The San Francisco call., 1908-07-29
SINCERITY AND HONESTY CHARACTERIZE TAFTS
ADDRESS OF ACCEPTANCE

AFTS address OF acceptance necessarily extended in order
the whole ground It is possible that much that is
might taken for granted the fact
that these formal uerances OF candidates Tor the highest office
that compels minute
detail while deracts from the popularity OF the document In
word, speech of acceptance is light reading
Reviewing Mr. Tas address may take the liberty of be-
ginning with the end for the that the pungen paragraph
with which concludes his comparative
the republican and democratic policies in telling
the general line Of his argument We quote:
pointed attitude of the republican party with refer
while the attitude OF the democratic party under its leadership
6 @ & s9 b % @ @ p @ % s % on Of in GeStuf1n tp
asking the only those who acted with heretofore but
all our fellow citizens who regardless Of political differences unite in
he achievem5ns OF a greater America
Fadmongerng and Change the change"
teristc OF Mr. Byans proposals forth in the democratic plat
form For instance the democratic proposition that physical
valuation Of the railroads should be fixing
treated with luminous exposition by Mr. Taft coupled with defn
ton OF the fair of value to be applied to such property thus
@ 5 5 the ed TO al m eo ae the of 1s. s m
properly and that the exceeds this
able value Of the Gma4 and fixing what fair profit It
Be weight Determining full value but President
railroad going including good Will efficiency
value Of its % taRgbs the that
is fair Profit one involving not only the Of interest usually earned
the risk Of loss both capital outlay
enough fair enterprise who
departure from these by democratic
platform would cause tremendous financial CONFUSION whose
severity could fall much short of that which
the enactment OF a free silver law.
On the subject of Mr. Taft suggests two important
amendments the Sherman capital and
the other of labor. 1t is like this:
The possible operation OF the
to prevent % m n 3 @ e rs & i05 It's Necessary amendment G m
contemplation OF the trainers Of the Take
ste % m m r. ENGAGED IN legitimate business that covers certain
those Such
pee lawful strike to secure better wages At common @ % law "f tfis
The company Of public case ought to be made Violation
The right and to combine for that purpose does not
include right lay boycott the product of
These are Mr. Taft's words this subject:
% order to induce their employer comply with their
does not reach % the & % 70 & @ ch & Pp fb fey may provided it
employer they have right if thew
power to direct the action the unions % pd to Sbd g 10
their associates from dealings with
m What w they the do employers prop
Z uTess against those who would work for him deal with
those whom in business All those who sym
through nsTlmenta threatened or actual boycott Compel
~ & against their Will and having no interest in their
been settled by the country - 2 '
On the subject of nunctons nabor disputes Mr. Taft shows
the dsngenuous character Of the democratic platform
tended to mean all things all At the states
his own position in terms that be misunderstood His arg-
nnent viii bear quotation length:
It difficult meaning democratic platform upon the
disputes We deem that the parties to i iud
should any nuncon would @ not ssue
no industrial dispute were involved"
The declaration IS singenuous t have been
OF men and to Numerically opposite Interpretation by
not that uncns should not in industrial disputes
that they should not issue because they industrial disputes
ssuins an Injunction in reference thereto The @ ses pass n l1G %
drawn and ambiguous shape
that IS declaration against the issue OF niunctions industrial
plain objects distinction that exists
ods to any set Of our fellow zens but in the interest Of uiee @ to