The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-10-28
WHAT TAFT HAS SAID
Things That Show Intellect and
Sound Judgment.
TERSE ECONOMIC TRUTHS.
Faliacies of Organism Exposed In .
Few Sentences--His Position In Re-
gard to tho Trusts-Esact Justice the
Highest Ideal Of Government.

9aFa 10 tHo ifu6ts-ESaCt JuhtiC0 tne
Highest Ideal Of Government.
by WALTER }. 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
tidenee 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 which makes capital idle
or which reduces or destroys II must
reduce both wages and the opportunity
To earn wages."-At Cooper Union,
New York City.
The course N the administration
has only been directed against such
organized capital az was violating the
statutes of the United States no
other. The business men of our com
nunity 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
ton tioilafs year."-+At Cleveland. o.
I...t Al. -
by courts without fear or favor. I'M
moved by the influence of the wealthy
Oh the threats of the demagogue, Is the
highest Ideal that IL government of the
people can strive for. and any means
by which n suitor, however unpopular
or poor, Is deprived of enjoying this
are to be condemned. AT Column
bus. O.
Il believe that II navy Ii the greatest
insurer of peace that we could posi-
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 popua-
ton, and commensurate with our infiu-
land. o.
"lf we assume control over people
for the benefit of that people las In
the Philippines and with the purpose
of developing them to Il self governing
capacity and with the intention OF CIV
ing them the right TO become indie
pendent when they shall show them
selves lit. the charge that we are I'm
periallsts Is utterly without founda
tion.'-At Cleveland, o.
1.-The present business system of the
country rests on the protective tariff.
and any attempt to change 1t to 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 IL that OF ir-
responsible criticism and obstruction,
and when charged with the RESPONSE
bility Of doing anything 1t utterly
falls. At Greensboro. N. G.
'Mr Bryan asks me what | would
do with the trusts. / answer that |
would restrain all una 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 party shows itself homogene
GUS, able to grasp the truth with re-
spect to new issues, able to discard
unimportant differencies of opinion.
sensitive with respect to the success
full maintenance OF government and
highly oh" Led with the responsibility
OF Its obligation to the people ut large
1t establishes Its claim to the conf.
dence of the public and to its contin
uance In political powerful Kansas
City, Mo.
'"rhe course of the Republican party
since its organization In 1866 and Its
real assumption of control In 1861
down TO the present day IL remark
nble for the foresight and ability of IT.
leaders, for the discipline and solidar
ity of Its members, for ITS efficiency
and deep sense Of responsibility for
the preservation and successful main
tenance Of the government and for the
greatest resourcefulness In meeting
the various trying aud difficult issues
which "A history Of now full half cen
tury has presented for solution AT