The Washington herald., 1909-07-02

Senator jonathan Bourne, g., OF Oue-
Eon. made a strong speech yesterday IN
support OF ths pending amendment TO
rhe tariff bin placing 2 Per cent
tax upon the net earnings of corporations
Il was the Grst tine lie had addressed
the Senate. and he received marked al
tenuon.
Although he has voted with the ma
jor.ty in the adjustment OF the tariff
schedules. ne IS a progressive Of the
.outsPoken type. A sincere champion OF
the Roosevelt policies. lie declared that
Taft would complete the reIormatory
work begun by his predecessor. and that
this proposed legislation was an import
ant step IN that direction. The feature
OF The publicity which II involved would
rebound greatly 70 the benefit OF cor
porate interests, and he dld not hesitate
70 predict that supervisory control would
follow. he paid a tribute 70 Senator
Aldrich. but secuted the idea advanced BY
th4 Rhode Islander that this tax would
be short-lived and serve only as a rev
enue-raisiag uakesl,ft Il would be axed
permanently n the statutes
Senator Root, IN a able spezch. also
advocated The amendment. and e1npha-
sized ths attitude O. President Tar re-
esrdiag g. The New York Senator. w
ike Senator Aldrlch. gave Il h-s IN
qualified approved Ircl5eaEIly, s major
Baiey said there vas 10 doubt q TIE
consttCtlonality Of -he measure.
Il is believed vote pil be reached
( speedily. Il may come TO-DAY. Ar agree
ment 20 pass vpon me amendmeat next
Tuesday would have car-te,i yeslert-ay
but Tor an objection BY SzAztor Biiske-
I ley. who IS 20 be away on that day.
Later g developed that there would b5
: little opposBion 10 g. earlier vote.
Oregon Senator'S Views.
Senator Bourne spoke as follows.
~Hlstory shows that IN organized so
cieJy there are three great forces sTug-
Cling for supre lacy. nancy me relis-
iOus. polke. ard commercial forces. ?
use the term police &C designate The
power q government as in this country
created By the legislative. adjud.cated BY
the judiciary. AID administered By the
executive.
Ideal government necessstates coop
Grafton Of these forces under direction
I and supremacy OF the police force. n
the United States the struggle has been
confined 20 the police and commercial
forces
From tie close OF the civil war until
Air. Roosevelt succession 10 the PreSi-
dency. the commercial force OF the United
States grew stronger AID stronger until
it dominated TIE police force OF our
country. This transposlriol OF the con-
uercial force above the police force OF
cur. government resulted n an increas~
ingly weakened government and natural
growth OF anarchy. NJ. Roosevelt, upon
his succession 20 the Presidency, realized
these conditions and directed his great
ability. dynamic energy. and persistent
courage toward remedyiDg the existing
conditions, and relnstated the police pow
er OF the government above the com
merCiai force which SC thoroughly dom
mated the country az the time OF tha
commencement O. his Presidential ca
reer. The struggle was q titanic one
his task Herculean. the treatment neces-
sa-iiy heroic. but Er Roosevelt was
equal % the emergency. he irst aEralz-
in an echiEated manner the existing
evils. epplied some OF the remedies. gain
GO the confidence OF the great masses
o. the people as 20 the honesty and III
tegrity Of his purpose. the necessity Of
his proposed remedies, and the justice
OF his methods. He surely pIOwed an
enorn0cs amount OF territory, he plants
ed vel. and during his administration
the country reaped some fruitful crops.
and VIII continue for decades 10 come 70
reap the fruicion and benefit accruins
under his initiative.
Roosevelt Net an Emergency.
'NIr. President. IN corroboratioa o. the
correctness Of TIE views I have attempt
ed 70 express I do not consider Il map
r-opriate 10 here state that the former
Seastor from the great state of Penn
syiTsnia. Hon. Matthew s Quay. but a
short tine before bis death. stated that
but for 3lr. Roosevelt or a man o. dis
type succeeding TO the Presidency of the
United States within thirty years. our
government would be overthrown end the
United States subjected 70 the terrors q
q revolution. While I have great regard
and respect for the ability and extended
opportunities for familiarity with and
study or public questions which senator
Quay had from his long service. 7 do not
aE=@e wit1 his deduction that revolution
could come 20 this country. Eo- the rea-
son thar 20 ny mind the enormous sx-
tent of or territory and the inpossi-
billty o. continuily CT acton prevent a
general revolution ever occurring. but 7
believe tEar auaFShy Wouid have been
f0sterei. mohs cnd rlots would have be-
come more frequent, great destruction of
Hfe ard property w9ul5 have occurred 81
te-mittenily. ard a national and comrnu-
nifty lowering of the social and political
planes wcuid have been brought sbour
All ot which conditions should be greatly
Cep-ecated aa6 their Occurrences should
tC prevented AZ al costs
In nly opinion -1Ir- Roosevelt sue
ceeJed In restoring the supremacy o. tle
Police power of the government above
the commercial forces heretofore referred
10. and ( feel sure that President Tafr
VIII SO a6iast the true relations between
these forces during his a5EFinistrsfion
thar Ifs cforts ard demonstrations VII
assist. In conjunction With Tie inteEf-
gence, justice. ard common sense OF TIA
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