particularly pleased with what the President said in his last letter on the subject of tariff commission. num- Der of senators and congressman have for some years advocated this as the proper method of dealing with the tariff, and I am glad that the country seems now to have definitely awakened to the idea that a tariff commission offers the only solution of the problem which is both rational and insures the absence of jobbery. The President, from the begin ming advocated this commission. l call your attention to the fact the amend >-~~--------~------------