Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-09
EARNEST ENFORCEMENT OF Law
Mere Passage e utss Will Not
Bring Abts 'orms.
BRYAEs CLAIM = m1cULED
Nsbraskan Neither He'll =, Father
Of Roosevelt POliI
ADDRESS MADE IN sANDUsKY
Large Audience Cheers Utterances of
sPeaker--FOrmer Governor Her
rick and General IHiefeF
Alss Speak.

Also SPEAK
SANDUsKY, o., Sept. SIN a speech In
the local theater here today. William How
ard Taft not only ridiculed Mr. Bryan's
claim to be the heir or the father, of the
Roosevelt policies, but delivered himself of
an emphatic pledge, after analyzing the
most important Of these policies. saying
that II elected he proposed to devote all
the ability that is in me TO the constructive
wor kof suggesting to congress the means
by which the Roosevelt policies shall be
cnched."
Candidate Given Ovation.
Surrounded on the stage of the local the
ater by the Erie county committee and dis
tngulshed republicans, Mr. Taft delivered
his first political speech of the day to
full-seated house having a capacity of 1900.
Mr.. Taft got an ovation when he came upon
the stage.
Representative Keifer, the first speaker,
in his address took parting shot at Bryan
by declaring, "Yes, the people rule every
where except In those states of this union
where democracy is completely dominant"
II was the boast he added, of Representa-
tive Clayton OF Alabama, who presented
Bryan's name to the democratic convention
that in Alabama all of the blacks and 70
per cent of the whites had been disfran-
chised."
General H. c. Corbin followed with a
short exhortation in favor of political en-
ergy. after which former Governor Myron
T. Herrick spoke against a government
guarantee of bank deposits. Mr.. Herrick
said that Bryan's plan for bank deposit
guarantees was an economic fallacy. as
illogical as the silver scheme<of 1896: that
It was simply plan to tax the great body
OF bank depositors to make good the bad
management or dishonesty of certain
bankers
Confidence and Investments.
Mr.. Taft. in beginning his speech, re-
ferred TO the panic Of last year. Conf
dence. he said, was a plant of slow growth
The people of the country, farmer. laborer,
capitalist, were all in the same boat. The
investment OF money was. he said. neces-
sary for the return OF prosperity, and con-
fidsnce- was Unnecessary. 49,
And want to say to the men and
women of this country-for 1 want to in
terest the women on these questions-that
the election OF Mr.. Bryan WOULD be a
menace TO the confidence which is neces-
sary to the confidence on which prosperity
rests"
This statement was warmly applauded.
Mr.. Taft said what he wanted talk
about was Mr.. Bryans claim, that he
is not only the heir to the policies Of
Theodore Roosevelt, but that he is also the
parent of these policies" OLaughter).
Let us then see," continued Mr.. Taft.
what the Roosevelt policies are. and what
has been done by Mr.. Roosevelt in carry
ing them out and what has ben the atti-
tude Of the democratic party towards that
action"
The evil Of rebates was then described
and the remedy-the rate bill and the pro-
vision against rebates-discussed. The trust
question was then taken UP.
Mr.. Bryan says the trusts control the
republican party, consequently their con-
troll can not be expected by them. What
is the history OF the democratic party
When It was in power 1t admitted 1t could
not agree on remedy. The republicans
passed the sherman antitrust law, and
Theodore Roosevelt has been enforcing it,
Not Dealing Blue Sky.
Mr. Taft here illustrated this enforce
ment by concrete cases. saying; II like
to get down to facts, for am not an ora
tor. I can not dwell in the ceruleen blue
have got to deal with reaiRcases."
chose.
The Addison Pipe case was then explained
to show how, under the antitrust law
monopoly had been located and remedled
the remedy being TO prevent the sitting Of
competition.
1--WE do not" said Mr.. Taft, want tC
prevent large aggregations OF capital fol
legitimate business. They produce a larg,
wage fund and we do not want to drive
them out OF business II they keep within
the law
Now. Is to a further remedy, what W
need n the Increase of the machinery O
government for the supervision OF thes
companies which have the temptation t.
violate the law. also that we shall have tn
facilities at Washington to carry on speed!
prosecutions, so that when a charge 4
brought II can be determined speedily ant
the law interpreted and enforced"
Judge Taft Makes Pledge.
Here Il was that Mr.. Tart reached tn
climax OF his speech with the emphatl
declaration:
'lf I am elected president propose t
devote all the ability that Is in me to tn
constructive work OF suggesting to ccngres
the means by which the Roosevelt policie
shall beaelinched. prolonged applausel
But that Is to be done not with the tur
OF the hand not as Governor Hughes $
ably said at Youngstown Saturday, by
magician's wand. II must be done by me
who understand the operation Of the sta
tutes; who know what the law means
and who understand it's practical working
and effect. Men who are conscious this
these reforms cannot be brought about b
the mere passage OF statutes. but by the
earnest, consistent enforcement. step b
STEP until those who are likely to violat
them shall understand that the penalt
will re their n they violate them"