The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-22
TAFT ATTEMPTS To
SHOW PEOPLE
Do RULE
IN ANSWER TO sRYANs PARA.
MOUNT CAMPAIGN QUESTION,
ROOSEVELT ADMINISTRATIONS.

HOT SPRINGS. Va. Aug. 21.--
Nearly 5000 visitors came TO Hot
Springs today, to hear Wm II Taft
speak. In his address, Mr.. Taft an.
swered Mr.. Bryan's paramount cam.
paign question, Shall the People
| Rule 90 and com aEed the efforts of
the Republican party 70 meet the
abuses OF the trusts and monopolies
with what the Democratic party has
tried TO do The speech also contain
ed an appeal TO the Independent Dem
ocraic voters of the south.
Mr.. Taft said in part:
Tha-lAst- Democratic administration
entered upon its Iabors in March, 1883.
ana gave up power under the mandate
this period 1t repealed the Mckinley
tarin bill passed IN 1880 and enacted
the German Wilson tariff bill Of 1893
tariff for revenue and under the opera
ton OF the Gorman-Wtlson tarin bill
subsequently, passed. a period OF indus
through the next presidential campaign
OF 1896. The remedy for this depres-
sion. as proposed by the Democratic
change from the gold standard OF
currency and values, which was the
measure OF all pecgniary oolisatloinss
TO silver standard. a change which
would have scaled the debts OF all by
quite so per cent and would have pro-
buS!aess- disaster would only tTavs Jgsn
exceeded. by the injury to our national
honor.
When Business "Expanded."
As soon as the Republican party came
into power in 1897. IL repealed the Cor
man Wilson tariff bill and enacted the
present Dingley tariff hili; The main am.
country. the assurance OF an honest
monetary standard and the operation OF
in the business community and encour-
Ia! that from from 1897 to 1907 there foi-
lowed a period OF business ss,o expSn s,9,,
tn the history of the world.
There crept in abuses The abuses
the ANTITRUST law directed against
monopolies OF Interstate commerce and
Of. the granting OF rebates and dis
pers The extent TO which those evils
had grown was not brought home TO
the people, whose attention had been
try and IN the problems arising in the
spanish war and In the new responsi-
bilities which followed II, until early In
the present administTation, when rev
cations the result Of political investi-
cations BY state and nation authorities
showed them that a change had arisen
which called for a halt and for the
adoption Of some method OF supervision
over interstate conf cree carried on Dy
| tipDs which should keek those instru-
meptalities within the law.
T. was then that Theodore Roosevelt
who had been elected as president in
1910. called the attention OF congress
and the public TO those abuses and
asked for remedial legislation And-hr-
/ yXCTTISe OF the executive power took
prompt steps himself TO secure more
thorough enforcement Of the law
IIe called upon the Republican .si con- on,
ir fgU4 aud rpblV did that -
.@uonl Ii tnzda- a-EneaEA- f--f-+--rrtrrtTTf
legisistlon along the lines recommend-
ed bI him which az he has himself said
has never been equelled In our time.
"PointiBg with Pride
Bills were introduced In the next con-
gress and IN spits OF the continued OPP
position; the MEASURES were trigmpn-
suit of this legislation and executive
action Secret rebates and unlawiul
discy limitations have heen actually
ah1hshed No monopoly Of business ih
amy iinc IS now maintained by a secret
reduction OF freight rates 70 IL whlch
| lions ara diligently consulting the lew.
| The fear 81 the statute and Us penalties
has been Put In the hearts OF lts former
through the Republican party. ! have
no hesitation In saying that not since
tne beginning ~ the government mas
any other national administration done
4 so much Tor the cause OF labor oy the
| Enactment 81 remedial leglslation as
/ Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican
/ congress elected and sitting during
/ HIS terms Of ONCE.
when the People Ruled.
| But ~ b. said that the people do not
/ rule m this country. nv impression
! has ALWAYS. been that the election OF
/ Nj Mckinley and q Republican con-
\ Rrpss- ln 1895 was one OF the most in
/ teiliRent aud effective expressions OF
popular VIII ever manifested TO the
- 4.f4-t tfTd1trTr maintenance
! gold standard and a protective tarin BY
I frf~ TufnfulaIraIIOU WIZ rorrrrr III
/ terpretatiOn OF the peoples Will This
! wa cunclVsiVtlv shown 10 be 20, b.
Z oven " Rrgatar majority for Mr.. McKin-
q LEI IN ls9y. When Theodors Roosevelt