Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-25
Mr.. TAFT STANDS
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toin at home and abroad The party
went before the people on that issue
and was sustained.
"Our democratic brethren have de.
parted from the faith on a tariff
board which majority of them once
embraced, and, in the extraordinary
session Of last year, they passed three
tariff bills without the aid of inform.
alton from a tariff board, drawn in
such an unscientific, 'unsystemat1c,
and reckless way that did not hest
tate to veto them, in order that they
might await the coming in of the re-
port by the Tariff Board upon Sched-
ule K, wool and woolens, which one
tariff bill affected, and upon cotton
and cotton manufactures, which an
other bill affected. We should be en-
tirely willing to go before the country
and invite verdict of the people.
mo charge has been made against
me that went nearer to my heart than
the charge that l, by the enforcement
of the antitrust law, was injuring the
business of the country. enforced
it so far as lay in my power and duty
because it is on the statute book
enforced it because believe it to be
a good law, and / believe i: when
properly construed to make a right
guide fol business believe that by
the cor struction of the courts of the
laws that are on the statute books,
and by decision that are yet to come,
the line may clearly be drawn so that
business may square itself to those
boundaries which the law fixes.
SHOULD deprecate the question Of
any so-called reform that involves
constitutional changes without our
knowing evactly what we are going
to do and what effect of these changes
will be. What l would deprecate Is
the sudden suggestion of amendments
for this end, and amendments for that,
and having amendments for break
rast the next morning as if the amend
ments OF the funamentual law were
nothing but the repeal OF an ordinary
statute or the passage Of an ordinary
appropria ton bill.
"There Is one other subject which
is rather tender one with me.
am convinced that most OF the audi
ences I had the privilege of address,
ing within the last year we're In favor
Of passing and ratifying Lae peale
treaties just as they were presente1
to congress.
Il give notice that l have not lost
interest in that point and have no
thought Of surrendering, because l
intend so far as l can and so long as
may raise my voice, to continue to
favor general universal arbitration.
| acknowledge and admit the power
Of the senate, and believe it to be a
great part of the structure of our gov
eminent, and would not have it
eliminated for anything. l recognize
the authority of the senate and have
no quarrel with the exercise of that
authority but the ultimate source of
all authority in this government is the
people 1t is the people who, by de-
liberate judgment can effect reform
which commends itself to their hear,
and their souls and their minds, and
t. is upon them that depend in this
matter.
We have treaties pending also with |
Nicaragua and Honduras to carry out
the policy of the treaty with Santo |
Domingo and they ought to be ratified.
There are other aims of govern.
ment to which reference might be
made, such as the movement looking
to greater economy and efficiency in
government work and expenditures;