The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-08

Augusta. Ca Nov. President Taft
viii begin the preparation Of his mes
sage to Congress soon after his return to
Washington on Wednesday He has In
dicated clearly enough in his speeches
what that message will be. It will rec
ommend an unusually long programme
FOR Congress. and one that is likely to
revive a good deal of the hostility shown
to the Roosevelt administration on the
score of railroad rate legislation.
That the President has been looking
forward 10 the possibility Of serious op-
position within the ranks Of his own
party is indicated by his recent speeches.
on several occasions he has warned the
public that Congress. not the President.
is to be blamed for failure to enact laws
clinching the Roosevelt policies
At Macon the other day ne said: 7
intend 90 recommend a good many meas
ures at the next session Of Congress. and
I take this method of inumaung to YOU
where the responsibility VIII be n these
measures DO not pass"
Carry cut ROOSEVELT Policies.
The President has indicated the idea
on which his message win be based In
this statement:
"The administration was elected on the
platform that We proposed 20 carry out
the policies Of Theodore Roosevelt, and
We propose 20 keep that promise"
Mr.. Taft has declared that he. better
than any other man. is able 10 say what
those policies are. He has described MI
ROosovelJs chief policies as the de-
termination 10 make the great corpora
tons Of the country obey the law
One Of his most important recommends
tions TO "clinch the Roosevelt policies"
viii be for the establishment cf a court
OF i've members to expedite litigation over
the decisions OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. President Taft holds that
the delays have largely nuuiaed the ef-
fectlvencss Of the commission. Under
the new recommendation the President
viii seek 10 establish a court OF experts
When the Interstate Commerce Com
mission holds that a rate IS unreasonable
this court may decide upon reasonable
rate without DELAY with no appeal on
the part OF the railroads except 10 tho
Supreme Court. There will also be
recommendation IN the message that the
Interstate Commerce Commission be g!veu
supervisory power over the issuing OF
stock and bonds by interstate railroads
This is safeguard against the watering
OF stock.
VIII Urge Changes.
The President win recommend also that
no interstate railroad after a certain
period be allowed 10 own stock in any
other railroad. As a further step in HIS
so-called programme for clnching the
Roosevelt policies, the President will suc-
gest a reorganization OF the Bureau Of
Corporations the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and the Department Of JUS
tice
The three, under present conditions. are
constantly crossing each others trail
and duplicating each others work The
President will seek TO bring order into
the present system. The President in all
Of his speeches has made IL clear. how
ever, that the legitimate corporations
have nothing 20 fear from him. that he
proposes no campaign against them. His
message viii contain something reassur-
ing along this line. as I'm his addresses:
we could not get along without cor
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