The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-05
he OPPOSES TAFT
Senator Cummins Gives Reasons
in Public Statement.
They Are Based Solely ON Presi-
DENTS Public Attitude.
BILL OF PARTICULARS
Calls Attention to the Chief
Executives Position
On a Number of Questions Com
ing Before Congress.
BILL OF PARTICULARS

I Chicago, Sept. 5.-Summing up rea-
sons for his opposition to the renomi-
nation of President Taft, Senator A. B.
Cummins. in 6. signed statement print.
ed in the Record-HeraId today, says:
My general conclusion is therefore
| that in every struggle which has taken
place since Mr.. Taft became president
on vital things his allies and supporters
have been the senators and members
of the house who however honest they
may be, are known from one border of
the country to the other as reaction
aries or standpatters and not progress
siVeS.
If the voters of the Republican party
believe that the old leadership should
be perpetuated they can find no better
nominee than Mr.. Taft. 1 do not be-
therefore without any personal dis
paragement of the president 1 am hop
ing hat a progressive Republican Will
be nominated and elected next year
His reason for this conclusion fol-
lows:
1T is to be understood that my op
position to the denomination of Taft is
based solely on his attitude toward
public questions and my conviction
that the convention ought to nominate
a candidate for president who will be
strongest in the election. With these
preliminary and explanatory sugges-
tions, 1 present my bill of particulars.
His Bill of Particulars.
'sIt will be conceded, I suppose. that
President Tafts alignment must be de-
BY his position on the Payne
Aldrich tariff law.
''2-By his position on the bill for
the further regulation of interstate
about the first of the year 1910.
"'3-By his position of change made
in the postal savings law, just as it
was being passed in the senate
.'4-By his position on the proposed
income tax law. which was sought to
be Incorporated into the Payne-Al-
drich tariff act.
ss5-By his attitude toward the con-
troll and disposition of our public do
@6EBy his position on the Canadian
tariff bill passed at the extra session
just closed.
"sWBy his vetoes of the woolen
schedules. the free list and the resolu-
tion admitting New Mexico and Ari-
zona as states.
s'I shall content myself in the main
with merely recalling to the minds of
the people the lineup on each of them.
Lineup on Each.
ss1-The Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Mr.. Taft's associates in the making of
TINS law WnlCn ne deCldI6u u OC lHS
best ever passed on the subject were
Aldrich and his followers in the senate;
Mr.. Payne, Mr.. Dalzeu, Mr.. Cannon
and their followers in the house. 1t
seems to me I am justified in the con-
clusion that he did not take the pro-
gressive view with respect to this
measure.
"2-The act amending and enlarging
the interstate commerce law.
president Taft made legislation on
the Suhiect the prominent feature of
the first regular session after he was
inaugurated. Through his attorney
general he presented to congress a bill
which was introduced in the senate.
referred to the committee on Interstate
commerce and reported back to the
senate precisely as the attorney gem
eral wrote it and as President Taft ap-
parently believed it ought to be en-
acted.
''If this bill had passed as insisted
on by the president the work of nearly
a quarter of a century would have
been swept away and we would have