The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-01-30
TAFT OPENS CAMPAIGN;
DEFENDS HIS RECORD
Declares That Party Under His
Leadership Has Fulfilled
Its Platform Pledges.
SEES SUCCESS THIS YEAR
Defeat Of IaIn attributed 10 Republican
Dcfcctions and Not to Demo-
cratic Gains OF Strength.

tLEvtLANr. Jan. 20 President Taft
made political speech here to-nigh, al
the Mckinley day banquet Of the Tipps-
canoe Club
lie vigorously defended his Administra-
iion and declared that the Republican
party under his leadership had fulfilled
IN" pledges made IN the last national plat
form.
Mr Iafts speech practically marks
the opening of the Republican national
campaign and IT will undoubtedly he used
as The keynote of the political spellbinders.
He declared that the Republican party
was backed 10y strong record and the
rank and file Of the Republican party
should have no fear Of the outcome of
the next Presidential election. The defeat
"f the Republicans in 1910 was due. the
President said. to detectious Of Republi-
cans rather than 10 an Increase IN Demo-
crdtic strength
The speech was the most inportaut
feature ot an exceptionally crowded
days programme Al luncheon given
hy the Chamber of Commerce the Presi-
dent mado a speech urging the ratification
Of the pending arbitration treaties with
France and Great Britain
In the afternoon hs had political
conference with former Gov. Herrck.
\ l. Norys Republican national COM
mItteeman from Ohio. and William n
Miller. former Assistant Attorney-G General
of Ohio. AZ which the general situation
III the State was discussed
The prospects of Mr.. Taft's renom-
nation and reelection Mr. Vorys said
after In" conference. ar. improving
daily. Tn" entire Ohio delegation 10 the
Chicago convention ta votes will be
cast for the President
The President left Cleveland for Co
lumhus AZ Ii 4 VI
In HI, Mckinley day -peech the presi-
dent SAID in part
What wish tn dlscusS 10 night ia whether
after N" convention N June We of the
E"puhliCHu par'r have anything ,o fear
IN that clos" examination ~ our political
record ot IN" current -four years which
- the chief function ot the Presidential
campaign IN. administration ia usually
mad" r"sponslhi" under three heads
llrs'. under IN. head of legislative on
aC'men' " matters not how little in
tucuce the EXecut.v" mar actually exercise
over tho deliberations Of the two legisla-
tive branches Of tho Government tho peo-
plc seem 10 treat the three branches Of the
administration. Il Of Uniform political
color, as a whole and do no, discriminate
between tho ESecut iv. and Congress in
weighing tho >alue of it, legislative achieve
m"n's
VI" second head * he conduct ~ foreign
Affairs Tnisis .'t largely 20 the Executive
49, lar as 'he initiative IN concerned and
only when treaties ave ~ be made - the
confirming power of two-thirds Of the
Senate invoked
The third head il that OF purely executive
action ia which the Executive .Sercises
'he authority given by the Constitution
ct laws without restraint Of the legislature
coming now first 20 the legislative enact
m"n'- OF "a" present Administration oush,
{" point ont that We agreed in the platform
oi lHoN thai IA" 'arIN should Toe revised on
m" pro'"c'l'" prlnripi" that only enough
iailh should he retained Ia equal he dinsr-
enc" between tie COS, % production of the
m"IchaudI =" when made here and when
made abroad. ANA 'h- platform promised
'haf an sNtra session would h- called for
immediate revision
lu" sNIra session vas called and after
four months at hard Worh tho so-called
Payne 'arlN hill vas "uac acied into law. That
tom wH- subjected to bitter attack not only
certain representatives aud Senators from
our own ranhS. who uOnicuded that tn.
rates fixed We're not in accord with the
standard of revision promised IN the plat
form
need hardly say that this result was
greatly aided bv misunderstanding and
misrepresentation OF III. facts in respect
to IA" Payne bill, for while the Payne bill
wsS not a full complain. with the promise
there We're substantial rayislOnr In the bill
and III. resulting act did not deserve the
Aua'h"ma aud abuse To which II was sub
leci"d
Ia" hill as "A whole contained many most
useful provisions and It ~ quit. remarkable
how many notable and useful Legislative
changes III tho policy OF the Government
AZ" 10 be traced to II
In the first place. ~ slmpifed and greatly
shortened the procedure necessary to se-
cure the authoritative construction Of the
fariN act by the creation of Court of Gus
toms Appeals who's" jurisdiction ia final
and TO which appeals lie directly from the
general appraisers
Ia th. second place II offered TO the
Executive IN dealing with other countries
tn" alternative Of two tariffs the one Is
per cent higher than the other in order
10 compel IN" other country by a threat OF
N" higher tarif to stOI, its discrimination
against American trade This required
making treaty with every one OF our
international associates. and under these
treaties concessions were secured which
have been among the chief contributing
causes to tho growth Of our foreign trade
beyond th" figures of tho past
\ third provision of the law enabled me