The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-02

against the "plecemeal OF "pork bar
rel system of river and harbor improve
ment.
New Mexico and Arizona were ad-
vanced toward statehood.
peace commission was authorized.
AN investigation into business methods
OF conducting the government was begun.
Saving Nation Money.
The appropriations for the current year
we're cut $4,000 900 below the approprIa- l.
tions or the year before.
me tariff was revised without the
usual disturbance of business. Because
OF Its reduction OF tariff rates. It's maxi.
mum and minimum provisions. the free
trade il secured for the Philippines, It's
Iayne law Is n creditable bill
our platform promised TO revise the
tariff Immediately. and also TO revise Il
70 accord with the difference between
The cost OF production at home and
abroad. The two promises proved some me-
What inconsistent. in that immediate re-
Vision conforming TO such plan was
lmpracticable, because the Information
needed was not at once available but the
inconsistency was met by the provision
Of a tariff board TO report the necessary
facts.
Work Of Tariff Commission.
The new. tariff commission. for the
work OF which S25O:O was appropriated.
mas already completed It's prelimina ry
report: and the commission is now at
work In this country. | have authorized
me chairman 10 make a public statement
., tne purposes and methods OF the com
mission. but ! have directed him not
TO make that statement until after the
g'cGtlon, because in so far as possible
very Inception. to bc kept free from the
vicissitudeS Of partisan politics. so thai
IL VIII gam the respect and the confidence
lines. iN''
Finally. since the bin passed. nearly
AL Republican candidates for congress.
aha republican state platforms generally,
nave declared that hereafter when tic
tSll1r shall he revised by Republicans, II
shall be revised one schedule at a time.
instead OF by general revision OF the
entire tariff.
Expects Further Revision.
We have provided tho machinery for
principle when the necessary Information
mas been secured. In my Judgment the
country Will hesitate before entrusLInc
= iulllcr revision OF the tariff TO the
Tor revenue principles. That party has
not, within ouT memory revised the tar
lm without creating profound business
disturbances and its revision was Immc-
diately repudlatcd by the country. after
a. short but bitter experience.
have thus summarily stated the Re-
publican accomplishments OF a short
eighteen months. Everything foresllsd-
W ~
not Tine To consider and carry out.
We agreed to adopt measures for the
improvement OF our foreign merchant
marine which everyone will admit 10 he
I'm condition of decadeuce dlssracefli
10 country OF our size and power.
We agreed 10 pass Il law cmbodyinc
the best practice ,,d, In the Issuing of in
carried out, II VIII, | believe. do much
To remove q fruitful source of political
discussion. which aroUses prejudice and
ils Ia. tAH,e- FI.,. .,I.
representation.
We agreed to provide for the making of
limited traffic agreements between inter
state railways subject TO the approval Of
the commission Then there Is the badly
needed legislation FOR additional safety
appliances. | refer TO the bills pending
IN congress for the government inspection
Of locomotive boilers and for the elimi-
nation by government direction of dan
ger to employees from overhead and side
projections.
Land Law Revision.
We need the enactment Of laws author.
lHinE tho disposition OF coal phosphate.
oil and gas lands Of tho government and
the water power sites owned by the gov
"rnmcnt along streams in which there is
valuable water power, now uncontrolled
and unappropriatcd, under leases or
grants that shall induce investment OF
private capital in those lands but shall
continue the government as ultimate
controller OF the properties with an cuutt
able nlpNlSlon lpt le5IJ0Si11Sni oI terms
at comparatively short periods. Indeed.
the affirmative part OF the whole policy
OF conservation awaits action and the Re
publican party Is pledged To give this
significant thing attention as il deserves.
We need n new government Tor Alaska.
with laws properly protecting the govern
ment domain in that vast empire. We
agreed TO supplement- and strengthen tho
seem necessary. Existing antitrust laws
have been vigorously enforced.
We are hopinE. for a rcadjustment Of
bring the two countries into a closer COM
mercial union. beneficial to both.
Finally. VIC arc committed to an elm
ination Of the defects in our banking
and currency system. with respect to
which the monetary commission has ac-
cumulatcd much material
Claims Progress Made.
No one can read the list of measures
actually passed and those proposed by
the national Republican party and not
admit that the party is progressive in
the highest degree. II is q list ia be
proud Of. The extraordinary achieve
mcnts OF this congress may fairly be
stated TO bc part OF a great Republican
executive alone or Of congress alone.
1t is not the work OF one man, or Of
one faction. AS all shared in the work.
so we all must share III the satisfaction
OF accomplishment.
1t is the work OF the Republicans. II
marks the rising tide OF progress that
began at the end OF Democratic panic.
when William Mckinley was our leader
and continued throughout the two admin
lstrations of Theodore Roosevelt
IL Is truly "A Republican distinction that
our party has been able to place on the
statute books far reaching remedial leg
lslation. touching the very Yitals Of our
social and economic structure without in
yolvine the country IN financial disastsr
OF radicaliSm 1t Is not party OF ultra
Definition of Progressive.
A progressive Republican Is one who
recognizes existing and concrete evils
and who is i'm favor Of practical ana
definite steps to eradicate them.
Now. what are the specific evils that
have reused our people" | believe that
they have been growing in this country
for years aud years. and they can be
briefly stated thus.
First-Thc corrupt control OF lesis!a-
tive and governmental agencies for the
establishments; maintenance and enjoy
mcnt OF unjust privileges by individuals