Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26
BROWN OPENS
CAMPAIGN FOR TAFT
Urges Presidents Renomina-
ton in a Speech Before In
diana Republican Editors.

Senator Brown OF Nebraska opened tn,
campaign for the Taft republicans o.
Indiana last night at Indianapolis, in q
speech before the Republican Editors
Association of that state. The speech
was regarded as a keynote Of the ad
ministration efforts in launching a coun
try-wide campaign. Besides the editors
republican party leaders from all ovel
the state attended the banquet.
Senator Brown reviewed at consider.
able length what had been accomplish
ed by President Taft and the republican
party, and laid the greatest stress on the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law, railroad regu-
lation, direct election of United States
senator's, income tax amendment, en-
forcement of the antitrust law and other
measure and the peace treaties. In
discussing the Payne tariff bill Senator
Brown said:
Defense Of Payne Law.
1.-THE Payne law has closed no factory
it has reduced the wage OF no man: II
has denied labor not single opportun-
ity; under it the farmer has prospered.
1t has in no way impaired the general
prosperity Of the people. And yet the
law can be improved. 1t should be inn
proved a schedule at a time, and this will
be done If the President and the re-
publican party have their way. Today
Congress has before 1T a message from
the President demanding reduction OF
duties in one schedule based on the facts
as shown by the experts Of the tariff
board
Senator Brown said it was left to the
Taft administration to complete the job
- f~~<4 knf4 nR0n m n
mission with power to act by declaring
any change In rates unlawful unless first
consented to by the commission" He
said he well remembered the debate in
the Senate on that feature OF. the law,
and while the debate was proceeding the
railroads were also proceeding to in
crease freight rates
at is good to know" said Senator
Brown, that while Congress talked the
President of the United States was on
guard for the people, and the day before
the increase would become effective Presi-
dent Taft invoked the power of the court
and in the name OF the United states
stopped by injunction every increase pro-
posed by the railroads. Again 1t was the
executive arm Of the government and not
Congress which saved helpless public
from q great wrong. 1t is not possible
that republicans will hesitate to approve
public service Of that character"
Direct Election of Senators.
2 Senator Brown declared that for more
than half century the people have been
demanding the right to elect by direct
vote United States senators. and that,
while the proposition never Eound a
place in the national platform of the
republican party. it was advocated by
President Taft in his acceptance mes
sage.
IF the press Of the United States would
tell the whole truth about President
Taft" said the senator in conclusion,
"there would not be enough democratic
votes in the electoral college to make a
quorum" He said that if there is any
credit to be claimed or any blame to
be imposed for what has been done so
far during Taft's administration it be-
longs to the republican party as well as
to the President. I'VE cannot condemn
one without impeaching the other"
Senator Brown paid tributes to former
republican Presidents, including COL
Roosevelt, and. referring to q third term
he said that Theodore Roosevelt never
lied to the American people, and when he
said he did not, want to be President
again he meant what he said.
EVERY man who doubts that statement
now impeaches his integrity. l have hon.
ored and trusted him too many years to
insult him now with the thought that
he says one thing and means another,
concluded the Nebraskan.