New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
OBS Feature is Intended Especially
- for the Busy Man

9the hghting and the tunult at Washington
have died down." said Busy Man. do you
consider that the Republican party has
made good. has carried out the pledges it
gave TO the people in the platform upon
which 1t solicited votes for Taft?"
Yes, l do replied Constant Reader
! and IN support of my view 1 will repeat
to you the words OF Wade H Ellis chair
man of the Republican State Executive
Committee of Ohio. who made the first
draft of the Chicago platform upon which
Mr.. Taft ran. He saws:
F1rst-The Republican party promised
revision of the tariff, adopting the priIlci-
pie of maximum and minimum rate and pro-
vidins for such an adjustment of sched-
ules as would fairly represent the difference
between the cost of production at home and
abroad, together with a reasonable profit
70 American industries. The extraordinary
session, which met on March Is. 1909,
passed the tariff bill designed 10 accom-
plish these ends, and established a customs
court TO enforce the law The session which
adjourned June % enlarged the powers Of
the Tariff Board and appropriated s250,o00.
in order to secure an expert and scientific
investigation OF the practical workings OF
the new law and an ascertainment of the
comparative cost of production IN this and
other countries. so as ultimately to secure
an exact, mathematical performance of this
pledge
'Second-The last Republican platform
promised the development of a permanent
currency system and a continuance of the
work of the National Monetary Commits
sion. That work is going on, and a report
VIII be submitted to the next Congress
'Third-We promised postal savings
banks. The act providing for them was ap-
proved by the President on June %. 1910
-Fourth-We promised the further regu-
lation OF trusts and monopolies That
promise has been kept, first by the enact
ment of the corpora ton tax law, and sec
ond by the appropriation of necessary
funds TO enable the Department OF Justice
to continue the work Of investigation and
prosecution now going on.
'Fifth-We promised q more effective
supervision Of railroads. That promise mas
been kept by the act signed by the Presi-
dent on June Is, 1910, establishing a Com
merce Court FOR the expeditions trial of
cases under the interstate commerce law
authorizing the commission to make inves--
legations upon its own initiative and 20
suspend increased rates pending an inves-
tigauon: extending the provisions of the
ing car companies and providing for a
commission to examine the whole subject
Of the Issuance Of stocks and bonds by rat
road companies
Sixth--We promised further legislation /
respecting the safety and compensation Of /
worhingr1er, and particularly of railroad +
employees. On April 5, 1910, the President
an act amending the employers !
liability law 50 as to extend the right OF !.
action to personal acts or next Of kin, or 10 |
broa den the jurisdiction Of federal courts in |
such cases On April i, 1910, he approved |
an act strengthening the safety appliance /
law. On NAY s, 1910, he approved an act |
interstate commerce carriers .
report all accidents TO the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and authorizing rigid !
investigation OF such accidents.
'Seventh-We promised to establish
Bureau of Mines and Mining. Thesact for
that purpose was approved On May Is, 1910 |
g 'Eighth-We promised statehood to
New Mexico and Arizona The act au-
tlorizing the admission Of these territories /
into the union was signed by President Taft
On June 20, 1910.
a 'Ninth-We promised the further coz
OF the natural resources Of the
During the session of Congress
Just closed there were enacted laws legaliz-
ing the withdrawal by the President Of
vast areas of the public domain, and au-
lhorizing him TO continue such Withdrawals
in the future as he may deem best; pro-
viding for the building Of dams for the pro-
lection of public streams under the control