The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-13

THE SALT LAN ]
rights and for the promotion of their well
fare? or shall the representatives, Of
| predatory wealth prey upon defenseless
| public. while the offenders secure immun-
raise to power by unscrupulous methods?
| This is the issue raised by the known
| abuses to which Mr.. Taft refers.
Presidents Indictment Against the
Party.
| In the message sent to congress last
January, President Roosevelt said: The
attacks by these great corporations on
| the Administrations actions nave Deen
given a wide circulation throughout th'
country, in the newspapers and otherwise
by those writers and speakers who. con-
sciously or unconsciously. act as the rep
resentatives of predatory weather. the
wealth accumulated on a giant scale by all
forms of inuuity, ranging from the OPP,
preston OF wage earners to unfair and
unwhoiesome methods OF crushing OUT
competition, and to defrauding the public
by stock-jobbing and the manipulation OF
securities. Certain wealthy men OF TINS
stamp, whose conduct should be amor
science and who commit the hideous
wrong of teaching our young men tha'
phenomenal business success must oroi-
narily be based on dishonesty. nave, our
| ing the last few months, made IL appdr-
emf that they have banded together 70
work for a reaction. Their endeavor Is
| to overthrow and discredlt all VINO non
estly administer the law, to prevent an
additional legislation which would cnech
and restrain them, and to secure, IL pos
| a which
will permit every INSCRIPTIONS wrongdoef
to do what he wishes unchecked. pro-
vided he has enough money. w nat an
Iarraignment of the predatory interests!
| Is the presidents Indictment true! ana
If true, against whom was the 1ndlctmen'
directed? Not against the Democratic
party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. lie
declares that during this time, some
prominent and influential members OF
the community, Spurred by financial sue
cess and in their hurry for greater wealth.
became unmindful of the common rules OF
business honesty and fidelity, and or the
Limitations imposed by law upon their ac-
tions;" and that 1.-The revelations OF the
breaches of trusts, the disclosures as u
rebates and Determinations by railroads.
| the accommodating evidence of the viola
1
of corporal ions, and the oVer-lssue OF
stocks and bonds of interstate railroads
for the unlawful enriching OF directors
and for the purpose of concentrating lht
control of the railroads under one man
agement,''-au these, he charges, quick
ened the conscience of the people ano
brought on a moral awakening.
During all this time, L beg 20 remlno
you, Republican officials presided IN tIit
executive department, filled the CABINET
dominated the senate. controlled the mouse
of representatives and occupied most OF
the federal judgeships. -Four years age
| the Republican platform boast1uliy ue-
clared that since 1S60-with the exceptloi
of two years-the Republican party hac
been in control of part or all or the
branches of the federal government; tina
for two years only was the Democrat !.
party in position to either enact oi
repeal a law Having drawn the salaries
having enjoyed the honors; having Sc
cured the prestige, let the Republican
party accept the responsibility.
Republican Party Responsible.
Why were these known abuses" per
mitted TO develop? Why have they no.
been corrected? If existing laws are SUI
| ficient, why have they not been enforced
All of the executive machinery Oh iht
federal government is In the hands OF lll'
Republican party. Are new laws neces
sary? Why have they not been enacted
With q Republican president TO recon-
mend, with a Republican senate ana hous'
| to carry out his Recommendations. WnS
does the Republican candidate piea1 10
further time in which to do what shoult
have been done long ago? Can MI lal
promise TO be more strenuous IN the pros
ecution of wrong-doers than the presen
executive? Can he ask Tor larger ma
iority in the senate than his party nov
has? Does he need more RepuDhcans II
the house of representatives or speaker
with more unlimited authority?
Why No Tariff Reform?
The presidents close friends have beer
promising for several years that he would
attack the iniQuitieS of the tariff W.
have had intimation that Mr. Tart wal
FESTIVE under the demands of the hlghll
protected industries. And yet the lhlIu
| ence of the manufacturers. who nave 10
twenty-five years contributed to the Re
publican campaign fund, and who in re
tIrn have framed the tariff scheduies
has been sufficient TO prevent tarltt re
form AS the present campaign dp
lnrnacbed both the president and Mr.. Tai
declared in favor of tariff revision, out Sc
1.-THE date of revision after the election Bu
the pressure brought to bear by the pro
tected interests has been great ehouei
10 preyent any attempt at tariff reform
before the election; and the reduction
promised after the election Is so hedSe'
about with qualifying phrases, that NJ
lone can estimate with accuracy the sun
total OF tariff " ~
case of Republican success. II the pas
can he taken as a guide. the Republican
marty will be so obligated by campaign
lcontributions from the beneficiaries
nrotection. as to make that party power
less TO bring to the country any mater
liaI relief from the present tariff bur
dens.
Why No Antitrust Legislation?
few years ago the Republican leader
in the house of representatives were co
creed by public opinion into the supper
of an antitrust law which had the en-
dorseE1ent of the president, but the senat
refused even to consider the measure, an
since that time no effort has been mao
by the dominant party to secure RENE
dial legislation upon this subject.
Why No Railroad Legislation?
For ten years the interstate commerce
commission has been asking for an en-
larsement of it's powers. that it Nigh
nrevent rebates and determinations, bu
a Republican senate and a Republican
house of representatives Were unmove
by it's entreaties. In 1900 the Repubnca
rational convention was urged to endors
the demand for railway legislation, Du
| IT'S Dlatform was silent on the subject
Even in 1894 the convention gave no piedg
to remedy these abuses. Wnen the pres
ident finally asked for legislation he dre'
his inspiration from three Democratic ma
tional platforms and he received NOR
cordial support from the Democrats tina
, from the Republicans. The Republican
} in the senate deliberately defeated severa
amendments offered by Senator La Fol
| Io.tn opd summarized by the Democrats