The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
TAFT SUMMARIZES
LAWS ENACTED

In speech before the National
League of Republican clubs at New
York Saturday night President Taft
summarized the work of his admins,
tration as follows:
/ am here because / believe this
league is most important aid in the
upbuilding and defense of Republican
principles. AS president, / prefer to
avoid partisan controversy, but there
are occasions, and it seems to me the
present is one, when it is not improper
ror me to discuss the issues soon to be
considered and decided by the elector.
ate.
In the pursuit of promises made IN
its national platform, the Republican
party in the short period of Is. months
presented to the public as accomplish
ed facts, the following most import.
ant legislation and executive action:
| The powers of the interstate com.
merce commission were enlarged. The
commission was empowered TO sus.
pend any proposed increase Of rates
until the shipper shall have q chance
to be heard as to its reasonableness
Interstate telegraph and telephone
companies were brought within the re-
gulation Of the commission.
A new court Of commerce was pro.
yided in order that shippers and rail
ways might secure prompt decisions
Railway employees were protected py
new safety appliance law.
The employers liability act was per
tfected.
An inquiry into the issuance of rail.
wav stocks and bonds was inaugurated
| An inquiry into workingmen com.
pensation for injuries received was in.
Istituted.
A new custows court was estab.
ished.
A postal savings bank system wa.
authorized.
| A corporation tax was adopted,
which is an important source of reve
ue and new and effective method oil
assisting the government in supcrvis
ng corporations.
Two battleships were added to the
avy; bureau of mines was estaD
| ished.
Seventy million acres of the publ,
'omain were legally withdrawn from
entry.
fwei ty million dollars in bonds were
| authorized to complete reelan alton
projects, after a oard of army en-
gineers now at work should complett
its Investigation of existing projects
Enlarged appropriations were maze
II survey putlic lands.
definite commitment was ma
lagainst the "pieee meal or "'po :
arreli' system of river ard har'
Improvements.
New Mexico and Arizona were ad
vanced towards statehood.
peace commission was authorize
An investigation into bushes.
linetFods of conducting the governmen,
was begun.
The appropriations for the curren,
year were cut $26,000000 Glow the ap
lpropriat ons of the year before
The tariff was revised without the
usual disturbance of business. Be
cause of its reduction of tarltf rates
its maximum and minimum provisions
the free trade it secures for the Phil
ippines, its fine revenue producing
qualities, the Payne law is creditabl,
bill.
Cur platform promised to revise tn,
tariff Immediately and also to revis,
4 to accord with the difference be
tween the cost of production at hom,
and abroad.
The promises proved somewhat in
consistent, in that immediate revision
conforming to such plan was i'm
practicable, because the information
needed was not at once available, bu
| the inconsistency was met by the pro
vision of a tariff board to report tn,
necessary facts.
/ The new tariff commission, for tn
work Of which $250,000 was appropriat
ed, has already completed its prelimi
nary report, and the commission i
now at work in this country. / hav,
! authorized the chairman to make
, public statement Of the purposes an,
methods of the commission, but l hav
directed him not to make that state
ment until after the election, becaus
in SO far az possible, desire the tarit
commission from its very inception Z
4 be kept free from the vicissitudes o
. partisan politics, so that it will gai
= the respect and the confidence of tn
: whole country, regardless Of part
lines
| Finally, since the bill nassed, neal
ly all Republican candidates for cor
gress and Republican state platform
generally, have declared that hereai
ter when the tariff shall be revised b
: Republicans, it shall be revised on
schedule at time, instead of by
n general revision of the entire tariff.
4 We have provided the machinery fo
o a further revision on the protectiv
principle when the necessary informs
tion has been scured. In my jude
melt, the country will hesitate tetof
z entrusting further revision of tn
a tariff to the Democratic party ON fire.
. trade or tariff for revenue principle,
O That party has not, within our men
o roy, revised the tariff without creati
I lDptlgld .usSless IS q ces
. sir. VS. " neoietely epp
/ ae couatry, after a short bu
et experience.
/ have thus summarily stated th