The sun., 1910-10-02

toward statehood
4 peare commission wAs authorized
An Investigation into business methods
Of condu"ling the Government was begun
The appropriations for the current year
we're cut so sSl .lso below he appropriations
of he year before
Ihe tarin was revised without the usual
disturbance of nus incss Because OF lts re
duo ion II tATtr rates is maximum and
min mum provisions The free trade u
-, Ire- tor the Philippines is fine revenue
prpdu,lng qualities. the PAYNE iaw is coming
generally to b@ recognized ~ = most credit
able hill
EEEr rHE rNRIPF OFT up POLITICS
. our platform oms-d 10 revise The taTih
Immsttat civ aud also TO revise II to accord
wifh the difference between the cost OF pro-
du"'ton Al home and abroad These two
promises proved somewhat inconsist ent in
b thI immediate revision conforming o such
plan was tnpraCi icabls because the in
formation needed was not a. once avAilab BILE
bur the inconsistency was me- by the pro
vision ut arm board to report the neces
sary facts
The new tarih commission. for the work
Of which '25OoOo was appropriated. has
already COm.lc'eI itS preliminary report
AMI rha comm sion is now az work in this
country ! haze authorized the chairman
10 make a public statement OF the purposes
ami methods of rhs ommissiOn. but have
directed him not 20 make that statement
, until after the election because IN 81 far as
posi- bls ! desire the tarif commission from
IL very inception 90 be kept free from the
vicissitutes OF partisan politics. 81 that
n will gain the respect and the confidence
of the vhole country regardless Of party
lines
FINALLY since he hill passed have recon-
monIei and nearly every Republican candi-
dat" for congress and Republican State
W.Na TO- Ia Ag3A kIN
hereafter when thS tartf shall be revised
hv Republicans ~ shall he revised one
schedule ~ a time instead of by a general
, revision OF the entire tarin
We nave provided the machinery for
further revision on the protective principle
wasn IN. necessary Information has been
secured In my judgment the country
" III hesitate before enTrustinE a further
revision of the farm TO the Democratic
parry on free trade or tarin for revenue
principles That party has not within
our memory revised the tarin without
.reatns profound business disturbance
AM it, revision vas Immediately repu-
iia'"1 h' m" country after a short but
bitter .Np.r"uss
have thus svmmarilv stated the Re-
publican accomplishments OF a short eigh-
teen months Everything foreshadowed IN
our platform however. there was not time
- consider and carry uut
PROMISES TO Al CARRIED oiT
Ne agreed 70 ADOPT measures for the i'm
provemant ~ our foreign merchant marine.
which every one VIII admit 20 he in a con.
iitlon OF deca ience d-graceful to a country
Of our size and power
We agreed "a pass a lap embodyink the
bes' practice IN the issuing of iniunCIIons
without notice When this ls carried out
~ will believe. DO much to remove a fruit
iul source Of political discussion which
a flaEG faaltn1 and
which y fed by misrepresentation
We agreed 20 provide for the making
OF limited trarC agreements between in
'ers'Ate railways subject TO The approval
~ the commission
Then there = the badly needed legislation I
for additional safety appliances 7 refer
p" The bills pending IN Congress for the
Government n peCt ION Of lOComotiye boilers /
and for the ehminAtion by GoEernment /
direction ~ dAnser to employees from /
overhead AMI sideway projections
W. need the enactment OF lave authoriz- d
Ing the disposition Of coal. phosphate .
oil anu sas lands Of the Cove ~nment ana The
a'sr vov er sites owned bv the Government .
sionR streams Ia which there - valuable /
water power. now uncontrolled and IN b
appropriated. under leases or grants which l
shall induce Inysstmenr Of private capital .
N the development Of these lands but d
snail continue he Government a. ultimate 4
NIFellFl OF 'NF properties WIN an eQul- .
table provision for resdJustment Of terms !
a. oompsra'ively short periods Indeed I
the Affirmative pArt Of the whole policy Of /
conservation sW aits action and the Re-
publican party - pledged TO give this sub /
iect the attention n deserves
W. need % nev government for Alaska
with !av> properly protecting the gov
domain IN that vast empire
We agreed TO supplement ana strengthen
he antitrust laN IN 20 tar as n might seem
necessary EN,srlng antitrust laws nave 4
been ,igorousv enforced
W. are hoping for q readiust msnt Of our
relations vith 'anada thar shall bring
The Two countries INTO = closer commercial :
union henencial ~ both
Finally We are committed 70 an elinina-
ZION Of he defects n our hans'ng and /
system. With respect 70 which the
Monetary Commission has accumulated
mucr material
"IyEs ProGrEssrvts ,rFpTr
y" one "an read the ns' Of measures
actually pa s~sd ana 'ho-a proposed ~ 'he
national Republican parry ana no' admit
HA' 'h- parry = progressive IN m" highest
fegrs" T. - lI.t To hs proud of The
extraordinary achievement ~ thl- con-
yr'~s may fairly be said - he part ~
great Republican movement II not
o." nor- ~ ihs Executive alone or Of Con.
gr"~s alone u - not the work of one man
We n.s ~ -" al must share IN the sa'i-faCron
,i a'roupl. shmen' II - the vork of Re.
pshlcan. o. mark fhs rising tide Of
rrogress rhat began a. the end Of a Demo,
ran, parr' when W'Ih'm Mckinley was
/, .r leader Ga. maj 'on''nled throughout
he 'no adm uIsrravon- II Theodore Rops..-
,.F
n - peculiarly 4 EapubIcan distinction
ha' our parry has been able 10 place on 'he
''a'I'e boob. far reaching remedial leEisG.-
mi eeonou.r ,IrucTure without involving
OH" COUNTRY m financial disaster
rHoDEE-~ivE pFFr~ED
paT'v ~ true proGre-- - no' 4 party Of
.ldrca.i-n II j. not party of ultrscon-
=. aifSm pr"gra--iNc Repu blican I- one
= b." re"nFn. - "NI-ftnR and Concrefe evils
lnd Nh" I- n favor of practical and definite
feps 20 Grad cate them
N"S. what ar" the SPECIFIC evils that
iaN" r"u-ad Our paope I believe that
hoy have peeu growing IN this country
or wears and year. and they can he briefly
,'stsd thu
Fusi The corrupt control of legislative
md governmental agencies for the r-itb-
. shmsnt ma.nt"nancc and On tOym"nf Il
must privileges hy NAV iduals OF cor
pvrate wealth
10 make 'his control effective 'here have ,
'e~n organ red and maintained corrupt
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