The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-30

constitutional governmental and econo-
mic policy.
Willing to Face Defeat.
on this the natal day of William
| Mckinney let US take new vows in be-
han OF the grand old party, standing
| by the constitution, standing by the
rights OF liberty and property of the
1 individual and willing to face defeat
many times in behalf of the cause of
| sound constitutional government"
PRESIDENT Taft was handicapped by a
colo that made his voice husky, but he
gave a comprehensive review of the
achievements of his administration. BY
the attention he devoted to the tariff
ana the attempts made since 1908 to re-
wise It, he indicated his willingness to
go INTO the campaign on this issue
alone. The Democratic party, he said,
nad mistaken the results of the 1910
election and had inferred from it's vic
tory that the United States must aban-
don the principle of ection and set
up that of tariff for revenue only.
Discussing his vetoes of the wool and
cotton revision bills passed by congress
at the special session last summer the
president admitted that the wool sched-
ule, the cotton schedule and possibly
others of the Payne-AIdrich law were
too high, but said that unscientiiic re-
vision es5 a much greater evil than !
delay in securing real revision.
We should be entirely willing"
said Mr.. Taft, upon the issue of !
whether these bills ought to have
drawn, with the little information as
to their effect, which congress had or
was able to furnish the executive, to
go before the country and invite the
verdict of the people. 1 am confident
that on this issue the people will be
with u.s.
Things Accomplished.
Leaving the tariff, the president
more briefly reviewed the other &C
complishments of his administration.
The interstate commerce act, he
said, has been strengthened since he
has been in the White House so that
orders of the interstate commerce
commission, with the result that rail-
roads cannot minimize or ignore"
them.
A commerce court, he said, was
created to relieve the courts in rail
road cases. Il observe now" he add
ed, that some of the decisions of the
commerce court have been made the
basis for a demand for its abolition. 1t
seems to me this would be the most
foolish step possible
Mr.. Taft showed that congress in
191O-1911 enacted a safety appliance
law, an employers liability law, Great
ed the postal savings bank, and had
taken a forward step toward co1>aer-
walton. The national monetary COM
mission has reported q plan to i'm
prove the currency system, a plan
which the president said would keep
the control of the nations finances
from the influence OF wall street ana
Washington. An investigation of the
proposal for parcels post has been
made and the postal commission will
soon send to congress it's findings
Both the antitrust law and the in
terstate commerce act, the president
said, have been enforced and business
has come to understand that it can
live and thrive under them. AS in his
speech before the Ohio club in New
Y ork, the president came out strong
" a ms the recall of in0OaS
Favor Instructions for Taft.
Baltimore, Jan. 3O.-At a meeting
of the Baltimore city members of the
Republican state central committee a
resolution was unanimously adopted
favoriag the instruction of the Mary
land delegates TO the Republican ma
nomination of President Taft and ''to
Loyalty and faithfully support him to
that end
Pledge Support to Taft.
New York, Jan. 3O-A resolution
pledging loyal support toward the re-
nomination and reelection of PreSi-
dent Taft was adopted at a special
meeting of the executive committee of
the Republican county committee. The
resolution reads:
Mindful of his services to the ma ,
ton and recognizing the craftsmanship
and honest devotion to the cause of
the people, the executive committee :
Of the Republican county committee !
Of the county of New York pledges it's
oval support to the denomination and I
reelection of William Howard Taft
Chairman Koenig added after the
adoption of the resolution:
1T speaks for itself, but it surely
means that New York county will send
/ solid delegation to Chicago"