The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-30
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which. notwithstanding all IT'S faults,
is a reysnue-produceE There Is, a
good deal more that can be said FOR
that act, 1t gave, US maximum
and minimum tariff proyiso which
deem Of the highest Importance, and
which tended to- increase our for
etaRy tfadP substantially It gives
us free trade with the philippines,
:Rtsstie fe3ath has madeAAtAe islands more
than ever, in THAR lis.
cory, without injury to any Ame.;-
car industry It, gave authority
that I used to create and appoint Il
Taiiff Board, WHICH, sthough- net the
commission sought, is doing a
most useful work; and it imposed
a1porpQratton tax; ION, which na1
set my heart, but which at times I
despaiEed Of getting through ., See re-.
= Now that you have launche v>u"
pl eject for a Constitutional amend
'mtnt, -you probably have III mind
sons9e particular form OF general a..
come .taN t. recommend to Go lgress
when 1t Is free to, act?''
Believes in Income Tax.
, i! i FIl g way, YES believe. on
princtpIe, In a general income tax.
The on1y good arguments against T..
are that 1T is inquisitorial, and that
1t offers temptation to perjury. but
would not restort to the ordinary
income tax except in an emergency
like war, when would have it grad
uated, SO that those citizens who had
most, at stake should bear a cor
respcndingly large share of the bur
den OF the common defense. In
time OF peace would avoid tempta-
ton to perjury and would confino
the Government to taxes that do not
involve such inquisitorial methods
In their collection
judicial Appointments.
Mr.. President, I suppose YOU
have noticed Mr. Bryan's comments
on Your appointment Of Chief Justice
White ?" ".'"'
All that 1 have to say about my
Judicial appointments Is that have
regarded my duty in respect to them
as the most sacred with which am.
charged, and that I have spared no
erort to secure for the Supreme
Court and other courts the best men
could get, with the fullest appre-
cation of the fact that the Federal
courts, and especially the Supreme
Court, constitute the chief bulwark
OF the institutions Of civil liberty:
created by the Constitution.
Now, Mr.. President, something
or the. future. What do you pur-
pose treating as your calendar of
unhn1shed business for the rest of
your term?"-
The Unfinished Calendar.
In the domestic field, L suppose
reductions in the wooden and cotton
Schednles, and possibly in the metal
schedule of the tariff, will go to TIL
Top or the calendar. These will be
founded, as far as my recommenda
uons are concerned, on the report Of
the Tariff Board. L have heard /,
insinuated that Congress will -.
heed the suggestions Of an executive
board. AS to that T have nc means
or judging in advance. What I
snail do is to put. the whole thing
up to congress, and leave the mem
oers to settle with their constituents
II they prefer not to act. In the
house the Democratic majority have
always protested themselves ready
to accept any reductions they can
get, and I am going to take them
at their word in good faith. Where
me Insurgents will stand L am not
prophet enough even to surmise.
For another thing, We ought to
obtain some legislation which will
enable Alaska to develop without in
ringing on~our broad policy of con-
5erVat1on. Then there is the ques-
lion OF ratifying the peace treaties
with england and France, and the
fiscal treaties with England and
france, and the fiscal treaties with
Honduras and Nicaragua, which in
their way are peace treaties also. AS
she1r purpose is to remove one of
the most prolific causes of war.
Il assume that you know that il
mas been widely limited that your
tour was the opening of your cam
paign for reelection"
The President Endeavors.
Certainly, as Is the case with
al Administrations much of what
| have done since 1 have been in Of
ice has had some political color put
upon it by those who were inclined
% be critical. The truth is, how
ever, that political considerations
lave not weighed heavily with me.
have tried to do in each case what
seemed to me the wisest thing, re-
CARELESS of it's effect upon my own
future: Indeed, in more than one