The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-09-14


train.
It is announced that the Presi.
dent will talk on the tariff, reel
procity, arbitration, conservation
and Alaska. Of course he will
dwell upon universal peace
and party harmony to some eS-
tent, The President evidently
fears conditions now existing in
the west where Independents and
progressive republicans are up
in arms against his stand pat pro-
clivities. He realizes the grave
dangers to the regulars now i'm
pending since the storm of disap-
proval to his administration has
these extremely doubtful sections.
and far west, and will put forth
a determined effort to reclaim
those extremely oubtful sections.
Looks like the West has come to
be the battle ground for republi-
cans in every campaign, and one
Of these days that part of the
country will be, found in the demo
cratic column. The effect of this
proposed trip remains to be esti-
mated, but we are inclined to the
opinion that the president is not
going to find the task of winning
back the people out there an easy
one. The latest republican of
prominence to declare his opposi-
ton to Mr.. Taft is Senator Cum
Minis, of Iowa, who, in a signed
statement setting forth his rea-
sons declared:
my general conclusion is, that III
every struggle which has taken place
since Mr.. Taft became President
upon vital things, his allies and sup
pcrters have been the Senators ana
members of the House, Who, how
tyer. honest, they may De arc kn0.Fn
from one border of the country to
the other as r~eactionaries or stand
patters, and NOT p~rCgreSslves
If the voters of the Republican
rarity believe that the old leadership
should be perpetuated they can find
no better nominee than Mr.. Taft.
II do not believe it ought to be
continued, and, therefore, without any
personal disparagemept of the Presi-
dent I am hoping that a progressive
Republican will be nominated and
elected next year.
"Mr. Taft's associates in the max
ing of the tariff law, which he declar-
ed to he the best eveT passed upon
the suhject, were Mr.. Aldrich and his
followers in the Senate; Mr.. Payne,
Mr.. Rsfzell, Mr.. Cannon and their
followers in the House. 1t seems to
ne I am justified in the conclusion
lat Fe did not take "the progressive
lew" with respect to- this measure"
President Taft is also "out of har-
nony with those who we're recogniZ-
a hefo e his advent into Office as the
hest exponents of the conservation
roEicy."
THE Canadian reciprocity il false
pretense from beginning to end" and
will not reduce the cost of living or
enlarge u markets for manufactures
n Canada"
1T is hard for me to think of the
Canadian bill as progressive, believing
as l do that its passage was the re-
suit of an understanding between the
President and those eminent reaction
aries, Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and
Lodge, of MASSACHUSETTS,, that they
would see it through the Senate if
all other tariff bills reducing duties
should be vetoed"
Concerning the wooden and the
free list bills I haven't heard of any
progressive rejoicing over the vetoes
which killed them. They were both
prepared with the greatest care, and
in the full light of abundant informa-
ton, and both amply justified by the
standard of protection. l predict that
these bills gave the President the
only change he will ever have to sign
acts of Congress reducing the ini-
quitous duties of the Payne-Aldrich
law, but preserving the system of
protection. In waiting for his tariff
report he lost an opportunity
which Democrats will not give him
again"
So it does not appear that Mr..
Taft is going west any too soon if
he would reclaim lost prestige out
there. 1t is said that he will
visit San Francisco for the pur-
pose of breaking ground for the
Panama Exposition, but the main
object of this tour is to make a
dash through all the states where
the insurgents are organizing the
opposition to his candidacy and
speaking ont against the nolicies