The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-05-20
EUL0G|zES ADM|N|STRA-
TON Of PRESIDENT TAFT
Judge Burke, Senatorial Candidate, to
Make Canvas as a Stand-patter for
Administration Policy--Able Address
Given Last Night at the Theatre

An audience representative Of We
natchee and including various shades
of political opinion listened attentive
ly to scholarly address on pending
political issues by Judge Thomas
Burke, announced candidate for
United States senator, at the Wenat-
chez theatre last night. Mayor Gel
latly presided, and in a few we'll
chosen remarks introduced the speak
er. On the platform with the speaker
and the mayor were Walter NJ. Olive
and E. A. Wyman. Carefully avoid
ing personalities, the speaker re-
viewed the work of the present adj
ministration and found much to COM
mend in the judgment and purposes
of President Taft and in the recon-
mendations made from time to time
in his regular and special messages
to congress.
Judge Burke spoke in part as fol-
lows:
reasons for Personal Adherence to
the Republican Party.
The republican party commands
my allegiance because in our day it
is the party of order and progress.
1t has given incontestible proofs of
its capacity for sound administration.
In times of delusion and folly it has
had the firmness, sagacity and states
manship to protect and preserve the
public faith and to raise the people
from the depths of dependency to
feeling Of hope and confidence;
from a condition of general financial
distress to one of unexampled pros
perity. In it's policies as set forth
in it's platform and illustrated by its
splendid record, it stands for the well
fare. OF all the people and for equal
opportunity and equal justice to all.
Since its return to power, fourteen
years ago, its administration has
been so wise, just ana progressive
that it has brought more comfort,
happiness and prosperity to the peo-
pie of this country than was ever be-
fore known here or elsewhere. Sure
~ such a party is entitled to the re-
spect and confidence Of the people
of the country.
Reasons for the Support of the Pres
emit National Administration.
The President entered upon the
duties of his office March 4, 1909,
and it is not going too far to say
that no President in forty years in
the first fifteen months of his ad-
ministration accomplished more in
the public interest than has President
Taft. Firm his ability, his honesty,
his disinterested career, his earnest
desire to promote the public inter-
est the people entertained high ex-
pectations of his administration. I'm
der such conditions there are always
those who expect impossibilities, who
are impatient of all delay and who
seem to forget that the President
cannot enact but only recommend
legislation. I contend that there is
no Just ground for criticism and ap-
neal to the record in support of my
contention.
Under the Constitution the Presl-
(dent cannot make the laws. He can
only recommend legislation to Con-
aress. And no President in our his
tory. not even his immediate prede-
cessor. the masterful and indefatig-
able Col. Roosevelt, was ever more
diligent in the performance of that
duty than President Taft. 1ndee1
in some respects he has gone farther
in that line than any other Presi-
dent. for he has not contented him.
self with merely recommending leg
is1ation. but has gone the length of
submitting carefully drawn bills to
Congress for it's consideration. So
it has come to pass that while some
people criticise him for not pressing
his views more strongly upon Con-
gress, others find fault with him for
going too far in that direction. To
all fair minded, sober minded peo-
ple this of itself should raise a
strong presumption in favor Of the
wisdom of his course.
Turning to the record of what he
has done and has labored, and Is now
laboring to do, and what do we find?
First-That he stands with steadfast
LOYALTY to every pledge made by his
party and himself to the people;
that to steadfastness of purpose he
has united signal ability, tact and
unwearied industry in promoting
legislation in the interest of all the
people.
Second-To his initiative and per-
suasive advocacy We owe the Cor
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