New-York tribune., 1906-10-27
MIR. TAFT ON THE ISSUES
SPEAKS At BALTIMORE.
Ridicules Hearst-MWphy Union
Tells of Good Work Done.


the current Republican Congress campaign in
this state held at the Lyric tonight, was made
notable by the presence OF two Cabinet officers
Secretary Taft and Secretary Bonaparte. The
latter presided, and the former made the prin-
cipal address. Both the Secretaries were
warmly greeted by the audience that crowded
the Lyric, the reception accorded Secretary Taft
amounting to ovation.
In opening the meeting Secretary Bonaparte
spoke briefly. He denounced the Democratic
party vigorously. declaring that 1T was party
OF principles and policy except to get
and keep Office. no matter how. Anything to
win" has been its motto for forty years, and
what il has been for two generations IL is to-
day 1t tried safe and sane" candidate in
1904 only because IT had been beaten with one
not called sane or safe in 1900 and four
years previously. and. IL was beaten even
when it tried sanity and safety it is
apparently getting ready to try something yet
more insane and yet more unsafe in 1908.
Shall such party, he asked, have control Of
the next House, with the power to defeat. OBJ
struct and ernbarrass all the measures which
may be advised by the President in the last
two years Of his term to cure evils incident
TO national prosperity without blighting
that prosperity itself?
Secretary Bonapsrte concluded by introduc-
ing Secretary Taft who could speak
with far greater authority than himself
Secretary Taft addressed himself to current
national issues. viewed IN the light of the work
of the last Congress He said, in part:
The question tonight is whether the President
lcsn majority OF one hundred elected with him.
have done anything or left anything undone calcu-
non showed
For number Of years IT has been apparent that
IA Industrial business have been misused, and the
means 10 restrain such misuse.
II was found that the most powerful factor for
president Roossveits investigations along this line
RPn6can m aioes IN boS F Rousds Of
9oeye ne say ben a5 ' as P dd anay
passed by what the Democrats denounee as the
visions than when it left the House.
FEAR OF LAW IN HEARTS OF TRUSTS.
The fear of the law has entered into the hearts
Standard Oil has resulted in competition in oil in
New England. Like results have been secured with
done with them yet but cite these cases to show
he declares that he is going TO pursue i-gotten
The tariff fixes the basis of most of the manu-
sactuing business Of the country and operates with
Ee4t phaenGe % on & business ness @ m you you
business that rests on the protective principle The
snanufact1rers than n word he TO gather IN these
TSronean onss % es l II Snato @ PaEer ~ has m sseS
to debate the tariff with him. I frank
sekedues with him. him for admit that t0 9 Know eVen
less Of them, probably. than he does although
other countries: The trusts be controlled by
handle them is through the courts say that if the
tariff rates excessive they should be reduced,
even though some legitimate business suffer there
By believe that there is crystallzing within the
Republican party sentiment that the tariff should
be revised but without departing from the pro-
tective principle.
Rehearsing some of the work of the last Con-
gress. Secretary Taft mentioned the passing of
the Meat Inspection bill, the Pure Food law
and the Denatured Alcohol bill He called at
tention. also. 10 the Panama Canal bill, the
Consular Reform bill the Statehood bill. the
Employers Liability bill and others.
These" he continued. STAMP the last Senate
and House the most useful since the war;
yet this is the House you are asked to make
Democratic"
Secretary Taft lauded the defeat Of the Anti
injunction law, which he analysed critically
Labor organizations" he said, ARE useful as
useful as corporations, but there is no reason
why men who misuse either corporations or
labor organizations should not be restrained
!. and made TO obey the law"
SPEAKS FOR THE ARMY AND NAVY.
~ The speaker defended the army and navy, and
spoke strongly for the adequate maintenance Of
both
we are to-day respected abroad four times
as much We're ten years ago. and
fhis is due to Theodore Roosevelt and his ideas
as 10 the army and navy of which Senator
Rayner processes TO disapprove as he does
also Of the Presidents foreign policy Does
he disapprove Of the peace of Portsmouth?
or the peace between Guatemala and Saliva
cor signed upon United States warship?"
The speaker touched upon the trip made bv
Secretary Root to South American republics
the San Domingo treaty and the work done
there by Americans, and brought a whirlwind
ef applause when he said: In the whole his
tory of this country no President has been the
equal Of Theodore Roosevelt in making peace"
Referring to the building of the Panama
Canal, the Secretary deprecated the demand
that only American laborers should be ernnloved
thereon. saying:
II any american wants to work at digging tho
SensI ne has only 10 say and he will surely get
II II IS not true that wherever American can
slstt ne can work He can fight anywhere because
re Is willing TO give up his life for his countrv
NE cannot work where exposure TO the rronic
climate would him TO die quickly and rnSer
ably. ~ 9ei
Secretary Taft finished by referring to the
humors Of the campaign. Gould anything be
more humorous he said than the union of
Hearst and Murphy in New York on a platform
pf pohtlcal purity? But the most humorous
thing IN the political history of the country Is
the declaration of our Democratic friends that
and helping to bring about the reforms he aims
al by electng, in place of the one you gave him
two years ago. a Democratic House of Tanre
sentatives'
TWO BIG REPUBLICAN RALLIES