The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-10-27
WARM GREETING
FOR PRESIDENT TAFT BY SOUTH
DAKOTA PROGRSSivES AND
STALWARTS.
PRAISES HIS APPOINTEES
At Aberdeen, President Defends SUI
preme Court, Explains Tariff ve-
toes, Condemns Wool Schedule,
and Promises Reduction.

Aberdeen, Oct. 23.-In a speech be-
fore the Aberdeen Commercial club
here tonight President Taft replied
with feeling to the charge that he had
set up the supreme court with the idea
that 1T was to emasculate the Sher-
man antitrust law, and declared anew
his intention to enforce hat law to
the letter.
The president referred to the criti-
cism of the supreme court ruling in
the Standard Oil and tobacco trust
cases and declared mat nothing could
be further from the fact than the
charges that the statute had been
made ineffective. The supreme court,
he said, had declared that any re-
straint of trade or combinations for
the purpose of suppressing competi-
ton and controlling prices was an in
npltion of the law.
Il have challenged and | challenge
again." he shouted, ANY person to
cite a case that he would condemn as
a violation OF the antitrust law that
would not be condemned under the
decision OF the supreme court. AS yet
| haze heard no reply. The only an
swer hat has come has been an in
suit to the court and an insult to me.
1t is the charge that | set up the court
with purpose and understanding that
it would emasculate the statute. On,
gentlemen, there is not the slightest
foundation for that,
Il am proud OF the men that l have
put on that court. l am proud to
have found men with a standing as
high as they TO take places on that
bench and | am willing to abide by
%hz ,na1rI tho% %hn, lo- v,,Io
that they will make.
Il cant get much excited about
such a charge, insulting as it is, be-
cause l can't understand that the
maker of it has perception enough to
understand the weight of the charge
he is making.
1T indicates a view that such con-
duct is an ordinary political consider
alton and is justified by political
views.
Therefore l do not rest in the spirit
that | ought to perhaps, for l can
not believe that the country at large
takes it seriously, considering the
men against whom it is made.
But now that We have gotten a
law in shape for real enforcement
after twenty years. | hear a cry that
to enforce it will disturb business. /
don't want to disturb business any
more than anyone else, but that stat
ute was on the statute books when l
took the oath of office to enforce the
laws of the land, and | am going to
see to it SO far as l have power as
chief executive that everyone who
comes within that statute feels its
heavy hand"
The president again expressed the
hope that business would square itself
with the statute.
"When it does" he concluded, I'VE
should all get together and do the
team work to bring about prosperity"
The republican regulars and insur-
gents joined forces today to make
President Taft's last day in the state
pleasant. The truce was more or
less armed, however, for the insur-
gents On the presidents special train
did not hesitate to declare that if Mr..
Taft got any delegates at all from
South Dakota, he would have to fight
mighty hard for them"
The regulars, on the other hand, de-
clared that the estimate of four gu,
of ten delegates for Mr.. Taft was too
low, and that there would be some
surprises in the state next year.
The president and Secretary Hilles
listened with interest to both sides.
Ending his three days tour through
South Dakota here tonight. President
Taft swung back to the south, and
tomorrow will enter Minnesota, where
the battle between the insurgents ana
the regulars wax warm. He will DO
in the midst of that fight Wednesday
while on Thursday he goes into the
c0naY1 xy'CD nnIJntrv Wicnnnc1n fhn
home OF Senator La Toilette.
During the run from Pierre to Aber-
deem today, with a score of stops in
between, the president found big and
apparently friendly crowds awaiting
him. He discussed the tariff vetoes,
peace and arbitration, economy in the
administration Of affairs at Wash
ington and the relation of the govern
ment to business. His principal tariff
speech of the day was delivered at
Huron.
At Huron President Taft again con-
demned the existing wool and wooden
schedule of the Payne-Aldrich act ana
promised a reduction in many of its
items. IL speaking of the Underwood
La Toilette wool bill, which he vetoed
the president said: Il do not say
that the bill necessarily would have
destroyed the wool and wooden indus
tries, but had ne adequate informa-
ton and none was brought to me
which assured me that the reduction
would not injury and disaster
to these two industries. Therefore,
as We were going to have adequate
information on the first Of December,
It seemed to me that it was my duty,
In view Of my pledges to the republi-
can platform, to veto the bill and ask
them to postpone action until the
tariff board had had an opportunity
to report"
Mr.. Taft's Sunday
Pierre. Oct. 23.-Special: The presi-
dent took breakfast at the home OF
Congressman Burke.
In the forenoon Mr.. Taft attended
the morning services at the First M.
e. church, where he listened to q SER