Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-04
TAFT OUTLINES
PARTY 5 CREED
CONSTRUCTION, PROGRESS AND
PROSPERITY REPUBLiCANIsM
tariff PRINCIPLES SOUND
viii I'm Any Bill Based on Last
platfOrm--lic Is Immune
20 Abuse.


Denver, colo. oct 3,-This was
one of the most strenuous days Pres
ideut Taft has spent since leaving
Beverly, more than two weeks ago.
The Presidents hosts kept him on the
90 from early morning until late to-
night when he left for Chicago.
Nh. Taft made two important
speeches today the first to the pubic
lands convention, and the second to
the members Of a Republican organ
I2ation including the state central
committee and various county offic-
ials.
To the committeeman, the President
outlined the principles of his party
I'VE are in favor Of progress and
construction" he said 1--WE are in
favor Of prosperity and Of doing
nothing that will interfere with the
business growth of this country pro-
yided that business growth is along
mes that are legitimate and within
the statutes
There is not any desire on our
part to hit corporations Just because
they are corporations And if they
are contributing to the country ii
they are furnishing a large wage fund
for the support Of wage earners, and
are engaged in that work, that is ev-
ldence of an enterprise, and we want
TO encourage them and not discOur-
age them.
ION the question Of tariff" Mr..
Taft said u think all our principles
are sound ones, and | will block all
bills that | do not favor"
The President took a flyer at some
tariff reformers" when he said
There seems to be little miscon-
coption as to what my duty was in
respect to signing the tariff bills pass
ed at the recent session Of Congress,
on the part of those gentlemen who
could be entirely consistent in signing
those bills. | mean the gentlemen
not in favor Of Republican politics,
but Democratic tariff reformers and
free traders 1t would be consistent
in them to sign any bill that reduces
the tariff because they are opposed
to the tariff generally. l am not in
that class | favor protectonsts."
The President said he was willing
to sign any bill that conforms with
the Republican platform on which he
was elected, and he proposed that
when the people realized the Sin
cerity of our promises, they will see
tit to keep us in power"
The fact is" he added the defec-
ton fro mthe Republican party in last
election, or the defeat of it was not
due to an increased number of bills
1t was due to the detection of repre-
"entatives who insisted that we had
not kept our promises"
In his speech before the public
lands committee the President made
a plea for reasonable attitude of con-
servations generally. He urged them
not to lose everything by claiming too
much lie also stated that he dis
agreed with many of the views eX-
pressed by the convention in recent
iy adopted resolutions.
at does no good to abuse every
body the President said. That does
not help a bit. There are certain of
us that can stand it. l have got to
the point where It is a sort of normal
condition, but when you go to Com
gress you VIII find gentlemen there
who have definite ideas lest somebody
shall get an advantage, not of us, but
Of the generations to come later"
Arriving in Denver this morning,
the President was entertained at
breakfast late at the Country Club
under the auspices of the Yale AS
sociation. He was then driven about
the city. After lunch he went to the
baseball park, where he witnessed a
game in the Western League.
The Denver press club made Presl-
dent Taft an honary member of that
club this afternoon.
Il am glad to follow Colonel Roose-
vclt. "Mr Taft said, amid applause.
During the automobile ridI this after
noon the President stopped at the
nome of Mrs. Charles j. Hughes, wi
dow Of the late Senator Hughes, and
LEFT his card. When he last visited
Denver. Mr. Taft stopped at the
Hughes home.
Tonight Mr.. Taft was entertained
at a Chamber Of Commerce banquet,
where 700 covers were laid.