Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-11-07
Trusts aad that then It was up :

\ some etruStS. WnOm ne called good
trusts" they being such as were help
full to him in political way, while
against others, that he had no fear
would retaliate, prosecutions were
started. President Taft with his il.
dieia1 mind did not know how to dis,
criminate between the trusts, but en-.
deavored to enforce the law against
all alike. It was small matter for
these giant concerns to spend few
million dollars TO undermine the pres
ident, lower him in the estimation of
the American people and SOW dissen-
sion within his party. 1t must not be
forgotten that the steel trust, the
harvester trust and many other trusts
including the money trust, have pow
erful agents and allies, some of them
holding seats in congress and in the
e. s. senate. Under the guise of
progressiveism a campaign of abuse
and misrepresentation was started
against the President. A candidate
had to be found with whom to defeat
him for denomination. La Toilette
was thought of at first as the man to
DO the job, but he spurned the trusts
advances and refused to be tied and
gagged by them, hence another candi-
date was selected. 1t was Roosevelt.
He has now accomplished the work
the trusts wanted done.
Another cause that contributed to
his defeat, is the tariff President
Taft, when he became president, did
not try to dictate to congress as he
of government, the executive, the leg
islative, and the judicial, have coordi-
nate powers, and that one department
should not invade or coerce either Of
the other departments "A tariff law,
the Payne-Aldrich law-was passed
by congress. 1t was not a perfect law,
no tariff law, ever was-yet it was the
best that congress could agree upon
and pass-and Taft signed it. Tn
Ter this law, lied about and nlaligned
as it has been, the country has pros
pered industrially and commercially
as never before. No laborer has been
thrown out of job or had his wages
reduced on account of said law. I'm
der no tariff law have the farmers
been more prosperous and their pro-
ducts commanded a higher price. Yet
people began to object to one sched-
ule here and another schedule there.
Some thought schedule K too high
and some found fault with something
else-and joining their complaints,
they started mighty onslaught
against all tariff legislation and the
President OF course was blamed for
all. He was without reason or truth
charged with being in league with
the interests" Well see now how
satisfactory tariff law the demo-
Gratis will be able to pass.
Another element that contributed to
President Taft's defeat is the silly
anti-Catholic hue and cry raised by
some Protestant ministers. Ever since
the republic was founded more than
100 years ago. Proeestants apd, Ca
tholics have dWelt together IN peace
and harmony, recognizing each 9th
ers' rights to worship God according
to the dictates of their own con-
science. Catholics have voted for
Protestants and vice versa. Presi-
dent Taft is a Protestant but he has
performed the objectionable sin of APP
Eointing few eminent Catholics to
office and all at once he is charged
with being in collision with the Ca
tholics to. establish the supremacy Of
the Catholic church. in America. Some
Protestant ministers, aided by such
muck raking sheets as the Menace,
Appeal to Reason, and others, have
iioC AAOSAISaISu oPSIly W array ECuGlI
church members against the Presi-
dent, and to stir up the bigotry and
religious hatreds, prejudices and ami
mosities of the middle ages, and
which drenched all Europe in blood.
And all this because the President
has treated Catholics as we'll as all
other religious denominations justly
and equitably as citizens of this coun-
try. Now, what will these Protestant
ministers gain by defeating Taft
Everybody knows that Catholics are
more generally aligned with the Dem
ocratic party than with the Republi-
can .arty and we. venture the asser-
ton that Mr.. Wilson will appoint far
more Democrats to office than Mr.
Taft has done. But, OF course, it
will be perfectly proper when done
BY democrat. Consistency, thou
art a jewel! People came to this
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