The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-04-11

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trusts AIS AZ. bfsaa.
/ Mr. TAFT n his speech it, c6lum-
bus On August ls. last, saId.
II would restrain unlawful trusts
with the erieiency OF Injunction
process and would punish with All
the severity Of criminal proseeution
every attempt on the part OF aggre-
gated capital through the illegal
means I have described. TO suppress
competition. The attitude Of
the government toward combinations
OF capital Tor reduction IN the cost
OF production should be exactly tae
same as toward the combinations OF
labor for the purpose Of Bettering the
conditions Of the wage-worSer and OF
increasing his share OF the joint prof
It OF capital and labor. They are
both to be encouraged in every way
50 long as they conduct themselves
within the law"
What does he propose ON the tar
III question: asks Mr.. Bryan.
Mr., Taft PROPOSES a revision OF
the Dingiey schedules next year by
Republican congress. He believes In
the protection of American wage
Gamers, and reasonable but not ex-
orbitant profits for American manu-
facturers. In his Columbus speech.
referred to. concerning the coming
tarlr revision, Mr.. Taft said:
1T VIII effect only those persons
injurlously who are making an un-
reasonable profit out of an excessive
rate. 1t nbw seems to me
that even most OF the extremists in
the matter OF tariff are OF the oplp-
ion that 1t would not only be unwise
but unsafe. for the party to fail in It's
next national platform to pledge itself
to revision OF the tariff as soon az
ter the next presidential election as
possible. Those OF us who favor i'm
mediate revision can well AFFORD 20
wait until after the presidential cleo
ton in order to secure substantial
acquiescence by all Republicans"
What reform does Secretary Taft
propose for the benefit Of LAHORE"
asks Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Taft has expressed the con
vicltlon that a law can be enacted
regulating the liability of interstate
railroad companies to employees In
jured in their service that WIN have
nothing to fear from the scrunity Of
the supreme court.
Upon the subject of injunctions,
Mr.. Taft in his Cooper Institute.
speech on January 100. 1908, said:
Under the original federal iudici-
AIRY act, 1t was not permissible for the
federal courts to issue an Injunction
without notice. There had. to be no.
tlce and, of course, a, hearing. i
think It would be entirely right in this
class OF cases, to amend the law and
provide that no temporary restraining
order should be issued at all until
after notice and hearing. Then the
court could be. advised by both sides
with reference to the exact situation.
and the danger Of issuing writ too
broad or of issuing a writ without
good ground would generally be
avoided"
He also expressed himself as ia
goring "a provision allowing the De-
PENDANT in contempt proceedings 20
challenge, the judge lsuing the in
junction and to call for the deslgna-
ton of another Judge to hear the
issue"
At the conclusion OF that speech
he was asked by one in his audience
why a blackllsted laborer should not
be allowed an Injunction as we'll rs
a boycotted capitalist. To this Mr..
Taft replied promptly, HE ought to
be and II I were on the bench, /
would give him one mighty quick"
what relief does Secretary Taft
propose to give Ius from the burdens
which Imperialism has imposed upon
us?" asks Mr.. Bryan
In his Mckinley birthday anniver-
sary speech at Cleveland last January
Mr.. Taft referred to the fact that
imperialism" so-called, had added to
the country's trade something like
100000, 900. He said: Il do not
think that is important except as
beginning. If the government CON
tinues Its friendly policy toward Por-
to Rico. and the Philippines, this
trade will be trebled and quadrupled
in a marvelousY short time, so that
merely from. the stand point of ma
terlal progress, the mutual benefits
for the people we are helping and
ourselves, will be no mean justifica-
tion for the policy"
Here epltomIzed are Mr.. Taft's
answers to Mr.. Bryan's questions.
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