The Washington herald., 1908-08-22
SOUTHS HOPE REPUBLICANISM
Mr.. Taft Appeals to Dixie Voters to Cast
Their Lot With His Party.

Hot Springs. Va. Aug. e1.-Nr. Taft. in
his speech to-day, after reviewing the
recent record OF the Republican admin
ist-ation. said
What has been the result Of this ieEisla-
ton and Executive action2 Secret rebates
and unlawful discrimination have been
actually abolished No monopoly Of bust
ness in any line is now maintained by
secret reduction Of freight rates 10 It
which is denied 70 competitors All com
binations are diligently consulting the
law. Fear OF the statute and It's penal
ties has been put in the hearts Of It's
former violators a great step has been
taken. and despite the opposition OF cor
porate interests the moral awakening Of
the people has found expression in the
adoption o. great legislative measures
and the vigorous execution Of them by
Republican Congress and a Republican
President The people have ruled through
the Republican party
II is true that additional legislation IS
needed 10 perfect the machinery for en-
forcing the principles laid down by M
Roosevelt and declared in the remedial
statutes already passed so as 10 ClIECh
the progress already made and 10 insure
further progress. It is also true that Mr..
Roosevelt has made recommendation for
some Of such needed legislation which has
not been enacted by the present Congress
into law. Il has not amended the inter
state commerce law so as 10 prevent over
issue Of stocks and bonds on Interstate
railroads and il has not amended the
antitrust law as suggested by Mr.. ROOse-
welt The failure Of Congress at once to
adopt Executive recommendations On such
a subject is not justfhabIe ground for sup
posing that either the same Congress OF a
succeeding one under the same parry con
troll VIII not in due course devote its con
sideration 70 the adoption Of some proper
7 legislative remedies for the defects in ex-
isJilg legislation
The Abuses of Capital
The abuses to which I have referred,
due TO the misuse OF combinations Of cap
itaI, are a development in our body polite
and social requiring d limitation upon
the use Of property and capital such as
70 interfere with the institution Of pri-
vate property and the maintenance OF a
motive for individualism and thrift as
I little as possible on one side. and yet 70
Z prevent the evils described on the other.
i ne eNaA 10 De avoided Is not one v men
yields TO hastily formed OF vaguely de
sCribed statutes suggested in the hurry
( Of a political campaign or approved for
the purpose Of catching votes
It involves q careful stGdy Of the opera
ton Of detailed provisions OF law. it in
wolves a knowledge Of the difficulties or
Z criminal prcsscUtioR under our present
/ system; II requires a consideration Of the
I constitutional limitations upon the re-
D "a
I viii doubtless require before the reform
/ is sufficiently broad and effective a series
Of amendments suggested by actual ex-
/ perience OF earnest men engaged in the
sincere effort to reach the guilty without
Z involving the punishment Of the innocent
( Of striking down the abuses Of the law
{ defying wealthy and at the same tine
I preserving for thrift and Industrial entes-
Z prise the rewards essential 20 continued
material progress.
The fact that the Democratic party had
{ but little recent experience in the -espGn-
sibilities Of power and but H.l5c training
I in actual legislation makes the party and
I its distinguished leader utterly obIivi0us
TO the necessity for care and caution in
the enactment OF statutes which are to
| accomplish changes IN our social and
i business relations. We have seen within
[ the short four years Of the present ad-
il4All4SLEallDn SlCN measures as govern
ment ownership OF railways. election Of
/ Federal judges. and national initiative
and referendum proposed as remedies for
our existing evils. and now withdrawn
/ under assurances that they viii not be
again suggested. May We therefore not
regard the inactiOu Of one session Of
| Congress as due dellberati0n In matter
requiring Il, rather than as a basis for
{ the claim that the legislature wishes TO
I defeat the viii OF the people2 The truth
I IS we are dealing with an incident IN hu-
man progress and with some unfavorable
conditions produced by the operation OF
I individGalism and the Institution Of pri-
vate property which it VIII require all
/ the practical common sense Of the Amer
I ican people exercised in the passage Of
statute after statute, properly TO meet
without passing obstacles in the way OF
true progress
Entitled TO No Credit.
If these abuses were always well
known, as now claimed. and the neces-
sity for their radical and drastic reform