Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17


The president Of the United states, MIR.
Taft, has served his country honorably
and uprightly in many positions-as
Judge, as governor OF the Philippines,
as secretary of war. and now as prcs.-
dent--for 10 him and the Congress act
ing with him, we owe the creation Of
tariff commission: the adoption Of
ma ximum and minimum tariff law
treaties with foreign powers. the proper
treatment OF the Philippines under IN.
tariff. the increase in the efficiency OF
the Interstate commerce.. the beginning
OF a national legislative program. pro-
viding for the exercise OF the taxing
power in connection with corporations
doing an Interstate business, postal
savings bank bill. the constitution OF a
commission 10 report remedy for
oNercapltalizaton in connection With
the issue of stocks and bonds, but few
OF his services are more deserving OF
ter OF criticism OF the judiciary. Speak
ing as a United states circuit judge 10
years ago, he said:
PRESIDENT TAFT CITED.
The opportunity freely and publicly
to criticize judicial action is of vastly
more importance to the body polite
than the immunity OF courts and
judges from unjust aspersions and at
lacks. Nothing tends more to render
judges careful I'm their decisions and
anxious to do exact justice than the
consciousness that every act of theirs
Is to be submitted TO the intelligent
scrutiny and candid criticism of their
fellow men. In the case Of judges hav-
ing a life tenure, indeed, their very
independence makes the right freely
70 comment on their decisions OF
greater importance because II is the
only practicable and available instI-u-
m N hannQ a "a mamie n
keep such Judges alive TO the reason
able demands OF those they serve
Dropping the personal pronoun, the
colonel took up an exposition Of what
I'VE who work for the new national
ism" believe. He reiterated his
belief In government by party, his
recognition Of the necessity OF corpora
tions in business, accompanied by the
elevation of the workingrnan by
unions; hut all these agencies. he was
convinced, must be under control OF
the whole people. The one vital and
essential matter In all public life was
honesty All good citizens must Join in
warning on the crook. whether giyer or
taker Of hribes. as a traitor to de-
n1ocracy
BOSSES AND LEADERS
The address closed with the only
words that could be construed es has-
Ing any bearing on the Immediate
political situation within the Repub-
licnn party In this state--a diSGerte-
ton on popular self-controi and party
leadership. a distinction between the
boss and the leader
lit sanecessa,ry and desirable" said
the colonel. that there should be
leaders,'Abut IL is Unnecessary and un-
desirable that there should DO bosses.
The leader leads the people,. the. boss
drives the people. The leader gets his
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of his followers. the boss
keeps his hold by manipulation. by in
trigue. by secret and furtive appeal 10
many forms Of solf-interest and some
times TO very base forms.
Progress there must he, but II
must be wise, sober and moderate II
II were to be permanent Prosperity |
must be preserved. for material we'll |
being was great good, but il was |
only foundation for n lofty national |
life. raised, in accordance with the |
doctrine that righteousness exalteth a |