The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
ITAFT'S SPEECH is
ROOSEVELT SLOGAN
Secretary Of War Makes Not.
able Address to the Ohio
Republicans.
HE TALKS TARIFF REFORM
Also Gives It Out That the Railroad
Rate Question Must Be Settled
The Convention Renomin-
ates Governor Herrick.

Columbus, O., May 26.-Republicans
Of Ohio We're represented by more than
LOO delegates when the state con-
vention to nominate a governor and
other state officers was called to or
der this afternoon. Secretary Of War
Taft, as temporary chairman. delivered
the opening speech in this years po-
litical campaign.
Governor Herrick was renominated
and Senator Foraker was Endorsed for
reelection.
Secretary taft said in part:
"Fellow Republicans OF Ohio: conErat
ulate you on the prosperous political calm
In which you meet. The tremendous VIC
tory OF last fall so stunned our ancient
enemy, the democracy. that as a party It
Is hardly even now showing any sign OF
life. When a president Ike Theodore
Roosevelt. a consistent and orthodox re-
publican. Is welcomed with bursts of en-
thusiasm and admiration in Texas. and In
the democratic Iroqnois club Of Chicago.
we may we'll liken the present to the era
Of political good feeling which prevailed
early In the last century,"
The secretary rapidly skctchcd the at
titude of the republican party on the cur
rency question since 1896. referred to the
Spanish wa: and its results and then said:
'In the campaign of 1904 the democratic
managers ignored the fact that 1t ever
had been in favor OF free silver, and
sought to make the chef issue the person.
ality of Theodore Roosevelt. Against him
they charged Imperialism, militarism,
usurpation of power. violations of the con-
stitution. a dangerous foreign policy Of
intermedd!tng, and an attempt to intro
duce a personal government
This. the secretary said. brought In re-
view the action Of the president in various
matters which he pointed out. notably the
recognition of the republic of Panama,
the settlement Of the anthracite coal
strike. the bringing of the Northern Sc
c%uritics suit. and his Philippine policy.
1T made manifest" the secretary con-
tinued, the consistent attitude of Mr..
Roosevelt in that he was neither a pluto
crat nor a 'nobocrat.'".
ct is not rrue." hewcnt on. that we
republicans merely by past success can es-
cape the responsibility or working out
other great questions as to the solution
of which all republicans do not yet seer
to be in full accord
Railway Rate Reforms Needed.
The secretary said that the interstate
law had accomplished much,
but that inequality and injustice re-
manned. Discussing the propose remedial
l Dill as IL paSScu the mousse OF representa-
tives, the secretary said 1t attempts to
give more power 20 the railroad commits
sion so that it's orders when made shall be
effective until set aside by judicial hear
!ng." at does not as yet" he SAID. pro
vide for a general fxirg of a table of rates
by the commission, but only calls for a
fixing of a maximum rate upon a COM
plant with respect to a specific instance of
injustice. 1t seems a moderate measure.
calculated to give the added power to the
commission necessary to effectiveness to
rcmcdying specific wrongs necessary to
creating an all powerful tribunal which
shall In advance take away from railways
the power of rate making and of classical
ly responding to varying conditions. 1t
will not thus paralyZc individual effort
In meeting changing demands of trade.
"The republican party, by Its enemies, Is
falsely charged with being a party Of the
corporations and a party of the wealthy.
The history Of It's sacrifices In favor of
human rights and of It's contests for in
dividualism against socialism is a triumph
ant refutation of the charge. Mr.. Bryan
represents an element of the democratic
party that is Fastening as rapidly as pos
sible toward a doctrine in which vested
interests are little regarded. He IS now
formulating a doctrine in favor of the
government ownership Of commercial rail-
roads to which he hopes TO lead his party.
Against this proposition ] feel confident
that the republican party will always set
1t face like flint. l only refer to 1t as Mr..
Bryan's remedy for the abuses of which it
Is said the railroad companies are guilty
and as an additional reason why, If such
abuses exist, as, III some measure. we
know they do, we should take all reason
able steps TO remedy them In the direc-
tion of an increased and effective power
o. governmental supervision and rcgula-
ton. in order to meet the argument that
government ownership is the only cure"
Intimates Need Of Tariff Reform.
Secretary Taft discussed the deficit in
the revenues and said the republicans must
provide a suitable means of avoiding a
real and permanent shortage of cash If
next year witnesses a repetition of the
deficit. In this connection he SAID: 1T
may be that congress will succeed in cut
ting down here and there so as to reduce
the deficit. but the experience of this last
session in which the greatest effort to
economiZe was made. gives little hope that
If the revenues continue at the same figure
as last year, the appropriations may be cut
down to d point where no deficit would
exist. Are the people in favor OF cutting
down, the naval or army estimates? I
think / hear mo- from one end of the
country to the other. Certainly the demo-
cratic party heard that no in no uncertain
tones.
" W 49, : bhN p'IlSlpllS. NO
party has the hardihood to suggest that.
There remain two alternatives. either
TO Impose additional internal taxes or to
readJust and revise the tariff. We have
repealed the war taxes, which afforded a
large revenue, and the eight years of the
present Dinsley tariff have seen in this
country a prosperity never before wit
messed in the civilized world. If the de-
hcit continues In serious amount, then in
one: way or the other, either our taxation
on imports or our internal revenue system
must be changed to meet the shortage,
with every effort to cause the minimum of
BUSINESS disturbance
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