Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-05
PRESIDENT TAFT AND the CHANCE TO 60 BUSINESS.


We showed the other day that the republicans
the national campaign of 1912 under favorable auspices by pre-
sentng in the coming session of Congress bills embodying
tariff and financial program that will tend to put business
established basis
That tariff revision the recon-
mendatons of tariff board made after bipartisan invcst
CATION and scientific basis with ample notice to the public
that unfair advantage be taken of people by dealers
In any commodity 1t means stable financial policy and
radical nkerng with the nations financial system. 1t
the adoption Of will business along
the line while in abatng the impartial of
law-brealers, whether trusts or individuals
As the recognized head of his party President Taft
pected to take prominent the formulation of policies
but the framing OF measures rests with the awmakng branch
Of government
The Republican party a party. and the
pubcns of the two Houses of Congress not shift their share
Of responsibility.
In the meantime President Taft is being urged proceed
this direction and in that The New York Sun
to one extreme representing does the orthodox financial
corporation and President Taft become rockbbed
conservative The Sun says:
''Therc is only issue present of sufficient
magnitude to take President of the United States away
from his of official duty give oral instruction to the
population between the That is the supreme
issue forced into being by the progressive dsorganzers Of
government the issue with socialism, disguised half clothed
or naked Everywhere and in both parties men of patriot
ism and men of business looking hard for leader with
the dscernment to recognize this central fact Of the sua
ton and with courage enough to face the people and tell
HAS Mr. Taft the discernmcny Has he the
age II &c. Opportunity never beekoned more eagerly to
Sherman act and the perpexe of tariff schedules go to
Gehenna and put himself speedily and Enthusiastically at the
head of the conservative political forces that bound to
prevail if this republic is going to endure
time when the West calling for the smashing of schedules
generally continued upward in the cost of living
may the pendulum swing back again and to osciae
until this whole question is settled
But that reciprocity has cleared the atmosphere the
tariff question not be settled without either adopting Prc
dent Taft tariff board program SloSng the democratic
program of ripping up things generally through sweeping
vision of the entire tariff and the creation of large free list
open to all the world
Public sentiment the tariff question is now in state of
lux and the drift will speedily in direction the
other President Taft called upon by the sun become
conservative and 50 help business.
The democrats already committed by their course IN
Congress to free list and tariff for revenue only
Which policy regarding the tariff will the more help bust
Turning question of enforcing the antitrust laws
find powerful sentiment reflected in the New Orleans Times
",r Taft's desire 20 comfort the sorrowng and re-
assure the worrying is plainly manifest and manitestly sin
His refusal halt the enforcement of the sherman
bitter and the with tact and clevcrness Yet it is
hardly be supposed that the business who cry out
the order which the Republican party through long period
of years has sedulousy fo>teed will be easily pocifrd
Rather is be hoped that they will bring themselves to
of the change nevitahc and rhiIosophcay
turn the devoted to vocerouH but nnavaIlng
protest the REIMBURSEMENT of their business in conformity
with the law as has been interpreted by the court OF last
The task may be difficult to those trained in the
trust school, but is by no means impossible" And tn"
experience of the railways which bent their neckS TO the
yoke of law and regulation only after season OF furious
but unavalng protest should teach them TO accept phil
osorhcaly what Mr. Taft whose party has served these
in the capacity of next friend to the trusts as
slrcs them is inevitable"
However may differ regarding the personality of the
head governments President la1 NnloS"lNll repre-
the sentiment Of the great mass of the American people
taking his position mddloftheroad progressive
publican The York Sun will have few followers outside
of the large financial interests in calling for cessation Oh the
prosecution of violatorS Of the antitrust laws
Indeed the chiefly mentioned possible rival for
republican nomination for the presidency of the nlte
States opposition Mr. Taft is far radical than the
latter and it is be presumed that his policies would disturb
degree than those against winch
many people protesting in connection with The Tart adj
mnisration indicating that the trend in the republican ranks
as well as throughout the country is toward progssvces
and not in the indicated by luminous New York
contemporary
The great thing for the people to do is to stop waiting for
think for them Let them Se" in their own
minds whether they smash things or to remedy defects
as fast as without pngng the whole country into
nd zen settle down business,