The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-13


lose its force at the expiration of five
days, unless a hearing is had.
THE platform also promises statehood
to Arizona and New Mexico, and the bill
providing such statehood had passed the
House and has been favorably consid-
cred by the committee Of the Senate, so
that there seems to be no reasonable
doubt that this promise will be fully
kept.
The Republicans in their platform
spoke further as follows:
We indOTse the movement inaugu-
rated by the administration for the con-
servatiOn of natural resources; we ap-
prove all measures to prevent waste OF
timber; we commend the work now going
on for the reclamation Of arid lands, and
reaffiTm the Republican policy OF the
free distribution Of the available areas Of
the public domain % the landless settler.
No obligation Of the future is more in
sistent and none will result in greater
blessings to pOSteTity. In line with this
splendid undertaking Is the further duty,
equally imperative, to enter upon sys-
tematic Improvement upon large and
comprehensive plan, just to all portions
Of the country, of the waterways, har-
bors and Great Lakes, whose natural
adaptability to the increasing traffic of
the land is one of the greatest gifts OF
a benign Providence
I'm accordance with this plank, meas
ures for the conservation of the public
domain, for the Reconsideration of lands
according to their greatest utility and
the vesting OF power in the executive to
dispose of coal, phosphate, oil and min
eral lands. and Of water power sites in
such a way as to prevent their mOnOp-
oily, and union OF ownership in syndicate
or combination. have been already intro
duced, and will doubtless in a form ap
proved by Congress, be made into law.
The subjects have attra acted the widest in
terest and its Importance is becoming
mr. a nd I'M ri ha Ana
lean people.
Rivers and Harbors.
THE river and harbor bill, which has
just been reported by the river and har
Dor committee of the House. has been
framed with view 10 complying with
the plank Of the platform, in which
have above quoted.
ut has taken the plan for the improve
ment of the Ohio from Pittsburg to Cairo
as a project to be carried out in a Ger
tain number Of others, and IL has treated
similar projects for improvement of the
Missouri from Kansas City to st. Louis:
for the Improvement of the Mississippi
from st. Paul to st. Louis and of the
same river from St Louis to Cairo and
by continuing contracts and regular ap-
until they are completed. This is a
change from the previous plans, and is
the result Of an extended popular agita-
ton In favor Of such a system.
r OllOWulB the panic OF 1917, the gov
eminent revenues fell off and the expen-
ditures continued, leaving q deficit for
the years 1907 1908 and 1909 There was
however, no deficit in the whole admin
istTation Of Mr.. Roosevelt when the ex-
penses are compared with the revenues
Indeed, it will be found that under the
operation of the Dingley bill, which covers
most Of his administration, the surplus
on the whole, was about $3.50, 600 600. At
the beginning of this administration, how
ever, it was perfectly evident that, with
| the expenses increas sing and the revenues
decreasing, there would be q continuous
deficit, and this the Republican party,
with its majority in Congress and the
responsibility placed upon IT, has pro-
posed TO meet by reducing expenditures
and increasing revenues.
Il have already shown what the in
crease in revenues has been. The present
administration in estimates for the year
ending June 80. 1911. cut them some forty
odd million dollars below the actual an
preparations Of the year before. and now
It proposes to appoint a Joint commits
sion consisting OF Congressman, Senators
and members appointed by the executive,
who shall examine the organization Of the
various departments and bureaus. and,
/ by the elimination of duplication, the con-
| struCtiOn Of bureaus and the increase in
efficiency Of the individual civil servant
shall decrease the regular permanent cost
of governmental operation.
The Trust Question.
with respect to trusts, the Republican
party spoke as follows in its platform:
- The Republican party passed the
Sherman antitrust law over the Demo-
cratic opposition, and enforced it after
Democratic derelictiOn- It has been q
wholesome instrument for good in the
hands of a wise and fearless administra-
| ton. But experience has shown that its
effectiveness can be strengthened and it's
real objects better attained by such
| amendments as will give to the federal
government greater supervision and con-
troll over and secure greater publicity in
the management of that class of corpor-
attOns engaged in interstate commerce
having power and opportunity to effect
monopolies.'
"Since this plank was adopted, prosecu-
ton Of the tobacco trust and the Standard
| Oil trust begun in the last admnistra-
ton, have gone on and have resulted in
| DEGREES in the court of appeals of the
Second and Eighth circuits, which are
now pending on appeal I'm the supreme
| court The DEGREES in each case tear
apart the congeries of subordinate cor
poratiOns which. united by holding COM
panies, make up the trust in each case,
and enjOin individuals from a further
maintenance of the illegal combination
of such corporations to carry on the bust
ness for which it was organized.
No Promises TO the Trusts.
''It has been said that the Republican
party Hau6 promise TO amend the
law as to ameIiorate and soften the
application of the trust law in it's in
terdiction upon business as conducted
by the greater corporations, but I find
nothing in the platform to justify such
a construction. The principle of the
antitrust law is that those engaged
in modern business, especially of man
! ufacture and transportation, shall pur-
sue the policy with respect to their
competitors of live and let live.' and
hiQnpgg
of their concerns to brighten exclusive
patronage from customers and the
elimination OF smaller concerns from
competition, and thus control output
and fix prices.
THE attorney general has prepared
bill which he thinks, and, I think
will offer to those who wish to pursue
a lawful method of business, the means
of easily doing so. A lawful interstate
business under the Profession of a fed
eral charter. which while II will sub
closest scrutiny of government Off