Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-07

and special privileges 90 none. be he
Ilch on poor That De said. had been
the principle OF the present admluistra-
uon, and 10 would bo with the Ropubn-
can administration Co come. He exc
pressed confidence in the ability of the
people Go rise up and regulate what
ever abuses might exist. and said that
The people had done this before and
would do 10 again. n occasion offered.
The government and the people are
lu control he said. and they are
deaf 90 the criticisms and machina-
tions OF powerful and arrogant com
hlndtions Of capital and they are
equally deaf 10 the threats that are so
freely uttered by powerful dema-
goguees."
PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT.
The administration OF Theodore
Roosevelt stands distinctly and sharply
FOR four or i've different issues. The
first Ca Importance. possibly. To- t.r
regulation of our great Interstate COM
merce railways hy government sul ere
vision and control.
Now. without any invidious comrar-
isons. Tho difference between pre-J
Roosevelt ani ether refoimfrs De- that
when he speaks, be speaks as man
with the power and the VIII Co act
and when he speaks Of the regulation
OF railways and their supervision $50
that they shall offer equal opportunitic.
and bring about no unjust discrim ma
ton in favor Of Imbinations OF we1 On,
he passes that un 20 Congress. and be
thus makes good IA does not have
new platform every morning for
breakfast. but when he makes am gn-
noun,ement OF platform. ne makes it
with a sense of responsibility that l..
is TO be put into legislation and INFO
government"
A RAP AT BRYAN.
Referring to the present attuuds o.
William J, Bryan towards this gov
crnmcnts control OF the ph1iuJin. g.
MI Tatt declared that Mr. Bryan was
Instrumental In the acuui -iuou lf IN
Islands by this government. ln ut
he had gone To Washington and work
ed with Democratic congressman C.
secure their vote for the approval +
the treaty Of Paris, through which the
Philippines came into American con-
troll
Late On speaking Of the Panama cam
al and the visits Of prest Ruos.vU'.
20 the strip and his return % WASH
ington. Mr. TAFT quoted Prot R1ose-
welt rs declaring, There are .r.ns
many things I cannot DO. bu. ] know
n 7 took charge of that canal. could
build d." and Mr. Taft added "ev.r..
body who knows him knows he can d.
This was take. by some ~ his auf-
ience as suggestion that perhaps a.
some future tine NJ. Roosevelt would
like 20 undertake tho supervision Of
the construction OF the canal
Tonight Secv Taft speaking under
me auspices Of the oregon Develop
ment league addressed over 5000 per-
pie ar the armory. II was the first
time that the vast majority of his 8u-
dience had ever heard him. and his
address was listened 10 with unusual
interest. and frequently Interrupted hy
the applause Of the people. His adj
dress IN part was as follows:
TALKS PANAMA CANAL.
Mr Taft gave a minute resume NJ
the history Of the attempts 10 build
canal across the isthmus and Of the
progress upon the present work since
II was begun By the Roosevelt admin
tstration. lie said that be- thought
II was safe to count upon am average
excavation and disposal of material In
Culebra cut next year OF 10000 600 to
100000 cubic yards
1T is by no means certain" he
said, that the time taken tn make the
excavation for the Culchra cut will
mean the time necessary for the conn
pleuon or the canal
There is the Gatun dam 10 be COM
structed, and there are the Gatun locks
and 81 is quite likely that the enormous
structure necessary 10 be made for the
six locks at Gatun and the enormous
dam will take longer than the exca-
walton at Culebra.
1T is quite certain that every other
piece OF construction 10 be carried on
can be completed IN less time but I
think II is a moderate estimate TO say