The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-10-29
WHAT TAFT HAS SAID
Things That Show Intellect and
Sound Judgment.
TERSE ECONOMIC TRUTHS.
FaIIacies Of Organism Exposed In a
Few Sentences-His Position In Re-
gard to the Trusts-Exact Justice the
Highest Ideal of Government.
By WALTER j. BALLARD.

Highest Ideal of Government.
By WALTER j. BALLARD.
Here are some OF the striking things
Taft has said:
"The Democratic party today as or
ganiZed is nothing but organized in
capacity."-At Montpelier, Vt.
Bryan would have the initiative and
referendum because he diStrusts repre-
sentative government and has no con
tidence in the ability Of the people to
select conscientious representatives
He would take away from courts, be-
cause he distrusts the ability of judges
to resist the malign Influences of the
money power, the power to enforce
their own orders. AT Columbus, O.
Anything Thich makes capital idle
or which reduces or destroys it must
reduce both wages and the opportunity
to earn wages. At Cooper Union.
New York City.
"The course of the administration
has only been directed against such
! organized capital as was violating the
statutes Of the United States and no
other. The business men of our com
munity as whole are honest and their
! methods are sound. At Boston. Mass
THE so called colonial policy Of the
United States has added to our trade
already something over hundred mil
lion dollars a year" AT Cleveland. o.
THE administration of exact justice
| by courts without fear or favor. un-
moved by the influence of the wealthy
or the threats of the demagOgue. is the
| highest ideal that a government Of the
| people can strive for, and any means
| by which a suitor, however unpopular
or poor is deprived of enjoying this
are to be condemned At Coum-
| bus, o.
Il believe that a navy is the greatest
| insurer of peace that we could pOSSi-
| bly, have--a navy commensurate with
cur resources, and commensurate with
our coast line. and commensurate with
the number Of dependencies we have,
and commensurate with our pOpula-
tion, and commensurate with our mtiu.
ence as a world power. At Cleve
land, O..
IF we assume control over people
for the benefit of that people (as in
the Philippines and with the purpose
Of developing them to self governing
capacity and with the intention Of Civ
ing them the right to become indie.
pendent when they shall show them
selves tt the charge that we are i'm
perialists is utterly without founda-
tiOn. At Cleveland, 0.
1.-The present business system Of the
country rests on the protective tariff,
and any attempt to change it to a free
trade basis will certainly lead to dis
aster."-At Columbus. o.
The Democratic party has no policy
which the country can depend upon.
Its whole stock in trade is that of If
responsible criticism and obstruction.
and when charged with the RESPONSE
bility of doing anything it utterly
fails. AT Greensboro. \. G.
"Mr. Bryan asks me what | would
do with the trusts | answer that
would restrain all unlawful trusts
with all the efficiency of injunctive
process and would punish with all the
severity Of criminal prosecution every
attempt on the part of aggregated cap
ital to suppress competition. At Co
lumbus, O.
"As a party shows itself homogene
Gus, able to grasp the truth with re
Spect to new issues. able to discarC
unimportant differencieS of opinion
sensitive with respect to the success
full maintenance of government anC
highly charged with the responsibility
of its obligation to the people at large
it establishes its claim to the conf
dence of the public and to its contin
uance in political power."-At Kansas
City, Mo.
"The course of the Republican part!
since its organization in 1856 and it
real assumption of control in 1856
down to the present day Is remark
able for the foresight and ability Of 1t
leaders, for the discipline and solidaT
tty of It's members, for its eff1cienc.
and deep sense Of responsibility 70
the preservation and successful main
tenance Of the government and for tn
greatest resourcefulness In meeting
the various trying and difficult issue
which history of now full half cen
tury has presented for solution" "A
Kansas City, Mo.