The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-06-25
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During the first year Of President
Taft's administration there was con
siderable adverse criticism of his acts,
even among the members Of his own
party, with an apparent lack of con-
idenee that BODIED i'll for the success
of the party in the congressional cleo
tions this fall.
During the past few weeks, however,
and especially during the last ten days,
the mists have cleared away to q con-
siderable extent and Republicans in all
sections Of the country have expressed
their loyalty to the administration and
to the principles of the party.
In Minnesota, considered to be an
.'insurgent' stronghold, the Republi-
can state convention endorsed the ad-
ministraton of President Taft and by
an overwhelming majority refused to
adopt q resolution ~denouncing the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law az q repudia-
ton Of the platform Of the party. While
Senator Clapp and the states delega-
ton in congress were endorsed, the con-
vention tabled a resolution "reafirm-
ing our unalterable support of the
policies promulgated by Theodore
Roosevelt This in spite Of the fact
that Former Secretary Garfield and
Clifford Pinchot had visited and prac-
tically stumped the state within ten
days previous to the meeting of the
convention.
At a Republican convention held at
Milwaukee some two weeks ago, Presi-
dent Taft and his administration were
strongly upheld and Senator LaFolette
criticized for his senatorial acts of in
subordination.
The Pennsylvania Republicans held
their state convention Wednesday, and
renewed their covenant with the
Grand Old Party. The administration
Of President Taft was specifically en-
dorsed, and specific attention called to
the amount Of work done by congress
under his direction.
First there was revision of the tariff
ut the special session; then the bill
for the more complete regulation and
control Of the railroads; the creation
Of q bureau Of mines; the punishment
Of the white slave traffic; the creation
Of q tariff board; the abolition of the
immunity bath; the establishment of
business methods in various govern
ment departments; legislation for the
conservation of u natural resources;
the creation Of a court; pro,
viding for the investigation of railway
accidents and monthly reports Of the
same; important legislation amending
and extending the laws requiring tn,
use Of safety appliances for common
carriers; the passage through thu
house Of a bill providing a complet'
constitution for the government o.
Porto Rico and comforting citizenship
according to the promises of the part,
platform.
Then there was the statehood bill
which does tardy justice to New Mex
co and Arizona. For the last decade i
has been generally admitted that thes'
territories were entitled to admission
and bills to that end have been intro
ducd at every session of congress dur
ing the time specified, but they wers
lost sight Of and each session adjourn
cd without passing the necessary legis
lation.
And last, but by no means least, il
the postal savings bank bill, which viii
allow ANAL depositors to deposit theil
scanty savings with the assurance
that the money win not be either
stolen outright or swallowed mp in the
speculations Of c~onscienceless bank Of
fcials.
During the entire session of congress
about to close, the President has evil
IDENTIFY had in mind but the one idea OF
fulfilling the party's pledges to the
people made in its platform adopted at
the last National convention. While
IT - probable that not all the desired
ieglsiation has been secured, owing ia
iack OF time, . good start has been
made, which 10 an assurance that the
rest viii follow.