Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09

chairman or the committee on naval ar.
| fairs. and is brother of Gov.-elect
Foss of Massachusetts,.
No inroads upon democratic control OF
publicans. The appeals of both Presi-
dent Taft and Col. Roosevelt in this
respect were in vain. and the returns
show losses to republicans in the limited
number which that party has in the
southern states. There is little doubt that
most Of the insursent republicans
from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Kansas have been returned
Takes Cheerful View.
Although he was reported to have been
very gloomy last night, when he received
the election news OH his train returning
from Cincinnati, President Taft seemed
to have reEained much of his usual good
humor when he reached the executive Of
fees shortly after 10 o'clock today.
At IL O'clock there was a session of
the cabinet Most Of the members of the
Presidents official family were decidedly
sober in their expressions. They were
heartily greeted by the President, how
ever. who urged them to take an optt-
mistic view Of the future.
The President will leave late this after
noon for Charleston, s. c., where tomor.
row he will board the armored cruiser
Tennessee for the trip to Panama. Mr..
Taft will be away about two weeks. The
trip is one strictly Of business, and he
will make complete study Of the situa-
ton on the isthmus upon which to base
recommendations to Congress at the
coming session.
Real Leader Of His Party.
Mr.. Taft. it was freely predicted by his
close friends. will now become the real
leader OF the republican party, a party
chastened by defeat and willing to accept
leadership promising unity; leader
ship progressive, but conservative; a
leadership Of wisdom. not Of words; of
action. not Of fireworks and bombast; of
progress, not reaction.
The prediction was further made that
under this leadership. which unuuestion-
ably looks to the republican nomination
two years. from now, the country will see
period OF great prosperity. a period
IN which men will make money, labor will
De employed, the farms bloom in product
iveness and profit and high prices be
forgotten.
Suggestions are already pouring in that
MI. TAFT should play politics-something
1t Is declared, he has never done before
and call an extra session of Congress
next summer to revise the tariff-action
that would result in inaction with a DEM
Ocratfc House and q republican Senate,
but would be considered as calling the
bluff OF the democrats. These suggestions
to the White House are that if the lack
of cohesion and of leadership Of the demo-
Gratis were emphasized by calling Con-
gress together upon the tariff the coun-
try would become Disguised with the
party and long again for the republican
Ism even of Cannon and Aldrich.
These advisers, who will doubtless in
crease in number, do not consider that
tariff agitation, such as it would be in a
special session of Congress, would stop
the business revival that is longed for
and freely predicted in the business world
"a revival for which business men went
to the polls and smote those thought to
be responsible for unrest.
President to Weigh Suggestions.
President Taft will weigh all the sug-
gestions made to him and think them
over carefully. He knows the oppor-
tunity for him to assert the leadership
that is now offered him, but he does
not propose to rush into that leadership
through newspapers Immediately after
election. He believes that intelligent men
are able to think for themselves. analyze
the results and finally place. the blame.
Statements from him would not add ma
terially toward clearing up the situa-
ton and shaping the future. But the
President will have policies to propose
to his party in Congress. He will advo-
cate them strongly, too, 1t is known. In
his recommendations he will ask the
republicans of the legislative body to use
the short three months at their disposal
to further fulfill the pledges made In
the Chicago platform of two years ago as
to certain legislation.
AS to the tariff. the President would,
1t Is regarded as certain. oppose any
effort from any direction to plunge into
another general revision. He wants to
see further revision based upon scientific
facts as to the difference i'm cost of pro-
duction at home and abroad. He feels
can properly or safely make either gen.
eral or schedule revision of tariff with
out having the true facts before them.
The tariff commission, now at work. will
not be prepared to report inteligently
upon any number of schedules for many
months to come. Without the informa-
ton this body is gathering further re-
vision would be aimless and unsatisfac-
tory.
Laws to Be Enforced.
There will be no let-up in the admin
istration policy OF enforcing the Sherman
antitrust and other laws, but its work
in this direction will not be characterized
by noise and display. Many big anti
trust suits are pending in the courts, and
these will be pushed.
No one should jump at the conclusion,
1t was said today. that the administration
will interpret the elections-the rejection
of Roosevelt and Rooseveltism-as mean
ing a let-up in the application of existing
laws to trusts and combinations general
ly. At the same time, 1t is contended, the
business world is safe in feeling that
there will be no unnecessary agitation, no
grandstand onslaughts upon trusts merely
for the political effects. Bad trusts
will feel the quiet but firm hand of the
federal law. while the good ones may go
their way free from fear that agitation
and linelight tactics will interfere with
them.
If President Taft was disposed last
night or this morning to feel that his