The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-14
Says President Taft Of the
Tariff
in LINCOLN DAY SPEECH
"Duties Reduced Twelve Per Cent. and
Revenues Tncreased'-Republican
Party Complied with It's
Promises.

New York, Feb a. Speaking to near
~ 200 men 81 state and national prom
inenee at the twenty-four annual Lin
coin dinner Of the Republican club a
the Waldorf Saturday night President
Taft in . long speech made it clear thai
ne has not changed his mind since h'
took office; that he stands to-day foi
the things he stood for when elected ant
which were embodied in the Republican
platform.
II was significant perhaps, that Wal
street was the last topic Of his speech
whateyer comfort those concerned may
derive from his actual words
President Taft declared emphatieally
that the party has kept faith and has
revised the tariff, in effect downward and
that the Payne law Is better revenue
producer than The Bingley law. He de-
Tended The postal savings bank law. He
favored traffic agreements BY railroads
with limitations. he compared the acts
81 Theodore Roosevelt in Office to aal-
most religious crusade
Taken as a whole" he said. "the Re.
publican party has substantially com
piled with his promise
The principal points made BY Presi.
dent Taft IL his Lincoln dinner speech
are as followss
NO one responsible for government
like ours would foolishly run ANNEX in
business and destroy values and conf
denee just Tor the pleasure Of doing
50.
1T does rest with the national gov.
ernment q enforce the law. and Il the
enforcement Of the law IS not consistent
with the present method Of carrying on
business. then It does not speak wall for
the present methods 81 conducting bust
ness, and they must be changed to con.
form to the law.
During his Roosevelt's-two terms
in office. ~ almost what may be com.
pared to a religious crusade he aroused
the p opla % a point 81 protecting them.
selves and The public interests against
The ageressions Of corporate greed and
has left the public opinion IN an apt
condition to bring about the reforms
needed.
we did revise the tariff It Il impos
sible to revise the tariff without awaken
ing the active participation in The forms
tion Of schedules Of those producers
hose business viii be affected by
change.
Nothing was expresediy said in the
platform about revision downward.
The implication was that il was to be
generally downward Tie change which
This tariff effected was marked change
downward IA the rate 81 the duties. and
Il was recognition BY the party Shat
the time had come when. instead Of IA
,reasing duties, they must % decreased
He approved The vigorous enforcement
BY the administration Of the statute
against rebates On the part Of rail
-oa1s.
TIE advocated that The interstate com
nerce law should be further amended
% as to ye railroads the right 70 make
public traffic agreements subject to the
approval 81 the commission.
He declared That the great advantage
# j postal savings bank Is tie euoour
,aement to thrift Of those whose fears
4 The solrency of any depository except
hose controlled BY the government
empts them away from saving.
Concerning the coming congressional
lection, ha said,
IF the other measures to which I
iaye referred are enacted into law and
he party pledges Of the Republican
'arty are performed there would seem
o be no good reason why the party
hould not reeeive renewed approval BY
he electors Of the country in the com
ng congressional campaign