The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-28

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benefit OF the people instead Of for
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of the trusts The
Republican parry has revised It IL
times and eacn time the revision has
been UPWARD. All parties admit
that IL is now time to revise IT again,
and the Republican party would un.
questionably pursue its UPWARD
course. Inc Democratic party in
tends to revise the tariff in the next
congress, and it will be revised |
Downward. No honest or legiti- |
mato industry will be attacked, but |
the tariff.fed trusts. now selling their |
products under every flag on earth |
| cheaper than under the flag which |
protects them, will he smitten with a
heavy hand. If Governor Hughes
wishes TO find some one who has in
sisted upon an overthrow Of the en-
tire system of protection" he need
look no further than the distinguish
ed gentleman to whom he owes his re-
cent renomination-the president of
the United States, who long age wrote
that political economists have gener-
ally agreed that protctioi is vicious in
theory and harmful in practice"
All of the Youngstown orators EN-.
phatically proclaimed that Judge Taft,
if elected, would carry ont President
Roosevelts policies" Which of that
erratic statesman's policies is refer.
red to? Congressman Iittlefeld of
Maine. a Republican, says that Pres.
ident Roosevelt has secured Judgment
against seven trusts in seven years
an average of one judgment per year.
Does Judge Taft intend 10 daily like
that? Moody's manual OF corporation
securities--a recognized authority
} schedules two hundred and eighty
! seven well known trusts. Must we
wait two hundred and eighty-seven
= years until each of these trusts has
, been fined--say $40 and costs? Even
= at the end of that long period, IL
= Judge Taft and his successors are no
) more successful than President Roosc-
} welt has been, not a solitary trust
, magnate will have been incarCerated; I;
;. but on the contrary, numerous Paul
I Mortons who have been run to earth,
t as the managers of lawless corpora
! llOuN, DN luAuIt Juhbbll llpA lAl'ihss VIZ
9 he enjoying seats in the cabinets of
g future presidents.
Does Judge Taft intend to follow
: President Roosevelts policy with re-
J. spect TO the colored soldiers to whom
l. the President was personally so much
It indebted during the late war in Cuba?
r. II so, before he takes action, let him
II read and ponder the following words
IS uttered by Abraham Lincoln in 1864:
,, There seems TO be some anxiety
t. in the public mind whether the gov
% ernment is doing its duty to the col
g Ored soldiers Upon q clear conyic
& ton of duty, resolve to turn that Gle
ment of strength to account; and
n am responsible for II TO the American
n people, TO the Christian world, to his
Il. tory and to my final account to Goo
N Having determined TO use the negr
ID as soldier. there Is no way but I
GIVE HIM ALL THE PRoTECTIO!
d. GIVEN TO ANY OTHER SOLDIER.
II. The judge should bear in mind th
as importance of this proposition. II
IT. at a very acute stage and liable TO a
S? feet the controlling vote in Ohio
o. Does Judge Taft intend TO folio
Ir. President Roosevelts policy in owe
.y, awing congress. villifying the court
n. usurping the functions OF the co-ordil
rIt ate branches of the government an
a generally conducting himself as If i
M we're an absolute monarch? If so, j
as Is commended to the following eXtra'
*. from another speech by Lincoln:
,al "By the constitution, the eXecuuN
may recommend measures which J
to thinks proper and veto those whiC
ge he thinks improper. It is suppose
nd thai he may add to this certain inc
lst rect influences to affect the action
ng congress. My political educate
strongly inclines me AGAINST a fr,
ch use of any OF these means by whit
or. the executive may CONTROL TIL
ng, LEGISLATION OF THE COTNTR
me- | As a rule ] think II better that co
ne. gress should originate as we'll as p'
III. feet its measures WITHOUT ENTE
WIS NAL BIAS"
&c Does Judge Taft propose to ado
President Roosevelt's open, shamele
in and universal use of patronage to &C
al. | troll national and STATE conNchIlo
md and elections; and let the preside
the degenerato into the mere engineer
EN- political steamroler? If so,
nit him consider the following words
nd. Gently uttered by the senior sena'
lco from Ohio, who can clothe good ide
ado in strong language even If he We
but not worthy to sit with the elect
rst Youngstown:
nit. Under bold, aggressive unscrl
ire. ulous aud designing executive, u
so power of appointment and tho
,on- armies of appointees could be so
leg. ercsed and directed as to destroy
pom importance and independence and
be impair the usefulness and eficier
is of both Of the other departmer
G Such an abuse OF power would be
VIOLATION OF THE CONSTPl
was TION, which, II long acuuiesced
lwn MIGHT EVENTUALLY WORK
of OVERTHROW"
rgu- In a word, does Judge Taft prop
can "a .,,,r,, ont oil NJ President Roc