The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-10


 prosecute the offenders to conviction"
 The people he said are in favor of protecting the rights of the corporation of labor organizations as representing only number of people united together for a comon and lawful object, exactly as they would protect the rights of an individual, and are in favor of proctect- ing the individual against organization.
 A.4e republican party and Roosevelt declared the secretary .are in favor of the just and equitable operation of the law. whether 1t be by civil suit. by the process of injunction in equity. or by in- dictment at the bar of the criminal court against the man who violates another's right whether he be rich or poor, a cor poration president or a wage earner They are against immunity from prosecution for violation of the law either on the ground that a man has money, or in- dustrial or political power. or on the ground that he has neither"
 Republicans Have Acted.
 He said the record of the republican party shows that the only substantial steps" which have really been taken to stop the abuses and oppression attempted by the Irresponsible holders of great wealth and corporate power. have stood by the republican party and there is no more brilliant or successful exponent of this policy than Theodore Roosevelt. His de- carations made before the election are be- ing enforced and being put into practice after the election"
 The secretary said the democratic lead- CTS are now sure that the republican party in carrying out the promises of it's plat form is putting into practice the principles which they with superb complacency claim are really covered by a democratic patent"
 He declared that the democratic lead CTS have been for years declaring against corporations but have instituted no legis- lative steps in all this time to restrain the abuses. He said:
 T ask you to compare democratic prom ises with republican performances. Incl dentally ponder how much would have been done If Mr. Parker had been elected and acted on his theory that the com- mon law supplied all that was necessary for the suppression of trusts and the abolition of rebates. It may be noted also that while MT Bryan has been most en- phatic and eloquent his declaration and denunciation of trusts and ahuscs of cor porate organization and wealth. his SUE gested remedies for their prompt suppress sion have been very vague, unless, Indeed, his proposal that the government buy or condemn all interstate railways with their immense mileage. and maintain and oper- ate them. is to be regarded as an immed- late remedy practicable and feasible. In view of this 1t Is not matter for great surprise that the great combinations and organizations that have increased their perfect power for evil and oppressive methods, should fear and dislike Mr. Roosevelt and his acts in the present much more than they should Mir. Bryan and the indefinite dangers with which he threatens them in the future
 Party of Negatlon.
 hot fba pines tariff bill now pending in the sem ate would be pushed at the next session.
 MT Taft after explaining the increase in appropriations declared that in spite of the increase there would be surplus of $40,O0O 900 in the treasury after all the ex- penditures have been made.
 Another criticism that has been made said MT. Taft lis that the laws passed have greatly extended the national power, and have promoted the centralization of government at Washington. In sense this is true. It Is not true that the expansion of power Is unconstitutional, but it Is only true that the national gov- ernment has taken on itself the exercise of greater powers heretofore unused but all within the constitutional grant in order to curb certain evils which were so widely extended across state lines as to make it impossible for the state to sup press them"
 He cnArdclerlZeu the denOCTallc party a s the party of negation and inference. MT Taft argued against any reason for returning a democratic majority in the next house. saying in conclusion no party has ever taken more decisive steps to re- strain the abuses of irresponsible corpor- ate wealth and power than the republican party. and said that while the admin istration is straining every nerve to com ply with the laws, it is prophesied that the champion of this reform, the man who not by words but by deeds as Presi- dent of the United States has shown his adherence to the principles of equal protection, and laws to all, and his cour- age in resisting all claims of special inn mlnity, whether for organized labor or capital. is to be rebuked and thwarted by the return to congress of majority of the opposition. Not while the American people admire courage, consistency, high ideals and practical common sense, not while they believe in energy, honesty and Americanism, not while they take man for what he is and what he does. rather than for what he says. will this prophecy be justified"
 The secretary was warmly applaudcd throughout his speech. Mir Taft left Greensboro tonight for the north. en roue to Put-in-Bay where he will deliver an address July II before the Ohio Bar asso-