Evening journal., 1910-06-22
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 22. IeIo
REcoRD oF THE ADMINISTRATION

W. HEN Congress adjourns President TAFT
w will have ample reason to feel pleased
with the work that has been done. The record
will be satisfactory, and the critics who have
been declaring that the administration has been
unable to accomplish anything tangible will have
been confounded. The tariff measure was pass
ed long ago. and as time goes on 1t will be bet
ter understood and less subject to criticism than
it has been 1t may be recalled that when the
measure was passed some bitter opponents of
the tariff spoke of the Payne-Aldrioh law as the
best tariff law ever enacted by the Republican
party.
The railroad bill and the statehood bill are
now laws The railroad measure is a very I'M
portant one. 1t is not what Taft expected, but
it was worked over until it was finally put in
shape to commend it to all factions of the Re
pubhcans and to most of the Democrats. Demo
Gratis who supported the bill declared that It was
better than they had thought possible,
The bill granting statehood to Arizona and
New Mexico TO which the President was COM
mitted has been passed TO the confusion OF crit
ics who declared that the Republicans would
iuggle with the measure and then kill It, Once
again the critics are upset
Tt is expected that the Postal Savings Bank
bill will soon become a law. This was another
OF the administration measures. The House bill
will probably be accepted by the Senate.
A land withdrawal bill, an important measure
is also on the direct road to becoming law
The House has passed bill differing in its
minor provisions somewhat from the Senate
measure The difference is as to the amount
of reclamation bonds TO be issued The
measure is designed to enlarge the powers Of
the Interior Department officials in carrying out
the administration conservation policies. In re-
lation to this subject it will be shown that no
monopoly has gained possession of coal oil, or
phosphate lands, and the power sites OF which
there has been so much talk have not been per-
mitted to pass into the hands of private own
ers.
As carrying out the administration policies,
two battleships have been ordered built. laws
have been passed to abolish the white slave traf-
hc. Bureau of Mines will be established. law
has been passed for the protection of Alaska
seals. S25o,ooo has been appropriated for tar
if board which is to investigate tariff schedules
and the cost of production here and abroad and
similar matters
A commission has been appointed to investi-
gate the business methods in the departments at
Washington with view 10 cutting down ex-
penses A law has been passed providing for
the use Of safety couplings and appliances by the
railroads. and manv other measures directly or in
directly connected with the administration pro-
gram have been adopted
Mr. Taft has therefore, established record
on which ne can go before the country with as
surance. He has achieved the results in spit,
OF many obstacles and adverse criticism.
In addition to this the government has begun
many prosecutions for alleged violations OF the
Sherman Antitrust law Instead of being idle
the administration has been active
The "show down makes it clear that wheu
Congress adiourns, the Republicans will have
record of having carried out practically all oil
the party pledges. There may be several matters
such as the injunction subject, that should not
have been permitted to fall by the wayside, bu
the Taft administration in the final lap of III,
present session of Congress comes splendidly tc
the front.