The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-04
Utah Congressman Declares That
President Is Certain to Again
Lead Republican Party.
RAPs DEMOCRATIC MACHINE
Says Days of Reed and Cannon
Were Nothing in Comparison
for Real Bossism.

President Taft Will he renominated
beyond the shadow OF doubt. said
Hon Joseph Howell. congressman from
Utah. who spcn, last night at Hotel
Utah Mr. Howell Is Fastening 10 Wash
ington In response to hurry cali sent
out to bring in all stray representatives.
in view OF threatened attempt to force
through the wool tariff bill oyer Presi-
morning for Washington
President Taft Is stronger than any
other man In the party said Mr. How
and II he had II Is vanishing rapidly
Whatever strength the president may
have lost through his action In the mat
ter OF Canadian reciprocity ha has gained
tion Is one between the consuming popu.
latIon and the producing agricultural
population. II Taft loses with the farm
ers he will beyond question gain with
to hope through reciprocity for lower
prices. The conEested population OF the
citios will have an Idea that President
Taft, by obtaining reciprocity. will ulti-
mateIy obtain for them n cheaper cost OF
living and he Will make big gains in
this quarter.
Would Justify Veto.
81 am going back To Washington TO
he In time 10 receive the committee
reports Of senate measures. do not.
however. anticipate any further Iegisla-
ton this session. IL. however. such leg
lslation should be forced through, be-
lieve that President Taft would be thor
oughly justified In vetoing H. This is
In view of the fact that a properly or
Gapized tariff board Is in the field TO pro-
vide the information that is required
and to proceed in an orderly manner.
This board is provided with all the nee
essary machinery and can report the
sort of lcgslation that Is really needed.
There Is plenty OF time TO walt for this
report and for that reason. II for no
other. I feel that the country will up
hold Mr.. Taft in shutting down upon any
attempts to force through ir-considered
tariff legislation at this time.
Should the attempt be made, il VIII
also encourage the would he tnriT re-
formers to assault other schedules and |
would then look for one on the metal
schedule In particular This would only
result In an Indefinitely prolonged ses-
sion. ] feel however. that the programme
as announced in the spring will stand
and that Mr., Taft win abide by his
decision.
Session Has Been Quiet,
NO, this has not been q particularly,
lively session. Many of the members OF
the house have been absent good deal
OF the time and there has been much that
was little more than routine One thing.
I will say. that the Democratic machine
IN the house Is working perfectly smooth
and is as well oiled az ever was machine.
Talk about Gar Reed Cannonism.
Why the machine as it now stands beats
anything ever carried out under Repub-
lcan control Of the house. Calendar
Wednesday. supposed TO be established
as n means OF getting through ,egisla-
tion that might have been sheved. has
been ignored az also has Mondays. which
were set apart as suspension and dis
charge days for consideration of COM
mittce reports and discharge OF commit
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