Arizona republican., 1911-09-19

DETROIT. Mich, Sept IS-Presi- dent Taft plunged into the political phase of his long trip through the west. He delivered one set of speeches which may have a determining effect upon his future. He chose trusts for his frst speech. outlining his posi- ton regarding this issue Tn a second speech he answered the charge that he had used patronage to further his own ends. and challenged the men who made the charge to come forward and join him in an extension of the civil service to all appointive offices under the government
 Tafrs free use of the words T chal- lenge" gave a campaign ring to his utterances. which seemed to delight his hearers. The president announced his unqualified opposition to any Amendment to the sherman antitrust law designed to overthrow the rule .of reason" laid down by the supreme court in the oil and tobacco decisions. lend challenged Bryan and an other critics of the court to cite a restraint .of trade which they would condemn lard which is not "A be condemned iunder Justice Whites definition of the law. Taft said the department of justice is Investigating corporations suspected of operating.
 in defiance of the antitrust law and added the statute as interpreted by the supreme court. will be found sufficient to cause the breaking up of all illegal combinations
 The trust speech came after nine
 busy hours spent in and around De troit. Wherever he went today, in Detroit Pontiac or the state fair grounds. the president was compelled to make his way through dense crowds.
 His welcome into Michigan. which is considered wavering on the brink of insurgency. seemed to please the exec utive immensely and he was in a hap
 py mood when he left at 4;3O for Sagi-
 nav. where a half hours stop was made. and Bay City. where he spent the rest of the evening and dedicated
 a new armOry. Taft will spend four days in Michigan. swining tomorrow tO Sault Ste Marie Gov Townsend was
 detained on business at the capital but
 sent a warm message of welcome tO
 the president. Following the trust speech. the president participated in an automobile parade through the streets
 and ended up by going to the cOnven- ton of the United States internal rev enue officers where he took occasion tC say something regarding patronage thus adding another political touch tC his visit
 They charged me with using pat ronage to accomplish things" he said If I have. I am not conscious of it But I challenge men who make this charge to come forward and join me ir l legislation which will enable me to put every local officer, be he pOstmaste" | internal revenue officer customs off
 cer. or anything else. under the classi- fled civil service. But they won't q, | it. If I had the making of the laws of this country. the first thing I would
 do would be to include under the civi service every collector and everybody connected with the internal revenue | system. I know it to be a great source
 of economy. I know it woJld say,
 many congressman their seats. and
 know it would give the president tim,
 to devote to other greater matters. anC
 I know it would tend to the elevation
 of the public service
 The address of President Taft fol lows:
 My fellow citizens:
 l '1 propose tO take up the question
 which has occupied the attention O | the American. people for now twent!
 years. that of industrial combination | known as trusts During the las
 year we have had two great decis
 ions by the supreme court of tn | United States. They are epoch -mak
 ing and the public has not yet conn
 to realize the effect that those de
 cisions are certain tO have. It i
 not that the construction which tn court has put upon the act is diff | ferent from that which most mem
 bers of the profession and most sub l ordinate courts, and. indeed. the su |
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