The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-03
WHAT TAFT HAS SAID
Things That Show Intellect and
Sound Judgment.
TERsE ECONOMIC TRUTHS.
FalIaoies of Organism Exposed In q
Few Sentences-His Position In Re-
card to the Trusts-Exact Justice the
Hiqhest Ideal Of Government.

Few Sentences-His Position In Re-
GARD to the Trusts-Exact Justice the
Highest Ideal Of Government.
BY WALTER j. BALLARD.
Here are some of the striking things
Taft has said:
1.-THE Democratic party today as or
ganized is nothing but organized In
capacity."-At 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 courts, be-
cause he distrusts the ability Of judges
to resist the malign 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.
lie COuE6C VI IAC d0LhAhAobAGSASA
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
munity as whole are honest and their
methods are sound."-At Boston, Mass.
1.-THE Sc called colonial policy of the
United States has added to our trade
already something over hundred mil
lion dollars a year."-At Cleveland. Q.
1.-THE administration of exact justice
by courts without fear or favor, I'M
moved by the influence of the wealthy
or the threats of the demagogue. Is the
highest ideal that a government OF the
people can strive for. and any means
by which a sutton, however unpopular
or poor, is deprived of enjoying this
are to be condemned" Column
bus, o.
II believe that navy is the greatest
insurer of peace that we could posi-
| bly, have--a navy commensurate with
cur resources, and commensurate with
our coast line, and commensurate with
the number Of dependencies we have.
i ana Win Jul POPOAA
ton, and commensurate with our intiu-
ence as a world power. AT Cleve-
land, O.
If we assume control over people
| for the benefit of that people las in
the Philippines and with the purpose
of developing them to a self governing
capacity and with the intention Of Civ
| .Sr,hk 70 fndn-
pendent when they shall show them
selves fit, the charge that we are i'm
perialists is utterly without founda-
tion."-At Cleveland. o.
1.-The present business system OF the
country rests on the protective tariff,
and any attempt to change 1t to a free
trade basis VIII certainly lead to dis
aster." AT Columbus. o.
"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 1t utterly
fails. AT Greensboro, n. G.
mfr. Bryan asks me what | would
do with the trusts. 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
lumbus. 0.
LAS a party shows itself hOmogene
Gus, able to grasp the truth with re
spect to new issues able to discard
unimportant differences of opinion
sensitive with respect to the success
full maintenance of government ant
highly charged with the responsibility
of It's obligation to the people at large
1t establishes its claim to the conf
dence of the public and to its contin
uance III political powerful Kansas
City, Nc.
"The course of the Republican part,
since its organization in 1856 and it
real assumption Of control in 1856
down to the present day is remark
able for the foresight and ability of it
leaders, for the discipline and solidar
ity of its members. for its efficienc,
and deep sense of responsibility TO
the preservation and successful main
tenance of the government and for tn
greatest resourcefulness In meetin:
the various trying and difficult issue
which history Of now full half cen
fury has presented for solution. "A
| Kansas City. Mo.