The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-15
TAFT EXPECTED
TO GIVE ANSWER
Medill Mccormick, Heading
Progressive League, IS
sues Statement
MANY OPPORTUNITIES
FOR A FEW ANSWERS
President Will Make About
Two Hundred Speeches
to Reply to Half
Dozen Questions

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. Ia
From the headquarters of the Ma
tional Progressive Republican League
tonight, Medill Mccormick, who Is
in charge of the bureau, sent out
ii statement attacking President Taft
and the administration of his high
office.
The statement is the most startling
made by the league since its in
auguration several weeks ago TO
boost the candidacy of Senator La
Toilette for the presidency.
The statement announced that
when Mr.. Taft was inaugurated It
vas with more good Will than
had marked the inauguration of
any other president since the Civil
war" Since then, the statement
sets forth. "a great deal has hap
pened to change the attitude OF the
people toward the president"
Must Answer.
The statement continues:
NOW he VIII be expected In the
course OF his two hundred speeches
to answer a half dozen question clear
~. specifically. unequivoc&liy ana
without inviting his hearers TO con
sent to further presidential procras-
tination. The people viii ask the
president Why ne considered that q
reduction OF the duties on agricultural
products so urgent as TO require
special session OF Congress while he
compelled the country TO await the re-
vision OF the much debated, We'll
studied. we'll understood and dts
credited wool schedule, until he
should publish the report OF his tariH
board.
They arc confused about recipro-
city. It Will reduce the cost OF tiSlns
or 1t will not. IL II Will not. II IL
pretence, If II Will. 1t must reduce
TIC prices Of farm products. The
people VIII expect the president 10
plainly state whether he Is in favor OF
Aiarich's central bank plan or OPP
posed to It They want To know why
a central banking organization, under
the Aldrich plan will not he con-
trolled by che great moncyed IN
terests which center in Wall street.
Remem bering that Richard Achilles
Bailinger came from the State OF
Washington 10 the cabinet, as a re-
suit of the public land matters OF the
Northwest and that later, his own
State by an overwhelming vote sent
his critic, Poindexter. to the Senate,
they will want 10 know the president $
exact attitude on the several conser-
Walton subiects-the public iano
question. the preservation and the
use OF national forests; the develop
nent of the Alaska coal fields. the
conformation, construction and con-
troll OF railroads In Alaska They VIII
expect Mr. Taft 10 be explicit OUT
line a policy that they may know
whether his inclination Is toward the
Development of nature resources oy
such large and enterprising syndicates
as that of Guggenheim and Morgan.
or by pioneers. prospectors and small
business men. with the protection and
assistance OF the government
And the people Will be ANXIOUS 10
learn their policy toward the indus
trial trusts. They have not forgot
ten IL IL OF record that the present
administration proposed to allow the
railroads to enter into agreements
and attempted to legalize the owner
ship by the railroad OF the majority
| of the stock OF another competing
with it
Finally the people Will want to
learn from the President what his at
titude will be toward the progressives
lin his own party. If he should be
nominated and reelected. VIII the
| President construe his denomination
| and his reelection as a mandate &c
read the progressive Republicans out
of the party a second time %