The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-08-28
|TAF7 WILLLAY SIEGE
| TO MICHIGAN ON
| HIS TRIP
viii Endeavor To Head OF Move
ment To Make LaFollette the
Republican Nominee for
President in 1919.
Ie Will Personally Assail Motives OF
Senator LaFollette and
His Aides.

BEVERLY, Mass. Aug. 2S.--Presi-
lent Taft is nghting for second
|srm and what he believes arc the
hereditary policies" OF his party.
To-day at Beverly policy Of mo Wis
kors wanted" went into effect and II
Fas given out that the president was
toing to rest for two weeks. His rest.
however, will consist OF mixing the
var paint preparatory to carrying the
|truggie Into the enemy's country"
b the middle west ana northwest.
. For the first time since he was
dominated at Chicago, Taft is In
Tariike mood. When he threw the
age Of battle down to the Republican
rogressives and Democrats In his
peech Saturday. II was preliminary
Swing around the circle
b be begun on Sept 10. From then
ntil Oct. 81, Taft will be In the open,
ming up his own followers for the
kruggfe next year and doing his best
draw away the support the LaFoi-
bite Bourne organization now enjoys.
AS evidence Of his warlike inten-
Ions, Il Is admitted that the proposed
hsit to Tennessee, planned long ago
as been abandoned The time al
btted to Il will be spent In Michigan
$here a progressive movement 10 cap
hre the delegates 10 the next RepuD-
can national convention has been
kunched. The Atlantic ocast states
nd New England, as well as the
'buth are safe for Taft, the president
Md his advisers privately believe.
lie will have their delegates and inc
egnlar organization In those states
In control But the middle ives.
nd Pacific coast are debatable ground
bday not alone for delegates, but Tor
he vote in November OF next year
pme of the states have the direct
kimary plan developed to such an
TENT that the delegates TO the ma
|onals conventions will be instructed
I'm. voters. Therefore. Taft feels
kat n behooves him personally TO ex-
iaiu .his views to those voters
Much will be heard from the presl.
ent on this trip about the "upnaturai
Iliance. between the Democrats anu
ke insurgents In congress. tart VIII
sraonally assail the motives OF sen
kor I.aFoliette and his aides In the
Snate and he will also defend MS
20 ~ the tariff reduction bills.
The tariff board and sctentinc -
sion will be his text before tne -
q OF the west. The bills ne ve.oeu
will explain, were defective, hasuiy
renared AZ "tariff for politics only
! will assert that every revision
ode scientifically under the recon-
endation OF the tarin board wit DO
bproved by him. , .,ory
Reciprocity will be explained a,ons
miliar lines and the farmers
Ia that the working out OF the plan
Am .how them that with increaseu
arkets they can make more ins.oau
less money. In the nortnwe
lam discuss Alaska at great iensh.
vill try TO spike the guns OF ,ne
.rrassives on this subject py oe-
.rtrg he "A doing everything ne can
safeguard the resources ol I 49,,
tory and will bitterly assan %
cas- for It's failure to enact aueauas
MA for the development OF 'he
burces OF the north. s,.c,s.
Taft probably will sidestep olsous
~, NJ the recall Of the tudlciary. -
.Mayea that. ne has said all on tna'
xs.ot necessary. and will let sleep,
S.rs i,ep He will defend all ol
scts Az president and outline .ne
~ the coming campaign. laie
s,s advisors are satisfied there
IN ha three tickets in the feid mex.
az ~ and they think that this VIII DC
his advantage, ro,, con.
q Republican. and will retuse
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