Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-31
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CAM
DIDATE MAKES KNOWN HIS PO-
LITICAL ATTITUDE.
R0OSEVELT'S POLICY IS HIS.
Candidate Endorses Tariff Revision, Cur
rency Reform and Publicity of
Campaign Contributions.
FOR PHYSICAL RAIL VALUATION.

CINCINNATI, o., July -. - Judge
William II. Taft, Republican candidate
for the presidency, in accepting the nomi-
nation of that party today pledged him
self to carry out the policies of the Pres
ident. In an address which differed
much in type from that of the President,
but which carried deepest conviction he
declared the aim of the next Republican
administration must be to perfect the
standards which had been set up by
Mr.. Roosevelt. His address contained
no singing shafts or stirring epigrams
but was direct, purposeful and logical
discussion of the problems incident to the
CAM lign.
"The chief function Of the next admin
istration, in my judgment" he said, sis
ment of that which has been performed
by President Roosevelt. The chief func-
ton of the next administration is to
complete and perfect the machinery by
which these standards may be main
tanned, by which the law breakers may
be promptly restrained and punished,
but which shall operate with sufficient
accuracy and dispatch to interfere with
legitimate business as little as possible.
Such machinery is not now adequate.
Difference Between Platforms.
Mr.. Taft then reviewed in great detail
the work of President Roosevelt and
then entered into an argument cOmpar-
ing the planks of the Republican and
Democratic conventions adopted at their
recent conventions.
Mr.. Taft characterized the national
control of interstate commerce by lncor-
int AL hI1r no
business interests of the country unless
properly classified. He saw no good in
The Democratic idea of preventing one
corporation from rwning more than so
per cent. of stock in another. A cOrpor-
alton controlling 45 or SO per cent. could
work the same monOpoliZing evils, he
declared, as if it owned 20 per cent. He
characterized the Democratic proposal to
sell products at fixed price the country
over as most impractical. Combinations
of capital are of advantage, he said, dis
cussing the trust problem, and when
they are legitimate and properly con-
trolled benefit to the people. To de-
stroy them would bring national disaster.
Mr.. Taft claims that this is the Dem
ocratic programme.
He Endorsed the Republican idea of a
protective tariff, but declared for re-
vision at special session of congress.
Mr.. Taft then took up the labor ques-
ton and after words of praise for the
present administration for the enactment
Of a liability law and an eight-hour law
for railroad employees, came to the i'm
portant matter of the abuse of power Of
Injunction.
sour position is clear and unequivo-
cal" he said 1--WE are anxious to pre-
vent even an appearance of any injustice
to labor in the issuance of injunctioRs,
not in a spirit of favoritism to one set
of our fellow citizens, but of justice to
all of our fellow citizens. The reason
for exercising or refusing to exercise
the power of injunction must be found
in the character of the unlawful injury
and not in the character or class of the
persons who infict this injury. The man
who has a business which is being I'M
lawfully injured is entitled to the RENE
dies which the law has always given
him, no matter who has inflicted the in
juries. Otherwise. we shall have class
legislation unjust in principle and likely
to sap the foundations of free govern
ment."
Matter of Notice.
In discussing the matter of notice be-
fore issuance of an injunction Mr.. Taft
then reviewed this plank in the plat
form saying:
Under this recommendation, a statute
may be framed which shall define with
considerable particularly, and empha-
size the exceptional character of the
cases in which restraining orders may is
sue without notice, and which shall also
provide that when they are issued. they
shall cease to be operative beyond a
short period, during which time notice
shall be served and hearing had unless
the defendant desires a postpOnement of
the hearing. By this provision the in
justice which has sometimes occurred by
c%wny Univ e
widest application has been issued with
out notice. and the hearing Of the motion
for the injunction has been fixed weeks
and months after it's date, could not re-
cur"
The Democratic platform makes no
by jury, which he characterizes as a
most dangerous attack on the power of
the courts.
'Those who advocate this interven-
ton of jury in such cases seem to sup
pose that this change in some way will
inure only to the benefit of the poor
working man. AS matter of fact. the
person who will secure chief advantage
from it is the wealthy and INSCRIPTIONS
defendant, able to employ astute and
cunning counsel and anxious to avoid
justice" he said.
Bank Insurance Wrong.
If they were beaten in the Chicago
convention in their efforts to inject La
Toilette ideas in into the platform there
is some satisfaction for the Half
breeds" of Wisconsin for Mr.. Taft is for
the physical valuation of railroads as
an aid to the securing reasonable rates
for the shipper and fair profits for the
carriers But. Mr.. Taft says, this val
uation is not entirely necessary. The
plan might be an important factor not
a controlling one in aiding the inter-
state commission. In connection with
the raill DAD problem Mr.. Taft recon-
mends more auxiliary machinery to aid
that body.
Mr.. Taft recognized the inadequacy
of the present currency system and re-
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