The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
Democracy.

waterway to connect the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans across the isthmus of
Panama as 1.-The south. 1t was indis-
pensable to this enterprise that the
treaty made with Panama by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hay
the majority Of the representative tive of Of
the south in the senate attempted to
defeat the treaty.
He added that there was "enough
Independence, even among those repre-
sentatives, to give the vote which made
the canal possible, but the very fact
that merely to accomplish some sup
posed advantage to the democratic par
ty, majority of the senators from the
south were willing to sacrifice her ma
terial interests and delay the great
project of such capital Importance to
her, indicates the disadvantage that she
labors under in having it thought that
she is tied irretrievably to the demo-
cratic party ~.
Pin Them Down, He Urges.
The secretary said the peace and
prosperity Of the islands of the Car
ibbean sea and the country Of South
and Central America are Of the utmost
for the purpose of making a partizan
point, merely for the purpose of en-
barrassing the administration, a par
ty caucus Of senators was called to
bind every member Of the party to vote
against the ratification Of the Domini-
can treaty.
Mr.. Taft advised the North Carolina
republicans that they must show by
their nominees that they fully recog-
give the people of the state an oppor-
tunity to choose able, honest and wor-
thy men for public offices, and they
must convince the voters that they are
not merely an office seeking party, but
are laboring to furnish a safe refuge
for the democratic voter "who has be-
come tired Of the incompetency and
the abuse arising from the permanent
control for many decades Of one po-
litical party"
Turning to the issues involved in the
coming congressional campaign, the
secretary pointed out that in Novem-
Der, 1904, the republican party was
continued in power. Therefore Roose-
welt, he said, had for more than three
years and a half discharged the duties
of president.
Lauds His Chief.
"During that period Mr.. Roosevelt, -
he added, "has again and again, by
word and by act, manifested to the
people his determination to pursue. the
| middle, Just and impartial course by
J which the, rich and poor man enjoy the
equal protection and suffer the equal
| and just enforcement Of the laws. He
recognizes this as the platform of the
republican party. He incurred the hos
;tility of important financial interests
by his action in prosecuting to sue
cessful issue the so-called Northern Sc
curities suit, which prevented a merger
for the purpose of suppressing competi
ton of two great lines of railway in
violation Of the so-called antitrust
law
The secretary then said that the re
publican platform and Mr.. Roosevelt
| the antitrust law and to prevent OBJ
pressive combination and monopoly.
! Continuing, he said that only a veal
! and four months have elapsed since Mr.
Roosevelt took the oath Of office after
his election in 1904, "and yet in thai
short time the republican party in con
Egress, inspired by Mr.. Roosevelt1s, rec
concentrations, has adopted a railway
rate bill which greatly increases tn,
power of the interstate commerce com
mission, and taken with the previou
legislation before his election, will Ger
tainly have much to do in the aboli
ton Of violations of unjust discrimina
tons and abuses
No Panic In Trust War.
"The investigations by the depart
ment of commerce and labor" said Mr.
Taft, "have shown the method b.
maintained its monopoly Of the oil bust
ness and prosecutions have been or
dered in many Of the federal courts il
:! order not only to vindicate the law TO,
past violations, but to bring about s
condition Of things in which the man
! ayers of prosperous and successful cor
porations shall pay heed to injunction
Of the statutes and not allow tempta
tions of immense profits to blind then
to the necessity for obedience to law. J
The secretary said that the organiza
ton of capital has reduced the cost O.
production and has, therefore. contrib
uted to the material prosperity of tn
world, and that the organization O
labor has undoubtedly bettered the con
dition and raised the wages of labor
but he said it would be unreasonabl
to suppose that in the power which OF
ganization has placed in the hands O
individuals thera would be nc tempta
ton to oppression and abuse. But whe
these are yielded to by the few as com
pared with the many. it is no reaso
for hysteria or the destruction of tn
whole social order.' "A
II. at is no reason for giving up tn
dsystem Of private property, or forbid
ding, the formation of corporations O
preventing the organization of trade
unions. It is no ground for the advo
cacy Of socialism," said the secretary
Asks Confidence in Officials.
"We must take up the abuses in tn
good old Anglo-Saxon way, adjus
every statutory remedy to the fines
, Of the thing, place our confidence i
the public servants who show then
selves alive to public needs and coul