Morris tribune., 1908-01-11

oA 'oAAi'o' before the law, He
admits that the trust problem is I'M
solved, but urges that while searching
fr the remedy ''we can at least with
d'4w from their grasp the special
l..ivileges they have enjoyed under a
high protective tariff" This, he adds,
is tax upon the masses for the benefit
OF the few, and he concludes with the
prediction that eff the present congress
does not at the present session make
substantial reductions the people in
November will elect those pledged to
do so
T.'it Defends Administration.
le first public addresses made by
Secretary Taft since his return were
nit g at Boston last week, the princi-
PAL one being in the evening during
II" inner of the Merchants associa-
ti"H 1t had been rumored that on this
o'r"Sion Taft would break away from
t. Roosevelt apron strings and ap-
PEI; 10 the so called conservatives. On
th. contrary. he made glowing de-
fe!i>e of the administration, which won
applause from the business men there
assembled. He declared that mo panic
can make wrong right and rejected
tbs. plea that conservatism means the
cc.' Oning of lawlessness. He denied
that the policy Of the administration
hal been directed against capital as
sn' -, or that the president had ar
ra ned the whole business community
as dishonest. Instead Of causing a
panic. he said, the policy of opposing
la Wless trusts and supervising stock
issues would tend to prevent such dis
or,rrs in future. He was opposed to
g eminent ownership of railroads,
49, ,sich means state socialism," and
a; ed these impressive words: But if
t. abuses of monopoly and discrim-
il ton cannot be restrained, and if the
Concentration Of power made possible
b! such abuses continues, then social
ISL will triumph and the institution Of
private property will perish. The
question which you have ultimately to
meet is whether we shall maintain a
strict regulation Of railroads and trusts
or shall turn the country over to the
advocates Of government ownership
AMI state socialism" After reciting
the measures taken by the admins
tration Taft said that it had been
shown that dangers from individual
ism could be regulated and abuses in
the exercise of private property could
be re%trained and that thus a great
conservative victory had been won and
the coming Of socialism had been
stayed"
Earlier in thefday he talked to 400
ministers about the Philippines. The
story that he had fallen out with his
campaign manager. Vorys, was denied.
but there was a persistent report that
First assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock. previously known as Cor
telyou conspirator, was to become an
active Taft promoter.
Georeia's Dry New Years Day.
Throughout the state of Georgia
New Years eve was celebrated with
'deathWatches'' in the saloons and,
praise services in the churches because
with the first stroke of the clock after
midnight the new prohibition law was
to go into effect making the demon
rum an "utcast henceforth At the
last stroke of II thousands Of jewellers
toasted the new year with their last
glass and left the saloons in darkness.
with doors not to be again opened. In
the Baptist tabernacle the Rev. Dr.
Broughton broke bottle of whisky
before the assem- bled congregation,
shouting Whisky is dead in Georgian"
to which the people answered THANK
Godr' But already two brewing com
panies had petitioned the courts for an
Injunction against the enforcement of