Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-01-26
DEFENDED TAFT's
ADMINISTRATION
Nebraska Senator Discussed Before
Indiana Editors Leading Policies
of the President.
fBy Associated Press.1


Senator Norris Brown of Nebraska at
1.-THE annual banquet Of the republican
editors of Indiana. The speech was
regarded as keynote of the admins
frations efforts in launching coun-
ltrywide campaign. Besides the editors
Republican party leaders from all over
the state attended the banquet.
Senator Brown reviewed at consid-
cradle length what had been accom-
plished by President Taft and the re-
publican party and laid the greatest
stress on the Payne-Aldrich tariff law,
railroad regulation, direct election OF
United States senators, income tax
amendment, enforcement of the anti
trust law and other measures and the
peace treaties. In discussing the
Payne tariff bill Senator Brown said:
"The Payne law has closed no fac
tory; 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 a
time and this will be done If the pres
ident and the republican party have
their way. Today congress has before
| it a message from the president de-
manding reduction of duties in one
schedule based on the facts as shown
| by the experts of the tariff board.
1.-The tariff law contained two other
propositions other than tariff duties
which go far to give the measure a
good name. 1t contained provision
to tax corporations, thereby compell-
| ing those men who prefer to enjoy the
profits and immunities of doing bust
ness with the public as incorporators
rather than as individuals, to contrib
ute to the support of the federal gov
eminent. That provision alone has
brought to the national treasury, in
round numbers, more than $25,OOO,O00
year since it became effective"
Senator Brown said it was left to
the Taft administration to complete
the Job of clothing the interstate COM
merce commission with power actual
ly to prevent an increase in rates un-
til after investigation by the commits
sion, and by declaring any change in
rates unlawful unless first consented
to by the commission" He said he
we'll remembered the debate in the
senate on that feature Of the law and
while the debate was proceeding "the
railroads were also proceeding to in
crease freight rates"
ut is good to know" said Senator
Brown, that 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 in
junction every increase proposed b!
the railroads. Again it was the exec
! utive arm of the government and not
congress which saved helpless pub
lie from great wrong. 1t is not pos
. sible that republicans will hesitate tC
approve public service of that char
acter."
Senator Brown declared that fol
more than a half century the people
have been demanding the right t.
elect by direct vote United States sen
ators, and that while the proposition
never found a place in the nationa
platform of the republican party, i
: was advocated by President Taft il
|, his acceptance message.
Referring to thes income tax amend
: ment now pending before the states
J Senator Brown said that the resolu
: ,cn providing for this amendmen
: was resting peacefully in COMMITTEES
, until President Taft, by special mes
sage admonished congress that sucl
| an amendment was right and shoulC
be passed and submitted to the states
AS to the enforcement of the Sher
man antitrust act, Senator Brow
! said:
For twenty years every attempt OF
, the part of law officers of the govern
, ment has been met by the lawles
: with stubborn and arrogant resist
: ance. 1t has taken the courts man
years to hear and determine the var
; GUS questions so presented; but tn
, day of Interpretation, though lon
: one. is about over. Ever since tn
t decree in the Northern Security cas-