New-York tribune., 1912-02-09
THEDAVIN WASHINGTON

the impatient members OF the community
ntrusted the control of the House to the
Democrats concrete results of President
Tafts achievements in this direction would
already have been written on the statutes.
With Democratic House and Republican
Senate 1t may he that no tariff legislation
with be enacted al this session, hut If there
is not II will be solely because the Demo
Gratis are unwilling to father a reyison in
accordance with the findings Of the Tariff
Board. And yet. il is argued. and with
reason, that even those who cspouse the
Democratic view that there should he
wholesale slashing Of the tariff will gain
the end they wish more certainly and more
expeditiously by the Taft method than by
that Of Mr. Underwood and his colleagues
in the House, for it is pointed out that were
the Democrats in control Of the three
branches OF the government and were they
to pass such legislation as they have put
through the House there would inevitably
follow another reaction. precisely like that
which followed the enactment Of the VIII
son bill and another DinClcy bill would be
the result. IT. on the contrary, the rcyia-
ion OF the tariff Is effected slowly and syS-
temaUCally. every step being supported hv
a report OF the Tariff Board showing the
reasons therefor. such revision will not
cause a reaction. hut will stand until tho
Tariff Board shows that stin further re-
duCtions should he made
ACTUAL SAVINGS.-Of course the most
notable achievement Of the TAFT admins
tratiou In the way Of saving has been in
the postal service. whore an actual saving
of $lIOOoO0 has been accomplished in a
single year and "a deficit as old aS TN" scr
vice itself has been converted into a net
gain. Not content with this, the President
has consistently insisted that the members
Of his Cabinet hold their estimates down
to the lowest possible level and only a
short time ago he sent 10 Congress mes
sage pointing out how an annual saving
OF SJOOOO.N0O can he effected. II is suE-
gostcd that those who have been disposed
TO take stock In Democratic prctensionS
Of economy would do we'll to contrast
President Tafts record in this respect with
tho massage bv the Democratic lIouS" oi
measure which will add Sj"m,oOD year
10 the pension budget. making. with the
present outlay for pensions, grand total
of S227. 100000 81 year FOR that single purpose.
NEXICO AND PEACE.--It is fact
even II it ne not generally realized, thai
the prornpt action Of President TAFT I'm
mohiIizIng troops on the Mexican border
constituted a potent factor I'm promoting
neacc on this continent. Students of In
ternationaI affairs regard the prompt and
firm action Of the President At that tim"
AZ notable example OF that irmucss
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international affairs And. on TN" other
hand, It requires no argument to os'abIish
the fact that hy the negotiation or tn"
general arbitration treaties with Great hri'-
ain and France. and hy tho negotiations
which promise 20 prorur" similar ir"at"S
with Germany and with other great powers,
President Taft has done more To promote
universal peace than the head OF any oih'r
nation in the worlds history.
THE SUPREME COURT-1Aor" Dr. n"
other responsibility which President Tar
feels as heavily as that ~ selecting mem
hers OF the supreme Court Of the United
States All his great ahil!t' as "a l"risl
has been called into play whenever no
bae bcen confronted with the necessity OF
Guinc vacancy I'm that important U'-
bunaI Ills selections in this admlnsir'-
ton constitute a monument to las wisdom
and HE statcamanship. and there is every
reason 10 believe that when, tomorrow ne
makes public his selection for the latest
vacancy il will be found that hc ha'
chosen with equal wisdom and n"nsid"Td-
lion FOR the part tho Suprcm" Court must
nlsy I'm the preservation Of tho Rcpn"''.
and tho safeguard Of its Constitution
c. G. II.