St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-03
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time organized labor had been sim
ply tolerated and we followed the
plans of the common law of England
but in this decision President Taft
gave organized labor a real stand
ing before the law. He was the first
judge in the world to give organized
labor this recognition and really
gave them their Magma Charta. He
said that Mr.. Taft was a construc-
tive rather than a destructive states
man and built up instead of tearing
down. He then read an extract from
a letter by President Roosevelt
written a few years ago most heart
lily endorsing President Taft as the
friend of the laboring man.
In speaking of the part Mr.. Taft
had in enforcing the Sherman Anti
trust law, he said that in the first
place this law was not enforced. Tie
law in itself does not hamper legi-
innate business but does provide
punishment for the pirate in bust
ness and because it is the only law
we have that does this, President
Taft believes it should be amended
and not repealed.
The prosecution of trusts during
Taft's administration compared with
those of former presidents is as fol-
lows: President Taft has prosecuted
trusts nine times to President Har-
rison once; IL times to President
Cleveland's once; 20 times to Presi-
dent McKinley's once and four times
to President Roosevelt's once. If
the president was a weak man he
would naturally 'relinquish his eff
forts to bring these large and pow
erful interests to justice at a time
when his political future is at stake
but he has not done so but is pur-
suing the law breakers today as Wig
orously as at any time in his admin
istration.
He said that in personal expert
ence he had found that as soon as he
had convinced President Taft that
he was in the right the president
was ready to give him a hearty en-
dorsement When President Taft
came into power he found many
weaknesses in the rate bill and had
had that law revised so that we now
have a bill that is more effective.
He had the investigation of the
amount of water in the stock and
bond issues in this country and his
commission has made a report on
which was based a law for the pro-
lection of innocent investigators in
stocks and bonds. President Taft
has proved himself to be a good
judge and has the ability to decide
upon those laws that will pass in the
courts and not be thrown out. His
judgment and wisdom to see how
the law will be interpreted and
shape the law accordingly has prov
ed of great benefit to the country.
He spoke of the work of President
Taft in the passage of the publicity
laws.
President Taft was the first pres
ident to seriously tackle the prob
lem. Other presidents had talked
about it but President Taft was TAX
ing the necessary steps to make it
possible. The first step was to put
the postoffice department on a pay
ing basis which the president has
done. He has introduced economies
in the department and increased its
service by installing postal savings.
The next step will be the parcels
post and this will be followed by
penny postage.
In the matter of conservation he
said that the Weeks bill had been
in congress for years before Presi-
dent Taft came into power. There
had been a great noise about it but
Taft put in on the statute books
and that he does not promise to do
things but brings things about. He
spoke of the large national forests
in Oregon and said that no frauds
had been committed there in the
state where he knew most about it.
Mr.. Taft has established bureau
of mines for the purpose of making
the work of the miner safer and
more healthful and has established
economy in the conduct of govern
ment business and has established
a court of appeals of the customs
service which is already bringing
into the treasury of the government
thousands of dollars. President
Taft is the man who believes in de-
cency in public life and is man OF
clean speech and represents the viz
tue of the people. He is an honest
man and secured the passage of the
law for the publicity of all cam
paign receipts and expenditures. AT
this time he is a necessity for the
government to continue in the path
of safe and sane progress that it has
been enjoying, for the past three
years. No other man can bring to
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