The Republican journal., 1910-05-26
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, DC. May %. If Congress
should adjourn tomorrow the record of
the present Administration to date would
really be an extraordinary one. Never
has so much been accomplished in sim
gle year as has been attained since the
inauguration of President Taft. The
tariff law enacted at the special session
last year was stupenduous piece of
work in itself, and has proved so emil
Ylently successful that few can be found
TO criticize it. 1t has brought an unusual
amount of revenue and wonderful
amount OF business to the country. 1t
has given every man who is worthy of it
chance to work, and wages are being
increased all over the country so rapidly
that it can easily be said that never be-
fore in our history have the people of this
country been receiving so great reward
for their labor and toll.
AS result of this tariff legislation we
have entered into pleasant relations with
every country, gaining from them the
10 them and giving in return the benefits
of our minimum rates. Such arrange
ments with our National competitors
throughout the globe do much more to
make peace and friendly relations than
anything else that could be done, and al
ready the principle of maximum and
minimum tariff has been fully indicated,
and shown to be not threatening club,
but a means to bring advantage to both
sides in peaceful and friendly way.
Again, the tariff commission, made
possible by the law, while we hear little
Of its workings, is still a very busy body,
and when the appropriation now pending
Is made available there will no doubt be
a mass Of information collected that will
be Of benefit to the Executive and to
both houses of Congress.
Next to the passage and successful
working of the new tariff law is the
economy put into operation and the
splendid results therefroln which have
accrued to the Government 1t will not
be possible to know just how great
saving has been made in our expendi-
lures until the end of the fiscal year, but
II IS already known that many millions
ot dollars will have been saved to the tax
payers of the country In the first
place, the Postoffice deficit of ST.. 900. 900
last year will be reduced to some S., OOO,-
900 this year, showing a saving of at
least 100000 This is due largely to
the business methods inaugurated bv
PostmasterGenera Hitchcock, and to
Legislation that will enable him to put
INTO effect many reforms in the service.
In the Treasury Department, too,
throughout the various bureaus econo-
mics have been put into practice, and
many thousands of dollars saved to the
Government. This has been made DOS
sible through the business Judgment
shown by the various Secretaries and
Che desire to carry out Mr.. Taft's wishes
that not dollar should be wasted in anv
department of the Government. The
same economy has been practiced in the |
various other departments. and all this
outside of the savings shown in the ap-
preparations.
When the appropri alton bills are finally
made up for the year, it will be seen that
a great saving has been made in almost
every bill, amounting in the total to many
millions of dollars. All this is hardly no.
ticed by the general public, but will be
great feature to be credited to Mr.. Taft
and his Administration as the figures are
finally made up.
1t is being proved that President and
mis- Cabinet officials may save the Govern
Enent in many ways quietly and without
ostentation and without giving out daily
bulletins to show what has been done.
While this may not at the time gain for
them the credit that is their due, yet |
when the people realize at the end of
year, when the figures have been made
up, what has been accomplished, they
will not fail to give the proper credit and |
10 sustain an Administration that is work.
ing so earnestly in their behalf.
As has been stated, even were there