The Springfield herald., 1908-07-31

Cincinnati. o.-cnndidate William How
ard Taft. bearing the banners of the Re
publican party as Its choice for presl-
dent Of the United States. struck cam. M
nation and replied to Senator Warner,
a holiday upon Taft's arrival in town.
Guns doomed. fireworks cracked every
where; and in general the scene was that
| The feature of the entire celebration.
| however. was the notification which took
place during a lull in the activities OF the
When Senator Warner had finished his
address, Mr.. Taft arose from his chair
| at the speakers table and addressed the
assembled members of the notification
trusts. without depressing good corpora
tions. He declared that the rates of the
of this country we're Re, sole
theme and he proposed to restore con-
But the big feature of the speech was
his declaration for Rooseveltian policies.
which he said he would follow out to the
letter, the foundations having been laid AID
In them for rightfiil administration. He
took few shots at the Democratic plat
form. also.
ena;al rsl afses sgsss as ana 1sess Gentlemen of the
Committee:
u am, deeply sensible of the honor
tion has conferred on me In the nomina-
tion which you formally tender. accept
1t with full appreciation of the responsi-
bility II imposes.
Strength in Roosevelt Policies.
"Gentlemen. the strength of the Repub-
lican cause In the campaign at hand Is in
the fact that we represent policies essen
continuance of liberty and true prosper
fty. and that we are determined, as our
platform unc1uivocally declares. to main
tain them and carry, them on. For more
than ten years this country passed
through an epoch of material develop
in the world before. In its course. GER
tain evils crept in. Some prominent and
Influential members of the community
hurry for greater wealth. became un-
mindful of the common rules of business
none innnssa ass bw law nnon ano their action
This became known. The revelations
of the breaches of trust the disclosures
as to rebates and discrimination by rail-
ways, the accommodating evidence OF the
violation of the antitrust law by num-
Der of corporations. the over-issue of
for the unlawful enriching OF directors
and for the purpose of concentrating con-
all quickened the conscience of the peo-
pie. and brought on moral awakenins
among them that boded well for the fu-
ture of the country.
What Roosevelt Has Done.
1.-THE man who formulated the express
sion of the popular conscience and who
led the movement for practical reform
the doctrine that the rich vioiators Of the
law should be amenable to restrain and
punish as the offender without wealth.
by recommending legislation and direct
ing executive action to make that prin-
secured the passage of the so-called rate
bill. designed more effectively to restrain
excessive and fix reasonable rates, and
to punish secret rebates and discrimina-
ton which have been general in the prac-
tice of the railroads. and which had done
much to enable unlawful trusts to drive
out of business their competitors. 1t
cured much closer observation of rail-
way transactions and brought within
companies. sleeping car companies. fast
freight and refrigerator lines. terminal
e Of IN
tation and shipping business under one
control. in order to avoid undue discrim-
president Roosevelt directed suits to be
brought and prosecutions to be instituted
provis.ons n1 @ against the 'm most o pewerfni ] of
the industrial corporations. He pressed.
to passage the pure food law. and the
the health of the public. clean business
methods and great ultimate benentt to the
passage OF a law. which the Republican
convention has since ice spsS,icaiy rs aP
Stocks and bonds by interstate rail-
ways. to such as may be authorized by
federal authority.
Function of Next Administration.
1.-THE chief function of the next ad-
ministration in my judgment is distinct
which has been performed by President
Roosevelt.
.The chief function of the next admin
istration is to complete and perfect the
machinery by which these standards may
be maintained by which the law breakers
may be promptly restrained and pun
ished. but which shall operate with suf-
with legitimate business as little as pos
sible. Such machinery is not now ade-
auate, Under the present rate bill. and
the interstate commerce commission in
supervising and regulating the operation
OF the railroads of this country has
sible for that tribunal to hear and dis
pose in any reasonable time. of the many
complaints, queries and issues that
brought before II for decision. II ough:
to be relieved of Its jurisdiction as an
tions should be limited to the auasi-ju-
dicial Investigation of complaints by in
Siydgnls and by i tine Of the
business of supervising the operation of
railways.
Constructive Work Detailed.
THE field covered by the Industrial
combinations and by the railroads is SO
very extensive that the interests of the
public and the interests of the businesses
concerned cannot be properly subserved
except by reorganization of bureaus in
the department of commerce and labor
of agriculture; and the department. of jus
tice, and change in the Jurisdiction of
the interstate commerce commission. 1t
does not assist matters to prescribe new
duties for the interstate commerce com
mission which 1t is practically impossible
for 1t to perform. to denounce new of
fenscs, with drastic punishment. unless
subordinate auxiliary legislation
shall be passed making possible the
quick enforcement in the great variety of
cases which are constantly arising. of
the principles laid down by Mr.. Roose-
welt. and with respect to which only typi-
cal Instances of prosecution with the
present machinery are possible, Such
legislation should and would greatly
promote legitimate business by enabling
those anxious 10 obey the federal stat
utes to know just what the bonds
of their lawful action. The practical con
structive and difficult work. therefore, of
those who follow Mr., Roosevelt, is to de