Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-10


admits that the trust problem is un-
solved, but urges that while searching
for the remedy 1--WE can at least with
draw from their grasp the special
privileges they have enjoyed under q
high protective tariff" This, he adds,
is tax upon the masses for the benefit
of the few, and he concludes with tho
prediction that "if the present congress
does not at the present session make
substantial reductions the people in
November will elect those pledged to
do so.''
Taft Defends Administration.
The first public addresses made by
Secretary Taft since his return were
made at Boston last week, the princi-
pal one being in the evening during
the dinner of the Merchants associa-
ton. 1t had been rumored that on this
occasion Taft would break away from
the Roosevelt apron strings and APP
peal to the so called conservatives. On
the contrary, he made a glowing de-
tense of the administration, which won
applause from the business men there
assembled. He declared that mo panic
can make wrong right and rejected
the plea that conservatism means the
condOning Of lawlessness. He denied
that the policy of the administration
had been directed against capital as
such or that the president had ar
raigned the whole business community
as dishonest. Instead of causing
panic, he said, the policy of opposing
laWiess trusts and supervising stock
issues would tend to prevent such dis
orders in future. He was opposed to
government ownership Of railroads,
which means state socialism," and
added these impressive words: But If
the abuses of monopoly and discrim-
anation cannot be restrained, and if the
concentration of power made possible
by such abuses continues, then social
ism will triumph and the institution Of
private property will perish. The
question which you have ultimately to
s meet is whether we shall maintain
strict regulation of railroads and trusts
or shall turn the country over to the
advocates of government ownership
and state socialism After reciting
the measures taken by the admins
fration Taft said that 1t had been
shown that dangers from Individual
ism could be regulated and abuses in
the exercise of private property could
be restrained and that thus a great
conservative victory had been won and
the coming of socialism had been
stayed"
Earlier In the day he talked to 400
ministers about the Philippines. The
story that he had fallen out with his
campaign manager, Yorys, was denied,
but there was a persistent report that
First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock, previously known as Cor
telyou conspirator, was to become an
active Taft promoter.
oeorsia's Dry New Years Day.
Throughout the state of Georgia
New Years eve was celebrated with
sdeathwatches" in the saloons and
praise services in the churches because
with the first stroke of the clock after
midnight the new prohibition law was
to go into effect making the demon
rum an outcast henceforth At the
last stroke of IL thousands of jewellers
toasted the new year with their last
glass and left the saloons in darkness,
with doors not to be again opened In
the Baptist tabernacle the Rev. DIR.
Broughton broke bottle of whisky
before the assembled congregation,
shouting Whisky is dead in Georgian
to which the people answered THANK
God" But already two brewing COM
panies had petitioned the courts for an
Injunction against the enforcement OF
the new law. Mobile, however, had
decided not to obey the law until
forced to do SO by the courts.
Progress Of Taft Boom.
The Ohio Republican state central
committee ct ito meeting Jan. 2 dem.