The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-06
Bu|NN|NS GIVES
/ |REA50NS FOR
/ OPPOSING TAT 7
thould Select Candidate
WHO Will Be Strongest
in Election to Be Held
Next Year.
RESIDENT CLASSED
II AS REACTIONARY
}rogressive Senator Says
Did Leadership Would Be
Perpetuated by Re-
nomination.
RESIDENT CLASSED
IA AS REACTIONARY

u -sHICAGo, Sept, 5.-summins UP
rensons for his opposition to the
denomination of President TAFT,
~ Senator a. p. Cummins. In a
signed statement printed IN lhe
Icord Herald today. says;
'8y general conclusion is, therefore.
a In every struggle which has taken
.cc since Mr.. Taft became president on
ID things, his allies and supporters
|ss been senator's and members Of the
|usc. who, however honest they may
. are known from one border Of the
1ntry TO the other as roacuonarics or
.ndpatters and not progressives
"a the voters OF the Republican party
Lave that tho old leadership should be
<Detuated they can find no better NOM
q than Mr.. Taft. I do not believe 1t
<ht TO be continued and therefore,
|[hout any personal diSparagement OF
\ president, l am hoping that pro-
>sHiye Republican will be nominated
i elected next year.
His reason for this conclusion fol-
'It is TO be understood that my oppo-
Ion to tho denomination OF Taft is
/ou HUlcIy on MS dlllluCI loWdtu pun
uueStionS and my conviction that the
rvention ought 10 nominate n candi
b for president who will be strongest
/. tho election,
III of Particulars.
with this preliminary and explain
Dry suggestion ] present my bill OF par
1liRfS. II Will be conceded 7 suppose,
- President Taft's alichtmcnt must
.fefined chiefly:
Icy his position on the Payne
Ifich tariff Law.
by his position on the bill for the
tuer regulation OF interstate common
<1ers, Drought forward about the first
{he year 1910
Icy his position on the change made
NC postal savings law. just as II vas
Ug passed in the senate
#-By his position on the proposed in
~ lax law, which was sought to be
Vrponted into the Payne AID rich tar
Icy his attitude toward the control
olspo5ition of our public domain.
EBy his position on the Canadian
Dill passed at tho extra session
--By his work for the peace treaties
-By his Yetoes OF the WOODEN sched-
b Tic free list and the resolution ad-
ing New Mexico and Arizona as
calls Taft's Attitude.
Shall content myself in the main
ntrcly recalling 10 tho minds OF
Psople the lineup on each OF them
.Eihe Payne AldrIch tariff law. Mr.
associates In The making of this
wnlch lie declared TO be tho best
passed on the subject, were Mr.
6n ani his followers i'll the senate:
Fesme, MIR, Dalzcll, Mr.. Cannon and
icl'o"ers In the house. 1t seems
am justified in the conclusion
ne did not take the progressive
: YIN respect to this measure.
JEibe act amending and charging
: on,erslste commerce law,
\ s1Sioe1t Taft made legislation on
epJect the prominent feature of the
ssipn after he Was inaugurated,
MS attorney general. he pre-
40 congress a. bill which was in
% In the senate. referred to the
5fUltec on Interstate commerce and
~ odch 10 The senate precisely as
= sSS,loih hcg general wrote II and as
pent Tart apparently believed jt
= TO bo enacted -
8 Yep Backward,
be ns Dili had passed as insisted on
fes Wsslden', the woi1l Of nearly a
d vi century would have been
s,a ana ne would have taken a
. IraiIpp. ueck"ard In the regulation OF
q IN combination was put through the
L,Urh UNDER the coercion of Mr
~ ~. hhu with his declaration that not
~ c,s y, d llne should be changed I'm II.
kr d,at tne senate and was opened
-hnau u'sSsusSion. ,S Many parts Of it were
II|- 'hat they found no defenders
ppisscn effort as wss made 10 defend
'T} }iIeII ninlstrailon bin WAS led by MIR
ilpteh and Mr.. Elkins. - '''
80 rtconsiructcd on The floor OF the
nnf INC progresslvcs against The
opposition of the rcactionarles
AL Eere acting for the president, I he
n 'nat people generally will agree with
QDIS,d Wit respect 10 this measure Mr.
a Mpe subject
q ieloFe The present administration
arIfc postal savings bill had beer
xltt+r9 agreed on in the sopate Tb,
~hich the progressives had made
,sn ~ insure the deposit of the monn,
lSXo Inc postotilcc9 In the banks oI
tu communities.
sbs IL ',au won out. but just as We gcrc
d ~ go'nt OF passing the bill. Presi.
,'s,S1 Aatt had sufficient influence 10 re-
mt, ehst part uf tho bill ana every.
h,irt' Etsc3shizes that the law as H. wa:
a. II Hoptcd. In that respect. was s
~ ior the great "ity banks and :
: [l1r the small country banks. AgaII
Lrb'< was found In tho compan,
\, cssives. 20 '''u ''' WIN 'n'
ated Income Tax.
en- The progressives were exceesiua
siei >'Dus 10 attach nm Income INK law
ns rayne- -Aldrich tariff act. We ha,
cl to believe that tho prcsI
'pag nor, WIN us in this effort. but A
10 u ~ ., when II seemed likely {.
n Inc president. under rhe lead
1r Mf Aldrlch and his close az
70 !, brought forward the .o~cailc,
Wv ~ On tax law and defeated the pro
n'd rov 'vry a IAN OH the great income
u,s. .ountry lie did this through III
,yfs, ren,ality of The most pronmncn,
JgV ~ OF congress. | thing 4
ayH conceded that whatever els
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