The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-02
PRES. TAFT'S ACCEPTANCE.
He Defines Present Political Issues
And the Platform.

Washington, Aug president
Taft in his informal speech of accept
ance yesterday OF the nomination de-
fined in detail the issues of the cam
paign as he saw them, he reserved
the right to amplify his statement in
letter as the campaign develops.
The supreme issue that confronts
the voters, the president declared,
was that of the maintenance of the
nations institutions and the preser-
walton of the constitution, threatened,
he said, on the one hand by the Dem
ocratic party and on the other Dy
those Republicans who had left the
party to try their fortunes in a new
one.
Next in Importance Mr. Taft places
the tariff. In the proposals of the
Democrats for reduction in the pres
ent schedules, he said, lay danger of
business depression and hard times.
The Republican principle of revision
only where scientific Investigation
shows it necessary, marked the
straight road TO continued prosperity
and commercial peace.
In discussing the tariff, the presi-
dent said that it was untrue that to
its door could be traced the high cost
of living and pointed out that condi-
tons of living were alike over the
world. A political promise could not
remedy such condition, he said
As an issue only less important
than the tariff the president placed
the regulation of trusts. He said the
Sherman law had been enforced with
success, but added that specific acts
of unfair trade should be denounced
as misdemeanors that such acts
might be avoided or when committed
punished by summary procedure In
terstate business enterprises, he said,
should be offered a federal incorpor-
alton law.
Aside from these issues the presi-
dent pointed to the record of the Re-
publican party and particularly during
his own administration as an earnest
oh what 1t might be expected to
in the future if the people returned il
to power in November. He attacked
the Democrats at other points than
the tariff. making special reference
to the refusal of that party in the
House of Representatives to continue
the naval policy of two battleships a
year.
Taft did not mention either Col.
Roosevelt or Gov Woodrow Wilson
by name. but referred to each. While
he did not accuse either of embracing
the doctrines of socialism. many of
the proposals they had made. the
president said savored of il strongly.
He closed with a review of his ad-
ministrative achievements and APP
pealed directly to the conservative
voters of the Democratic party to
join with the Republicans at hte polls.
Il know that in this wide country
there are many who call themselves
Democrats, who view, with the same
aversion that We Republicans do. the
radical propositions of change i'm our
form of government that are reck-
lessly advanced to satisfy what is
supposed to be popular clamor," said
the president.
They are men who revere the
constitution and the Institutions of
their government with all the love
and respect that We could possibly
have, men who deprecate disturbance
in business conditions, and are yearn-
ing for that quiet demagogic agitation
which is essential to the enjoyment
by the whole people of the great
prosperity which the good crops and
present conditions ought to bring us.
To them I appeal. as to all Re
publicans, to join us in an earnest
effort to avert the political and &c
onomic revolution and business par
alysis which Republican defeat will
bring about. Such misfortune will
fall most heavily on the wage Garner.
May We not hope that he will see
what his real interest is, will under.
stand the shallowness of attacks up-
on existing institutions and deceitfuI
promises Of underlined benefit by IN
defined changes7"
After reviewing the legislative en-
actments Of the Republican party the
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