Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-03-31
THE NATION
FEELS GOOD
Confidence Of The Country In
President Taft
GROWING WITH THE DAYS
Only Thing Now Needed Is
Successful End of Tariff
Legislation Whose Salts
factory Enactment Is AL
ready Assured.

Washington, d. c, March 26.-(Spe-
cial correspondence Of The Republican,
Not for many years has a president
taken up his residence at the White
House so well equipped in every way
| and under such suspicious conditions
as has William II. Taft. Not since
1920 under President Monroe has there
been such an era of general good feel
ing throughout the entire countryside
largely To the confidence in Mr. Taft.
and to the belief that he will be the
president of the whole people without
, regard TO political lines or sections of
the country. This feeling has been fur
Their enhanced by the very able. expert
enced and conservative cabinet which
Mr.. Taft has selected. largely composed
of lawyers. II is believed that the ad-
ministration Of Mr. Taft and his cabi-
net officers will be most judicial In
every respect. and that it will be a
working administration with splendid
results.
Mr. Taft made a great hit In his first
message to congress. This message
composed of a little over 800 words
contained no preachment Of any kind.
gave no advice as To what b two
houses should dO-he dealt only with
the one idea that there should be tariff
legislation. and that it should be ac-
complished as quickly as possible Not
only was congress itself pleased with
this message. but business interests
throughout the entire country were
more than satisfied with H.
The tariff message was reported at
the second day of the extra session
and it is enough to say Of ii at present
that it has fully redeemed the prom
ises and pledges made in the republi
can platform and by Mr. Taft and his
supporters during the campaign. 1t is
almost impossible at present to specu-
late upon the final outcome of what
viii be the provisions OF the bill as II
becomes a law. as II will undoubtedly
be amended in many ways, both in the
house and in the senate. The bill is
now being debated, and for a month or
so we will have only the long dry
speeches that always accompany a de
bate on the tariff.
Contrary to previous custom. the
senate will not wait until the bill has
passed the house to consider its fea-
tldAf IL
senate finance committee is sitting
daily and weighing evidences with
view % reporting its own amended bill
as soon as possible after the house
bill has reached the senate. This will
expedite the passage Of the bill very
materially. and it is hoped that the law
will be signed and congress adjourn
by July /. II not before.
As was expected. Speaker Cannon
was reelected BY almost a solid vote
Of the republicans and the rules were
changed but slightly and evidently 10
the satisfaction OF the so-callcd organ
ization republicans who voted for a
resolution proposed by Representative
Fitzgerald. democrat.
Ii is possible a further attempt to
amend the rules may be made at the
ncxt session Of congress. but the at
tempt Of certain journals to condemn
the present method failed utterly. and
the business Of the session, viz: The
passage Of the tariff law, will be cx-
peditcd and successfully - carried
through. Without defending either fac
ton in this matter. it can be said that
il would at least be fair TO both sides
il all interested would inform them
selves fully as regards the situation.
Il should be remembered that the pres
ent rules were largely framed by a
democratic majority and have been in
sited upon when the democrats them
selves were in power For the most
part they are the result Of nearly 100
years Of parliamentary practice in this
country, and have been perfected in
their present shape with only one idea
in view, viz: to enable nearly 400 men
to do business; to pass the regular
appropriation bills. and to at all times
preserve order and to prevent as far