The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-27
TAFT TALKS TARIFF REVISION AND
INDEPENDENCE Of THE JUDICIARY

form of 1908. The party declared in
that platform that in all tariff legis-
lation the true principle OF protection
Is best maintained by the imposition
of such duties as will equal the dit
ference between cost of production
at home and abroad The party went
before tre people on that issue and
was sustained
"Ou democratic brethren have de-
parted from the faith on a tarlll
board which a majority OF them once
embraced and, in the extraordinary
session of last year, they passed
three tariff bills without the aid OF
information from tariff board, drawn
in such a unscientific, unsystematic
and reckless way that ] did not hesi-
tate to veto them in order that they
might await the coming in OF the
report by the tariff board upon sched-
ule X, wool and woolens, which one
tariff bill affected, and upon cotton
and cotton manufacturs which an
other tariff bill affected. We 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 heaf'
than the charge that i, by enforce
ment of the antitrust law. was IN
iuring the business OF the country,
enforced it so far as law in my pow
er and duty because it Is on the
statute book ] enforced it because
1 believe it to be a good law, and
I believe it when properly construed
to make right guide for business
| believe that by the construction oi
the courts of the laws that are OF
the statute books , and by decisions
that are yet to come, the line may
clearly be drawn so that business
NAV souare itself to those boundaries
which the law fixes.
Il should deprecate the suggestion
of any so-called reform that involves
constitutional changes without oui
knowing exactly what we are golnt
10 do and what the effect OF thes'
changes will be. What i would dep
recate is the sudden suggestion o
amendments for this end and amend
ments for that, and having amend
ments for breakfast the next morning
as if the amendment of the funda
mental law were nothing but the re
neal of an ordinary statute or tn
passing OF an ordinary appropriation
bill.
There is one other subject whic
is a rather tender one with me.
am convinced that most of the al
diences | had the privilege of addre
sing within the last year were !
favor of passing and ratifying tn
peace treaties just as they were PR
sented to congress.
| Il give notice that ! have not los
I interest in that point and nav
no thought of surrendering, becaus
/ intend so far as ! can and so Ion
\ as | may raise my voice, to continu
- favor general universal arbitrf
| lion. acknowledge and admit IN
| mower of the senate. and | befeV
il TO be great part of the stru
ture OF our government, and ! woul
not have il eliminated for anythini
recognize the authority of the sci
ate and have no quarrel with the e
er,ise of that authority, hut the Il
innate source of all authority in TIL
government is the people. 1t is IN
reople, who. by deliberate judgmer
can effect a reform which commend
itself TO their hearts and their sou
and their minds, and it is upon the
1 that depend in this matter.
/ We have treaties pending ais
| with Nicaragua and Honduras TO ca
| ry out the policy of the treaty wit
Santo Domingo and they ought to |
ratified.
L. There are other aims OF COVER
l ment TO which reference might
| made. such as the movement loo
l ing to greater economy and Ell
cheney in government work and
pendiures: penny postage throue
postal economies; extension OF pra
i ,ical conservation acts; parcels pos
revision of currency laws and pr