The Holly chieftain., 1910-06-17
PRONOUNCED ADMINISTRATION
VICTORY IN PASSAGE OF
THE RAILROAD BILL.
SOLID SUPPORT OF SENATORS
Not a Republican Vote In the Upper
House Against the Measure-The
People With the President
Tariff Question the Com
ing Issue.

said: Il regard the session of con-
gress. which, for three months or
more, has given an uninterrupted at
tention to these questions, as one Of
the most remarkable and most in
government"
Not single Republican senator
voted against the bill 1t was most
pronounced administration victory. 1t
is as yet too early to analyze the bill.
for 1t may be changed somewhat be-
fore its final passage, but it will be a
long step In advance, and the fulfil
ment of one of the most important Re-
publican pledges.
1t was a matter OF comment, of
course, that Senator Cummins, who
took such an active part in delaying
the passage of the bill, should, on the
day of its passage, have been In Iowa
making speeches not particularly con-
| ducive to Republican harmony. In
fact, he was engaged in an effort to
defeat one of the strongest and ablest
Republican members Of congress Had
he been present, he would have voted
for the bill. but his absence on such
an errand at such time is significant
The welcome to Roosevelt at his
home coming on the eighteenth will
be most fitting The bay of New York
harbor will be crowded with boats
bearing his host of friends, while his
greeting on land will be hearty and
unprecedented 1t will be a non-par-
tisan welcome as 1t should be, and
yet all will have in mind that 1t was
as Republican governor, vice-presi
dent and president that he gained his
fame. He will continue to be a loyal
Republican. and give his unqualified
Endorsement to the present administra-
ton.
People With the President.
The so-called unpopularity of Presi.
dent Taft seems to be confined to the
undertaking magazines and those dis
gruntled newspapers which did not
succeed in intimidating congress to
give them free print paper. The peo-
pie are with the president, and are
fast finding out his worth. They are
learning to love him for his sincerity
his rugged honesty and his devotion to
the best interests Of all. Rarely in
public life do we find more unselfish
less unostentatious official.
He is doing much for his country
men. and in return. they should do
much for him. They should resent i'm
putations against his motives and ac-
tions. and rally to his support They
should see to it that In the coming pri-
maries and conventions only loyal Re-
publicans are nominated for congress
and state legislatures, and then they
should devote their best energies to
the election on November of those
nominees. The elections this year are
important in the extreme. See to it
that no good Republican is defeated
The Tariff Issue Next Fall.
With his usual good sense, Presi-
dent Taft does not wish the leaders of
his party to try to avoid the tariff Is
sue If the Democrats are willing to go
before the voters of the United States
upon that question in the fall elec-
tions
There are only two things, as Mr..
Taft's judicial judgment readily appre-
ciates. to be said about this matter.
One is that scarcely anything in an
important campaign could be easier
than the demonstration of the fact
that the American tariff system, as
this paper has SO often shown with
specific examples Of prices for meats,
potatoes. breadstuffs, cotton, coal and
other commodities, cannot be proved
to be responsible for the high cost of
living. or for any consid cradle part
of the high cost Of living, which has
been so much discussed throughout
the country. and which cannot fail
to be Of the greatest Importance to the
consumers of the United States,