The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-05
COLLAR Wits
AS TAFT TALKS
President Speuds Busy Day
In lndiaaapOliS.
REVIEWS FLOAT PARADE


Track Meet, Awards Prizes, Ad
dresses Railroad Union and Wit
nesses Collision Of Two Engines
Closes Program by Speaking tc
Marion Club on Reciproclty-Ex
presses Hope II VIII Pass Senate
indianapolis, Ind, July 5.--Prosi
dent TAFT spent his Fourth w.h the
city of Indianapolis under a burning
sun that sent the mercury up past the
105 mark On the thermometers huns
outside the stores. lie reviewed an
hour parade of floats; held an open
handshaking reception for the Hoo.
siers; lunched with and addressed the
Columbia club, a Republican organ.
ization; attended track meet:
urged a sane Fourth iu the teeth of
open opposition in the way of cannon
crackers exploded behind tho grand
stand which he faced; awarded prizes
to the winners in the float pageant;
witnessed motorcycle races: talked
TO a couple thousand railroad union
men and saw their exhibition Of two
locomotives sent into each other pell-
nell at a sreed of some 80 miles an
hour; addressed the Marion Republl-
can club on reciprocity. and barely
completed his program in time to
catch train for Washington. 1t was
one of tho most strenuous days that
Mr.. Taft has ever been through. Blu,
despite the heat he seemed to keep
his energy and good humor up to tho
top Notch all day long and made a
great many new friends in tho
Hoosier state.
Spent Bullet Hits Woman.
While the parade was passing the
presidents stand spent bullet
struck Mrs. Harry p Tutwei,cr. wife
of the chairman Of the parade com
mittee, who was sitting in a stand
adjoining that of tho president. Mrs.
Tutwcilcr was struck in the leg and
was painfully but not seriously hurt.
Tho velocity of the bullet had boen
expended and Mrs. Tutweiler rucl1ily
remained in the stand Throughout the
parade Few people knew OF the in
cident and il caused no excitement.
From the parade Mr. Taft went TO
the Marion club and shook hands as
the people streamcd by him, his col.
lar melting, but s smile rising. and
Major Butt kept at his work calling
ont the names of the people as serl.
ously and energetically as though he
were stoking a furnace. The after.
noon was bit less strenuous. An
auto ride was inserted. in The pro.
gram as rest for Mr.. Taft, and IL
rained just little while he was out.
which cooled things On some. His
address to the railroad mon was
short but he referred TO railroad
union men as the best element OF
union labor, which was all they seem.
cd 10 want and they cheered him
loudly.
Answers Charge.
In his reciprocity speech he an.
swered the charge that his Canadian
reciprocity bill does not represent the
true Republican idea of reciprocity.
He promised his speech with the
statement that "the Republican pol.
ley of protection has suffered ma
terial modification since It was first
adopted as a plank of the party's
platform"
In this connection he said "Ex-
trome protectionlsts insisted that IT
made no difference how high dutios
were on articles. products or mer-
chandise that would cor,pete with
those of cur own country, provided
they were high enough to prevent
altogether. THO argu.
ment was that by competition be.
tween our own people there would be
'ounG a sufficient stimulus foe tho re.
1uction Of the cost of production and
the reduction Of the price, so that
behind the tariff wall we wouiJ enjoy
low prices"
Mr. Taft considered tho relatcl Of
Indiana to Canadian reciprocity |
claiming benefits for II by tae rcmis- |
sion Of duties on food products, FISH, |
lumber. gypsum, building stone and |
other articles in purchasing and in |
selling, a benefit by the Canadian
market for vegetables and fruits, ag-
'icultural implements and meter We.
liolcs and brick. lie then continued:
81 am most earnestly hopeful that |
he Canadian reciprocity will pass
me senate and will be confirmed by |
he Canadian parliament. ] am hope
'ul Of this, not for political reasons,
because the responsibility and tho /
'redit for Il will net be wholly with |
my ono political party. The Demo
rats Of the house and senate should
laye their full measure OF priise foT
rs adoption should It become a law
am Scr reciprocity because I believe
I will stimulate trade hetween
Canada and the United Statrs that
nay grow TO enormous proportions,
o the mutual benefit Of the two coun'
ries and TO the detriment OF nc in