Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-28
MADE GOOD ON FIRST INVASION
OF STATE As CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT.
AROUSED ENTHUSIASM IN
RoosEvELTlAN PLEAS
Second Visit Came Following Winona
Speech and Reception Was Some.
what chiIled-Publie Now in Doubt
as to Presidents Real Attitude on
Tariff and Trusts.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to T1mes-Republican.
Des Moines, Sept 27.-President Will
liam H. Taft entered Iowa today and
appearance al the state capital. Will
he be received with the wonderful en-
thusiasm and outpouring of genuine adj
miration which characterized his first
trip TO Des Moines: or with the re-
serve and almost GOODNESS of his second
visit? That is the question soon to be
answered. Upon its answer much may
depend.
The incidents of both trips were ex-
aggerat ted and distorted, but there was
sufficient contrast to be observable to
! the most casual on-looker His first
visit to Iowa was as Judge Taft to
deliver university address some years
ago. AT that time his visit attracted
little attention.
! When Secretary Taft, the war secre-
tary in the Roosevelt cabinet. came to
Iowa just three years ago-Sept. %,
l90S-tt was as a candidate appealing
| for the votes of Iowa republicans. No
! more friendly territory was to be found
anywheSe. No more enthusiastic crowds
ever greeted a candidate. What he said
| was given royal welcome by all repub-
| licans. He went on his way praising
Iowa republicans for their good cheer
! and for their manifestation of oneness.
Spoke to Large Crowds.
| At that time Secretary Taft, the can
didate. was met at Clinton by Governor
| Cummins and a distinguished party OF
Iowa people 1t was a great day He
spoke to 10000 people at Clinton early
in the day, then at Davenport to 10000,
| at Muscatine 1000. at Burlington 10000.
at Oskaloosa 5000. at Ottumwa 10000:
and other crowds at Mt. Pleasant. Fair
| field, Monroe and elsewhere, all before
reaching Des Moines. In the capital
| city the streets We're packed by one
i of the greatest crowds that ever turned
out for any purpose. On the streets
| Taft addressed one crowd of 10000 at
one point and half as many at another.
| He spoke to five big meetings in the
| city.
! In that one day he probably adj
dressed 10000 Iowa republicans. and
reused a response from every one.
Stirred Republicans to Activity.
| 1t was IN the auditorium in Des
Moines that Candidate Taft stirred
Iowa republicans to an activity which
Melted over $4,000 majority at the polls
by his progressive declaration
of am elected to the presidency I
will use all my efforts toward 7clinching
those standards of morality Instituted
by Theodore Roosevelt. I Will do all
in my power to carry out the policies
Of Theodore Roosevelt
1t was also in this notable address to
Iowa voters that as the candidate Of his
party ne definitely Endorsed the plan of
removing what ever Of shelter there
might be in the tariff for monopoly.
Wanted Tariff Reform.
Undoubtedly" he declared, there
are excessive tariff rates and corpora
tons have taken advantage Of these
| excessive rates 10 advance the price Of
the articles they produce. 1t is my
judgment, as It is that Of many repub-
! licans, that there are many schedules
of the tariff in which the rates are ex-
cessive, and it is my judgment that
| a revision OF the tariff In accordance
with the pledge Of the republican party
will be on the whole a substantial re-
vision downward
| That was recognized at once as in
exact line with his previous utterance
on the tariff. when, in defining what he
regarded as a protective tariff ne SAID
that it was in which the schedules
SHOULD not be so high as to furnish a
temptation to the formation OF monopo-
lies to appropriate undue profit OF ex-
cessive rates" That was the famous
iowa idea" in a nutshell and no place
else was the fact Sc well understood
as in Des Moines.
| 1t is doubtful if the previous visits
! while IL, nff1ca
had ever so stirred Des Moines and
Iowa republicanism as the event Of the
! first visit of Secretary Taft to the city.
All republicans, and almost all citizens,
united to do him honor.
Left a Good Impression.
The first visit OF Taft to the city left
a good impression. It confirmed the
republicans in their wise decision a
year prior to that time to give Taft
!, the undivided support OF Iowa to the
national convention. The progressive
republicans had taken the lead and at
a. state conference had decided, ahead
| of all others, that they should stand for
Taft and for the continuance Of the
Roosevelt policies. The candidate had
come to give personal assurance that
this confidence was properly placed
| But the second visit was just year
later. Conditions had somewhat chang
ed. 1t has been said that the presi-
dent was received with "a frost" and
that the welcome was not hearty. This
was unfair to him and to the people
of Iowa There was not the enthu-
siasm for the man in office that there
| was for the candidate seeking office;
but thousands turned out to hear him
on the bright day OF Sept. 20. 1903, and
gave him a welcome az BELTS the chief
magistrate. They listened and applaud
ed. The president was shown every
courtesy. He was given breakfast at
the home Of Senator Cummins. State
officials and members Of congress gave
him escort
Winsna 8psoeh chills.
/ Just three days before this time the
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