New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-29
TAFT TO MAKE TARIFF
MAIN CAMPAIGN ISSUE
President Begins to Prepare
Speeches to Back Up His
Recent VetoeS.
PLANS FOR WESTERN TRIP
To Attack Progressives for Their
Attitude on Tariff and Reel
procity-Will Visit Twen-
ty-four States.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. '2S.-So far as
President Taft himself is concerned the
tariff will be the main issue of the 1872
campaign. While the President will
speak on many subjects on his Western
trip it is certain now that the question
of tariff revision Will receive most Of
his attention. Following his speech TO
the Essex County Republican Club at
Hamilton on Saturday, the President
began to-day 10 prepare for other
speeches on the tariff He secured copies
Of his veto messages on the wool, Farm
ers' Free List and cotton bills from the
executive Offices here and in Washing
ton, and at once set 70 work on ad-
dresses which he expects 10 deliver back
ing Up these vetoes.
Mr. Taft is said 10 realize that he
must attack the Democrats and Pro-
eressive Republicans who put the tariff
bills through Congress The attack on
the Democrats the President can make
almost anywhere. II is understood that
the attack on the Progressives will be
made principally IN the West. The
nature Of the attack is pretty clearly
defined already. Il VIII be in substance
that the Progressives who voted for
Tariff Board should have been willing
20 wait for its report, ahat the revision
bills the Democrats and Insurgents
drew az the special session We're iii
considered and badly drawn; and
that great industries should not be put
in jeopardy by such legislation. when
revision. If recommended by the Tariff
Board might be expected few months
later. II is also probable that the Presi-
dent will promise tariff reform so far
as he can bring IL about at the next
session OF Congress.
II is possible that the Progressives will
also be under fire from the President on
the subject Of reciprocity. He has heard
enough from Western Congressman 20
know that ii is not popular in some
states west Of the Mississippi. The Pro-
gressives are supposed here % count on
the bad effect reciprocity will have with
these Western farmers Mr. Tafts atti-
tude in regard to reciprocity will prob
ably be more nearly defensive than that
in regard 70 tariff revision. for he has
always contended that reciprocity tried
for one year, would prove advantageous
TO every one and hurtful 10 none.
OF the other five main topics already
- ~. sd,
ton and peace and arbitration treaties
in the Senate We're opposed and befriend-
ed by Senator's OF all persuasons. and
while conservation is of peculiar inter-
est in the West it is not expected by the
Presidents friends 10 figure greatly IN
the campaign. Currency reform is said
to be of greater interest because Of the
idea that the proposed legislation may
foreshadow a central bark. The Presi-
dent may fnd,it necessary to talk extern
sively on this subject.
The Presidents Itinerary.
The President will visit twenty-four
states Of the Union on his swing around
the circuit, according 10 a partly COM
pleted schedule at the Executive Offices
to-day. He will start on September II.
and. with the exception Of five states and
Arizona and New Mexico. he will pass
through every commonwealth west Of the
Mississippi Included in the twenty-four
are Massachusetts,. New York, Pennsyl-
vanla. Ohio. Michigan, Illinois. Indiana,
Missouri. Iowa. Kansas. Nebraska. Col
orado. Wyoming. Utah, Nevada. cali
fornia. oregon. Washington. Idaho. Mon
tana. South Dakota. Minnesota. Wiscon-
sin and Maryland. Among the important
towns and cities which the President
will visit are Syracuse, Erie. Penn; De-
troit. Chicago St Louis. Omaha. Kansas
CITY. Mo: Denver Cheyenne, Wyo.
Salt LAKE City. Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco. Sacramento. Cal: Portland Ore:
Tacoma. Seattle and Spokane. Wash.
Wallace. Idaho. Butte and Billings.
Mont; Deadwood. Aberdeen and Pierre.
: D.: ST. Paul, Minneapolis. Milwaukee
and Pittsburgh.
Denver. Aug. 2s.-President Taft will
2