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Show H i TAFT NOT A GREAT MAN. H ) T . I'resident Tat, in liis speeches, proves that he is not sas H -sound a man as the average president of the United States has H '"been. The President, in his speeches, proves himself to be a poli- H tician nothing more or le5 and wc present the proof herewith: H First, the President in his Rochester speech denounces tlie H Democratic party for its action in congress and praises the Re- M i publican "Standpatters" for their action in congress, and then the President congratulates the country on the passage of the free trade H ' reciprocity bill. Just think ofi what all that means. Only a mau Hl K -vho thinks the majority of the American people are fools would have Hlh made such a statement. Let us nnalyzo the President's words. H t He denounces the Democrats for their action, yd ihc Dcmo- H t -crats voted for the free trade reciprocity bill, while most of the H "Standpat", and "Progressive" Republicans voted against it. B .Therefore, to be candid, the President must praise the Democrats !j and denounce the Republicans for the passage of the free trade reciprocity bill. The President denounces the Progressive Republicans for voting vot-ing with the Democrats in attempting, tariff legislation, but" docs J riot say one word against the "Standpat" Republicans who K i , sneaked out of the senate chamber so that? the Democrats could pass H j r thc wool and cotton tariff bills without the help of the Progressive Hj ' Republicans. The Republican "Standpat" senators are to blame H for the Democrats being able to pass the cotton and iron tariff H l -bill. Had the Republican "Standpatters" remained and voted, the R tariff bill would havo been defeated. Yot the President denounces ft I the Progressive Republicans for doing just what the "Standpat- K , ' tc'rs" accomplished. h ' 1'resiaenc ran nonounces me ucuon vi me xjcmucruui, .ua uiu H; .only thing of importance the Democrats were able to put into a V ' law during the recent session of congress was the reciprocity flf treaty which Taft p'raises' now. To be consistent, Taft must give B- the Democrats tliouircdit of passing the reciprocity bill. Ri ' The Republican party surely does not want to assume the Hi; responsibility for that free trade bill.. H ' Again, when President Taft proposed the free trade reciprocity Hj ' bill, he said it would reduce the cost of living. Now he says it H will NOT reduce the cost of living Then in the name of common j i sense what was the object in passing the bill? If it will not help Hi the poor man, it is of no value. HM J Some time ago Taft made the public declaration that the wool j I .schedule in the Paj'ne-Aldrich bill was "indefensible," that the H I i duties on woolens were excessive. Now note that Taft solemnly an- H j 'nounces he could not sign the wool bill passed by congress be- H I I cause of insufficient data on which to act until the tariff board H jl reports. On what data then did he make his earlier declaration -that Hrj A' the woolen duties in the Paync-Aldrich law were "indefensible?' H i- I "Was he talking at random a year ago or is he now simply talking Kll to deceive! H-'f I It is well understood that the tariff board had sufficient in- Ha i( formation at hand to allow of an intelligent understanding of the Hl ' woolen duties, but had withheld the same from the public to allow 2i i Taft to plead for more time and thereby escape the responsibility of H - acting on the merits of the tariff question as presented to him by Hf ' .congress. That act of evasion brandn President Taft as weak. |