The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01

what was done, he did not feel justi-
he'd in doing it as private citizen.
But President Roosevelt is made of
sterner stuff, and when he sees some-
thing eating into the life of his coun-
try, he feels called to do what he can
to remedy it, and if he may act legally
he does act in whatever capacity he
may properly act.
The attacks made on the President
on the score of his enforcement of the
anti trust law, in the case of the
Northern Securities Company, were
conclusively repealed. These attacks
came from both sides, those strongly
in favor of maintaining trusts, and
those making wild declarations
against all combinations of capital,
showing that the President had pur-
sued an even course, prosecuting
where there was evidence OF unlawful
combination, refusing to institute
proceedings which, if instituted, would
necessarily and properly result in
failure.
In the matter of the Philippines:
Passing over the entire war period
and coming to the time when the
United States government instituted
civil government in the islands, many
of the conditions detailed by Secretary
Taft, who was at the head of the COM
mission governing the Philippines,
have already-and recently been pub
lished in the journal, partially antici-
pating much that Secretary Taft said
on this subject. He detailed the ac-
ton taken to restore peace, the
measures adopted to make beginning
OF civil government, the difficulties
encountered, the nature and character
kl,n la
eminent was ID be evolved, the intro
duction of gold currency system to
cure financial evils, the placing of the
Filipinos IN Office to familiarize them
with the business of governing, the
introduction of sanitary measures, hos
pitfalls, and particularly the measures
taken to promote public education-au
of the most enlightened character.
Against this policy of the govern
nent was opposed the policy of the
i-imperie lists, it's mischievous and
wicked schemes, in Congre SIS and ont-
side. The great object of the govern
ment i'll the Philippines is to build up
there so as to make it more and more
useful to the Fillpinos so that they
may become ultimately an educated,
intelligent and governing people.
Concluding this branch of his dis.
cussion, and his speech, Mr.. Taft said:
What is the use, then, of looking so
far into the future that no man can
see, and of binding ourselves to a course
the advisability of which no man can
know, when the effect of it is certain
to create disturbances among the peo-
pie whose prosperity and tranquility
we are trying to promote? Why, again,
should we trust to carry out the policy
which has been so opposed by the
Democratic party, to that party when
its conduct will make it, by reason of
it's announcements and declarations,
most difficult fer it to conduct any
government at all in the Philippine
Islands?
And now my fellow -citizens of Yer.
mont, l have detained you by long
speech, and YET l have not SAID tenth
the excellence of the government
which the Republican party has given
you in the seven years since Mckinley
was elected in 1896. l feel that have
feebly stated the difficult problems
which have been successfully solved
in that comparatively short period.
So successfully, indeed, has everything
turned out under Mckinley and Roose-
welt that l must admit that much Of
good fortune has figured in the result,
because, while l know that the inten-
lions of those responsible for the poll.
cies of the administration had their
origin in the highest and most patri-
otto motives, and while l am sure that
they were carried out with ability, it
was impossible that such uniform sue
cess could have been attained with
out the utmost good fortune.
Nevertheless, admitting to the full
the element of chance that has attended
the solution of the difficult problems
presented. will the people of the
United States now, after such a won
derful exhibition of successful admin
istration. turn the Republican party
out and deliver the government over
to the Democracy to carry on Repub-
lican policies when the Democratic
party has bitterly opposed every one
of them? Will it put party in power
which admits it has been wrong for
eight years and which asks the people,
because there will be Republican
Senate which will prevent it from do
ing any harm, to admit it into the
government to conduct this great and
complicated machine it has made so
many futile efforts to obstruct? / do
A wave of applause, significant
of intense appreciation of the lofty
quality of Secretary Taft's address,
swept over the assemblsge as the dis
tinguished speaker resumed his seat.
The chairman, Senator Dillingham;,
caught Senator Proctor ON the fly, as
he was escaping from the hall to catch
train and landed him on the plat
form for a speech
The Senator spoke briefly of the i'm.
portance of the coming election in it's
bearing on the national cause, and
urged the voters to Organize, organ
ize, organize - for effective work in
getting out the voters on the day of
the State election. The chairman
spoke of the coming of the Pilgrims
to America, leaving England first for
Holland and in that land having their
love of freedom inspired with the
courage to cross the ocean for con-
science sake" He then introduced
Hon. Joseph A DeBoer of Montpelier,
as a native of Holland domesticated
in Vermont.
Mr.. DeBoer made an effective reply
tn Soma nf Rourka EOpkranic nttcatata.