The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-23
Makes it Anew in Answering
Taft's Recent Speech
About Filipinos.
nspUTES WAR SECRETARY'S
TARIFF IDEAS AND DECLARES
That THE NORTH CAROLINA
AND ALABAMA RATE ISSUES
ARE A NEW REBELLION.
Special to The journal.


GEORGETOWN, Ohio, Aug 22-United
SAFES Senator Joseph B. Foraker, in
his speech at the Chautauqua assem-
BIZ here yesterday, discussed the
opinions Of Secretary Of War William
4 Tat. as spoken in his Columbus
speech. and incidentally put a few
i Cu.,-:ons 10 the war secretary on
matters about which he claimed the
. fr-sr had not been sufficiently 'Slumin-
as"
Senator Foraker first took Mr..
/ TaH's announcement on the tariff
question He said it was strange that
-ycne who was able year ago to
day..-c h:msclf unaualificdly in favor
Of an Immediate revision at thai
tine should not be able now TO give
some specifications as to what then
wempted him to make such a decla-
ration.
Tariff Revision.
We are told that he merely as
SINUS '4.it lllt IOSG VI l.
,5s country has so far diminished
since the Dingley law was passed that
he duties now in force are higher
than necessary to cover the differ
OrH in The cost of labor here am
abroad said Senator Foraker AS
uming. for the sake Of argument,
rahr he rs correct IN his contention
thai The difference in the cost or
1.or. arti that difference alone.
s. nd fix the dTty. he seems to over
"a the fact that the duties fiXC d
By The Dingley law were, in the
Judgment of the congress that enact
Cd that statute. no higher when they
ware fixed than was necessary to
cover that differential, and that the
duties then fixed, if that rule is to
govern. cannC. be high enough now,
"~ it Is common knowledge that the
cost Of all kinds OF labor has in the
ns2nwhile advanced from % to 30
yer cent. in this country witEc2t any
cI~2-ce in foreign
lt-ltriC5.
Bid for Negro Vote.
What l contend for" continued the
...lIS4. II tlt1l DClJl t ODCl ISN -EIOll
IS Uttered upon. the people should be
heard on the subject, and I have al
-r1ly suggested that such a step
Should not be taken until after we
have a chance to consult them in the
Presidential campaign Of next year
Senator Foraker called on the sec.
re.1ry 10 say what, in his opinion, the
chief executive should do about the
defiant nullifican'Cn Of the war amend
H'Ats 70 the constitution involved in
Slrh statutes as that passed in Geor-
ga only Il few days ago? He is prop
cry in favC~ CT doing all in our power
=: The 100000 brown people in the
Philippines who were until recently
entire strangers and open enemies
hl' how about the 10000, 900 black
people in America, none of whom
ever drew d.sloyal breath. who are
openly and defantly being denied
NOR constitutional rights Of citizen
ship? Is there no power TO prevent
such an offense against human rights
and such an overthrow of our or
game law?
THE New Rebellion"
But | would know also what the
views Of an aspirant to the presidency
NAV he about the new rebellion thar
mas broken out in some of the South
''h states. notably North Carolina
ana Alabama, in the form of open de-
!, !. '@r'e Of the authority of the United
n,a'eS courts Is this spirit to be
'.erked and restrained, or is it to be
S.'"ed TO feed upon itself and grow
: to the point of menacing our
Inst tu-Gns? -
Rate Regulation.
taking mp the subject of railway
.'F control, Mr.. Foraker asserted
= - the Hepburn bill as passed by
-. mouse and forced through the
.-d'e interstate commerce commit
was a very imperfect measure,
- me only redeeming features
-. IL We're the amendments forced
- after hot debate on the floor
ne senate, many Of whi.:h were
himself - '-i1 'eiiN''o'
g., nave commended" he continued,
- =. 50 far as | have yet been IN
-..'-eu, there has been no lowering Of
a., A. since the Hepburn rate law
o. flssed whereby the shippers CT
~. nave been benefited. except
!, N'ch as would have been made
- a. probability if the Hepburn law
80. never been passed.
- purpose Of the Elkins b9lw.''
~ senator Foraker. was to give
,s,, 'Ppers of the country a speedy
=. "'4l against rate discrimination
~ cry hnd and character, and TO
-.o.i'eE break UP and destroy such
D.. - more than 100 prosecutions the
H.. Jaw. as originally enacted. has
La FOUND quick, decisive, efficient
NJ inexpensive remedy"