The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-10-04
SENATOR CHAS. {. TOWNSEND
OPENS CAMPAIGN IN CHICAGO
Michigan's Gifted Senator Comes Out Strongly for
Taft in Speech Under tn Auspices of the
Hamilton Club.

nave been more prosecutions against
vlolators OF the antitrust law than
during any other presidential term since
that law was enacted. In fact, during
less than three and a half years there
have been over fifty important suits
brought, not against the little fellows,
but against the big offer ders. And
when you consider that during his
predecessors term of seven years only
forty four suits were brought, the record
seems TO Justify the assertion that this
plank in the platform has been fully
carried out"
Senator Townsend commended Presi-
dent Taft also, for sec lrng the passage
of the employers liability law, for his
practical efforts in behalf of world wide
peace, Tor his earnest efforts to preserve
the rights OF the people in relation to
the mineral, water-power and forest
resources OF the nation, for the extern
sion OF trade with South America and
the rest Of the world, for signing the
bill which gave pension benefits estimat
ed at twenty-five million dollars annual
ly to Civil war veterans, for abrogating
the treaty with Russia in honorable and
peaceful fashion, and for protecting the
civil service against the attacks of the
Democratic party.
| Senator Townsend took occasion to
remark that the insurgent movement
originated in protest against the rules
of the House of Representatives. "With
the exceptian of few, of whom / was
one," he said, "none of. these insurgents
were on friendly relations with President
| Roosevelt, and he took no active part
in these early struggles. But insurgency
has now grown in many places to be a
profession, and the professional insur-
gent has seen tit to antsgonize the ad-
ministration of his own party, because
4 he can obtain notoriety ia no easier
way"
Speaking OF the manner in which the
democrats enact tariff laws, Senator
4 Townsand cited the incident of the
! chemical schedule In the House during
the session which has just ended. He
said:
'"fhis bill was presented as an amend
ment to the house cotton pill, and when
it was presented, the member who
offered it asked that it be considered
without reading When he was ques-
toned, he admitted that it had never
been TO any committee, had never been
printed, and that no hearings had been
had upon it. And yet this bill was
adopted as an amendment to the cotton
bill. When the president came TO con.
slider it, he discovered that in many
instances the duty had been raised
rather than lowered In other instances
the duties il enacted into law, would
have ruined many great industries. The
president vetoed it. as he did all other
abortive attempts at tariff reduction,
and thus saved "A panic which would
have certainly fallen upon the people of
this county,"
in conclusion, Senator Townsend
said that be would vote for President
Taft, because Mr. Taft was more OF a
statesman than politlcan because
the president was in principle and
conduct the most truly safe, sound and
honest progressive of all the candidates
who had been named; because his ad.
.minist.ation has conserved the general
welfare and prosperity of the American
people in all departments of life; because
be had changed a deficit Of fifty-eighI
million dollars into substantial surplus
because during his term there had beer
90 suggestion Of panic; because his
administration had been clean and
honest; because under him public affairs
we're never more honestly conducted nol
higher standard of private life maintain.
ed; because of some enemies he hac
made; every malefactor of great wealth
who has been indicted 10y his admins
tration being opposed to him; anc
because he is the duly certified nominee
of the republican party, as honestly
nomioated as any of his opponents anc
. deserving the support of every republi
can.
Even il | had been disappointed
in my personal desires," said Senator
Townsend, 81 would still remain
republican from principle. | do no
believe that the party which was al
right up to the time of the Chicago con
, | ha