Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-25
TARIFF VETOES EXPLAINED
Says Bills Were Drawn Up Unscien-
tifeally and Recklessly.
TO KEEP UP FIGHT FOR PEACE
Believes Republican Party Would
Lose Caste if It Took Up Ju-
dicial Recall.


Trying to Do, an article by President
Taft appears in the current issue of the
Worlds Work and deals with tariff re-
vision, business prosperity arbitration
and Independence of the judiciary The
President asserts that he is willing to go
before the people for a verdict on his
veto Of the three tariff bills passedSby
Congress in extraordinary session last
Year: that no charge Yet made against
him has gone nearer TO his heart than
that he by enforcing the antitrust law
was hurting business: that he intends as
long as he can raise his voice. to continue
To favor general arbitration and that
the republican party would lose caste as
a defender Of American civilization should
it take up the judicial recall as one of
It's tenets
In part. the Presidents article follows:
Il was eiected President of the United
states on the republican platform of
lSs. The party declared in that platform
that in all tariff legislation the true prin-
ciple Of protection is best maintained by
the imposition of such duties as will equal
the difference between cost of production
a home and abroad. The party went
before the people on that issue and was
sustained.
Criticises Tariff Bills.
Our democratic brethren have depart-
ed from the faith on tariff board which
a majority of them once embraced and.
IN the extraordinary session of last year.
they passed three tariff bills without the
aid Of information from tariff board
draUn in SUCH an unscientifc unsyste-
mate. and reckless way that | did not
hesitate to Veto them. in order that th5y
might await the coming in of the report
by the tariff board upon schedule n
WOOL and woolens which one tariff bill
aHecteo, and upon cotton and cotton
Manufacturer which another tariff bill
affected. We should be entirely willing
10 go before the country and invite YER
diet Of The people.
No charge has been made against me
that went nearer TO my heart than the
charge that ]. by the enforcement of the
antitrust Jaw. was inluring the business
of the country | enforced il so far as
lay in MY powv- and duly because it is
on the statute book. | enforced it be-
cause / beiieve il to be a good law. and
/ believe ii when properly construed to
make right guide for business. | be-
heve that BY the construction OF the
courts of the laws that are on the statute
books. and by decisions that are yet to
come the line may clearly be drawn so
tina business may square itself to those
boundaries which the .aw fixes.
Too Many Amendments.
Il should deprecate the suggestion of
any so-called reform that involves con-
stitutional changes. without our knowing
exactly what We are going to do and
what the effect of these changes will be.
What ] would deprecate is the sudden
suggestion of amendments for this end.
and amendments for that and having
amendments for breakfast the next
morning. as IL the amendment of the
fundamental law were nothing but the
repeal of an ordinary statute or the pas
sage of an ordinary appropriation bill.
There is one other subject which is a
rather tender one with me. l con-
WINGED that most of the audiences | had
the privilege of addressing within the
last year were in favor of passing and
ratifying the peace treaties just as they
were presented TO Congress.
Il give notice that / have not lost in
terest in that point and l have no thought
or surrendering, because L intend so far
as I can and so long as / may raise my
voice, TO favor general universal arDi-
tration. | acknowledge and admit the
power Of the Senate, and | believe il to be
a great part of the structure of our gov
eminent. and / would not have it elm
mated for anything. / recognize the au-
thority of the Senate and have no quar-
rel with the exercise of that authority,
but the ultimate source of all authority
in this government is the people. IL is
the people, who by deliberate Judgment,
tan effect q reform which commends it
Se-f 10 their hearts and their souls and
their minds, and il is upon them that |
depend in this matter.
Treaties Now Pending.
We have treaties pending also with
Nicaragua and Honduras TO carry out the
policy of the treaty with Santo Domingo.
and they ought TO be ratified.
There are other aims of government TO
which reference might he made. such as
the movement looking to greater econ
ony and efficiency in government work
and expenditures: penny postage. through
postal economies: extension Of pra ctical
conservation acts: parcels post: revision
Of currency laws and prevention of pan
les; scientific study of industrial condi-
tions and International Investigation of
the high cost of living. But there is one
subject TO which | would refer in con-
clusion-
Should the republican party take up
the judicial recall as one of its tenets IL
would lose caste as a defender of our
civilization, a maintainer of the Copsti-
tuten and an upholder of justice. When
ne depart from the principles of the in
dependence of the judiciary We shall lose
the valuable essence of the administra-
the point where the history Of the de-
cadence or republics begins l am not
unmindful of the necessity for judicial
reforms. but that depends not on chang
ing the character of the Judges but upon
the change OF procedure the expedition
Of judgments and the reduction of the
expense Of litigation"
rs WOMAN A LUXURY?