The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-07-21

upbuiiding OF the ravy ~as Autecr-
lied. directing the immediate ec1-
s;ruc,ion Of tao s-.oee-;oa battle
ships. and . number % smaller YES
sells
~ The Light Board was re-
organized along the lines % modern
administrative policy.
81 4 Bureau al Mines ~as Great
ed. designed 20 minimize dangers 20
mine employees.
a. A Iaw was enacted broader
Ing the requirepen; 90 he safety ap-
planes OF railroads
~ The white slave" traffic was
penalized aud drastic regulations
provided 10 suppress IL
I'M The President wAs authorized
TO parole Federal prisoners whose
conduct warrants ciemency.
In 4 system Of licenses for Gus
tom brokers vas provided.
(o) immigration Of aliens was fur
Their restricted. This Is a most i'm
portant measure 10 protect American
labor. and also 10 protect our high
sAhhudEu u C3IlLEhships
(p) The seal fisheries Of Alaska
were further protected 10 prevent ex-
termination OF the seal herds by for
eign poachers.
(p) Gold coin was prescribed a
the medium for paying the public
debt
(r) Important amendments 10 the
act creating the government OF Ha-
wall were enacted.
Isl A commission OF fine arts for
civic betterment was provided.
(t Provision was made for rails
ing the battleship Maine.
(u) Provision was made for nu-
merous necessary public buildings.
(v) The departments were given
additional appropriations for con-
Quoting special work-the Depart
ment of Justice. for the prosecution
Of the trusts; the Department of Ag-
riculture. for investigation Of substi-
tutes for wood pulp in the manufac-
ture of paper; the Geological Survey,
for gauging streams and conserving
water-power sites.
(w) The Glacier National Park in
Montana was created, and the big
trees in California further protected.
(x) A law was enacted requiring
political campaign committees to
publish the source of contributions to
campaigns for the election of Repre-
sentatives in Congress.
(y) In addition to the foregoing
principal enactments of law there
was a great amount of other work
Pension bills, bills to authorize con-
. struction Of bridges, rights-of-way
and Of semi-private character were
passed.
Cd The session also bore fruit in
the partial preparation Of laws which
will be completed at the next session
bills that passed one house and were
not acted upon by the other. Some
important measures are in this cate
CORY, such as the bill to establish q
merchant marine, the Appalachian
. forest reserve bill, and others.
The Appalachian-White Mountain
forest reserve bill will, feel sure
The same is true Of the ship sub
sidy or merchant marine bill The
: same is true as to the anti-injunctior
bill.
This record of achievement durins
the first year of an administration il
the most remarkable ever made By
any administration in the history O.
our country. Few administration!
; have been able to carry into effect
the majority of their promises dur
ing whole fOur-year term. Thi:
administration has redeemed nine
tenths of its pledges during the frs
year. 1t will redeem every pledge
and will also stand ready to NEE
every new condition. President Taft
has more than made good, and such
will be the verdict of the people al
the polls.
= l submit that it is not in good
taste for Democrat to attempt t
: misrepresent and criticise such a rec
ord for partisan purposes, and tha'
it will not prove to be good judg
ment, for that forces a contrast with
the Democratic record.
Did Mr.. Pou's party when it was il
= power pass a single antitrust law OF
single law to regulate railroad
rates, or to regulate any of the othel
l great combinations of capital? Die
it pass a single law to protect labo
and to secure equity between labo
and capital? No: on the other hand
it did not enforce the Republican
=. laws which it found on the statute
1 books.
:. (To be Continued