The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
But Reciprocity Agree
ment Will Steady
Prices.
SPEECH OF TAFT
IN INDIANAPOLIS
Answers Arguments That Pro-
posed Measure Is Not Good
Republican Doctrine-Presi-
dent Enjoys Strenuous Day
and Sees Collision of
Locomotives.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 4.--pfcsii.at
TAFT put the parting touch on his part
in the celebration of this city's safe
and sane Fourth in speech on Cana
clan reciprocity at the Marion Club
banquet tonight. The President made
his answer to the argument of other
Republicans that reciprocity. as ne has
proposed 1t. is not good Republican
doctrine but Democratic doctrine.
He showed that reciprocity as pre-
scented to Congress by him differed. IL
at all. only slightly from reciprocity
as advocated by James G. Blaine, and
former President Mckinley. He said
the contention of the opponents .: his
reciprocity plan that the doctrine is
I'M Republican. because 1t affects
articles that are competitive, ind not
merely non-competitive articles, is not
sound.
The sound Republican doctrine"
the President said. has become the
imposition OF duties only where the
conditions are naturally unequal. and
where duties are necessary in order
to enable our manufact urers and other
producers TO meet on level the COM
petition of foreign producers. The
Canadian reciprocity agreement. which
has been made. squares exactly with
this doctrine"
Replying to the contention that re-
ciprocity would be made wholly at the
expense OF the farmer. and in the in
tcrest of the wage-ear OF The large
cities, Mr. Taft said that IN us judg-
ment the reciprocity grddmlDi will
not greatly reduce the cost "a nving. If
at all"
ut will" the President continued,
steady prices, by enlarging the re-
serves of supplies for those things that
are raised in both countries, and 1t
will make more remote the possibility
of cornering commodities and extort-
ing. excessive prices f9r them from the
public"
Crowded Program.
Although the sun lowered around
10 on the streets most of the day. the
President enjoyed his part in the cele-
brauon vt the Fourth IN spite OF the
crowded program, and the tact that
mis- collars would not stand Tor moro
IMAM ten minutes at time.
The President was the guest OF
former NlceP President Fairbanks. ne
mad ureaHIasted at the Fairbanks
home, and later III the morning re-
viewed parade OF noats from a stand
IL the base of the Indiana soldiers
and sailors Monument.
Practically the only unpleasant in
c!6ent OF the day occurred IN front
OF this stand a ha.fhour befure his
arrival, when Mrs. larry Tute wiler,
occupying one of the reserved seats,
was struck in the thight by a spent
bullet. fired by some one whom the
police tonight had not Identified. Mrs.
Tutewiler was not seriously hurt, and
the President was not informed or
the incident.
Following the parade the President
held 4 reception at the Marion Club.
He took luncheon at the Columbia
Club. then drove through some of the
principal streets. IRVING at the State
Fair Grounds in time TO witness a
prearranged collision between two
railroad locomotives.
The President was particularly in
terested in the collision. The two To-
coriotives. starting under full steam
on the same track, came together at
high speed. 200 yards from where
the President sat. Neither one left the
track. but both were reduced to scrap
iron. AT the ball park he awarded
prizes to winners in the morning pa
rade.
Likes '.snfe and Sane Fourth"
In a brief address at the Fair
Grounds, the President praised the
Idea of a safe and sane Fourth"
and said that he hoped to see other
cities adopt it From the Fair
Grounds he was taken back to the
home of Mr.. Fairbanks. where he rest
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