The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-10

Washington Correspondence New
York Evening Post: With President
Taft back on the Atlantic coast after
a swing around the circle OF III
teen thousand miles, his friends are
naturally trying to sum up the politi-
cal benefits he derived. The pre-
l,vaiIing view among them is that ne Is
stronger with the people OF the coun-
try than he was when he started on
his tour. His denomination was not
in doubt when this trip was planned.
| 1t was undertaken with the hope ana
expectation that it might lead to MS
election. The President, OF course,
has realized since the elections Oh
last year that the drift had been
away from the Republican party.
Moreover, he realized that, with the
party divided into two factions, IL
was necessary for him to do what he
could toward restoring harmony.
The keynote of the speechmaking
of the President on this long trip was
that he was not to be regarded as
"standpatter" or an insurgent. he
endeavored to convince the people
wherever he went that he is steering
a course between the conservatives
and the insurgents. His friends, IN
balancing the developments along the
journey, say they have every reason
to believe that the country regards
him more of party leader than ev-
er before. The claim is not made
that the President was enthusiastical-
ly received everywhere. 1t Is assert
ed, however, that in every state ne
visited the people were anxious TO
hear what he had to say, and appar-
emily were impressed after he had
spoken.
Taft's Chief Issues.
Public men who have made some
what careful study of the speeches
made on the trip are now convinced
that Mr.. Taft intends to concentrate
his energies on the following sub
jects:
"a The enforcement of the Sher-
man antitrust law, without fear or
favor.
TO A revision of the most obnoxi-
Gus schedules of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law on information gathered by
! the tariff board.
go International arbitration.
The insurgent Republicans who are
out to prevent the denomination Of
the President, if possible, and the
Democrats who are determined to de-
feat him for reelection (they admit
that he will be renominatedD frankly
say that they are surprised at the
adoption by the President of such a
vigorous program with respect to the
trusts. Neither the insurgents nor
the Democrats believed he would
dare choose the course he has chosen
They thought it would be the same
old story over again-that the trusts
would succeed in convincing the ad
ministration that it would be unwise
to press the enforcement of the
Sherman law in the face of a presi
Dental election. The Presidents
friends are quite certain that his atti
tude on the trust question has already
strengthened him with the people
and they expect it will strengthen
him still more during the month.
that are to intervene before the nomi
mating convention and the election
come on.
big business is much put out oy
er the attitude of the President I
is saying harsh things about him. Blu
it does not want La Toilette nominal
ed by the Republicans, and it il
afraid to make an open movement il
the interest of democratic eandi
date. because it realizes that such
: movement would only add strength
: to candidacy of Gov. Woodrow VIII
son of New Jersey recognized as tn
! leader In the democratic race today
and the one man it does not want t
see sent to the white house.
I The Tariff Bill Vetoes.
g When the President started on hi
y trip he fully realized that the peopi