Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-30
Ends Two-days Tour Of
Iowa, Friday Night.
Addresses Large Audience al
0tlumwa, on The Tariff.
Will Speak at State Fair at Sedafla,
NO., Saturday.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept. 29.-President
Taft ended mis- two-days tour of Iowa
here tonight as he began it-with q
speech on the tariff. To an audience
that filed a large tent and gave him
THE closest attention he has had the
| President in a conversational tone and
in an informal manner, stated anew
/ the position he took with reference to
! the tariff bills he vetoed.
Mr. TAFT made no BID for applause
no attempt at oratory. lie took tie
/ audience into his confidence and stat
ed his case with scarcely a pause.
The crowd was not a demonstrattive
one 1t eheered the President when he
N began and again when he finished
There was occasional applause in be-
! tween the most spontaneous and pro-
longed occurring when mir. Taft ex-
claimed:
Il am no free trader; l am a pro-
n tectionist pledged to the policy of Il
protective tariff. based on the differ
enee in the cost of production in this
| country and the cost of production
| abroad
The President was again applauded
when he said that he was going to
|
and cotton schedules just as soon as
the Tariff Board reported ON those
schedules in December He denounced
the present wool schedule as indefensi-
! bly, high. but said that the WOODEN bill
which he vetoed was drawn without
regard to the effect it would have on
| the industry in this country; was
drawn without adequate information
and was largely the work of a single
senator. Mr.. Taft said he felt the
country could well afford to wait two
or three months longer and get bill
based on scientific data and complete
information.
The farmers free list bill, Mr.. Taft
said. was intended as COMPENSATION
to the farmer for whatever damage he
might suffer from Canadian reciproc-
ity. He asserted that reciprocity
would not have hurt the farmer any
way. but defeat in Canada wiped out
the last reason for SO slip-shod
| measure.
The President denounced the cot
ton BILL which included revisions of
III the steel and chemical schedules as
III Piece of hodge podge" that no one
ever intended should become n law
the various bills were listened to with
The detailed explanations given of
the greatest apparent interest. The
President apologized several times for
the dryness of his theme, but he held
khis audience to the end.
The talk on the tariff was preced-
ed by a brief explanation of the trip
The is now taking. Mr. Taft said he
did not believe that President Of
hah ri q fp
make partisan speeches or To attack
any one He said he was taking adj
vantage of an opportunity to get in
touch with the people to explain in
person some of the acts OF his admin
istration, to render an account of his
stewardship.
Il want you to judge me by what
vi have done" he concluded. Ito take
into consideration the circumstances
fthat surrounded me and the response
Il bilities that rested upon me, and to
n act as you deem best. 1 am content
n TO abide by your decision"
II Mr.. Taft began the day at Des
il Moines, where he spent the entire
II forenoon and made an address upon
peace and the pending arbitration
treaties. Senator Cummins. one OF the
leaders OF the lnSuISSlIl wing u ttS
party. was on the reception commit
tee at Dee Moines and made his only
appearance with the President there.
Mr.. Cummins limited in talk With
the President that with certain modi-
fications he was inclined to favor the
peace treaties Mr. Taft said he would
readily agree to any changes in the
treaties which would not mar the eff
factiveness or question the good faith
of this country in desiring peace with
the rest of the world.
on the way to Ottumwa the Pfesi-
dent spoke at Pleasantviile, KnoNcille
and several smaller places. He left
here tonight for Sedarla, Mo-, to speak
at the State fair there tomorrow
At Abba the President spoke of the
reforms recently begun by the post
office department at Washington and
the wiping out of the ST. 100000 deficit
in the postal establishment.
serhat result" he said. indicates
tbe efficiency Of the postmaster gem
eral and indicates the further tact
that they are doing business in the
postoifice department and are not en-
gagged in play
Gov. Carroll accompanied the Pres
ident 10 the state line tonight. MT
Taft thanked him heartily for his
courtesy and the many kind words
lie had SAID about him.
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