New-York tribune., 1911-11-06
TAFT'S TRIP BENEFICIAL
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As that is known TO have been the in
tention Of the Democratic leaders the
warning is worthy of more public atten-
ton than it has received II makes it
clear, both to the Democratic leaders and
to the people at large. that in passing
tariff bills before the Tariff Board has
had an opportunity to investigate the in
dustries concerned Congress will be
wasting time and effort because a Pres
idential veto will inevitably await them.
And this warning should, moreover,
prove q powerful factor in inducing the
Democrats to give their attention To bills
making such reductions as the President.
guided b. the reports of the Tariff Board,
will recommend to Congress.
Firm Stand en- Sherman Law.
The firm and forceful position of the
President with regard TO the enforce
ment Of the antitrust law has served 10
Gissipate all suspicion that this admins
tration Is IN the control Of or even cher
ishes TOO great sympathy for. what is
often termed big business" No better
illustrs tion Of this could he found than
is afforded by the declaration in the
Insurgent platform that the sherman law
must bs modified I'm order that it may
not work such serious hardship to the
business interests of the country, and
by the bid Of Representative Littleton
for the support Of the business interests
when he demanded the repeal of the act
with the implied condition that the
STANDARD oil Company, the Steel Trust
and other concerns under indictment or
injunction should be left unhampered
until new statute could be enacted and
judicially construed
With regard TO Insurgcnt misrepre-
sentation OF the railway rate law first
introduced i'm this administration. it is
entirely probable that those who were
sincerely misled and Who have not for
gotten its details will never be convinced
of the error Of their view. But It IS
noteworthy that many who once made
the measure a basis Of criticism are now
expressing their conviction Of the sin
cerity Of President Taft and are per-
suaded that he must have been deceived.
1t is also reasonable TO expect that the
report Of the special commission ap-
pointed t. consider the question of fed
eral control Of railway securities and the
message with which the President will
transmit it to Congress will serve COM
pletely 20 obliterate the false impress
sions Of the original measure which the
Insurgents succeeded in creating.
Regarding the criticism now levellcd
at him 10y the Harmon Democrats and
the Insurgent Republicans because of
his innexible determination to compel
law. Mr. Taft, sitting in the observation
end Of his private car, told a story one
night recently. He said he was reminded
of a remark of President Roosevelt
apropCs of san Juan Hill Mr.. Roose-
Welt said that half of his enemies firmly
believed the story that he had never
been at San Juan at all The other half
were absolutely convinced Of the truth
OF lIt lcIoIl tIidt a. D"H Juan ~ ''i4''
a negro trooper in the back. But these
conflicting views present no difficulty to
nv enemies" added the colonel. 'Thcy
merely compromised by believing both
stories" And So remarked the Presi-
dent. my Democratic and Insurgent
friends seem 20 have compounded by
believing that / am actuated 10y improp-
erlv sympathetic and friendly regard for
and an unwarranted and implacable hos
tlity 10 the great business interests of
the country
Character of Insurgency.
Despite the fact that Republican in
eureencv has already received far more
attention I'm the press than il was ever
Untitled to.-it seems necessary to allude
~ II here. Republican insurgency is a
h,,hbIo composed OF the soft soap with
,,.,,icb certain individuals seek 10 pro
,,ote their personal ambitions and that
lit uoijd With which certain muck
nat,roo magazines and newspaper
.,,a,ar" the pabulum they sell TO their
.-,,,1cd readers. That the so-calle1
,.-1...o,.nt movement could ever have
,aa ca large i'm the public eye must
eor,rer constitute monument to the
a,..nrrri.o and ingenuity of the press
eao.t. - the little group of politicians
- endeavored by this means Il
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