The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-13
MCCALL PRAISES
TAfTS ADMINISTRATION

by his successor To-Day, uecidleo
Representative Mccall, Of Massachu-
sets, a, the Lincoln Day banquet OF
the Young Mems Republican Club
here tonight. Instead OF mounting
war-horse and fitting to the sound
CT music against the trusts the presi-
dent is taking the only suitable and
effective course.
Mr.. Mccall. for many years re-
publican leader in the National
House of Representatives recently de-
clared against Presidential third
terms including a reference to Pres
idcnt Roosevelt's declaration that he
would nor be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
THE country today" said Mr.. Nc
Call. has its full share of men OF
narrow range of vision, who have
the perception to see generally ad-
mitted evil and are utterly lacking in
I
every quality necessary to bring
about its abolition. The evils OF So
ciety have as much to hope from
those who adopt reform and progress
as mere political trade marks as from
the most extreme advocates of exist
ing conditions.
There are two ways of dealing
with trusts: one, to rail at them III
violent language, and the other to
employ the law. The former method
has been tried most valOrously and
the trusts have enjoyed it; they have
waxed fat and kicked under the
harsh language treatment.
"president TAFT has adopted the
less spectacular method. He has
chosen to pursue the law and to pro-
coed in the courts and as result the
i statute which for twenty years had
appearcd vague and doubtful has, by
judicial construction, been given a
definite force AGAINST monopoly with
out the slightest injury to honest
business enterprise.
There can be no comparison IN
any balanced mind between th6
peaceful method Of the law and the
!. system under which men would rusl
to Washington and sue for absolu.
, ton. The one method is the very
thing for which our government
stands. The latter applies uniforml!
to all men, to rich and poor alike;
, the former stands for inequality, fol
favoritism, and sooner or later vii
be the parent Of the grossest cOrrup
ton and subversive of our system o
> government
Meantime. said Mr.. Mccall, tn
). President had been denounced b.
q many.
1T is true" he added. that he i
f, not political sleight-of-hand per
:. former. He is unable to delight tn
multitude by swallowing swords. h
can not stand upon a stage and pre-
tend to do one thing while he is real
: " doing another. But in the sens
that he is frank and open with tn
. people and that they are fully in hi
confidence he is an excellent politi
. ,ian."
;, Mr.. Mccall defended the Presi
dents course with regard to MeXic'
: as part of a great policy which aim
at emancipating mankind from servi
iiude 10 war" and said, eve have ha,
:, statesmen who would have marche'
the American army against the Mexi
can capital" He paid tribute to tn
Presidents policy embodied in HI
: treaties as diverting billions of dol
, lars from military waste to civiliza
> ton purposes.
Mr.. Mccall vigorously defended
the present tariff law. saying it Sc
Toured adequate revenue. reduced tn
: average ad valorem OF duties on i'm
!, ports under any tariff law in an,
= fiscal year since 1913, except fou
/, abnormal years following the civi
!, war, and ii made American merchan
!, disc exports rise above the $4,000,
:, eco .00o mark. He praised the taril
board and said that legislation base
on its work would mean the ultimat
elimination of the tariff from poll
, tics.
Mr.. Mccall said Lincoln was :"
:, distinctively American product an
i, that his example was vital force i
the problem of today.