The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-07-31

publican party as its choice for presI-
\ dent of the United States. struck cam
formally accepted the presidential nom
inaton and replied to Senator Warner.
This city was in gala attire and took
Guns doomed, fireworks cracked every
where. and in general the scene was that
of welcoming home the conquerins hero
however, was the notification which took
place during a 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
at the speakers table and addressed the
assembled members of the notification
committee. He spoke Of curbins the
trusts. without depressing. good corpora
tions. 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
fidence
But the big feature of the speech was
his declaration for Rooscveltian policies.
which he said he would follow out to the
letter. the foundations having been laid
in them for rishtful administration. He
took a few shots at the Democratic plat
form. also.
Mr. Taft spoke follows:
Senator Warner and Gentlemen of the
Committee:
Il am deeply sensible of the honor
which the Republican national conNen-
ton has conferred on me in the nomina-
tion which you formally tender. accept
u with full appreciation OF the RESPONSE
bility it imposes.
Strength in Roosevelt Policies.
''Gentlemen the strength of the Rcpuh-
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
tain them and carry them on. For more
than ten years this country passed
through dGNplDD-
ment far beyond any that ever occurred
In the world before. In its course, Ger
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-
tions 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 ant; rust law by mum, n,
stocks and bonds on interstate railways
for the unlawful enriching of directors
and for the purpose of concentrating con-
troll of railways in one management.
all quckened the conscience of the peo-
pie, and brought on moral awakening
among them that boded we'll for the fu-
ture of the country.
What Roosevelt Has Done.
''The man who formulated the express
sion of the popular conscience and who
led the movement for practical reform
was Theodore Roosevelt He laid down
the doctrine that the rich vioators of the
law should be amenable to restrain and
punish as the offender without wealth:
by recommending legislation and direct
Ing executive action to make that prin-
ciple good in actual performance. He
secured the passage of the so-called rate
bill, designed more effectively to restrain
excessive and fix reasonable rates. and
to punish secret rebates and dscrimina
Sol, l,n,- 1..at,
tice of the railroads, and which had done
much to enable unlawful trusts to drive
out Of business their competitors. 1t Sc
way transactions and brought within
the operation. of the same statute express
companies. sleeping car companies. fast
railroads and pipe lines. and forbade in
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
brought and prosecutions to be instituted
under the antitrust law, to enforce its
provisions against the most powerful of
the industrial corporations. He pressed
meat inspection law, in the interest OF
the health Of the public. clean business
methods and great ultimate bens to the the
passage of a law. which the Republican
convention has since specifically ap-
oeks and bonds @ By interstate nrs issue ra
lways, to such as may be authorized by
federal authority
Function Of Next Administration.
1.-THE chief function of the next ad-
Which hi has been performed by President
Roosevelt.
1.-The chief function of the next admin
istration Is to complete and perfect the
machinery by which these standards may
be maintained by which the law breakers
mi restrained
ished. but which shall operate with suf-
ficient accuracy and dispatch to interfere
with legitimate business little pos
sible. Such machinery is not now ade.
quate Under the present rate bill. and
under all its amendments the burden of
the interstate commerce commission in
supervising and regulating the operation
of the railroads of this country has
s, ,a SO heavy that it Is utterly mp%s
pose, In any reasonable time, of the many
complaints. queries and issues that are
to e" be relieved OF its Jurisdiction as nasn, an
executive. directing body, and its func-
tions. should be limited to the quasl-ju-
dividuals. and by department Of the
government charged with the executive
business of supervising the operation OF
railways.
Constructive Work Detailed.
"1he field covered by the Industrial
combinations and by the railroads is so
very extensive that the interests of the
concerned cannot be properly subserved
except by reorga anizat:Jn of bureaus in
the department Of commerce and labor
of agriculture, and the department of JUS
tice, and a change in the jurisdiction OF
the interstate commerce commission 1t,
does not assist matters to prescribe new
duties for the interstate commerce com
mission which 1t 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
mpresent machinery are possible. Such
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
etructive and difficult work. therefore. of
those who follow Mr.. Roosevelt. Is to de-