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September 8, 1907
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
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Secretary Taft defended his tariff revision stance against William Jennings Bryan's criticisms in speeches at Olympia and Tacoma on Sept. 7, emphasizing practical Republican action post-election and accusing Bryan of insincerity on key issues.
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War Secretary Defends His Attitude on Tariff Revision As Only One Calculated to Produce Desired Results.
Tacoma, Sept. 7-Secretary Taft today lifted the gauge of controversy hurled at him by William Jennings Bryan. He spoke at Olympia and Tacoma to two big audiences under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma. Secretary Taft traveled from Portland to Tacoma today and was the guest of the same organization at a banquet tonight. Ten thousand people cheered him this afternoon at Wright's park where he spoke in the open air. He said in part:
"Mr. Bryan, in discussing some of my views on the tariff and other matters, has done me the honor to call me the great monopolizer, with respect to the tariff. I was in favor of revision last year, am still in favor of revision, but I am a party man, and I hope a practical man, and I realize the lack of wisdom and the danger, both to the party and to the country, in attempting a revision of the tariff in the midst of a presidential campaign. I am convinced that the republican party, as a party, will come to a revision of the tariff immediately after the next presidential election. I am in favor of practical results. Not of theories and platforms of doing things which should be done if it can not be done this year. I am in favor of doing it next year. For two presidential campaigns Bryan urged, with all the eloquence and force possible, the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, but now he is postponing the issue until he can bring it forward again as a panacea in times of financial disaster, for which it is fitted, not as a real remedy, but as a means of getting into power. He is only now emphasizing the subject of anti-imperialism and the oppression of the Filipinos but he postponed the issue of anti-imperialism until by his effort the treaty of Paris was adopted and the sovereignty of the Philippine Islands was transferred from Spain to the United States. This is really the only act of actual affirmative, constructive statesmanship with which Bryan's name has been connected and he has now for eight years been engaged in attempting to explain that away."
War Secretary Defends His Attitude on Tariff Revision As Only One Calculated to Produce Desired Results.
Tacoma, Sept. 7-Secretary Taft today lifted the gauge of controversy hurled at him by William Jennings Bryan. He spoke at Olympia and Tacoma to two big audiences under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma. Secretary Taft traveled from Portland to Tacoma today and was the guest of the same organization at a banquet tonight. Ten thousand people cheered him this afternoon at Wright's park where he spoke in the open air. He said in part:
"Mr. Bryan, in discussing some of my views on the tariff and other matters, has done me the honor to call me the great monopolizer, with respect to the tariff. I was in favor of revision last year, am still in favor of revision, but I am a party man, and I hope a practical man, and I realize the lack of wisdom and the danger, both to the party and to the country, in attempting a revision of the tariff in the midst of a presidential campaign. I am convinced that the republican party, as a party, will come to a revision of the tariff immediately after the next presidential election. I am in favor of practical results. Not of theories and platforms of doing things which should be done if it can not be done this year. I am in favor of doing it next year. For two presidential campaigns Bryan urged, with all the eloquence and force possible, the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen to one, but now he is postponing the issue until he can bring it forward again as a panacea in times of financial disaster, for which it is fitted, not as a real remedy, but as a means of getting into power. He is only now emphasizing the subject of anti-imperialism and the oppression of the Filipinos but he postponed the issue of anti-imperialism until by his effort the treaty of Paris was adopted and the sovereignty of the Philippine Islands was transferred from Spain to the United States. This is really the only act of actual affirmative, constructive statesmanship with which Bryan's name has been connected and he has now for eight years been engaged in attempting to explain that away."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Tariff Revision
Taft Speech
Bryan Criticism
Republican Party
Presidential Campaign
What entities or persons were involved?
Secretary Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Where did it happen?
Tacoma
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Tacoma
Event Date
Sept. 7
Key Persons
Secretary Taft
William Jennings Bryan
Event Details
Secretary Taft responded to William Jennings Bryan's criticisms on tariff views in speeches at Olympia and Tacoma, defending his position as practical for the Republican party and accusing Bryan of insincerity on silver coinage and anti-imperialism.