Evening journal., 1909-03-04
TAFT TO ENFORCE
ROOSEVELT POLICIES
preaIdent Taft aid In nart. .


Any ono who has taken the oath
have Just taken must feel a heavy
weight OF responsibility. II not. he
has no conception of the powers and
duties Of tho afiice upon which he is
about 70 enter. or he is lacking IN a
proper sense Of the obligation which
the oath imposes.
The office Of an inaugural address is
TO give a summary outline Of the main
policies Of the new administration. so
far as they can be anticipated ! have
had the honor 20 be one OF the advisers
OF my distinguished predecessor, and,
as such. TO hold up his hands in the
reforms he has Initiated ! should be
untrue to myself. TO my promises and
! TO the declarations OF the party plat-
form upon which / was elected TO Of
/ fee. il did not make the maintenance
! and enforcement of those reforms a
most important feature Of my admins
tration.
hope to be able TO submit. at the
/ FIRST regular session Of the incoming
Congress, in December next. definite
suggestions in respect TO the needed
amendments TO the antitrust and the
/ interstate commerce law. and the
changes required in the executive de +.
/ partncnts concerned In their enforce
| mcnt.
matter OF most pressing Importance
is the revision Of the tariff. In ac-
cordance with the promises Of tile plat
form upon which i was elected. / shall
call Congress into extra session, TO
meet on the 10Th day Of March, in
order that consideration may be az once
given TO a bill revising the Dingley
Act.
In the Department Of Agriculture, the
use of scientific experiments on large
scale, and the spread OF information
derived from them for the Improvement
of general agriculture. must SO ON.
Fir Big Army and Navy.
We should have an Army SO organ
lied. and so ofiicerod, as TO be capable
in time Of emergency, IN cooperation
with the National Militia, and under
tho provisions OF proper national
volunteer law, rapidly to expand into
a force sufficient TO resist all probable
invasion from abroad and TO furnish
"a respectable cxpeditionary force, Il
necessary. i'm the maintenance OF oul
traditional American policy which
bears the name of President Monroe.
What has been said of the Army may
be affirmed in even a more emphatic
way of the Navy. A modern navy
cannot be improviscd II must be
built and in existence when the
emergency arises which calls for its use
and operation. My distinguished pre-
docessor has in many speeches and
messages set out with great force ard
striking language the necessity fcs
maintaining a strong navy commonsur-
ate with the coast line the govern
mental resources and the foreign trade
of our ration; and 7 wish to reitcrate
all the reasons which he has presented
I'm favor Of the policy of maintaining
strong navy as the best conservator
Of our peace with other nations and
the best means of securing respect foi
the assertion of our rights. the defense
Of our interests and the exercise OF
our influence in international matters
One Of the reforms to be carried out
during the incoming administration Is
change of our monetary and bank
ing laws. so as 10 secure greater clas-
ticity in the forms of currency avail
abbe for trade, and 70 >prevcnt the
limitations Of law from operating &
increase the embarrassments of q
financial panic. The Monetary Com
mission lately appointed is giving full
/ considerations TO existing conditions
and 10 all proposed remedies, and vii
doubtless suggest one that win meei
] the requirements of business and Of
public interest.
The incoming Congress SHOULD
promptly fulhll the promise of the Re
T publican platform and pass proper
Postal Savings Bank bill. IL will no
4. be unvise or excessive paternalism
The promise 70 repay by the Govern
E ment win furnish an inducement Z
a savings deposits which private enter
e prise cannot supply, and at such a low
} rate of interest as not to Withdraw
4 custom from existing banks.
S Canal viii be Built.
The Panama Canal viii have a mos
I important bearing upon the trade be
Z tween the eastern and the far western
e sections OF our country. and will great
= ~ increase>sle facilities for transporta
tiou between the eastern and the west
: erl scaboard, and may possibly revoiu
e tionize the transcontinental rates wit
respect to bulky merchandise. Til
> construction viii go on under a mos
effective organization controlled D.
{ Colonel Cocktails and ilic fellow arm
engineers associated with him, and wi