The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-02-01
Brilliant Record Of Republi-
can Administration Up
held by Senator Brown.

administration were defended here
last night by Senator Norris Brown,
of Nebraska, at the annual banquet
Of the Republican editors of Indiana.
The speech was regarded as a key
note Of the administration efforts in
launching country wide campaign.
Besides the editors, Republican party
leaders from all over the state at
tended the banquet.
Senator Brown reviewed at con-
siderable length what had been ac-
complished by President Taft and
the Republican party and laid the
greatest stress on the PaynelAldrich
tariff law, railroad regulation, d.
rect. election of United States sena-
tors, income tax amendment, en-
forcement of the antitrust law and
other measures and the peace tteat-
les. In discussing the Payne tariff
bill Senator Brown said:
1.-THE Payne law has closed no
factory; it has reduced the wage of
no man; it has denied labor not a
single opportunity; under it the
farmer has prospered. 1t has in no
way impaired the general prosperity
OF the people. And yet the law can
be improved. 1t should be improved
schedule at time and this will
be done If the president and the Re-
publican party have their way. To-
day Congress has before it mes
sage from the President demanding
reduction of duties in one schedule
based on the facts as shown by the
experts of the tariff board.
The tariff law contained two other
propositions other than tariff duties
which go far to give the measure a
good name. 1t contained a provision
to tax corporations, thereby COM
pelling those men who prefer to en-
Joy the profits and immunities OF
doing business with the public as
Iincorporators rather than as
individuals, to contribute to the sup
port of the federal government. That
provision alone has brought to the
national treasury in round num-
bers more than s25, 100000 a year
since 1T became effective"
Senator Brown said it was "lett
to the Taft administration to com
plete the JOB OF clothing the Inter
state Comerce Commission with
power actually to prevent an increase
in rates until after investigation by
the commission, and by declaring
any change in rates unlawful unless
first consented to by the commits
sion." He said he well remembered
the debate in the Senate on that
feature of the law and while the de-
hate was proceeding 1.-The railroads
were also proceeding to increase
freight rates"
at is good to know" said sena-
tor Brown, chat while Congress
talked the President OF the United
States was on guard for the people
and the day before the increase
would become effective President
Taft invoked the power of the
court and in the name of the United
States stopped by injunction every
increase proposed by the railroads.
Again it was the executive arm OF
the government and not Congress
which saved a helpless public from
great wrong. 1t is not possible
that Republicans will hesitate to ap-
prove public service of that eharac-
ter. ("
Senator Brown declared that for
more than a half century the peo-
nile have been demanding the right
to elect by direct vote United
States senators, and that while the
pssition never found place in the
national platform of the Republican
lDurIy, IL was duNSSdbSN ~
dent Taft in his acceptance mes
sage.
Referring to the income tax
amendment now pending before the
states, Senator Brown said that the
resolution providing for this amend
ment was resting peacefully in COM
mittee until President Taft, by spe'
cial message, adnlonished Congress
that such amendment was right and
should be passed and submitted te
the states.
AS to the enforcement of the
Sherman antitrust act. Senator
Brown said:
"For twenty years every attemp
on the part of law officers of thu
government has been met by tn
lawless with stubborn arrogant re
sistance. 1t has taken the courts
many years to hear and determine
Iphn yerInus nunettnns On presented