Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-06
THINKS PARTY FAITH KEPT.
President Taft Believes People Should
Give Approval to Republicans.
[John Cailan OIAugnlin in Chicago

President Taft Believes People Should
Give Approval TO Republicans.
[John Callan O1Aughlin In Chicago
Tribune1.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. e.-Under the
rule which applies to interviews with
the president Of the United States.
am not permitted to quote Mr.. Taft,
but am authorized to say that the
following expresses clearly the views
he enterAins Of the status OF the re-
publican party today:
The republican party is a party Of
progress, a party of execution.
It has f1lfilled Loyalty it's campaign
pledges.
1t has been efficient and effective in
government.
1t has enacted wise and progressive
legislation in the interest OF the people
and in accordance with the platform
adopted by the convention in 1908.
Under the circumstances it is meet
that the people should give 1t their
formal endorsement by continuing 1T
in power in congress at the coming
election.
The chief executive does not speak
aingloriously of the achievements OF
his administration and OF the majority
in congress. So far as he h1mseif IS
concerned he feels he has done the best
that is in him for the people. irrespec-
tive OF political faith. and he proposes
to pursue those policies which, in his
Judgment, will inure to their benefit in
the future.
Naturally, he desires republican sue
cess in November, less because OF the
personal gratifica ton he will enjoy
from the confidence which thereby will
be expressed in him and his admin
istration than in the opportunity re-
publican majority will afford ITO write
into law far-reaching reforms he con-
templates.
The people have little idea of the Inn
portance OF the legal problems which
will press for solution during the next
congress-the last of this admins
tration.
Before the congress elected in No
VEN Der shall meet the supreme court
will hand down dts decisions in the
Standard OIL and tobacco trust cases.
and if the contention of the govern
ment be sustained, as the president
believes, vast reorganization of bust
ness will follow, and legislation must
be provided to enable the government
properly to grapple with the new con-
ditions.
If the government be- beaten, then
there will be universal demand for
the Strengthening of the antitrust
law, or at least the provision OF rem
edy which will force huge combina-
tons of capital to conduct business
more in the Interest Of the people than
is the case today.
The president already has framed
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plan for all corporations doing an in
terstate business, which he submitted
to congress in a special message last
winter.
The tariff experts will submit to the
president within two years recomrnen-
dations for revision of certain sched-
ules of the tariff law. The problem
of currency reform must be dealt with
courageouslv. Effective govern mental
control of railroad capitalization must
be secured. The demand of labor re-
speeding the issue of injunctions must
be considered wisely and with due re-
gard for the effect of the action taken
upon all the important interests in
volved.
Further reforms for the conserva-
ton of national resources, which will
insure the preservation of natural
wealth for this and future generations
and at the some time permit wise and
sane exploitation and development.
must be enacted