Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-15
TOWNSEND SPEAKS FOR TAFT
Senator Sees Much Good in Admin.
istration and Little Bad.
TRAVELS ROAD ALREADY BLAzED
Two Classes of Men Who Oppose
President Are MaIefactors of
wealth aud the Profess
sionsI Reformers,

ADRIAN. Mich. Feb. 4-"Theodore
Roosevelt pointed the way; William IL.
Taft has Travelled the road" declared
Senator Townsend at a republican rally
here tonight. In the course OF an endorse
ment Of President Taft. his policies and
his administration. Colonel Roosevelt
was mentioned frequently In the sem
ator's speech. but not in criticism In
President Tafts administration the sem
ator declared he found SO much to COM
mend and so little to condemn that he
wondered why any republican should be
In doubt as to his duty.
Two classes OF men. Senator Townsend
said. were opposing the denomination and
reelection OF Mr.. Taft.
First the great malefsctors Of wealth" :"
he declared. they insist that the presi-
dent is unsafe and that legitimate bust
ness is threatened. submit, no honest
business man in this country. big or
little. has any fear OF law. Only offend
ers who know they have violated the law.
are now crying out against the presidents
policy Of enforcing the statutes.
There is another class OF men oppos-
every act, either directly or Indirectly
which he has proposed. They are men
who make profession OF reform and in
sist nothing is genuine that does not
have their name blown in the bottle"
Senator Townsend referred to the fan
cied grievance" OF the farmers against
President Taft because Of his stand on
Canadian reciprocity and the tariff. II
have hopes and I stlll have faith that
the American farmer will realize soon
that the president is his real friend"
he said.
Defends Tariff yetoes.
The achievements Of President Taft's
administration Senator Townsend took up
in detail. He defended the president for
his stand on the tariff revision Of the
extra session OF congress. Bills were
framed so hurriedly. he said, that con-
gress itself did not know what was in
them.
"And when the cotton bill went to the
president an investigation showed that
some OF the duties had actually been
raised instead Of reduced" declared the
senator. He commended the work Of the
tariff board unreservedly.
Republican party platform pledges for
monetary reform. postal savings sys-
TEN, the enforcement OF the Sherman
antitrust law. an employers liability
law. the creation Of bureau Of mines.
conservation of natural resources and
regulation of interstate railroads had all
been fulfilled or were In process OF full
fillment, he said.
Senator Townsend devoted a large por-
ton Of his speech to extolling the presi-
dents conservatism and he pointed TO
the revolution in Mexico, troubles in
China and Central America and the
treaty abrogation with Russia as in
stances where lack Of conservatism would
have been Of great consequence. The
Russian negotiations, he said. demon
strated more than anything else the
qualifications Of Mr. Taft for the presi-
dency.
The pending arbitration treaties with
England and France Senator Townsend
endorsed. saying IL they did not already
guard the constitutional rights OF the
senate he would guard for them with
such amendments
A second term for its presidents has
always been the rule for the republican
party except in two cases-PresIdent
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