The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-13

and they started of together critics.
ing and finding fault. This left the
administration without the certainty
of a majority on important administra-
ton measures. 1t was often doubtful
If an administration measure could
pass, be sent to conference, or a con-
ference report agreed upon. 1t is a
source of both satisfaction and pride.
however, to be able to say tonight that
in spite of a combined opposition, in
spite of unjust criticism, in spite III
mean receptions and base misrepre-
sentions, the Taft administration has
kept the party faith and redeemed the
party's pledges.
And tonight, coming direct to You
from my work in congress, can noiu
my head up and look you squarely IN
the face and say that 1 have worked
and voted to redeem the pledges OF my
party and to keep faith with you ana
with the country. If had not done so.
I would not be here as RepuDhcah,
asking for approval and endorsement
President Taft's Good Record.
while the legislative branch of the
government has been doing its duty,
the executive has been doing his. The
indictment and prosecution OF frauds
by the representatives of the Sugar
Trust, the prosecution of offenders for
violating the antitrust laws OF the
country, have engaged the attention OF
federal penitentiaries of the country
are receiving constantly men from
high places for violating laws enacted
by the Republican party within the
last quarter of a century. Nearly
forty bankers are now in the federal
penitentiarv at Leavenworth. The rep
resentatives of large business enter
prises, not content with conducting
their business under the law, have
sought to and have violated it, and
many Of them are on the way TO tne
penitentiary. There is little noise and
tumult. but there is constant and in
telligent action. Taft's administration
insists that all men shall obey the law
or suffer its penalties.
Mr. Campbell then referred to the ex-
ecutive action in suing out an inJunc-
ton against 25 railroads to prevent
them from increasing rates, driving
the railroads from their position.
''It is doubtful" he said, IF any
man who has ever occupied the Whlte
House has so fully and SO modestly
taken the public into his confidence as
President Taft He has frankly told
the people of his embarrassments and
of his discouragements, and asked
them for their cooperation in his ell
forts to give them a good adminlstra-
ton. He is conscious of following the
most popular president the nation ever
had, Theodore Roosevelt, but President
Taft is winning his way into the con-
fidence and affections of the people.
He is not perfect, nor is the Repup-
lican party.
cit isl Mr.. Campbell said, doubt
full If those who left the president ana
the Republican party to shift Tor
themselves in the session of congress
lust closed, are absolutely perfect The
laws we have enacted are not perfect,
and it is not improbable that at some
future time we may be able to I'M
prove them by amendment
Tariff Law a Good One.
In discussing the Payne law. Mr..
Campbell said, the public had not been
given the facts with reference to the
making of the law, not as to its pro-
visions; that for some reason the
newspapers had suppressed the real
truth in regard to the tariff law. He
spoke of the great importers lobby
that infested the corridors of the
capitol and of every hotel in Washing
ton during the making of the tariff
law.
He said: There were over 1000
items considered in making the bill.
There were 651 reductions in duty in
articles in common use. The increases
were in the higher grades of cotton
goods, a few chemicals, and in wines
and liquors and articles known solely
as luxuries." Speaking of the reduc-
not made so low that the manufactur-
ers of Europe and Asia could dump
their products into our markets and
close our industries and throw our la
borers out of work. 1t was not intend
ed by the American people that the
law should be so made. If it had
been, the Democratic party rather
than the Republican party would have
been chosen in the election of 1908
on it's pledge to make that kind of a
tariff law
There were a few who were elected
by Republicans who refused to vote
for the bill carrying these 654 reduc-
tions. In doing so they stood pat on
the Dingley law and against a reduc-
ton of so per cent on steel rails and
structural Steel not assembled; against
the reduction Of So per cent on lum-
cent on shoes and other leather goods;
against free trade, including free
sugar from the Philippines; against a
so per cent reduction on iron ore;
against the maximum and minimum
tariff that we are now using as an eff
fective weapon to open the markets
of foreign countries to our products;
against the tariff board commission;
against the tax on incomes of corpora
tions; against a tariff law under which
mously increased, and in clever
months has increased our revenues &C
millions of dollars and given us a sur
plus in our treasury. They voted
against a law that increased the duty
on article of luxury. used by the idle
rich, who are all free traders. They
toll not, neither do they spin, yet Solo
mon in all his glory was not arrayeC
| like these, but they want their raimen
made and imported from foreign coun-
tries.
'Those who voted against the Payne
law voted against an increase in duty
on yachts. French automobiles. Egyp
tian cigarettes, high priced millinery
perfumes and toilet soaps and Other
similar articles used exclusively by the
rich.
Replies to Bristow.
Senator Bristow's remedy for the
destruction of the rubber trust is thu
old Democratic remedy for the de
struction of all trusts-free trade. Th'
remedy proposed will cure the evil
but it will destroy the small independ-
ont entorY1riSoc first. fhp large trI1Sfl