The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-09
GOES FOR TAFT
Cummings, a Progressive Sens'or, 0p-
p,sed to His denomination.
.HE GIVES HIS REASONS
For Opposing the President, Who,
He Says Is Not in Sympathy With
the Progressive Element of the Re-
publican Party, But Is a Supporter
of the Standpatters.

of the Standpatters.
Senator A. B. CUmmins in a sign
ed statement given out at Chicago on
Wednesday declares his opposition to
the nomination of President Taft. At
ter discussion of the main issues
in the Taft administration, which are
presented chronologically, the Iowa
senator summarizes his opposition in
these terms:
my general conclusion IS. there
fore, that in every struggle which has
taken place since Mr.. Taft became
president upon vital things his allies
and supporters have been the sena-
tors and members Of the house who
are known from one border of the
country to the other as reactionaries,
or stand-patters, and not progress
sives.
IF the voters of the Republican
party believe that the old leadership
should be perpetuated they can find
no better nominee than Mr.. Taft.
don't believe it ought to be continu-
ed, and therefore, without any per-
sonal disparagement of the president,
I am hoping that a progressive Re-
publican will be nominated and elect
ed next year."
| First in the bill Of particulars Is
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, and Of
which Mr.. Cummings says:
"Mr. Taft's associates in the max
ing OF this tariff law, which he de-
clared to be the best ever passed,
were Mr. Aldrich and his followers in
the senate; Mr.. Payne, Mr.. Dalzell,
Mr.. Cannon and their followers in
the house. 1t seems to me am JUS
titled in the conclusion that he did
not take the progressive view with
respect to this measure.
Its hard for me to think Of the
Canadian bill as progressive, believ-
ing as l do that its passage was the
result of an understanding between
the president and the eminent reac-
tionaries-Penrose Of Pennsylvania,
and Lodge of Massachusetts-th that
they would see it through the senate
,, if all other tariff bills reducing du-
ties should be vetoed
After damning the peace treaties
with faint praise, Senator Cummins
takes up the woolen and the free list
bills, of which he says:
II haven't heard Of any progress
sive rejoicing over the vetoes which
killed them. They were both pre-
pared with the greatest care and in
the full light Of advanced iDforma-
tion, and both amply justified by the
standard of protection.
Il predict that these bills gave
the president the only chance he will
aave to sign acts of congress reduc-
ing the iniquitious duties Of the
Payne-Aldrich law, but preserving
the system of protection. In waiting
for his tariff report he lost an OPP
rortunity which Democrats will not
give him again"
Passing to a consideration of the
interstate commerce law, the Iowan
declares that If the bill had passed
as insisted upon by the president
''the work Of nearly quarter Of a
century would have been swept away
and we would have taken step back
ward in the regulation of our rail-
ways.
Many parts OF the committee bill
we're so bad that they found no de-
tenders and such efforts as were
made to defend the administration
bill were led by Mr.. Aldrich and Mr..
Eikins."
Mr. Cummins further AYERS that
President Taft is out of harmony
with those who we're recognized be-
fore his advent, into Office as the best
exponents of the conservation pol
ICY"
And taking up the Canadian reci-
rrocity bill he says: ut Is a false
rratense from beginning to end" and
will rot reduce the cost of living or
enlarge our markets for manufacture
es in Canada"
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