The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-30
FORAKER, 1908
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Tor years been well Known 10 the WnOie ]
State as prominent leaders of the Repub-
lean party.
Il would not be iHsensible 10 such a !
mark OF confidence and esteem il / could /
be. and / cOulG not be II I would
But l do not want 20 even appear to !
be a candidate for two offices At the
same time. and therefore forego the
double honor proposed. and with heart
felt appreciation accept the support for
the Presidential candidacy which the
have 50 generously rendered.
Nevertheless / want TO say that FAR
beyond anything personal 10 myself, / am
gratifed by the action taken because il
is a fat rebuke to the suggestion
that the Office Of United States Sen
ator is TO be stripped OF all the
real honor attached 20 1t by making its
incumbent a mere agent 10 register the
degrees Of somebody else instead Of the
Representative of "A state charged with
the Constitutional duty of legislating ac-
cording to his best judgment for the wei
fare OF a great nation. accountable 10 his
constituency for his acts and votes, out
10 nobody else.
4 regard IL OF far greater Importance
70 uphold and protect the dignity and
usefulness of the Senatorial Office than
that any particular man should be chosen
TO MI it,
AS our fathers created il the place is
one Of the most important in the govern
ment, and any man might well feel highly
Honored to hold il, but If il Is 20 be de
graded into mere agency. no self-re-
specting man can desire TO hold it.
Ready to submit Record.
4 not only stand for the broad prIn-
ciples involved. but also stand ready 20
submit TO my constituents for their judg-
ment not only my action In the three in
stances when l was unable 10 agree with
the President, but my entire record.
may have made mistakes. but no speech
or vote or other act viii be found that
was not in accordance with a cOnscient-
Gus judgment formed by the aid OF the
best light at the time attainable.
MY action on the question Of joint
Statehood and IN the Brownsville matter
your committees have approved, as be
lieve the great majority of Republicans
DO everywhere
There are doubtless yet many who
criticise my vote on the rate BILL but if
the assurances with which my mail is
filed. coming as they do from every sec
ton Of the country are not misleading.
the number OF these critics is rapidly
diminishing.
Position on Rate LAW.
In the debates on that measure 1 took
pains 10 point out that II the government
took upon itself the duty and response
bility OF making rates. IL would Of neces-
sity have 10 determine not only how much
a railroad should be allowed 20 make. but
also how much il should be allowed 10
spend-how much for operation. for ex-
tensions, for equipment and for every
other item Of necessary expenditure. ali
Of which it is impossible for a government
1 to do successfully and satisfactorily. and
that the result would inevitably be that
I just AT the time when q rapidly increas-
I ing business for the roads was making
/ IL necessary for them 70 raise hundreds
/ or millions annually Tor increasing their
I tracks. cars. and general facilities We
would impair the confidence OF investors
. in their stocks and bonds and thereby
not only make ii impossible for the roads
/ 10 sell the additional securities necessary
/ for such purposes, but lead many of tn,
holders Of them. both AT home ana abroad
]
( ing. and that in consequence the marke
would be so largely oversuppiied thai
their values would shrink dragging dOwI
all kinds Of securities with them unit
panic and disaster would take the plac,
, Of confidence and prosperity.
| TO say I told YOU so is always I'm
/ gracious. but il is, I trust, permissibl,
10 point out that from the day the rat.
bin passed the trend has been in the di
l rection predicted. and while other thing
/ have contributed that measure has a ful
share OF responsibility for the unhappy
financial and industrial conditions witt
which we have been overtaken-
For -Sane Supervision"
While there should be efficient super
vision and regulation OF interstate com
merce. and the carriers and corporation
Of every kind engaged therein. it wi
become more and more manifest as tim
passes and results are developed that thi
supervision must be sane and conserva
tve-consistent with the constitution an
with sound common sense.
The moral standing of the bushes
men of this country has always bee
high. 1t was never so high as it IS nov
There is consequently less occasion tina
ever before 20 restrict commercial free
dom by statutory details Of managemer
] and surveillance that are apparent
. framed on the theory that all men al
j criminals. Such legislation hampers eT
terprise, retards business activity. an
discredits the whole nation.
Broad principles should govern in a
u. legislation, and the enforcement of II
. laws should be left 70 the appropriat
5 tribunals without unauthorized interfel
ence from any source, and above a
. things there should be no federation
the idea that our Constitution has b,
come in part a misft and obsolete, an
, that It must be changed and vitalized b
judicial Interpretation. or by the mel
assertion of public sentiment in supper
of that which may for the moment I
desired. although manifestly unauthorize
by It's provisions.
Guard the Constitution.
= From the beginning Of our govern
: ment our Constitution has been recol
! nized by all the world as one of II
! wisest and most nearly perfect organ
/, laws ever framed Under il We hay
r grown and prospered as no other Peep
e ever has We should be slow 10 eonden
c 1t or to find fault with it, but if v
find it inadequate or that for any reasC
1t should be changed. it contains a pr
vision in accordance with which the Pc
pie can amend it. No one should thin
I of amending it in any other manner. J
change il in any other way would be Il
beginning of the end. In my opinion I
amendments are necessary to enable z
government 10 efficiently exercise all
: powers and that no additional powers a
necessary TO the proper supervision al
;. regulation Of every matter that Is Il
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