Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-03

! luton. The bluff and bIuster of
Z political enemies have not made Z
\ him finch an iota from his de-
Z termination to do that which (
\ he believed to be for the gen.
Z eral welfare of all CLASSES of <
\ people in this repubIic."-Rep- Z
Z r%esentative Kahn of California, <
\ in an address reviewing Presi- Z
! dent Taft's Administration. <
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The record of President Taft's ad-
m~inistration is one OF splendid achieve
ment.
His administration has broken all
records for prosecutions brought anc
won under the Sherman antitrust law.
Without fear or favor it has brought
to the bar of justice corporations and
persons engaging in illegal combine
tions in restraint of trade, the ulti-
mate purpose of each combination be-
ing to create a monopoly and to raise
the prices on its products. In two
years and eleven months Of his ad-
ministration President Taft caused t.
be instituted twenty-five civil suits
and forty criminal suits against il
legal trusts. Roosevelt, in the seven
and a half years Of his presidency,
only instituted forty four suits against
illegal combinations.
Under President Tstt's administra-
ton the great Sugar trust frauds were
unearthed resulting IL the forced res
twitution of millions of dCiiars into the
national treasury. These frauds,
which were based upon the bribery Of
customs officials to dishonesty value
imports of sugar were in progress
during the last administration, but
were not detected un,il Taft became
president.
Corporation Tax.
President Taft suggested and Sc
cured the enactment Of a law impos-
ing a tax upon corporations which
adds $4,000, 600 annually to the reve-
nues of the government.
He advocated and approved the law
: establishing postal saving banks.
These banks are now the repositories
, of many millions of dollars and afford
/, to people of small means in remote To-
~calities an easy and safe method of
! accommodating money.
e Under his direction there has been
! an investigation of the excessive and
l. unfair charges of the express com
! panies and a complete Encouragement
f of rates ordered.
f Railroads have been prevented from
t putting rate increases into effect with
out the approval Of the interstate COM
merce commission. While this legis'
. lation was pending an effort was made
u by certain trunk lines to increase
. rates. A temporary injunction was
o Immediately obtained by the attorney
l. general, and by agreement with the
l. railroad presidents they did not put
the increases into effect but waited
q for the enactment Of the law. They
u then applied TO The interstate com
r. merce commission Tor permission, I'm
70 der the new law. to make the increase
but their application was denied b!
the commission. The railroads de
nounced the president and his attor
ney general for the stand they took il
protecting the rights of the shippers
:. Other Reforms Accomplished.
The white slave traffic has beel
vigorously and effectively attacked
s, and severe punishment has bee
melted out to those engaged in tn
'e nefarious business.
&c A bureau OF mines has been estat
N lished, so as to safeguard the lives c
ne ie miners. President Taft personally a
- tended a demonstration of the metl
of DDS employed to rescue miners an
I'd has done everything in his power I
be give efficiency to this new bureau.
Another great social reform whic
CT President Taft Advocated and whic
us received his hearty approval when tn
Il law was passed concerns the invest
. CATION of child labor conditions by til
on government. President Taft selecte
e. a woman 10 manage the bureau whiC
he is %conductips the inquiry in order tn;
&C. there misht ne a sympathetic an
IN thorough administration of the law
zee Under President Taft's aCninistr
eli ton the Panama canal will be cor
on pleted ahead 81 time. without a tail
Iur of graft. President Taft has mac
he several visits to tne isthrus in ord,
20 to personally assure himself that Il
x work was beiug prosecuted honest
ILL., and Vigorously.
An income tax amendment to II