Maryland independent., 1910-06-24
rAF1 Gusrns rHINos.

TAFT SLIsHES THINGS.
Taking up the reins Of govern
ment after the strenuous Roosevelt
many have predicted that President
Taft with his quiet and unassuming
manner would accomplish little, be-
cause he did not use the big stick so
fOrcefully.
Congress is almost ready to adjourn
md we find that Mr.. Taft has not only
made good 50 far but has accompli-
shed much.
1t had been freely predicted that
none of the administration bills would
be passed during this session Of Con-
gress. The prognosticators Of such,
have been sadly disappointed. Prac-
tically every measure in which the
Chief Executive was vitality interes-
ted has been enacted though
sone were not in the exact shape
desired by him. The keynote Of the
present administration has been
''good faith" with the people. Mr..
Taft has done this with the effec-
tiveness characteristic Of the man.
He has moved quietly but with a
firm hand. The number of laws
that he assumed sponsorship for
as administration measures have
been remarkable, because in the past
the President has generally become
welded to only one really impor-
tant measure for which they have con-
sistently fought
In other words only one really
important measure has been looked
upon as being an administrative
proposition. Mr. Taft has had not
only one but many.
Iu the advocacy Of these laws he
has not injected any personal desires,
but his chief and main object has
been to carry out the letter of the
party platform. He was elected up
on it and he has endeavored to show
the people that when he asked for their
suffrages he intended to live up in
act and not in theory or sham to
the promises he made,
He has been true to his colors and
to the people.
With Congress he dealt in a
straightward, emphatic and simple
manner What now has he accom-
plished through this policy?
He found Congress practically
dominated by few men well trained
in the school of politics, better
known as the regulars while on the
other hand he found handful of in
surgents.
Here he was in a position to ally
himself with the regulars or insur.
gents. He did neither. He weni
straight ahead, insisting that al
should get together and carry out
the party platform and enact laws
for the benefit of the whole people,
and do some effective work. Sever
al skirmishes occurred between these
wings ofthe party but the end brings
forth the fact that they did get TO-
gether and the ke ynote Of dgood
faith" was heard ard -heeded.
Attempts Y re made in various
ways to s.sehim entan gIed with one
tor-ttes other, but to no effect. He
stood like stone wall by the plat
form and as a result be kept aloof Of
the wrangles of the two sides. Now
that Congress is about to adjourn,
the President comes out with having
accomplished practically everything
be started out to achieve.
He has the credit for the creation
of two new states, the enactment Of
a good tariff law which cannot be
successfully attacked, an excellent
railroad bill, which protects the
people from the un merciful tnanipula-
tons of the railroad 3. This law will
prove to be benefcia to the railroads,
the shippers and the people.
Que of the greatest victories of the
present administrat ion is the postal
savings bank bill. Considering the
contentious raised against it, the
triumph of the President is well
worthy of praise.
1t will prove to be law of great
credit to the administration and lead
to large saving of money and be a
monetary stability to the nation.
These are some of the measures
going to show that the present
administration is of the people, and
proposes to uphold and enforce theiI
rights in every way consistent witt
the duties of the executive of tn,
nation.