Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-25
IN MAGAZINE AR.
TIcLE OUTLINES HIS ADMIN.
,srRATIvE AIMS.
EXPLAINS HIS vEToEs OF
TARIFF REVISION MEASURES
Insists Hs is Trying to Carry Out
Platform Pledges Of 1eos-PsrsonaI
Feelings Hurt by Charges That Pol
ieies Are Injurins susiness-Defsnds

New York, May 25.-"What l am
Trying to Do"-an article by President
Taft-appears in the current issue Of
the Worlds Work and deals with tariff
revision, business prosperity, arbitra-
ton and independence of the judiciary.
The president asserts that he Is will
ing to go before the people for ver-
dict on his veto of the three tariff bills
passed by the house in extra ordinary
session last year: that no charge yet
made against him has gone nearer to
his heart than that he by enforcing
the anti trust law. was hurting 5usi-
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 a
defender Of American civilization
should it take up the judicial recall as
one Of its tenets.
The Platform Of 1903.
In part, the presidents article fol-
lows:
81 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-
lation the true principle of protection is
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such duties as will equal the differ
ence between cost of production at
home and abroad The party went be-
fore the people on that issue and was
sustained.
Our democratic brethren have de-
parted from the faith or a tariff board
which a majority of them once en-
braced and. in the extraordinary ses
c;1 81 10 he, fhro,s
tariff bills without the aid Of infor-
alton from tariff board drawn In
such an unscientific. unsystematic, and
reckless way that did not hesitate
to veto them. in order that they might
await the coming in of the report by
the tariff board upon schedule X. wool
and woolens. which one tariff bill af
fected. and upon cotton and cotton
manufactures. which another tariff bill
affected. We should be entirely will
ing to go before the country and invite
a verdict OF the people.
Personal Feelings Hurt.
NO charge has been made against
me that went nearer to my heart than
the charge that I. by the enforcement
of the antitrust law. was injuring the
business Of the country. I enforced
1t so far as lay in my power and duty
because it is on the statute book. / en-
forced it because I believe it to be a
good law. and believe it when prop
erly construed to make a right guide
for business believe that by the con-
struction of the courts of the laws that
are on the statute books, and by decis
ions that are yet to come. the line may
clearly be drawn so that business may
square itself to those boundaries which
the la fixes.
Il should deprecate the suggestion Of
any so-called reform that involves con-
stitutional changes without our know
ing exactly what we are going to do
and what the effect Of these changes
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 appropriation
bill.
Defends Arbitration Treaties.
There is one other subject which Is
a rather tender one with me. l am
convinced that most Of the audiences
II had the privilege of addressing with
in the last year were in favor Of pass
ing and ratifyins the peace treaties just
az they were presented to congress.
Il give notice that have not lost in
terest in that point and I have no
thought Of surrendering. because l 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 o.
the senate, and believe it to be great
part Of the structure Of our govern
ment and would not have 1t eliminat-
ed for anything. 1 recognize the au-
thoritysof the senate and have no quar-
rel with the exercise Of that authority,
but the ultimate sources Of all author
ity in this government is the people 1t
is the people who. by deliberate judg-
ment can effect a reform which COM
nends itself to their hearts and their
souls and their minds, and it is upon
them that depend in this matter
I've 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.
Parcels Post Favored.
There are other aims Of government
to which reference might be made,
such as the movement looking to great
er economy and efficiency in govern
ment work and expenditures; penny
postage thru postal economies; extern
sion Of practical conservation acts;
parcels post; revision of currency laws
and prevention of panics; scientific
study Of Industrial conditions and in
ternational investigation Of the high
cost Of living. But there is one sub
ject to which I would refer in con-
/, clusion.
Danger in Recall.
! "should the republican party take up
the judicial recall as one Of its tenets,
1t would lose caste as defender Of our
-civilixation, q maintainer Of the con-
stitution, and an upholder Of Justice.
When We depart from the principles Of
the independence Of the judiciary we
shall lose the valuable essence Of the
Administration Of Justice and we shall
retrogrede to the point where the his
| tory Of the decadence Of republics be-
gins. lam not unmindful Of the neces-
sity for judicial reforms, but that de-
ponds not on changing the character of
the judges, but upon the change Of pro-
l <hn ~ 3,,IOr,anfa