Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-26


lnent and approved of laws shall rest
with those upon whom the constitution
imposes the duty, and with no one
else"
After finishing his prepared speech,
Gov. Herrick threw aside his manu-
script and after again heartily express
ing his thanks for the honor conferred
on him, he assured the delegates that
at the end of his second term he would
again be in the ranks fighting for the
Republican party.
The remainder of the ticket was
quickly chosen as follows: Judge of the
supreme court. VIM. C. Davis of Mari
on county; attorney general. Wade Ell
lis of Hamilton county; state treasur-
er, w. $. MckinnOn of Ashtabula
county; member of the board of pub
lie works, VIM. Kertley of Defiance
county.
After selecting the eagle as the party
emblem the convention adjourned sine
die. having been in session one hour
and IS minutes.
The following is Sec. Taft's speech to
the convention on assuming the duties
of temporary chairman:
Fellow Republicans of Ohio:
congratulate you on the prosperous
political calm in which you meet. The
tremendous victory of last fall so
stunned our ancient enemy, the democ-
racy. that as 4 party it is hardly even
now showing any sign of life. When
President like Theodore Roosevelt. a
consistent and orthodox Republican. is
welcomed with bursts of enthusiasm
and admiration in Texas. and in the
democratic Iroquois Club of Chicago
we may we'll liken the present to the
era of political good feeling which pre-
vailed early i'm the last century"
The secretary rapidly sketched the
attitude of the Republican party on
the currency question since 1896. re
ferred to the Spanish war and it's re-
suits and then said:
In the campaign of 1904 the demo-
cratic managers ignored the fact that
it ever had been in favor of free silver
ana sought to make the chief issue the
personality of Theodore Roosevelt.
Against him they charged Imperialism.
militarism. usurpation of power. viola
tons of the constitution. a dangerous
foreign policy of intermeddling. and an
attempt to introduce personal gov
eminent"
This. the secretary said. brought in
review the action or the President in
various matters which he pointed out.
notably the recognition of the republic
of Panama. the settlement of the an
thrlcite coal strike. the bringing of the
Northern Securities suit. and his Phil
ippine policy. 1T made manifest" the
secretary continued. "the consistent
attitude of Mr. Roosevelt in that he
was neither a plutocrat nor 'mobo-
craft"
The managers of the democratic par
t.. he said. in the last campaign had
begun las friends of certain Wall
street interests but as the campaign
shaped itself even the kings of the
street refused to put their money on q
'beaten horse and Withdrew from the
contest. leaving the poor democratic
lea lers wallowing in the slough of de-
Spond' into which their pusilanimous
course had led them" Secretary Taft
then referred to the democratic
charges OF corruption against the Pres
ident. and the chairman of the repub
.ican national committee and to the
"outburst Of indignant denial from the
President. which the secretary said
should serve as a lesson to those
tempted to calumny at campaign.
at is not true" he went on, that two
republic ans, merely by past success
can escape the responsibility of work.
ing out other great questions as to the
solution of which all republicans do not
yet seem to be in full accord"
The secretary said that the interstate
commerce law had accomplished much
but that inequality and injustice re-
manned. Discussing the proposed re-
medal bill as it passed the House Of
Representatives the secretary said: 1T
attempts to give more power to the
when made shall be effective until SO:
aside by judicial hearing. 1t does not
as yet" he said. provide for general
fixing of table of rates by the COM
mission. but only calls for a fixing of Il
maximum rate upon complaint with re-
spect to specific instance Of injustice.
Ii seems moderate measure calcu-
lated to give the added power to the
commission necessary tt effectiveness
to remedying specific wrongs i'm rates
without creating an all-powerful tribu-
nal which shall in advance take away
from railways the power of rate max
ing and of clastically responding to
varying conditions. It will not thus
paralyZe individual effort in meeting
the changing demands of trade. We
can certainly trust our law givers to
respond to the popular demand and to
regulate the railways so far as they
ought to be regulated, without interfer-
ing with that control over their own
property and with that motive for eff.
Gent and economic management which
are still required to make successful the
enormous business Of railway trans
portation in America. This question
must be settled by the republicans.
The republican party. by it's enemies is
falsely charged with being a party of
the corporation and party Of the
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