New-York tribune., 1912-01-20
TAFT DEFENDS TARIFF
IN NEW HAVEN SPEECH
Addresses Chamber Of Commerce
at Annual Dinner in YaIe's
Great RefeCtory.
DOESN'T FEAR SOCIALISM
Government Has Remedies for
Condition of Unrest-"Joe'
Bailey Praises President
and Attacks w. J. Bryan.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

New Haven, Conn., Jan. 19.-President
Taft aroused 500 diners by his speech be-
fore the New Haven Chamber OF Com
merce tonight. The President defended
the Tariff Board. asserting that its scien-
tifc investigation OF the schedules would
allow future tariff changes with the least
possible disturbance to business. He de-
Cclared that the violations OF the Sherman
law by railroads would be prosecuted. and
he praised the proposed reform currency
measure as affording the elasticity which
the country demanded. 1t was after mid
night when the President began 10 speak,
and because Of the late hour he talked
only twenty-five minutes.
The other speakers were Senator Joseph
w Bailey OF Texas. on Political Isms,
and Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, OF New York
City. on "The Religion OF Patriotism"
President Taft was cheered loud and
long as he began to speak after midnight.
He said: Two years ago. exactly at this
hour. cut short a speech on the efficiency
Of the federal government in order to
catch train. | am going to finish that
speech now. and this time / came pre-
pared TO stay till the next day. | am glad
20 stand under the rooftree OF my alma
mater with the men who have made New
Haven the beautiful city II is.
II hope that in my recent message my
friend, Senator Bailey, may find material
for learning how our government may be
run with greater efficiency at less ex-
pense. ask the Chamber Of Commerce
OF New Haven its assistance In continu-
ing the commission efficiency that our
government may not be run as IL is, with
bureaus slapped together, but as parts OF
an organized system. / don't think we
are as near that which Senator Bailey
fears we are. as he does-socialism.
"A campaign of education will put US
on the right road The general govern"
ment comes into contact with business in
three or four points
There are times when II seems easy foT
the government TO set it's face against pros
perity in order to eradicate great evils.
There grew up in the conduct OF railroads
a series OF evils that had to be restrained.
and they had 10 be regulated without dis
elimination 20 the public. And yet the law
passed in regulating them was regarded by
many at the passage as a direct blow al
prosperity.
II am glad 10 say that / believe that
generally lawlcssness has been eliminated.
There was a time when rebates seemed the
rule in the management OF railroad affairs.
There are still problems that must be
solved alone by the Supreme Court. but the
men who have made political capital by
dcnouncing railroads ought to go out OF
business.
we ought TO get together in team work
the stirring OF discomfort at business where
We have 10 do with such large combina-
iions that were formed with such n view
of evading Law. II the laws are evaded 'he
penalty will be visited as II is being vls-
tied now believe that all business is now
adjusting itself to that statute which regu-
lates those combinations.
Discusses the Tariff.
In another matter We at Washington
touch business-in the tariff and Senator
Bailey will not agree with me I'm this We
believe that our industries ought to live
In competition with the industries abroad.
We used TO believe in a tariff wall so high
that you couldn't see over II. but we don't
now.
Our Tarin Board has investigated sew
eral things. and Congress can know when
Il takes up a revision OF the wool tariff
Just what Il is doing. BY scientific investi-
CATION We can bring our tariff system into
accord with business conditions with as
little disturbance as possible.
Let us not lift ourselves by condemning
others. but let us not take pleasure in
condemnlng some one else. Back Of every
a.. .tg In go ha oH Int
tration.
The hand that Is lifted against that
plays a stroke that wields a dagger at the
hear OF civilization"
Colonel Ullman introduced Senator Bailey
who said that he had long passed the
point when he believed that Connecticut
wooden 'nutmegs. and that
he believed Connecticut would follow
Texas lead. II need be. TO rescue the re-
public from the perils OF socialism. He
said:
When those Of us old-fsshioned and sim
pie minded, II may be. cling To the faith
OF our fathers we are. called reactionaries.
am reactionary and I am proud OF II.
would like TO take this government from
the point where these Republicans have
brought II and bring IL back TO the faith
OF our Democratic fathers. | would not
IKE 10 vote NHc INepuDilCdn tlchet Dul
would gladly vote TO save my country from
the unspeakable curse OF socialism.
Bailey Condemns Socialism.
Socialism IL monopoly run mad. Social
Ism. when II falls upon the energies of a
people. benumbs them till they are dead.
II the people haven't sense enough TO elect
men 10 make the laws, how have they
sense enough to make them themselves?
Do you know what they call me because
believe IN the faith OF my fathers--a. Tory
and reactionist. Those who are doing II
are trying to reduce the Democratic party |
TO a state OF mental incomnetency, and |
their claims 10 recognition are Ignorance
and incompetence.
Why do you Republicans laugh at this ? |
Do you forget that you've got La Toilette?
want you Republicans to unite on a pol |
Icy and fight you without the aid OF |
muckraker No President ever served the |
people more faithfully than William H. |
themselves TO you. take his principles. I |
am willing to beat him for the Presidency |
4 can, but not by lying about him.
You Connecticut Democrats are not as |
numerous as you used 10 be before Bryan |
ties seized the party, but you will come into |
your own again by cllnging onto the faith |
Df your fathers, but don't, | beseech you |
lot to. condemn us to everlasting defeat by |
making an Infamous alliance with social
SIN.
Rabbi Wise said that to him, America
vas religion IL am not concerned about |
he muckraker." he said .'The muckraker
viii find his own level and II is a low one.
fear no foreign foe. but the foe that
ives within our own borders. who would
undermine the foundations OF our Republic.
why make politicians the scapegoat?
Why lay everything at the door OF Tam