The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-04
THEY HAVE TOLD Mr.. TAFT /!

President Taft was fomary notified the other cay of
MS denomination the candidate of the republican
party by the convention that at Chicago in June
and he accepted the nomination in speech which de-
Aned, in general way his political principles and
sounded the keynote Of the campaign he is to make for
reelection 1t is interesting significant of the state
OF MIND OF the republicans that burden of Mr. Roots
speech OF notification to the president the integrity
OF the convention which made the nomination and the
'aiuly OF Mr. rats title to the leadership Of the
party represented in that convention It is an unusual
thing and probably unique with the republican nartv
that justification Of the candidacy to the party itself
must be the principal substance of the address made nv
the presiding officer convention to the man chosen
to lead the party in the campaign Mr. Root put his
case strongly might have been expected both from
the nature of the itself and from the ability of
the orator, but Mr. Tafts satisfaction at his second
choosing by his party have been greatly essened
by the necessity for such argument and assurance
was made By Mr.. Root
In his rpey, Mr. Taft sets forth very well the prn-
ciples which he stands and it must he said that
they faithfully the established doctrine of tho
republican party. There is certain rightly about Mr.
Tafts uerances that is characteristic Of his EXPRESS
ions and that detracs from their of appeal to the
multitude Mr.. Taft is not happy orator He is ju-
dlclal and substantial, but he is persuasive The
times are not propitious to his fashion of statesman
ship and he appears at disadvantage beyond the desert
of his merits.
On the tariff which he makes the leading issue of his
address, che president attempts to Justify the Journalism
which he has adopted in refuge the perpexity of
living problem He favors revision but only such as
may be recommended by commission of experts
schedule by schedule In practice that plan of treat
ment, as has been shown, is effective of material
results 1t has accomplished nothing during Mr. Tafts
administration In principle, moreover, its justifca-
ton is more specous than real The tariff is poli-
tcal question and the representatives of the people in
congress are quite capable dealing with it. The rec
concentrations of board appointed to gather statistics
and study effects of tariff systems would be valuable
but they should be regarded information upon which
themselves. Moreover Mr. Taft cannot so easily JUS
tify his support of the tariff commission idea in view
OF his own record of tariff revision recommendation
Immediately his assumption of office he conveyed
congress in extraordinary session revise the tariff
recommending action without further delay to carry
out the pledges of the republican platform on which h.
was elected, with the result that the Payne-Adrich ae
which he declared to be the best tariff bill ever passed.
was adopted 1t was only after the country gave clear
evidence of its dissatisfaction with this act that Mr.
Taft found refuge in the commission plan. q.
The president appeals to his in dealing with
the trusts and on that he has very good case but
the country is very uncertain as to whether the true
solution of the problem reached in the sher-
man law and Mr.. Taft offers little enlightenment upon
| the subject as a great vital question of the day
On the general principles of government Mr. Taft is
conservative and sound and deploring the vogue of
the demagogue and the docrinare he speaks words OF
wisdom, but, the whole his speech is formal and
rigid to degree, offers little in the way If real
contribution to the solution of problems that are dis
turbng the mind of the people Mr. Taft is out Of tune
With his time.