The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-08-01

DuDucan party as It's cnOlce lot pTeSi-
dent Of the United States, struck cam
paign keynotes of many tones when he
formally accepted the presidential nom
ination and replied to Senator Warner.
This d, city was in gala attire and took
Guns doomed. fireworks cracked every
where, and in general the scene was that
of welcoming home the conquering hero
The feature Of the entire Ge hior tnn,.
place during lull in the activities of the
citizens. The occasion was an suspicious
When Senator Warner had finished his
address. Mr. Taft arose from his chair
assembled members of the notification
committee. He spoke of curbing the
trusts. without depressing good corpora
tons. He declared that the rates of the
railroads of this country were reason
ably low. Moderation was his whole
theme and he proposed to restore CON
But the big feature of the speech was
his declaration for Rooseveltian policies,
letter. the foundations having been laid
In them for rightful administration. He
Mr. Taft spoke as follows:
Senator Warner and Gentlemen Of the
y am deeply sensible Of the honor
which the Republican national conven-
ton has conferred on me in the nomina.
ton which you formally tender. l accept
It with full appreciation of the RESPONSE
bility II imposes.
StTCH4IH III HOOoCVSt ToVSlCSs
"Gentlemen, the strength of the Repub-
Ncan cause in the campaign at hand is in
the fact that We represent policies essen
tial to the reform of known abuses to the
continuance of liberty and true prosper
ity. and that we are determined. as our
platform unequivocally declares. to main
than ten years this country passed
through an epoch of material develop,
far rG that
tain evils crept in. Some prominent and
Influential members of the community,
spurred by financial success and in their
hurry for greater wealth. became un-
mindful Of the common rules of business
honesty and fidelity. and of the limita-
tons imposed by law upon 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 mum.
stocks and bonds on interstate railways
for the unlawful enriching of directors
and for the purpose OF concentrating con
all quickened the conscience of the peo-
pie. and brought on a moral awakening
among them that boded well Tor the lu-
ture of the country.
What Roosevelt Has Done.
'"The man who formulated the express
sion of the popular conscience ana VINO
yeas ea ' Theodore ST Roose eV He laid down
the doctrine that the rich violators OF the
law should be amenable to restrain and
and without influence, and he proceeded
by recommending legislation and direct
ciple good in actual performance. He
secured the passage OF the so-called rate
bill. designed more effectively to restrain
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 Sc
cured and brousht within
the operation of the same statute express
companies. sleeping car companies fast
freight and refrigerator lines, terminal
future the combination Of the transpor-
tation and shipping business under one
control. in order to avoid undue discrim-
"President Roosevelt directed suits to be
provisions against the most powerful Of
t 70 passage the pure food law. and the
meat Inspection law. in the interest of
m sne s and p great Ultimate beneft to the
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Function Of Next Administration.
1.-THE chief function of the next ad.
in my
which has been performed by President
istration 10 to complete and perfect the
machinery by which these standards may
ished, but which shall operate with suf
ncient accuracy and dispatch, to Interfere
sible. Such machinery is not now ade,
quate. Under the present rate bill and
Hhn inf commission In
Of the railroads Of this country has
sible for that tribunal to hear and dis
pose, in any reasonable time. of the many
hbg ponxht before il for decision. It ought
to be relieved Of its jurisdiction as an
on. be Sedy 10 the 1u
dividuais. and by department Of the
business Of supervising the operation of
Constructive Work Detailed.
''fhe neld covered by the industrial
very extensive that the interests Of the
public and the interests of the businesses
EXCEPT BY reorSaniza t:.n Of bureaus in
the department Of commerce and iabor.
the Interstate commerce commission. 1t
does not assist matters to prescribe new
mission which It is practically impossible
for 1t to perform. or to denounce new Of
fenses with drastic punishment. unless
subordinate an 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
legislation should and would greatly
promote legitimate business by enabling
those anxious to obey the federal stat
\ utes to know Just what are the bonds
Of their lawful action. The practical con.
structive and diicult work. therefore. of
those who follow Mr.. Roosevelt, II to de-