The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-07-08
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
VISIT TO INDIANA
Fourth in indianapolis Literally
"a Hot Time"
He Addresses Marion Club In Serious
Strain After Spending Day
In Reception and
Amusements.

After what was literally one OF the
hottest times" he ever hao President
Taft returned to Washington.
lie spent his Fourth with the city
OF Indianapolis under a burning sun,
that sent the mercury up past the l05
mark on the thermometers hung out
side the stores. He reviewed an hours
parade OF floats; held an open hand.
shaking reception for the Hoosiers;
!unehed with and addressed the Co
lumbia club. Republican organiza.
ton; attended track meet: urged a
sare Fourth In the teeth OF open OPP
position In the way OF cannon crackers
exploded behind the grand stand
which he faced awarded prizes TO the
winners In the float pageant; wit.
messed motor cycle races: talked 20 a
couple OF thousand railroad union men,
and saw their exhibition OF two loco
motives sent into each other pell nell
at speed OF some thirty miles an
hour; addressed the Marion Republi
can club on reciprocity and barely
completed his program in time TO
catch train for Washington. IL was
one OF the most strenuous days that
Mr. Taft has ever been through But
despite the heat he seemed to keep
his energy and good humor up to the
top notch all day and made a good
many new friends In the Hoosier
state
While the parade was passing the
presit ents stand a spent bullet struck
Mrs. Harry ID. Tutewiler, wife OF the
chairman OF the parade committee,
who was sitting In a stand adjoining
that OF the president. Mrs. Tutewiler
Was struck In the leg and was pain.
fully but not seriously hurt. The
velocity of the bullet had been ex-
pended ard Mrs. Tutewiler pluckily
remained In the stand throughout the
parade. Few people knew OF the in
cident and It caused no excitement
From the parade Mr.. Taft went to
the Marion club and shook hands as
the people streamed by him, his collar
melting. but HIS smile rising and Ma
Ior Butt kept at his work calling out
the names OF the people as seriously
and energetically as though he was
stocking furnace.
The afternoon was bit less strenu-
Gus. An automobile ride was insert
ed In the program as rest for Mr..
Taft. and It rained just little while
h Z, was out, which cooled things Off
souie. His address 10 the railroad
men was short, but he referred to rail.
read union men as the best element
of union labor. which was all they
seemed 70 want and they cheered him
loudly. In his reciprocity speech he
answered the charge that his Canadian
reciprocity bill does not represent the
idea OF reciprocity. He promised his
speech with the statement that THE
Republican policy of protection has
suffered material modification. since II
vas first adopted as a plank OF the
party's platform"
In this connection he said: Eek.
IRENE protectiorlsts insisted that IL
made no difference how high duties
were on articles, products, or mer.
chandlse that would compete with
those OF our own country, provided
they were high enough to prevent com.
petition altogether. The argument
vas that by competition between out
own people there would be found suf.
fcient stimulus for the cost OF produc-
ton and the reduction OF the price so
that. behind the tariff wall we would
enjoy low prices. | need not comment
en- the justice Of this argument for
the reason that in exigencies OF BUSH
ness. competition was not allowed full
play, and the temptation OF excessive
duties led 20 combinations to control
prices which prevented their reduction
so that excess OF duties had tenden.
cy 20 promote excessive prices.
This the Republicans recognized and
in their last national platform declared
In favor OF tariff duties which would
measure only the difference in the cost
of articles here and articles abroad
The present doctrine OF protection,
therefore, does not require or call for
duties in excess OF those which Will
secure equality Of conditions The
Canadian reciprocity which has been
riade, squares exactly with this doc.
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