Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-28

t0lling the work he has been engaged
10 of late-thst of railroad and other
corporation legislatiou-declsripg tbst
"Mr. Roosevelt has set the high stand
ard of business morality and obedience
10 law" Mr.. Taft said The chief fuoc-
ton of the next administration would
be 10 clinch what had been done and
to further improve present conditions.
He devoted much Of his speech {, rail-
roads and made certain suggestions as
t. The manner of bringing about more
sat sfsciory conditions between COM
mon carriers and their patrons. In this
connect on the speaker quoted extern
sively from Mr.. Roosevelt's message and
speech.
MIR. Taft attacked certain plsnks of
the democratic platform, .rmiDg soae
absurd and socislistic. He declared the
republican platform Was progressive and
regulatlve, but the democratic rstics and
destructive. he made excuses for the
combination of capital, upheld the re-
publican doctrine OF protection, but
admitted the time has arrived when
revision of the tariff is Ia order; told of
what he believes the republican party
has done for labor, and what he regards
IS the advantages of the labor uni lbs and
the right of workmen to strike. He
also showed thst such persons when on a
strike should spect the rights OF Others
and thst it is not one of their rights TO
iojure person or property.
Mr.. TafI's comment, on the injunc-
ton issue, nov paramount in both
parties, vera On lines similar to those of
the Chicago convention. 10 closing On
this vexed question he said:
The administr alton of Justice lies al
the foundation of government. Tbs
maintenance of the authority OF the
coulti is essential unless we ere pre-
psrsd II embrace anarchy. Never 10
the history OF the country has there been
such an insidiOus attack upon tho ju-
dicisl system as the proposal to lot T.
ject jury trial between all orders of the
court made afr full hearing aud tho
enforcement of such orders"
Mr.. Taft threw sop to The negro by
saying:
1.-THE republican platform refers to
amendments to the constitution thst
we're passed by the republican party for
the protection of the negro. The negro,
in the forty years siBce he was freed
from slavery, has made remarkable
progress. He is becoming more and
more valuable member OF the communi-
ties In which he lives. The education
of the negro is being expanded and i'm
proved in every way. The best men {
both races, at the moth as well as at t,s
south, ought to r. joice to see growing mp
among the southern people an inaaeuti
element disposed to encourage the negro
in his hard struggle for industrial indie
pendence and assured political status.
The republican platform, adopted at
Chicago, explicitly demands justice for
all men without regard to race or color,
and just as explicitly declares for the en-
torcement and without reservation, in
letter and spirit of the thirteenth four
teenth and fifteenth amendments b the
constitution. 1t is needless to stat tlft
stand with my perry squsrely on thtt
plank in the platform, and believe that
equal justice to all men. and the fair
and impartial enforcement tf lhsse
amendment, is 10 keeping with the real
Anne lean spirit of fair play"
Mr.. Taft 10 his SPEECH referred to a.
many things as president usually en-
brfc 10 his message IN Compress.