Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-07-13
TAFT FIRES
OPENING GUN
Secretary Makes a Notable Address
In North Carolina on Eve Of the
State Convention.
REPUBLICAN PARTY's RECORD
What Has Been Accomplished by the
Present Administration-The
Safe Way.

Greensboro n. c., July 11.-Secre-
tary of War Taft last night, before
a meeting of the North Carolina Re-
publicans on the eve of their state
convention, delivered a speech that
was generally regarded as the open
ing gun of the congressional cam
paign of 1906. The speech dealt with
current political questions, opening
with advice to the rank and file of
the party in North Carolina and the
south particularly and referred to the
achievements of the party in the SEES
sion of congress just closed. The OPP
era house was packed to overlooking
by throng eager to hear the sec
rotary of war and many We're turn
ed away because Of the limited size
of the hall. The secretary was warm
~ applauded throughout the speech.
Mr.. Taft left Greensboro last night
for the north, en- route to Putin Bay.
Ohio. where ne delivers an address
before the Ohio Bar association.
Secretary Taft in opening said that
when he was invited to attend this
meeting. the committee advised him
that the political situation was such
that if a proper effort was made al
the coming election it would be pos
sible TO carry The state for the Re
publican party"
MI Taft discussed conditions in
the south at considerable length, and
turning TO the issues involved in the
coming congressional campaign. the
secretary pointed out that in Novem-
ber 1904 the Republican party was
continued in power, Theodore Roose-
welt, he said. for more. han three years
and a half had discharged the duties
of president.
During thai period Mr.. Roosevelt
had again and again, by word and by
act, manifested to the people his de
termination TO pursue the middle, just
and impartial course by which tbs
rich and poor should enjoy the equa
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just enforcement OF the laws.
He recognized this as the plat
form Of the Republican party He
incurred the hostility Of important
financial interests by his action in al
lecting the prosecution to a success
ful issue Of the so-called Northern 81
curities suit, which prevented mer
ser for the purpose of suppressin;
competition Of TWO great lines OF rail
way in violation of the anti-trus
laws"
The secretary then said The RepuD
lican platform and Mr.. Roosevelt
pledged their enforcement of the an
THRUST law and the interstate com
nlerce law to prevent discrimination
against the shipping public and Il
prevent oppressive combination ant
monopoly.
What Roosevelt Has Done.
Continuing, he said that only a year
and four months have elapsed since
Mr.. Roosevelt took the oath of otfcs
after his election in 1904, and yet il
that short part OF his term of office
the Republican party in the congress
Of the United States, inspired by Mr.
Roosevelt,s recommendations, has
adopted a railroad rate bill which
greatly increased the power of the
interstate commerce and which, taken
together with previous legislation be
fore his election, will certainly have
TO do in the abolition of violations OF
unjust determinations and abuse
The Investigations by the depart
ment of commerce and labor sale
Mr.. Taft, have shown the method
by which the Standard OH compan,
has maintained its monopoly of tn,
Oil business and prosecutions hav,
been ordered in many of the fedora
courts of the country in order not Oh
ly to vindicate the law for past viola
tions, but to bring about conditio
of things in which the managers {
prosperous and successful corpor;
tons of the country shall pay heed I
injunctions of the statutes and ne
allow temptations of immense profit
TO blind the INTO the necessity fC
obedience to law
The secretary said that the organ
ization of capital has reduced the cos
of production and has therefore COZ
tributed to the material prosperity c
the world and that the organization
OF labor had undoubtedly bettered tn
condition and raised the wages @
labor, but he said that it would b
unreasonable to suppose that, in III
power which organization has place
in the hands OF individuals. Their
would be no temptations to oppression
and abuse, but when these are yielt
ed to by the few as compared wit
the many, it is no reason for hysteri
or the destruction of the whole socia
order.
Good Old Way the Best.
1t is no reason for giving UP n
system of physical property or forbiC