The Republican journal., 1910-05-26

ordinary, but there is no doubt that there
will be most important laws enacted dur
ing the closing weeks of the present ses-
sion. 1t is impossible to anticipate just
what these laws will be, or in how far
they will carry out the promises of the
platform Or the recommendations of the
President. 1t must be remembered that
we are a nation of 90,O0O,OOO people,
covering vast extent of territory, with
most diversified industries, and that the
Senators and Representatives who are
working for the best good of all these
people must have very diversified views
upon these great public questions. These
views cannot be enacted into law in a
single day-it takes many days Of long
debates to reach the best results and to
arrive at the compromises that will be
acceptable to the majority
In view, then, of the record that has
already been made, and of the legislation
sure to be enacted, and in view of the
splendid Administration that President
Taft is giving to the country, it seems
impossible that the people will fail to re-
turn a Republican House of Representa-
tives, and by SO doing give hearty in
dorsement to Mr.. Taft and his efforts.
He should have Republican House of
Representatives during the last two years
of his term to enable him and his party
to carry out to the full as much as posi-
BILE of the legislation needed to bring
about the best results to our civil and
social and industrial life.
1t is very evident that the pretended
Democratic glee over the outlook for the
years elections must very soon change
to doubt from the Democratic standpoint
and to great confidence and hope on the
Republican side. This change has come
about not through one, but many causes.
In the first place the general grumbling
against President Taft, which after all
has been very similar to all first year
experiences, is changing to hearty COM
mendations and Endorsements of the
President personally and his administra-
ton. Lincoln and Grant and Harrison
and Mckinley, and in fact every Repub-
llcan President were found fault with
during portion of their terms, but this
eventually gave way to merited applause
which came when the people found out
the truth. The people are now finding
out the truth about President Taft. They
are learning in the first place, in spite of
Democratic Misrepresentation, that the
tariff law is most successful No honest
man, be he Democrat or Republican, can
say that the result of the operation of
that law has not been most beneficial in
every way, both from revenue stand
point and from that of employment and
wages, and it is very evident that Mr..
Taft knew what he was talking about
when he said that: cit is the best tariff
law we have ever had"
But this is by no means the only credit
that can be accorded to the present ad-
ministration. In every department of
the government good business manage
ment has been practiced to such an ex-
tent that expenditures have been cut
down in every direction and millions of
dollars saved to the government. This
has not been done with a great flourish
Of trumlets, but in quiet, business-lke
way, and is only being found out as pub
lie statements are made in the usual
course of events. At the end of the
fiscal year all these results will be very
apparent in the annual statements, and
then the people will give to this admins
tration credit for degree of economy
that has not been seen for many years.
With all fair minded men President !
Taft has been one of the most popular i
Presidents we ever had and this popu-
larity is going to extend to many of those
who have seen fit to criticise him. AS re-
CARDS the legislation yet to be enacted !
during the present session of Congress,
IL VIII OCpSlu upOu CIlS COuISc Cdk0u ny !
some of the so-called insurgents. I'm
doubtedly they have the power to delay
or prevent the so-called administration /
and it is to be seen whether |
they twill exercise this power, or will
work and vote with the regular party
in adopting as many of the
Presidents measures as possible.
AS the return of Col. Roosevelt comes
nearer and nearer, there has, of course,
been much speculation as to what his at
titude would be toward the administra-
ton. No one of his friends has had any
doubt as to where he would be found, and
yet because he has not seen fit to make
any definite statement an impression has
gone forth, largely fathered by the Dem
ocrats, that he would not be found with
his old party associates. It is now known,
however, from private letters, just what
his stand will be. He will support the
administration in every particular. He
will announce that he will not be can
didate for President IN 1912, that he will
not be candidate for Senator or Con-
gresham from New York. or anv other