The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-02

certain fixed and essential principles
which the Republican party maintains.
You believe in the rule of law rather
than the rule OF men. You realize
for individuals, is to establish and
abide by declared principles of ac-
ton.
Rule of Right.
"You are in sympathy with the great
practical rules OF right conduct that
the American people have set up for
their own guidance and selfrestraint
In the limitations of the constitution
official power essential to the preser
vation of liberty and Justice. You
know that to sweep away those wise
rules of self-restrant would not be
progress, but decadence You know
that the great declaration Of principle
in our constitution can not be made
an effectual guide to conduct in any
other way than by judicial judgment
upon attempts to violate them: and
you maintain the independence. dignity
and authority Of the courts Of the
United States. You are for progress
along all the lines Of national develop
ment, but for progress which still pre-"
serves the good we already have ana
holds fast to those essential elements
of American institutions which have
made our country prosperous and great
and free.
"In respect of all these things our
country is threatened from many sides.
1t is your high privilege to be the
standard bearer for the cause in which
you believes and that cause Of pence
and Justice and liberty the millions
of your countrymen who believe as
you 10 will stand with you and the
great party which was born in the
struggle for constitutional freedom will
support YOU
Presidents Response.
President Taft's formal speech OF
acceptance delivered to the official
committee Of notification headed by
Senator Root defined in detail the is
sues Of the campaign as he saw them,
but he reserved the right to ampllfy
his statement in letter as the cam
paign develops.
The supreme issue that coufronts
the voters. the president declared, was
that Of the maintenance of the ma
tion g institutions and the preservation
of the constitution, threatened. he said
on the one hand by the Democratic
party, and on the other by those Re-
publicans who had left the party to
try their fortunes in the new one,
Next in Importance Mr.. Taft placed
the tariff. In the proposals OF the
ent schedules, he said, lay danger Of
business depression and hard times,
The Republican principle Of revision
only where scientific investigation
shows 1T necessary marked the
straight road to continued prosperity
and commercial peace,
In discussing the tariff. the presi-
dent said that it was untrue that to Its
door could be traced the high cost o. .
living, and pointed out that conditions
Of living were alike over the world.
AS an issue only less important than
the tariff, the president placed the
regulation Of trusts. He said the Sher~
man law had been enforced with sue
cess.
Republican Record.
The president pointed to the record
Of the Republican party, and par
tion, as an earnest of what it might
be expected TO do in the future if the
people returned it to power. He at
tackled the Democrats at other points
than the tariff, making special refer
ence to the refusal Of that party in
the house of representatives to con-
tinue the naval policy Of two battle
SHIPS year.
Taft did not mention either Colonel
Roosevelt or Governor Woodrow Will
son by name, but referred to each.
While he did not accuse either of en-
bracing the doctrines of Socialism,
many Of the proposals they had made,
the president said savored of it
strongly.
81 know that in this country there
are many who call themselves Demo
&c x-h
sion that we Republicans do the
radical propositions Of change in our
form of government that are reckless
ly advanced to satisfy what is sup
posed to be popular clamor,' said the
president.
"They are men who revere the con-
stitution and the institutions of their
government with all the love and TO
spect that we could possibly have,
business conditions and are yearning
for that quiet from demagogic agi.
tation which is essential fn the en-
ioyment by the whole people OF the
great prosperity which the good crops
and the present conditions ought TO
bring us.
Makes Earnest Appeal
''To them l appeal as TO all Repub-
to avert the political and economic
revolution and business paralysis
which Republican defeat will bring
about. Such misfortune will fall
most heavily on the wage-earner. May
we not hope that he will see what his
real interest is, will understand the
ehallowness of attacks upon existing
institutions and deccitful promises Of
underlined benefit by underlined
chauges.'
After reviewing the legislative en-
actments of the Republican party, tho
president launched into bitter attack
upon "those responsible for the popu-
lar unrest Of the present day.
Started by sensational journalism
and unjust and unprincipled muckrak-
ing he said, denagogues have seized
the opportunity to iDfame the public
mind that they might turn peculiar
conditions TO their own advantage. -
In the formation Of new parties, the