The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-07-07

s, 1910, the president approved an act
amending the employers liability law
so as to extend the right of action to
personal representatives or next Of
kin and TO broaden the jurisdiction
of federal court in such cases. On
April IA, 1910, he approved an act
Strengthening the safety appliance
law. On May 6, 1910, he approved
an act requiring interstate carriers
to report all accidents to the inter
state commerce commission and au-
thOrizing a rigid investigation of such
accidents; and there was also adopt
ed at the recent session of congress
a resolution providing for a commits
sion to Investigate the relation Of
employers liability TO workmen's
compensation.
Seventh. We promised to estab-
lish a Bureau OF Mines and Mining.
The act for that purpose was APP
proved May &c, 1910.
Eighth. We promised statehood to
New Mexico and Arizona. The act
authorizing the admission of these
territories into the Union was signed
by President Taft on June 20, 1910.
Ninth. We promised the further
conservation Of the natural resources
of the country. During the session
of congress just closed there were
enacted laws legalizing the with
drawal by the president of vast areas
of the public domain, and authorizing
him to continue such Withdrawals in
the future as he may deem best; pro-
viding for the building of dams for
the protection of public streams un-
der the control of the government;
preserving water power sites; con-
serving coal lands and providing for
the inspection of such lands in Alas
ka and elsewhere, as we'll as retain
ing title to them in the govern
ment; protecting national forests by
permitting the states to select other
lands in lieu of those retained in the
forest reserves; establishing new
national park in Montana; enlarging
the rights of bona fide homestead
settlers, and finally approoriating
$20,O0000O for the reclamation of
arid lands in the west
Tenth. We promised liberal adj
ministratiOn of the pension laws. The
congress which has just adjourned
passed 5G omnibus pension bills and
appropriated $150,000,000 for pen
sions for the year 1911.
"These 10 planks in the last Re-
publican platform constituted the
chief promises upon which William
f. Taft was elected. Every one of
them has been kept The only pledge
which provoked any discussion in the
last campaign and which has not yet
been written into law is the one con-
cerning the issuance of injunctions
in the federal courts. The president
stood squarely by his word 20 the
people in this matter and urged con-
gress to pass a law regulating in
functions. The only reason it was
not passed was that there was deve1-
oped in the committees an irrecon.
cilable division as to the terms Of
the measure. | have no doubt that
at the next session of congress this
promise also will be redeemed
Reduced Public Expenses.
But the Republican party has
done even more than it promised. 1t
has passed a law for the publicity of
campaign contributions and expend-
itures. and it has reduced the appro-
priations for 1911 below those for
1910. The phrase "a billion dollar
congress" can not now be truthfully
applied for the appropriations which
will require actual drafts upon the
treasury are only a little over $780,
100000.
six weeks ago it seemed possible
that the Democrats for the first tire
in their experience would be ah'- to
charge that the Republican party
was net party of performance. Now
II looks as if we are going to fight
the campaign on the old, familiar is
sue: The Sepublicans standing fer
work and the Democrats standing for
words, the Republicans making his
tory and the Democrats making
| faces.
"WADE II. ELLIS"