The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-08-07
Terse Excerpts From Taft's Speech
Of Acceptance.

cause is in the fact that we repre-
sent policies essential to the reform
known abuses.
The man who awakened the pub
lie conscience is Theodore Roose-
welt.
Standards set by Roosevelt will
be ignored by those tempted by
cupidity if requisite machinery is
not introduced into the law to
maintain these standards.
The chief function of the next
administration is to complete what
has been started.
Antitrust laws are now made
quate,
Reorganization of the depart
ments of justice, agriculture and
commerce and labor is imperative.
There must not be undue inter-
ference with legitimate business.
Physical valuation of railways is
an important and relevant but not
necessarily controlling factor in
determining business of rates.
If overcapitalization is made an
excuse for excessive rates securities
affected should be reduced.
Possible construction of the pre-
sent antitrust law might cause
small merchants or labor unions to
be accused unjustly of legal wrong
doing.
A trust controlling 45 or so per
cent of a product may, by well
known methods, effect monopoly
stamping out competition.
The chief difference between the
democratic and republican plat
forms is the difference between Mr..
Roosevelt's progressive and regulat-
i've and Mr.. Bryan's destructive
policies.
Unlawful trusts should be re
strained with all the efficiency of
injunctive process and the person
maintaining them should be prose-
cuted with all the severity of GRIM
inal prosecution.
Employer and employee differ
only as to the division of profits.
Workmen have right to strike
in body; they may not injure a
mans property or business, and
threats unla wfully to do so can only
be adequately remedied by an in
junction to prevent them.
The democratic so-called anti-in-
junction plank is so ambiguous as
to admit of opposing interpretations
by opposing sets of men.
The reason for exercising or re-
fusing to exercise the power of in
junction must be found in the char
aster of the unlawful injury and
not in the class of the persons who
inflict this injury.
A trial by jury in contempt cases
would so ramify complications as to
greatly impair the indispensable
power and authority OF the courts
Not the poor workingman but
the wealthy and unscrupulous de-
fendant would secure chief advant.
age from a trial by jury for con,
tempt of court.
Never in the history of the coun
try has there been such an insidious
attack upon the judicial system as
the proposal to interject jury trial
between all orders of the court.
Postal savings banks would bring
to every one, h owever remote from
financial centers, a place of perfect
safety for deposits.
Insurance of bank deposits would
tax the honest and prudent banker
to make up for the dishonesty and
imprudence of others.
Republican laws have been pass
ed to control campaign contribute
ons and secure publicity in contrast
to democratic promises. Ii | am
elected president, shall urge upon
congress, with every hope OF success
that a law be passed requiring g
a filing in federal Office of state
ment of the contributions received
by committees and candidates in
elections, for members OF congress
and in such other elections as are