The daily sentinel., 1908-07-09

! answer its purpose. Whatever it may
show in the way of sins of commits
sion or commission, not only is it the
fault of Republican legislation, bu,
the evil which it pretends to cure
was altogether and exclusively the
fruit of Republican legislation. Theirs
is the responsibility for the bill, and
theirs also the responsibility for the
1 conditions which led to the enact
| ment of the law.
Republican Failures.
| Thus. my countrymen, in this re-
view we have the spectacle of Pres
ident urging a refractory congress to
pass needed reform and ape ling
| in vain. or we have another spectacle,
that of a President for the sake OF
his own popularity or for the sake of
the popularity of his own candidate
making a political play by urging
that Congress do what he must have
known it would not do and what we
are forced to consider he did not wish
done. The President stands sponsor
for Mr.. Taft. He desires that the
laboring man; that those who would
have the government effectively reg
ulate the railroads. that those who
would revise and reduce the tariff
and destroy the trusts; these should
believe that Mr.. Taft is not reac-
tionary but a militant reformer, sat
urated with his ideas. He will
carry out my policies. Mr.. Taft will
have to receive about seven millions
of votes before he can execute any
policy. To get the votes for him the
President wishes to show what fine
policies his chosen one will carry out
If elected; and he can show 1t cheap
| ly by pointing to recommendation
| w
ell and will ignore. If the President
were sincere and honestly insistent
and still was not needed by his
party, Notwithstanding his great per-
sonal popularity. what reason is
there to suppose that the same party
associates will not be deaf to the
same recommendations made by one
who iG merely the Presidents leg
atee? We may inquire here why the
| special interests those enjoying
special privileges. predatory wealth
and | think l quote Mr. Roose velt,
wht borrowed the words from dis
il expressing eminent sdtisfact ON
upcn Mr.. Taft's nomination? TIE
masses and equal rights 20 all on the
one side or the classes fat ON priv
i!eaes on the other-under winch
| flag. Mr.. Taft? No man can serve
| two masters
"The press has told MS in what
SCENE to be semi-officiai statements
| from the White House thlt the Presi-
Gent was SO intent upon his policies
that II Congress ait7urned without
e6a"ting them into lTw ne woul., call
| All .ytra session. Cong. ess did ad-
Journ leaving unpassed most OF his
favored measures and the extra ses-
sion was never called If the p'av
~ssu:ts in Republican votes it will
| hav. accomplished its purpose. Ic
the President desired to have this
1 lee!sla ton the Democrats were ready
to join in its passage. rhe Demo-
crate leader of the House, autnc"-
i.od by all his party associates re-
partedly offered the cu,ire Dem o.
cratic strength in support of these
measures. The Repub' cans raw"
less than sixty majority il, the House.
Ii thirty of them had Joined the DEM
cciats all of these measures wnu >
have passed there and and gone to 6
i;rpublican Senate So far as the
iiouse is concerned less than one
seventh of the Republicans We're
ceedcd to change these recommerda-
tt"Dc into law. The Republican sup
rhrt was not forthcoming
Lei us see what could have been
done II legislation instead of party
1aGvartage had been desired.
IF part of the Republicans had
| joined the Democrats in support of
Measures proposed by a Republican
president the power with which some
Federal judges have hastily thrown
! the ir authority into the scale agains5
labor would have been regulated b.
| law.
"a fair trial in all cases of in 1ircct
or constructive contempt of court
would now be provided by law.
Labor would be exempt from the
prohibition of the Sherman law
againt combinations.
Wood pulp and print paper would
now be on the free list.
No longer would ii be in the pow
er of one Federal judge, sitting in
| chambers, hearing evidence ex parte,
upon the allegation that state law is
| ;onfiscatory, to suspend it by tenn
| ,orary injunction. Democratic
| measure that passed the Senate at
he last session of Congress. provid-
ng tnat it should be necessary for
hree judges to act together for the
| 'urposc of issuing such an order.
| yould how be the law.
| "A law requiring the publication
'efore election of campaign contri-
| utions would have been enact d.
Federal Usurpation.
president Roosevelt has con-
tantly clamored for more law and
las frequently disregarded laws al
eady on the statute books. He has
'ometimes arrogated to himself to
ay what laws should be enforced
md what should not. He has ex-
,rcised the unauthorized privilege of
deciding against whom the laws