The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-28
ROOSEVELTS SPEECH
ON TAKING THE CHAIR

Saratoga, Sept. 27-CoI. Roosevelt's
speech in full is as follows:
I'VE come here feeling that we have
the right 20 appeal 70 the people from
the standpoint alike Of national and
State achievement. During the last
eighteen months a long list OF laws,
embodying legislation most heartily 20
be commended as combining wisdom with
progress, have been enacted by Congress
and approved By President Taft. The
amendments 10 the interstate commerce
law; the beginning OF a national legisla-
tive programme fer the exercise OF the
taxing power I'm connection with big cor
pOrations doing an interstate business;
the appointment Of a commission TO
frame measures that do away with the
evils OF overcapftalizatiOn. and OF i'm
proper and excessive issues Of stocks
and bonds; the law providing for pub
Lefty OF campaign expenses: the eStab-
lishment OF the maximum and minimum
tariff provisions. and the exceedingly
able negotiations OF the Canadian and
other treaties, IN accordance herewith;
the Inauguration Of the policy Of provid-
ing for a disinterested revision Of tariff
schedules through a high-class commits
sion OF experts, which will treat each
schedule purely on its own merits, with
a view both to protecting the consumer
from excessive prices and 10 securing
the American producer. and especially
the American wageworker, what Will rep
resent the difference Of cost in produe-
ton here as compared with the cost OF
production In countries where labor is
less literally rewarded; the extension Of
the laws regulating safety appliances
for the protection Of labor the creation
Of a bureau OF mines-these and similar
laws. backed up by executive action, re-
fleet high credit upon all who succeeded
IN putting them In their present shape
upon the statute books; they represent
an earnest Of the achievement which IS
vet 10 come; and the benehcence and
far-reaching importance OF this work
done for the whole people measure the
credit which is rightly due TO the Con-
gress and our able, upright, and distin-
guished President. William Howard Taft.
Praise for Hughes.
Turning from the nation TO the State.
we find that during the term of service
OF Gov. Hughes an extraordinary amount
OF wise and good legislation IN the In
terest of all the people has been put
upon the statute books, and the standard
OF business integrity and efficiency in
the management Of the several State de-
partments has been steadily raised. The
legislature has passed and the gov
ernor has signed an act establishing the
principle of compensation for injuries TO
workingnen in extra-hazardOus occupa-
lions. an act which I trust will steadily
be widened in its application. and in con-
nection with which the investigating
commission is doing work Of eXtraordi-
nary value; acts requiring conditions in
factories and safeguarding the employees
and limiting the hours Of employment for
miners; acts strengthening the semi
monthly pay law, and providing for the
regulation of employment agencies; acts
strengthening and extending the provi-
sions of the corrupt practices law.
strengthening the law against race track
gambling providing for the protection Of
Park: providing for regulating telegraph
and telephone companies, and for effec-
tually supervising insurance companies.
For these and for many similar laws
and for the executive action which made
them effective. our thanks are due 10 the
legislative body and 20 the unhlnching
resolution and fidelity TO a high standard
of duty of Gov Charles E. Hughes.
"Of course, with party as long in con-
troll Of nation and State as ours has been
there has been individual instances of
misconduct and corruption. But there is
no need of any other party raising the
cry of Turn the rascals out for we have
turned our own rascals out. and where
ever rascality is found TO exist in the fu-
ture we will be even more prompt to pun
ish any one of our own party adherents
than an adherent of another party, be-
cause we feel a peculiar responsibility in
dealing with the man who not only de-
grades himself and the public service, but
discredits our own party by belonging to
II. Any man holding an executive or
legislative position. who is false TO his
oath OF office, who is guilty of misfeas-
anee or malfeasance, we hold to be
traitor to the whole people; and we have
not permitted. and will not permit. any
such man TO remain in office where it is
In our power TO remove him.
II believe in the party 10 which we be-
long because I believe In the principles
for which the Republican party stood IN
the days of Abraham Lincoln; and. fur