The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-07-12

HEAR TAFT
Secretary Of War Addresses North
Carolina Republicans.
AIRS POLITICAL QUESTIONS
Speech Regarded az the Opening Gun
In tho Congressional Campaign Of
19o6-spsaker Upholds the Admin.
istration's Deeds and Defends the
Record Of Congress.


Record Of Congress.
Greensboro. N. c., July 10-Before
meeting OF North Carolina Repub
licans on The eve of their state con
vention, Secretary OF War Taft de
| livered speech that was generally
anticipated at the opening gun of the
congressional campaign OF 1906
The speech dealt with current
political questions In opening Mr.
Taft contended that IL the
southern people had kept up with
the times; had they at the ballot box
expressed their sentiments on the
living issues-of the day instead of al
lowing themselves to be frightened by
spectre and shadow of the past,
their political Importance as commun.
tiles and the significance of their
views upon measures and men would
have been vastly enhanced" He said
that although much of the wealth Of
tive tariff, it's representatives in ma
tional convention vote unhesitatingly
for the proposition that protective
tariff in a robbery of the many for the
benefit of few.
The secretary continued: Again,
40 part of this country is so vitally
interested in the construction of a
great waterway to connect the At
iantic and Pacific oceans across the
isthmus of Panama than the south.
Yet the majority of the representa-
tives of the south in the senate at
tempted to defeat the treaty" The
secretary said the peace and pros
perity OF the islands of the Carrib-
bean sea and of the countries of
South and Central America are of the
utmost Importance to the south, yet,
merely for the purpose of embar-
caucus of senators of the United
States was called to bind every mem
Der of the party to vote against the
ratification of the DomiAican treaty.
Secretary Taft next reviewed the
achievements during the past few
tion, referring to the Northern Sc.
curities case, the rate bill and the
instituted under the anti
trust laws. The secretary said that
the organization of capital has reduced
the cost of production and has there
f0ra ri ihut tal fn o1
perity OF the world, and that the or
ganization OF labor has undoubtedly
bettered the condition and raised the
wages Of labor, but he said 1t would
be unreasonable to suppose that in
The power which organization has |
there woul6 be no temptations to op-
preston and abuse, but when these |
are yielded to by the one as compared |
% the many, it is no reason for
lysteria or destruction of the whole
social order 1T is no reason for Civ
n" up the system of private property
Or forbidding the frmatiol of COZ
'orations or preventing the organiza-
ion Of trades unions. 1t is no ground
or the advocacy of socialism, said
he secretary, adding;
Record of Congress.
The Republican party and Fheo-
lore Roosevelt are in favor of the
ust and equal operation Of the law
whether it be by civil suit, by the
rocess OF injunction in equity or by
ndistment at the bar of the criminal
ourt, against the man who violates
mothers right. whether he be rich or
oor corporation or wage earner.' .
hey are against immunity from
for violation of law either
n The ground that mai has money
Industrial or political power, or on
ne ground that he has not either"
After explaining the increases In
r.ade by congress Mr. Z
aft declared that In spite of the I
icrease there would be surplus OF I
iO,OOO,OOO in the treasury after all
ne expenditures were made An
ther criticism that has been made" .
aid Mr., Taft, lis that the laws passed !
ave greatly extended the national 1
over and have promoted the central |
alton OF government at Washing
IN. In sense this Is true. 1t u
not true that the expansion of a
)wer Is unconstitutional, but 1t is
lly true that the national govern 9
ent has taken upon itself the exercise =
greater powers, heretofore unused,
1t all within the constitutional grant, U
order to curb certain evils which
ere so widely extended across state p
les as to make II impossible for the p
ate Ia suppress them"
The secretary concluded: TT may j
noted that while Mr. Bryan has D
en most emphatic and eloquent In u
s description and denunciation OF u
lists and abuses of corporations and o.
'alth, his suggestions .9s to res edles q
their prompt supbress'%i have IL
en- very vague, unless, indeed, his "
oposal that the goYel nment buy OF .
ndemn all interstate railways with ~
eir immediate mleage and maintain III
d operate them is To he regarded al
An immediate, ready, practical ana tn
sshle remedy In Yisw OF this II is lu
matter Tor any surprise tnaG
great combinations and organlza-
ns. having increased their power by "a
i and oppressive methods. should OF
n and dislike Mr.. Roosevelt and his re
s iu the present much more than iz
" do Mr.. Bryan and the indefinite jo
ayers with which he threatens them rs
the future. Evils are 10 be sun. | A.