Arizona republican., 1908-07-10
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 tion, but the evil which it pretends to cure was altogether and exclu- sively the fruit of republican legis- lation. Theirs is the responsibility for the bill, and theirs also the re- sponsibility for the condition which led to the enactment of the law.
 Republican Failures.
 Thus, my countrymen, in this re- view We have the spectacle of a president urging a refractory con- gress to pass needed reform and ap- pealing in vain, or We have another spectacle, that of a president for the sake of his own popularity or for the sake of the popularity of his own candidate making a political play by urging that congress do what he must have known it would not do and what we are forced to consider he did not wish done. The president stands sponsor for MT. Taft He desires that the laboring man; that those who would have the government eff fectively regulate the railroads: that those who would revise and reduce the tariff and destroy the trusts: these should believe that MT Taft is not a reactionary but a militant re- former saturated with his ideas and pledged to carry out my policies" Mr. Taft will have to receive about seven million votes before he can execute any policy. To get the votes for him the president wishes to show what fine policies his chosen one will carry out if elected; and he can show it cheaply by pointing to rec concentrations that his party asso- ciates have ignored and will ignore. If the president were sincere and honestly insistent and still was not needed by his party, notwithstanding his great personal popularity, what reason is there to suppose that the same party associates will not be deaf to the same recommendations made by one who is merely the presidents legatee? We may inquire here why the special interests. those enjoying special privileges, predatory wealth-and I think I quote Mir Roosevelt, who borrowed the words from a distinguished democrat-have all united in expressing eminent sat isfaction upon Mir. Tafts nomina- tion? The masses and equal rights to all on the one side or the classes and privileges on the other-under which flag, MT. Taft? No man can serve two masters"
 The press has told us in what seem ed to be semi official statements from the White House that the president was so intent upon his policies that if congress adjourned without enacting them into law he would call an extra session Congress did adjourn leaving unpassed most of his favored meas ures and the extra session was never called. If the play results in repub- ncan votes it will have accomplished Its purpose. If the president desired to have this legislation the democrats were ready to join in its passage The democratic leader of the house. au- thorized by all his party associates re- peatedly offered the entire democratic strength in support of these measures. The republicans have less than sixty majority in the house. If thirty of them had joined the democrats all of these measures would have passed there and gone to a republican senate So far as the house is concerned less than one-seventh of the republicans were needed to change their recom-
 
 support was not forthcoming.
 Let us see what could have been done if legislation instead of party ad- vantage had been desired
 If a part of the republicans had joined the democrats in support of measures proposed by a republican president the power with which some federal judges have hastily thrown their authority into the scale against labor would have been regulated by law
 A fair trial in all cases of direct or constructive contempt of court would now be provided by law.
 Labor would be exempt from the prohibition of the Sherman law against combinations.
 Wood pulp and print paper would now be on the free list and the pres ent tax upon intelligence to that ex- tent abolished.
 No longer would it be in the power of one federal judge. sitting Tn cham bers, hearing evidence ex parte. upon the allegation that a state law is con- fiscatory. to suspend it by temporary injunction A democratic measure what passed the senate at the last session of congress, providing that it should be necessary for three judges to act together for the purpose of is suing such an order, would now be the law.
 A law requiring the publication be- fore election of campaign contribution would have been enacted.
 Democratic Duty.
 We know there is 2 hripbtar rroc pect. If the love of country and lib