Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-10-02
SECRETARY ROOT
REVIEWS ISSUES
Republican Administration Vigorous
for Enforcement of Law.
Tart the Logical Successor to Con-
tlnue Roosevelt Policies
and Reforms.

Lhhu Root, Secretary o; Stnte
chairman of the Republican convention
when nominated Charles Il. Hughes
Tor Governor Of New York, addressed
lhe conventions in part as follows:
Mr.. Roots speech.
we can turn TO the administrations
o drawing to a close, both in the
state ana III the nation, and with con-
liocllcc ask every American voter to
say whether they have not met all the
great fundamental questions Of good
government, whether they do not JUS
Try the belief that it is best for the
country to keep in power the party
"hlch is responsible for them and is
entitled to h credit Of them. Have
not these administrations within tho
State and within tie nation been hon
est? Have they o been capable? IIav,
they not been efficient? Have they not
set before the people of America exam
pics of pure, hish-mindcd and patriotic
service i'll public office? Have they nos
raised the standard OF public duty
which the young men of America nav
set for themselves? Have they no:
done us honor before the world"
Mr.. Bryan Answered.
My. Root took up and answered at
length Rryan's question, Shall the PEG
pie Rule including the various ar
fragments OF the Republican party and
it's leaders made by the Democratic eau,
didate In recent speeches. Among other
things he said:
Mr.. Bryan charges That the Repub-
lican party is responsible for the abuses
OF corporate wealth. AS well might he
charge hat the man who plants cotton
is responsible for the boil Weevil, or
that the man who plants fruit trees is
responsible for the San Jose scale. Un-
til the millennium has brought the
eradication of human scltishnesS and
greed, social abuses will come accord
ing to the shifting conditions OF the
times. Adversely and prosperity, wealth
and poverty have each their w kinds
of abuse. Constant vigilance and con-
Sldul dClINIlN 10 ilittt anu put Ill GIN
to abuses as they arise is the task of
government and OF good citizenship
but the work is never finished. I'll"
Republican party has produced the con-
iitions which have made u great pros
pcrity possible, and it is dealing with
the evils which haze been incident to
that prosperity with vigor and effective
ness. Upon the course to be pursued
regarding these evils, upon the attitude
and action of the government towards
trusts, railroads, and all the great cor
porations, there is no substantial Issue
between the two parties.
Tariff Revision.
The Democratic party proposes that
they will wipe out the protective tariff
and substitute a tariff for revenue only.
/ shall not discuss that proposition, but
it ought not to be forgotten. The elev-
en- years which have passed since the
Dingley tariff was enacted have brought
about many changes in the conditions
to which the tariff law is applied. Many
Of these changes have resulted from the
cry prosperity which the protection
afforded by the tariff has produced. In
the nature of things, such changes must
occur and from time to time every tar,
if must be revised and adapted to the
new conditions. AS the period OF revls,
ion, however, is always n Of uncer-
tainty and a consequent injury to bust
ness, revisions ought not to be made toe
often or upon slight grounds. The
Republican party has not considered
that sufficient grounds for thus disturb
ing business have existed heretofore.
If now considers that sufficient grounds
do now exist, and it has pledged itself
Immediately after the 4th of March
next 10 devote an extraordinary session
OF Congress to making such a revision
in accordance with the true principles
of protection.
'"The last time the Democratic party
was in power the result was the vii
son-Gorman tariff OF 1898. The very
threat of such a proceeding at that
time stopped business, closed the mills
threw millions of men out of employ
ment. and was accompanied by uni
versal business depression and disaster
Are we ready to repeat that experience
now, as we surely shall If we put the
Democratic party in power7
The Railroads..
The Republican party believes II
the regulation Of railroads. 1t believes
that their managers ought to be made
and can be made, to obey the law. II
believes that by an enforcement Of the
law, not spasmodic and sensational, bui
steady, firm, and persistent, excessive
and discriminating rates can be
stopped; and it is now, and has beer