Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-26
Speaks in Eleven Places Monday, Be
fore Entire and Enthusiastic Popu-
|ations, on His Way TO COnseIva-
ton Congress in Kansas City.

Kansas City. Mo, Sept. 25-Presi-
dent Taft arrived in Kansas City to-
right to address the National Conser-
walton Congress. He had spent busy
day in southern Kansas, making adj
dresses in II OF the prosperous towns
which dot that section of the state
and was tired but happy over the
warmth of the reception which the
progressive kansans had given him.
Everywhere the Presidential train
was scheduled to stop, and at other
stations where there was only pause,
great crowds waved greetings To the
Chief Executive and willingly braved
u burning sun to listen to him.
| The crowds were the largest the
President has faced during any Of his
travels. Mr.. Taft confined himself
largely to the Vetoes of the wooden, free
list and cotton tariff bills. He gave his
hearers to understand that he was
ready and more than willing to sign
any bills reducing the tariff If the
measures were founded upon the re-
port eff the Tafs| PoafI Thia board,
the Presidtat said. would be ready to
report on tht weclEn schedule the first
of Decemptr
Il believe ule preseut Wao'en duties
are too high" n exclaimed, anHl APP
plause, and Just a soon - get
adequate information shall recon-
mend their rejre t9a
Mr. Taft began IT, div ri CaTey-
vile ard spokc al+9 At lad, pendenee.
ChcrrvVale Taaye:. Ghuuutc. Hum
boldt lola, Garnett. Ottawa .1dger-
town aua Glatne.
Aside from the t9riH speeches tic
President spoke briefly on marriage
and divorce. on ,he prosperity Il the
people Of kanss=s ;.nd IA tire trusts.
Senator Garsis. Pop utatiVe Camp
tball and eX-i;t.dt sentative Charles
Scott wern Nitb MIN throughout the
ldav At HUMBOLDT. Mr. Segtt intro
iaucel Ia Flesiaep.. When nc had tin-i
lished Up from the crowd popped a
large pIacard which read;
III vou want al Kansas to smile, ap.
point Charles II. Scott as secretary OF
agriculture
Mr.. Scott. who was formerly chair
man Of the agricultural committee Of
the House, turned red, and the Presi-
dent laughed heartily.
Mr. TAFT told the Kansans their
prosperity was such that they had
more money per capita than any other
state in The Union except Massaehu-
sets.
If you don't look out lie added.
we win begin to regard YOU as wick
cd millionaires out here
In coming to a discussion OF the ne
cessity of uniform laws governing
marriage and divorce the President
first spoke of the equal necessity of
uniform laws on the subject of child
labor and worknens compensation.
AS to marriage and divorce. he said;
1T is. however. awkward, to say
tie least that man who is married
on one side OF a state line may not be
| married on the other. The increase of
divorces in this country is a reflection
upon the laws and their loose admin
istrstion. We ought not to permit the
marriage tie TO be dissolved at Will
you say We ought not to keep I'M
happy people together Who brought
) them together? We did not ii they
get together under contract, why
shouldn't they be bound to the con-
tract. unless one or the other does
something which in the eyes of all
men ought to permit or require at
least a separation, il not divorce.
The trouble is not that in an indi
vidual case Generalization follows be-
cause they are separated, but the
trouble is when a man or woman feels
it is only a question of option with her
whether she still lives with her hus-
band. or he with his wife. then. with
that option before them. they conduct
themselves in such way very fire.
l ril IN ~ a
breach
1T is the ability to, and the prospect
of getting a divorce that demoralizes.
We ought to have general uniform
law on the subject that stiffens UP
land makes sacred the marriage tie. |
lagree that it is not possible in this
stage and under present conditions to
make marriage absolutely indissolubie,
but it is possible to make divorce diff
cult so that it cannot be obtained by
lcollusion and only when one party or
the other shall have done something
that all men regard as necessarily af-
lfecting the obligation OF the marriage
tie."
President Taft again challenged
William j. Bryan TO produce an ex-
ample of restraint of trade which
would not come within the purview
of the supreme courts Standard OH
and American Tobacco decisions, in
short address at Cherryvale. The
President characterized the comments
of Mr. Bryan and "other gentlemen"
on the two decisions as Glib" and de-
!clared that if they could produce an
) instance of restraint of trade which
would not be included in the meaning
Iof those decisions he would yield to
1.-THE criticism. The trust problem the
President said, through this decision
is reaching and nearing a solution"