The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-24
PRESIDENT DEPARTS
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
Ends Three Days Tour of
State and Leaves for
Minnesota.
TRUCE WAS IN EFFECT
Insurgents and Regulars at
Peace While Taft Was
Their Guest.
TRUCE WAS IN EFFECT

hBERDEEN, S. d. Oct. Ii ne l'S-
publican regulars and insurgents Of Soutf
Dakota Joined forces today 10 make Pres
ident Taft's last day in the state pleas
ant The truce was more or less armed
however for tho insurgents on the presl-
dents special train did not hesitate u
declare that il Mr.. Taft got any delegates
at all from South Dakota nc would have
TO fight mighty hard FOR them
The regulars on the other hand. de-
cIarcd that the estimate of four out Of
brhe ten delegates for Mr. TAFT was too
low. and that there would bc some sur
priScs in the state next year. The presl-
dent and Secretary Hilcs listened with
interest 10 both sides OF the story.
Ending his threc days tour OF Inc I,atc h,
10 the south and tomorrow will enter
Minnesota where tho battle between the
insurgents and the regulars WAKES warm,
He will be in the midst Of that fight on
Wednesday. while ON Thursday he goes
| in fact. into "the enemys country. WIS
consin. the home Of Senator La Toilette.
Met Large and Friendly Crowds.
| During the run from Pierre TO Aher-
deem today. with a score OF stops be-
| parentlv friendly crowds awaiting him.
lie discussed the tariff vctocs, peace
and arbitration. economy in the admin
! isration OF affairs al Washington and
| the relation Of government 10 business.
Ills principal tariff speech Of tho day
WAS delivered at Huron. The crowd there
| listened in silence 10 The president eN-
| planation OF his three vetoes. There WAS
every evidence Of interest among his
| hearers. but no applause until he d.
clarcd that until congress had the facts
| upon which To base changes in the t1rii
laws he would continue 10 veto such
| bills
| latter representing the La Toilette wing
cf tho party i'm tho state, were with tho
| president throughout the day. senator
Ora Wford introducing tho chief executive
! at II number Of stops. Governor NesseY,
an insurscni. and Congressman Martin
and Burkc, allied with the Taft forces.
| also continued with the party
Condemns Woolen Schedule.
| At Huron President Taft again con-
| 1cmned tho existing wool and woolen
schedule of tho PAYNE Aldrich act. and
| promised reduction in many of It's
| items. Speaking Of the Underwood La
| Toilette wool bill. which he vetoed, the
| president said;
81 don't say that the bill necessarily
| would have destroyed tho wool and wool
| en- industries. but hsd no adequate In
| formation and none was brought 80 me
which assured me that tho reduction was
not such would cause disaster to those
| two industries. Therefore, as were
going To have adequate information ON
| tho first of December. it seemed 10 me
/ that il Was my duty 10 veto the bill. and
as, them To postpone action until the
|
report
with reference to the WOOL tarlG. I
am Very strongly convinced that II Is
much too high; mean as 10 some of the
| items. and ! am very strongly convinced
that when the report Of this tarin com
mission comes In l. wi, vii show ",,,, ths1 s,o 10
| that fact but It will also disclose facts
| which will enable us To say how much
The reduction ought To DO in order to
| save the industries on the one hand and
prevent excessive rates OF the other.
Veto Ordered by Constitution.
Therefore. when the time comes in
| December and | have this report. | eN-
| poet TO make recommendations TO con
| gress as 10 amendments TO the tarln.
with "A statement as to what their ei-
| feet is.
II have hccn a great deal criticised for
exercising the veto powers. 1t Is SAID
| that II is n royal prcrosatiNe, and in do
| Ing so / acted the part OF George III.
| Well, I don't think George III: exercised
the veto power very much, doubt u
he exercised it as much as ] have, and
certainly the present king OF England
| would not exercise il al all, because IL
would not be safe thing 10 do for Eng
| land. But VIC have different system
| here.
! ~ man who is elected four years to
the presidency is governed in his con-
duct by the constitution. The constitu-
| tIon SAYS that when bill shall pass
| both houses it shall be submitted To tho
president for lbs signature II he ap-
| proves tI' SdIll's ll' Sil'h .'c. III ~ -
| dsa pDrovcs the same, hc shall return IL
| To the house whence II originated. with his
| objections. 1t only depends. therefore.
| upon whether he approves tho bill. what
his duty is,
"Of course you can run away from an
| issue, II a bin is sent To tho president
| and lie docs not sign II, Then IL goes into
effect without his approval. | have tried
| generally To pursue policy that when
| AN issue is brought 10 me ! decide IT one
| way or the other. That is what I did
and that is what | propose To do IN The
future. IL don't like a bill. ara going
| tn veto il. whether look Ike George