The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-25
WHAT TAFT IS
TRYING TO DO
Story of His Work as He
Views it in Current Is
sue Of Publication.

New York. May 25.-"what T am
Trying to Do"-an article by President
in the current issue of
the Worlds Work and deals with tariff
revision. business prosperity, arbitra-
.Ion ana independence of the judiciary
me president asserts that he is will
dict ON his veto of the three tariff hills
passed by the house in extraordinary
session last year; that no charge vet
made against him has gone nearer to
mis- heart than that he, by enforcinr
the antitrust law, was hurting busi.
ness: that he Intends so long as he
can raise his voice, to continue to ia
Vor general arbitration and that the
republican party would lose caste as
defender OF American civilization
should it take up the judicial recall
as one of it's tenets.
In part. the presidents article fol-
lows: -o'-
>, II was elected president of the
united States on the republican plat-
form of 1908. The party declared in
that platform. that in all tariff legis-
iation the true principle of protection
IS pest maintained by the imposition Of
such duties as will equal the difference
between cost Of production at home
and abroad The party went before
the people on that issue and was sus-
tained.
Our democratic brethren have de-
parted from the faith on tariff board
which majority of them once en-
braced. and. in the xtraordinary ses-
sion OF last year. they passed three
tariff bills without the aid of infor-
nation from tariff board. drawn in
such an unscientific. unsystematic, and
RI =
veto them. in order that they might
await the coming in of the report of
the tariff board upon schedule X, wool
and woolens, which one tariff bill af-
fected. and upon cotton and cotton
manufactures, nshich another tariff
will affected. Wy should be entirely
willing to go before the country and
invite verdict of the people.
No charge has been made against
me that went nearer to my heart than
the charge that |. by the enforcement
|of the antitrust law. was injuring
the business of the country. | enforc-
ed 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 l believe it when
properly construed to make a right
guide for business. 1 believe that by
the construction of the courts of the
iA - SAI'I dIC WI lH0 SldLuJe DOOkS,
and by decisions that are vet to come.
the line may clearly be drawn so that
business may square itself to those
boundaries which the law fixes.
Il should deprecate the suggestion
of any so-called reform that involves
constitutional changes without our
knowing exactly what we are going to
do and what the effect Of these chang
es will be. What would deprecate is
the sudden suggestion of amendments
for this end, and amendments for that,
and having amendments for breakfast
the next morning as If the amendment
of the fundamental law were nothing
but the repeal of an ordinary statute
or the passage of an ordinary oppro-
priation bill.
There is one other subject which is
"a rather tender one with me. I am
convinced that most of the audiences
l had the privilege of addressing with
in the last year We're in favor of pass
ing and ratifying the peace treaties
just as they were presented to con-
gress.
II give notice that have not lost
interest in that point and ] have no
thought of surrendering, because in
tend. so far as ] 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 I believe it to be a
government. and 7 would not have it
eliminated for anything. | 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 hearts
and their souls and their minds and
1t Is upon them that I depend in this
matter.
"fe 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:
omies; extension of practical conser-
walton acts: parcels post: revision of
currency laws and prevention of
panics: scientific study of industrial
conditions and International investiga-
tion of the high cost Of living. But
there Is one subject to which ! would
refer in conclusion.
Should the republican party take
up the judicial recall as one of its ten
cts. 1t would lost caste as defender
of our civilization. a maintainer of the
and an upholder of JUS
tice. When we depart from the prin.
ciples of the independence of the judi
ciary we shall lose the valuable essnce
Of the administration Of justice and we
shall retrograde to the point where
the history of the decadence of repub-
lies begins. l am not unmindful of
the necessity for judicial reforms. but
that depends not on changing the
character of the judges. but upon the
change Of procedure, the expedition of
Judgments. and the reduction Of the
expense of litigation"
NARROW ESCAPE,
Wausau. Wis. May 25.-Eugene
Bressett. aged 19 years, was drowned
today by the overturning of a launch
and Henry Kiehl of Schofield, Wis.