The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-13

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law from republican standpoint in
that it was drawn with view of pro-
tecting American industries. Because
the president refused, to veto the law
after it was passed by congress he
was abused from one end of the coun-
try to the other. The law has vindi-
Gated itself and the wisdom of the
president in not vetoeing it because
since it's enactment the country has
attained the highest prosperity during
it's entire history.
He was prosecuted because he was
in his religious belief unitarian and
while his personal life was above re-
proach in the estimation of all who
knew him certain people were pre-
JUDGED against him because OF the
church to which he belonged. Ii he
had not been member OF any church
these same people would have thought
little about it, A large number OF
we'll meaning, but illiberal members
of other churches We're impressed with
the idea that he was under the influ-
ence of the Catholic church and per-
sistenly opposed him, while Catholics
themselves opposed him because he
was not supposed to be friendly to
that church. No explanation could
set these people right and he
suffered opposition from both sides.
A vile little sheet, no doubt sub
sidized, could stir up more pre-
JUDGE than an army Of reputable
men could overcome. We challenge
anyone to show where President Taft
has been Influenced in favor of or
against any church in the discharge
of his conduct as president. Almost
all of the cheap magazines published
in the country trained their guns up
on him, although the cause which led
their doing so should have made him
one of the most popular men in the
United States.
In his desire TO reduce the expenses
of the postofiice department and to
make it self supporting he realized
that in transporting the magazines
as second class mail matter it was
done at great loss to the govern
ment and so it was ordered that after
certain date they should be sent by
freight, thereby saving hundreds OF
thousands of dollars to the govern
ment Ever since the order was made
the magazines in the main have been
attacking the administration Of Pres
ident Taft and opposing his election
and no doubt their opposition cost
him many thousands OF votes.
He suffered because he did moi
throw his influence in favor of the
passage of what was known as the
sherman dollar day pension law anC
many an old soldier cast his lot ant
his ballot with opponents of the presl
dent. He suffered because his post
master general III OIueI W Keep uo"l
the expenses opposed one hundred
, dollars additional salary year fo
each rural free delivery carrier. Mr.
Taft was able to save the government
thousands, if not millions, OF dollar;
by his practice of economy, but HI
did it at the expense OF his popularity
One of the chief sources OF opposl
ton came from the trusts and illega
combinations of capital, whose meth
, DDS of business were in violation o
the Sherman antitrust law. Durin:
. the Roosevelt administration Srea
deal had been said about prosecutin:
> the trusts, but that was about the eS
tent of the action taken against them
, but after Mr.. Taft became preslden
the prosecutions of the trusts Wer
taken up in real earnest and in
spirit which showed that if possible
the trusts should be dissolved will
the result that many of them wer
broken up and others were made t.
tremble for fear of such a fate. TIL