Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-10-29
Things That Show Intellect and
Sound Judgment.
TERSE ECONOMIC TRUTHS.
FalIacies of Organism Exposed In a
Few Sentences-His Position In Pe-
gard to the Trusts-Exact Justice the
Highest Ideal of Government.

Saro TO tne ruStS-E%act Justice the
Highest Ideal of Government.
BY WALTER j. BALLARD.
Here are some OF the striking things
Taft has said:
"The Democratic party today as or
ganized is nothing but organized in
capacity. Montpelier, Vt.
Bryan would have the initiative and
referendum because he distrusts repre-
sentative government and has no con-
fidence in the ability of the people to
select conscientious representatives.
He would take away from -uurts. be
cause he dlstrusts the ability of judges
to resist the nalign influences of the
money power. the power to enforce
their own orders. At Columbus, o.
Anything which makes capital idle
or which reduces or destroys it must
reduce both wages and the opportunity
to earn wages. At Cooper Union,
New York City.
THE course of the administration
has only been directed against such
organized capital as was violating the
statutes of the United States-and no
other. The business men of our com
munlty as whole are honest and their
methods are sound.'-At Boston. Mass
THE so called colonial policy OF the
United States has added to our trade
already something over hundred mil
lion dollars a year."-At Cleveland. o.
The administration of exact Justice
by courts without fear or favor. un-
moved by the influence of the wealthy
or the threats of the demagogue. is the
highest ideal that government of the
people can strive for. and any means
by which a suitor, however unpopular
or poor, is deprived of enjoying this
are to be condemned. At Column
bus o.
81 believe that IA navy is the greatest
insurer of peace that we could poSsi-
bly, haYe--a navy commensurate with
cur resources, and commensurate with
our coast line, and commensurate with
the number of dependencies we have,
and commensurate with our popula-
ton, and commensurate with our infu-
ence as world power. At Cleve-
land. O.
IF we assume control over a people
for the benefit of that people Cas in
the Philippines and with the purpose
Of developing them to a self governing
capacity and with the intention of Civ
ing them the right to become indie
pendent when they shall show them
selves fit, the charge that we are i'm
perialists is utterly without founda-
tion.'-At Cleveland. O.
The present business system of the
country rests on the protective tariff.
and any attempt to change it to Il free
trade basis will certainly lead to dis
Gster"-At Columbus. q.
THE Democratic party has no policy
which the country can depend upon
Its whole stock in trade is that of ir-
responsible criticism and obstruction,
and when charged with the RESPONSE
bility of doing anything it utterly
falls. Greensboro, n. c.
"Mr. Bryan asks me what l would
do with the trusts. l answer that
would restrain all unlawful trusts
with all the efficiency of injunctive
process and would punish with all the
severity of criminal prosecution every
attempt on the part of aggregated cap
ital to suppress competition. AT Co
o.
las u party shows itself homogeue-
Gus, able to grasp the truth with re-
spect to new issues, able to discard
differencies of opinion.
sensitive with respect to the success
full maintenance of government and
highly charged with the responsibility
of its obligation to the people at large
it establishes its claim to the conf
dence of the public and to its contin-
uance In political powerful Kansas
City, Mo.
1.-The course of the Republican party
since its organization In 1856 and its
real assumption of control in 1861
down to the present day is remark
able for the foresight and ability of its
leaders, for the discipline and solidar-
ity of its members, for its efficiency
and deep sense of responsibility FOR
the preservation and successful main
tenance of the government and for the
greatest resourcefulness In meeting
the various trying and difficult issues
which history of now a full half cen
tury has presented for solution."-At
Kansas City. Mo.