The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-10-11

The record Of President Tafts ad
ministrRtiou Is one OF splendid achieve
ment.
His administration has broken all
records for prosecutions brought and
won under the sherman antitrust law
Without fear or favor II has brought
Ia tho bar OF Justice corporations and
persons engaging IN Illegal comblna
tions In restraint OF trade. the ulti
mate purpose OF each combination he
ing 10 create a monopoly and to raise
thu prices or it's products In two
years and eleven months OF his ad
ministration President Taft caused to
he Instituted twenty-five Clvll suits
and forty criminal suits against II
legal trusts. Roosevelt, In the seven
and a half years Of his presidency
only instituted forty four suits against
illegal combinations
lnder President Taft's RdminiVtra
ton the great sugar trust frauds were
~unearthed, resulting In Tho forced res
titution OF millions OF dollars into the
national treasury. These frauds.
which were based upon the bribery OF
customs officials 10 dishonesty value
imports OF sugar. were in progress
during the last administration. but
were not detected until Taft became
president
Corporation Tax.
President Taft suggested and sc
cured the enactment OF "A law impos
ing a IA upon corporations which
adds $40. 600. 900 annually TO the reve.
nues of the government
lie advocated aud approved the law
establishing postal savings banks
These banks are now the repositories
OF many millions Of dollars and AFFORD
10 people OF small means In remote 10.
c~alities an easy and safe method o.
accommodating money
Under his direction there has been
an investigation OF the excessive and
unfair charges OF the express com
panies and "A complete arrangement
OF rates ordered
Railroads have been prevented from
putting rate increased into effect with
out the approval OF the interstate com.
MERGE commission While this legiS
latiou Was pending an EFFORT was made
BY certain trunk lines 20 increase
rates A temporary Injunction wa
Immediately obtained by the attorney
general. and by agreement with the
railroad presidents they did not put
tho increases into eject but waited
for the enactment ~ the laS They
then applied 10 the interstate com
merce commission for permission, In
der the new law 10 make the increase
but their application was denied by
the commission The railroads de
nounced the president and his attol
ney general for the stand they took In
protecting the rights or the shippers
other Reforms Accomplished.
The white slave traffc has been
vigorously and effectively attacked
and severe punishment has been
meted out to those engaged In the
~nefarious business.
A bureau OF mines has been sstRb
lished. 30 as To safeguard the lives %
miners. President TAFT personally ~.
tended a demonstration OF the meth.
DDS employed to rescue miners and
has done. everything In his power to
give efficiency 10 this new bureau
Another great social reform which
President Taft advocated and witch
received his hearty approval when the
law was passed concerns the invest
CATION Of child labor conditions by the
government. President TAFT selected
a woman to marage the bureau which
IN conducting the inquiry In order that
there might be n sympathetic and
thorough administration OF the law
Under President Taft's administers
ton the Panama canal will be com
pleted ahead OF tiute, without u taint
Of graft President Tan has made
several visits 20 the isthmus 10 order
10 personally assure himself that the
work Was being prosecuted honestly
aud vigorously
An income tax amendment 10 IN,
federal constitution has been sub
mitted 10 the states and now lacks
only the Affirmative action OF the
Legislatures Of three or -four additional
states TO become a part 81 The fun.
damental Law OF the land
Tariff Revised Downward.
The tArif has been revised down.
ward Under the Payne tarin law. ap
proved by President Taft, the list o,
articles admitted duty free was In
creased, while the average rates OF
duty upon all dutiab!e articles wAs de-
creased No American industry has
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