The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-12-07
PRESIDENT TAFT's MESSAGE.

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gress yesterday is Of such considerable length to dis
courage the casual reader; but it be hoped that all will
with close interest the of the message 1t ap
the first page Of this issue The President has dealt
with practically every subject Of national welfare the pres
elt time and exhaustive reading of the will give
one close insight into the condition Of the country from
governmental standpoint.
Mr. Taft undoubtedly mirrors the desire the nation
at large when he says that he will not recommend any tariff
legislation until the Congress December 1911
While we all have something IN common with the reasons ad
vanced by Mr. Taft for the attitude he yet in the
opinion of many the best argument against is the fact that
it would unsette business conditions, which
fact that the tariff board not ready to submit report
any Of the schedules Of the Payne bill He desires wait
until the tariff board gives intelligent basis for action
When does the President desires that the tariff be
vised schedule by schedule and his vigorous oppo
on to any general revision He desires the tariff board to
be made permanent which will appear to most of most
sensible suggestion
While the tariff clause of his message is the most inter
estng to the people generally President will popu
1stion Mr. Taft the position that it is time to stop
3esang with reference regulation of corporations and to
suspend that sort Of thing until the effect has been noted of
vigorous execution of the laws already the statute books
The President believes that the limitation upon business
methods viii be made clearer by pending decisions of the
preme court
From the foregoing and from further comment upon it
President it apparent that he weary of the hue
and cry against corporations Just because they corpora
on of the continual Undertaking that is going and
that radical stbustes going to get encouragement
White House. Mr.. Taft wants the law enforced he
NE does hold that every corporation guilty Of each crime
the calendar and he believes is time became slightly
mere safe and the trust question.
The message undoubtedly will have splendid effect
business There nothing in il to alarm capital in fact the
hope plainly held out to capital that there going to be
general program running amuck The President says that
he believes the activities of the government IN addition to the
the should be directed toward of
administration the enlargement of opportunities for foreign
trade the building of home industry and the strengthening
of the confidence of capital in domestic investment
The President strikes conservative note. That he
ing do nothing radical plainly apparent His message
confidence and thought to be at
reflected quickenng of the commercial pulse all the
nation.
Il be sad blow Victor Murdoch, the par excellence
" gent that he is the opportunity to put wool
the fes The attitude of the President in opposition to
any tariff legislation at this session. puts outside the realm
of probability the wool schedule any other schedule of
the Payne bin will considered Coming from the President
the ttuar of the Republican party it Is apparent that
it il in line with the views of the party leaders SO Mr. Muir
dock bde his time with much patience he muster
mt: the next Congress meets which will be in December 1911
1t Will be good to Utah. also, that the wool schedule
IS to remain as Here in Utah. sellers of wool 1T Is to
our advantage that wool shall sell at price that will afford
the wool grower profit Mr. Murdoch Is of course arguing
from selfish standpoint His constituents buy the finished
product IF they large sellers of WOOL he would favor
n high tariff.