The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-06-21
Administrations

out regard to political or personal re-
lations?
Four years ago the business Of the
Country was loaded with burden
some internal taxes, imposed during
the war with Spain. By the Acts of
March End, 1901, and April 18th,
1902, the country has been wholly re-
lieved Of that annual burden of over
one hundred million dollars; and the
further accumulation Of a surplus
which was constantly withdrawing
the money Of the Country, from circu
lation has been prevented by the re-
duction of taxation.
At every election, the regulation Of
trusts had been the football of cam
paign oratory and the subject Of
many insincere declarations.
Our Republican administration has
taken up the subject in practical
sensible way as business rather than
political question, saying what it
really meant, and doing what lay at
it's hand to be done to accomplish eff
fective regulation.
The Northern Securities Com
pany which undertook by combining
in one ownership the capital stocks of
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern Railroads to end traffic competi
ton in the Northwest, has been des-
troyed by ii vigorous prosecution ex-
pedited and brought to a speedy and
effective conclusion in the Supreme
Court under the act Of February 18th,
1908.
The right Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to compel the pro-
duction of books and papers has been
established by the judgment Of tho
Supreme SQUIRT in a suit against the
coal carrying roads. Other suits
, have been brought and other indict-
ments have been found and other
trusts have been driven back within
legal bounds. No investment in law
full business has been jeopardized, no
l fair and honest enterprise has been
injured; but it is certain that where
ever the constitutional power of the
national government reaches, trusts
{ are being practically regulated and
curbed within lawful bounds as they
4 never have been before, and the men
n of small capital are finding in the eff
: ficiency and skill of the national De-
partment of Justice protection they
: never had before against the crushing
e effect of unlawful combinations.
We have at last reached point
where the public wealth of farm land
which has seemed so ineXhaustible is
, nearly gone, and the problem of uti-
y lizing the remainder for the building
l. of new homes has become of vital i'm
g portance
The Postal service has been extend
l. ed and improved. Its revenues have
= increased from $76,000,0O0 in 1895, tt
e 95,OOO,OO0 in 1899, and $144 100000
in 1904 In dealing with these vas
sums, a few cases of peculation, tri
IS fling in amount and by subordinate
u officers, have occurred there as they
>, occur in every business.
IL The Department of Agriculture ha
&c been brought to the point of efficienc.
e. and practical benefit never befor
v known. The Oleomargarine Act O.
" May 9th, 1902, now sustained in tn
Is Supreme Court, and the Act of Jul.
Us LIST, 1902, to prevent the false brand
ing of food and dairy products,-
es protect farmers against fraudulen
II limitations.
nj The systematic collection and pub
T. LEGATION Of information regarding tn
IT magnitude and conditions Of ou
s. crops, is mitigating the injury don
Va by speculation to the farmers mar
OF ket.
us To increase the profit of the farm
y; er's toll, to protect the farmers pre-
'r- duct and extend his market, and t
no improve the conditions of the farm
IN er's life; to advance the time whe
ty America shall rise within her ow
limits every product of the soil cor
"a sumed by her people, as she make
he within her own limits every necessar
ne product of manufactured these hav
ed been cardinal objects Of Republica
ne administration; and we show a RET
[c- ord Of practical things done towar
EST the accomplishment of these object
Sc never before approached.
Cd Four years ago we held the Islam
ad Of Cuba by military occupation Tt
est opposition charged, and the people {
81 Cuba believed, that we did not inten
'es to keep the pledge Of April cot
so 1898, that when the pacification {