The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-13
THOMPSON HEADS
THE TICKET WITH
CHENAULT SECOND
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| fairs of this government under our Illus
trious President William H. Taft
We commend the President for the leg
islation which he has caused to be mi
tiated and succeeded in having Congress
enact into laws; among some of the
most important OF which may be mem
toned the revision Of the tariff. the plll
for the more complete regulation and
control of railroads, the establishment OF
the postal savings bank, the creation Oh
the bureau of mines, the punishment OF
the white slave traffic, the creation of a
tariff board the establishment of bust
ness methods in the various government
departments, legislation for the conserV-
alton of our natral resources. the crea-
ton of commerce court. the providing
for the investigation Of railroad acci-
dents and monthly reports of same, I'M
portant legislation amending and EXTEND
| ing the laws touching safety appliances
for common carriers, and the addition Qf
two stars to the flag.
The broad statesmanship and patient
labor Of our President command the re-
spect and admiration of all mankind
The measures which through his EFFORTS
have become laws are of vast Importance
to the country at large and will expand
the national commerce and increase the
prestige of the United States abroad,
placing business at home on basis that
commends Itself to the commercial inter-
ests and the people generally.
The President. during the first year
OF his administration, has won the
hearts of the republicans of Alabama,
and we. the republicans of this state,
in convention assembled, hereby express
to him our warmest admiration and es-
teen, and pledge to him our continued
and united support.
The safe homecoming of that ideal
American, Theodore Roosevelt is greet
ed with a thrill of pride by every true
American. and we extend to him a most
cordial and hearty welcome to his ma
tive land. =
The protective tariff has become the
fixed policy of the American people. 1t
has made New England rich, and under
its benign influence Alabama is forging
to the front by leaps and bounds. Within
our borders the imperial city of Biz
mingham has sprung UP as II by magic
in the midst of one of the greatest coal
and iron districts of the world Labor
is protected and receives a larger re-
ward than in any other country In the
world, and the farmer, who Is the basis
of all prosperity, is receiving remunera-
tive prizes lOl liiS plONbSts Vi MS NS'i'
We are unalterably opposed to return
ing to the ariff-for-revenue, free-trade
doctrine of the Wilson bill, under whose
operation the sawmills were shut down,
the mines, mills and factories closed
wages reduced, prices of farm products
lowered until there was no profit in
farming, and hundreds of thousands Of
American workmen tramped up and
down the land, Coxeys army marched to
Washington, and soup houses were es-
tablished In all the cities so that idle
workingmen. their wives and children
might not starve.
We agree with President Taft that the
present PayRe-Aldrich tariff law is not
perfect and that the only way to frame
a thoroughly scientific tariff bill is to
obtain ample information as to the diff
ference in the cost of production in this
country and foreign countries; and to
this end we heartily endorse the action
of the republican party in Congress in
creating a commission to gather this
Information, so that, in any future re-
vision to the tariff. the Congress may
have scientific and exact information
along these lines. We declare that any
future revision of the tariff should be